Stock car racing
Stock car racingBefore a driver is able to go out and race at a particular track, he must follow a certain set of rules that the track displays to each driver for his safety and the safety of others.
Firstly, each driver is required to have a safety helmet, Snell 85 minimum, on at all times when on the track. Also drivers must have a driver's fire suit, free of grease and oil on at all times. For the driver's safety, each car must have a 4-point stock car safety harness that will pass inspection, fasten to frame or roll cage. Belts must be dated for tech and are good for a five-year period. There must also be a quick release fire extinguisher in the racecar at all times, within easy reach of the driver.
The battery must be securely placed behind the driver's seat. There must be a protective covering over the battery. Also for the driver's safety, every car must have an emergency kill switch, located outside of the car on thee driver's side, where the windshield wiper was originally mounted or in front of the driver's window opening.
Technicians inspect each stock car before a race; therefore the driver must set the car up according to the rules of the track. Due to the nature and aggressiveness of racing, each car is required to have a 4-point roll cage.
In New Brunswick, all cars must run the Good Year Eagle G-60, which are purchased at the track. Drivers are limited to the number of tires they can buy in a season, in New Brunswick it is ten. Cars must run 8 or 10-inch steel wheels. Tires are...
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