Indy Teardown Warning

[Tom Broome]

Originally Posted by Ken Miele

A member sent me this email below that they received from the D1 Stock Super Stock rep. I am surprised it has not been brought up sooner. This also may have something to do with the newly purchased digital scanner by NHRA. From what I here from the grape vine, they will be looking at cylinder heads with this scanner. The question I have, with the lack of tech officials and man power how did they possible get all the heads scanned, there has to be hundreds of heads used today. Shouldn't they have told Stock and Super Stock this will be the new standard. Also when scanning, do they take into account core shift. I also heard this was a major concern with the Showdown cars, maybe that's the reason for the low car count for Indy.

Interesting topic and I would like to here more opinions good or bad.

Unfortunately I had to delete the email as a request by the sender. In my opinion we should know whats going, this is why I posted it. Although I am a D1 racer I don't receive emails from the D1 rep because of my affiliation with Class Racer, draw your own consultations. NHRA has made their own announcement on this subject.

This sounds like something from the past.

At the Sportsnationals, in the late 70's, there was a sign posted on the return "road SS/AA turn here".
NHRA did not, at that time, disqualify any cars. They did learn a LOT about the cars by having them all sitting at the same place, at the same time. I expect it allowed NHRA to determine the cars that were constructed to the extremes of the rules and address technical discrepancies from there.
The FS cars that come with CNC'd heads certainly need to be held to a more finite set of standards than 60's and 70's products. I have a story about C/SM and Chev 461 heads that's too long to relate here.

[Markeracer]

Here is a real simple scenario that could play out and potentially cover a lot of cars in a reasonable amount of time. After the last qualifying run on Wednesday park all the cars in an area near the teardown barn and ask everyone to remove their carburetors or throttle bodies. The tech officials could take one of the readily available high-quality video probes and take a look down the intake manifolds for anything that may be suspicious. Depending on the time available, the suspicious intakes could be pulled then and inspected or sealed and those cars will get an automatic invitation to teardown. It’s clear there is a new Sheriff and Deputy in town!

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by tom broome

this sounds like something from the past.

I have a story about c/sm and chev 461 heads that's too long to relate here.

461x ?

[Mike Fuller]

If you take the time to read this statement from NHRA it basically says that make sure and be prepared to be taken apart. Have tools ,gaskets and all things required to be inspected in a standard teardown. I think this thread went way off base IMO. I suggest if you do get selected for teardown you show up at the assigned time with all the seals that the tech people apply. If you do this there should be no problem. Now that I think about it seems to me that it has been quite a while since someone was DQ'd at Indy. during a teardown.

http://www.nhraracer.com/content/gen...601&zoneid=132

[MPR]

New checking equipment and the threat of teardown isn't going to be effective unless they fix the bogus TI forms and specs. The Tech Dept personnel can't do their job if they don't have correct paperwork, right Mike Fuller?

[DYER]

I can’t help but notice that the same people cry about no tech no tear downs now we have a sheriff with intelligence and balls are changing thier tune ... I’m not skeered... I have two cars one is F$&@ing fast and NHRA is welcome (I know they don’t need an invite) to digital scan my heads anytime anywhere. I do request that I’m allowed a cold beer or several during the session (will offer to tech guys also I bring enough for friends) .... anyone wanna copy paste this to YOUR name 😳😳😳

Captain i will be at indy and i am ready to and i have a fs car to and it is somewhat FAST bill dyer

[bubski]

OMG !! This is Great !! What about core shift ?? And making people follow the rules so close to Indy ?? HaHa how dare they !! i paid a ton of money for a auto parts store machine shop port job !! N my money is better than the streets car guys !! N my engine builder is a sheer genius for exploiting the inept NHRA tech department !! MY 4000.00$ dollar pocket port , guides , mill and valve job is worth every proud penny as i tell the next sucker he needs it !!

[Blackgar]

I would highly suggest that any class racer have stuff to tear down with at any nhra event you go to. You never know when your number might come up, even middle of the pack runners