Just to be obvious,
a roof helps to keep things in a car, and OUT of a car in a roll over.
While it's nice not to think about roll overs, having been thru one, I'll take a hard top anytime thankyou.
On a related note, the G Body Door opening aint' too good to begin with when it comes to roll overs. The car I was in the door sprung open, and I was ejected from the car. The roof collapse was really horrific, and if it had been any weaker, or open I well might have had more problems then just a broken back.
It was just a low speed crash, but a side ditch got the car to rolling. I hate to think of what would have happened at 90.
Racing is inheritantly dangerous, there is just no reason to be foolish. Does no good anyway, cause eventually the safety regulators catch up.
And the NHRA is about money, and has turned it's back on what it used to represent, ie min Street Racing. They as a group need to remember their roots. Watching Force is no doubt fun, but the NHRA is the National Hot Rod Association. Force's Funny isn't a hotrod, it's a full blown race car, again just being blinkin obvious.
