[Land-speed] No Hands(I disagree)

[Joe Timney]

I have to agree with Keith on this one. (No, we don't always agree) LOL 
Electrical release mechanisms are ok but you need an override system. As 
a tech inspector at Maxton & Bonneville, I would not sign off on a 
non-cable system without a cable backup. Maxton is no place to be late 
with the chute...or with a wrong size chute( it hurts when you land on 
the drivers rocker panel).

I like to have a master kill switch on the wheel so I can use my left 
thumb to hit it down as I cross the finish line while clutching the car. 
My right hand has already pulled the chute and is going for the shifter.

Just things I have learned the hard & expensive way,
joe

Keith Turk wrote:
> I've kind of sat back on this one... but Sorry guys... I drive with my left 
> hand and use my right hand to do all kinds of things....  oh like say SHIFT? 
> The first part of the course is when I do the most driving and my right hand 
> is rowing a shifter most the time as the car is accelerating thru the 
> gears...  Normally on the big end of the course everything is settled down 
> and I put both hands on the wheel.... but I'm very comfortable reaching for 
> the chute cable with my right hand.  I even put my hand on the chute handle 
> for the last 1/2 mile or so...
> 
> Currently we even have the Nitrous button on the shifter... ( I don't agree 
> with this...it's just what we have. )  Hard to put your hand on the chute 
> when it's actuating a Nitrous button by the way... and it delays the amount 
> of time you have in places like Maxton or El Mirage.
> 
> Anyway...  The advantage of a Cable that your pulling on is that it's almost 
> always effective...
> 
> Keith 
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