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Had a larger than normal 32 teeth rear sprocket. When I saw all the other copo cars have a totally enclosed rear belt guard this year we figured something was fishy. And it was on way more cars than got caught, and from two different engine suppliers. I have to remind myself more than once that when I'm complaining about anything at the track I am complaining about privilege problems. What ALL those guys did is not what we would expect fellow sportsman to do in our eyes, but this does not make them evil people. Yeah I would liked to have seen much harsher out come but that's for more of my own selfishness reasons. I'm I gonna walk over and do the normal small talk as before with these guys? I hope I can keep taking the high road "which apparently is the one less traveled" but time will tell. The black eye on the ones who got caught and the ones who did not is by far worse than the $2500 and 100 points. Judgement by our peers is not nearly as important than judgement from the man above. We all can always strive to better at everything we do in life. Hopefully these classes can move on from this, as I think the FX cars are the coolest thing going, but that's just my 2cents. There will only be 4 us racing at Maple grove this weekend so if your there please stop by the pits and check them out. We will be parked bottom of the hill from the staging lanes on the left.
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I have watched this thread and I am amazed at several of the opinions expressed.
In my opinion which is just that an opinion, anyone who cheats knowingly just for advantage trying to win fame and fortune has a basic character flaw. I also can not believe NHRA did not come down much harder on those caught as discussed in this thread. That says a great deal about NHRA management?s character also. I currently believe there is cheating going on in all of the sportsmen categories and NHRA does not seem to care. I also think safety has been compromised since tech seems to no longer exist. I just competed at an unnamed Division Race and witnessed several blatant safety violations in the staging lanes as we prepared to run. One competitor made a pass in a roadster without a head and neck restraint, neck collar, head sock, or helmet drape. Another made a pass with the parachute attachment to the car dangling down behind the body. Both of those things were easily spotted by many in the lanes. Both should have been required by the rules in the rule book. I am just very disappointed in NHRA for many reasons currently. Just my 2 cents. Rick Cates Canyon TX Last edited by 63corvette; Today at 06:41 PM. |
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I suspect because NHRA changed the rule right after they got caught, there is way more to the story and we will likely never know unless someone spills the beans from 1 of the stanfield cars. My guess is in 30 days the fines will be lifted and the points deduction will stay.
Maybe, a big Maybe someone forgot to update the rules and let everyone know at the first of the year. again maybe. |
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This went on for a year and a half and clearly an NHRA tech mishandling of the situation which affects all of us. Why they chose to save face now is anyones guess. Seeing the lack of integrity displayed by too many racers and NHRA's refusal to enforce the rules , I do believe in what Geoff did. United we stand, divided we fall. The only thing NHRA seems to care about is their wallet
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time will tell if I'm right or wrong, right now racer saying they won't is a knee jerk reaction!
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