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i think there is a big difference between street car and strip car. both have requirements already, which is checked by local tracks or should be. if it comes down to requiring more safety equipment, more for the lack of inspecting ones personal vehicle for any kind of mishap or something not being tight ( loose fuel lines or such ) . the sport or tracks will lose business and there will be more street racing just on the fact some people cant afford fire suits and cages, which is why there is already a timed limit for cages being required in drag racing. i am not saying there should not be safety or lack of because of financial hardships, i think the rules and regulations have been studied for years along with being updated when necessary. i have seen people do stupid crap in the pits ( warming a nitrous bottle with a torch ) run total junk on street nights that were unsafe. this also requires one to get out of car and inspect other cars in your field and report what appears to be a problem. while i have never raced a road course or timed event i am sure there are safety requirements also which also falls on tracks to inspect. for the most part our tracks are safer than our highways and local streets.
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