The Demise Of Class Eliminations

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by 1347

Sounds like a great idea, but the piston and rod probably isn't gonna happen except for a protest.
I was torn down last year at the Keystones, alomg.with 3 other super stockers, at 4 in the afternoon. With 2 tech officials pouring heads, I wasn't able to put my stuff together till after 8pm. Lonnie came over and gave me my wally at 10pm after all the other tech officials left and went to dinner. If you have 4 cars pulling engines to show cranks and pistons and rods, with a 8am first round, it would have given the tech officials maybe 4 hours of sleep. I know you said 1 car, but if you go fast enough for auto hp, it could turn into 2 or 3. The schedule doesn't really permit a teardown like that anymore. Believe me, if I was asked for those itmes, I would have and lived on 3 hours sleep to make 1st round. It happened at Indy with the corvette that got protested. He worked all night to make 1st round the next am. Those times are over, but I think most of us would be happy with at least pulling heads for teardown.

I dont even know where to start when you start pulling coyote engines apart like Robin did last year. You are basically putting that car out of the race the next day. I know I know, the statement from someone will be " Thats their choice for picking that combo " It is, but you have to at least give them enough time to put it back together.

I mentioned , judgement calls.
Robin's car didn't need to come apart. Everybody knows why those cars are fast.
(No disrespect intended)
Same goes for 302 FFFords with 130 something ratings

396 or LT 1 Camaros? Different story.
While I'm at it..
No more ..."I didn't know. My engine builder must have done it"
Enjoy your year vacation!