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Rich Biebel · 10-04-2010, 03:05 PM

I am not sure I see the correlation between delay boxes and throtle stops and how their use has anything to do with a car that starts up in gear and the driver loses control of it!

I have been racing since the old days and I am talking the mid 60's....

Cars crashed then too. Stockers crashed and there was no .90 cars and no delay boxes or t-stops. 7" tires on narrow rims with low air pressure.....NHRA made believe it wasn't happening.....

Todays cars are way faster and have way more HP then ever and the t-stops and timers allowed this to develop but it is not the only reason cars lose control.......

Water under the track is percolating up to the surface and somehow the traction compound is making it worse is my thought on this. Seen it a lot of times in the last few years and I really don't know why it has gotten worse in the last few years.....

All tracks send cars out on the track and use them as guinea pigs....Nothing new whatsoever and I can relate numerous events where track conditions were not right and we were directed out there anyway.

I have helped a number of people get started in racing....One thing I always preach......you are in charge of yourself and your car. If it looks unsafe out there and cars are not getting down the track.....don't make the run!!! It's your safety and your car and missing a run or a round is way better then crashing because the officials THOUGHT things were ok.....

Joe Sway is about the hardest working track owner you'll ever see and knows his track.....He explained to us earlier this year how he gets the track to hook and did exactly that when we had a tree pollen attack! I am really surprised he and his crew and Bob Lang and crew couldn't get the track to be safe......

I sure am glad I skipped this event!!!

10-04-2010, 03:05 PM	#11
Rich Biebel VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Northern New Jersey suburbs Posts: 2,314 Likes: 25 Liked 544 Times in 213 Posts	Re: Why do we continually use the super classe as track testers? I am not sure I see the correlation between delay boxes and throtle stops and how their use has anything to do with a car that starts up in gear and the driver loses control of it! I have been racing since the old days and I am talking the mid 60's.... Cars crashed then too. Stockers crashed and there was no .90 cars and no delay boxes or t-stops. 7" tires on narrow rims with low air pressure.....NHRA made believe it wasn't happening..... Todays cars are way faster and have way more HP then ever and the t-stops and timers allowed this to develop but it is not the only reason cars lose control....... Water under the track is percolating up to the surface and somehow the traction compound is making it worse is my thought on this. Seen it a lot of times in the last few years and I really don't know why it has gotten worse in the last few years..... All tracks send cars out on the track and use them as guinea pigs....Nothing new whatsoever and I can relate numerous events where track conditions were not right and we were directed out there anyway. I have helped a number of people get started in racing....One thing I always preach......you are in charge of yourself and your car. If it looks unsafe out there and cars are not getting down the track.....don't make the run!!! It's your safety and your car and missing a run or a round is way better then crashing because the officials THOUGHT things were ok..... Joe Sway is about the hardest working track owner you'll ever see and knows his track.....He explained to us earlier this year how he gets the track to hook and did exactly that when we had a tree pollen attack! I am really surprised he and his crew and Bob Lang and crew couldn't get the track to be safe...... I sure am glad I skipped this event!!! __________________ Rich Biebel S/C 1479 Stock 147R Last edited by Rich Biebel; 10-04-2010 at 03:29 PM.