Tear down at Gainsville?
 

I see a run that triggered a instant hit at Gainsville. I wonder if there will be teardown?

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LOL.......Heh Heh.........!!!!!!!!!!

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Who & what class?

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Not like it used to be, I know in the 1960's thru the late 90's if you were in the top 20 you had better be ready. You haven't lived until you backed in the grass next to the time slip shack
at the summer national's. lol

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Ed, Larry DeForrest, FS/D.

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# 1 qualifier ??

1 3499 U/S Gary Summers, Franklin KY, '76 Mustang 13.332 14.65 -1.318

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Should be three in the barn. Both of summers and Larry’s as well if they are going to do it.

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Maybe it is only part of the "West Coast Rulebook"

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They should tear down every car that goes 1.20 or more under. Should be verified before an engine combo is hit or ruined for that racer and others with the same combo.

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That’s what they told me graham when they tore him down in Pomona ... all -120 runs will be inspected in 2019 ... or did they just wanna screw with mike ??? BS 😒

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I’ve been in the tear down barn numerous times thru the many years I’ve raced. If you are scared of the barn, don’t bring your car to the track & race it! I build my motors legal & im not scared to tear down. I have probably been torn down more times than all of you put together.

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Truth! LOL. Still should have been torn down though....

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A little off topic but that combo is a long way from being ruined. Just sayin.

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Gary this was not specifically targeted at you. I have also been torn down many many times and never been tossed. I was told at Pomona that they were going to start tearing down more cars this year,starting with 1.20 under runs. I would like to see this. I was hoping that this wasn't a 1 race deal.

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Yea please don’t think that Gary ... I was there when they tore mike down in Pomona word was new policy for 2019 ... I’m sure you’d been legit just wondering if it was new policy or mikes luck sucks 😏👍👍

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NHRA class racers will get away with what the boobs in the tech dept. will let them. If they factored cars correctly there wouldn't be so many runaway combos. My gremlin 6 cylinder was never factored more than 10 HP less than the 160 factory number, that's with a humongous Carter BBD that flowed 237 CFM. No disrespect towards the racers, my problems was with the organization.

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I think this is an issue that we should be petitioning our SRAC reps to be pushing hard for from NHRA. When someone hits the 1.20 under mark, it should be mandatory teardown without question. There's not a doubt in my mind that Mr Summers would have passed with flying colors but when this happens it can affect so many people, atleast with a teardown there's no question.

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Guys. This is turning into The Golf Channel
Where a viewer calls in with rule violation. I mean look at the car in question
It’s #1 qualifier Every race.
Baby Gators 🐊 You had To Be There.
I have a good sunburn lAnd a class Wally

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James congratulations on your class win.

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James I don't think nobody is questioning the car buddy it's the fact that when some go 1.20 under they get tore down then sometimes they don't. Congratulations on your class win and good luck down there. Don't forget to use sunblock I don't want your fair skin to burn!

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Gary is at the nhra trailer this morning

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Hopefully the photos put this thread to rest.

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A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case 3000 words.

Kenney Kelley

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I did not get photos, but Larry Deforrest was also in tear down.

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Who are all those old guys? LOL

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I'm not a Ford guy, but is the engine in the trunk? Asking for a friend!

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Pick a number and tear down that guy! The # 1 guys know it’s comin! Make it random at each national or whatever! It would be fun to see!

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It looks like the tear down was Danny, Harry, Travis and one more. I would say the inspection would be as good if not better, more time, than Indy.
1.20 under deserves an official look.

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The picture seems to say "it's got a motor, it looks about the right size and it's not in the trunk. So good to go".

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I still believe that Danny is getting a cold one from the ice chest.

Greg

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So do you apply the teardown rule to national opens as well?
How many think the 1.20 under trigger should apply to national opens?

Jim Mantle V/SA 6632

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On a lighter note, I thought they were checking for moonshine.

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1.20 under runs at opens do not receive HP....

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After talking to Travis this weekend I know he for one would looooove to see more tear downs but the powers that be aren't feelin' it. When I was running the Caddy FWD Stockers we were torn down all the time. Three times one year by Travis alone! Jim


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[QUOTE=Jim Wahl;584478]After talking to Travis this weekend I know he for one would looooove to see more tear downs but the powers that be aren't feelin' it. When I was running the Caddy FWD Stockers we were torn down all the time. Three times one year by Travis alone! Jim

That was the norm then. Don't know when they stopped doing it but if you raced at Indy in the 70's you were torn down before the race. Every single car in competition went thru pre race teardown .

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[QUOTE=Dan Lattimore;584484]Now that they have cut back on the quota for the classes at the national events there is not as much money to employ enough trained tech personnel to handle a large amount of tear down. NHRA does have the protest clause in the rule book. If you think someone is not legal you can put up the cash to have them looked at. I really doubt that you would find very many flagrant cheaters out there. some minor infractions might be found but nothing that would be effecting the cars performance by huge amounts. I got torn down at the gators about 15 years ago after winning class. during the tear down they found my intake valve was .001 undersize due to the valve tuliping and bounced me. After I made the corrections and put new valves in the heads the car picked up almost a tenth. So not all infractions are performance enhancing.

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Incredible amount of irony in Mike's first sentence.

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As someone already stated I wouldn't say it waa necessary at Opens unless setting a record. I just think if someone causes a combination to get home it should be verified.

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I remember Indy when ALL class winners went to Paul Harvey Ford for teardown. If someone didn't pass, they'd bring in the runner-up.
1978 Gainesville (no class run-offs), Top 16 Q's were invited to Blount Pontiac for a piston party ..Yes all had a piston out , one way or the other.They did have a few lifts available. I was lucky enough to be no. 15 ;-)

One should remember, there were less categories then. No .90 cars, fast bracket racers.
We were done for the day at 4 p.m....To the dealership by 5 .

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I remember the first tear down at Moroso in 1983.
You had to get a local Caddy Technician to help tear down the car.

D