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Old 06-18-2018, 08:50 PM   #21
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So let me get this right, less prep=loss of control. and this is safer why????
Keith I'm surprised you haven't had trouble since it looks like you come off the stop somewhere around half track. 😂
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:12 PM   #22
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I was told by a part time Funny car driver and a tech official here in California that they are watering down the VHT on the back half of the track to slow down the Pro cars.
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:24 PM   #23
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Don’t quite understand how the FS cars can 60 foot reasonably well but Bender’s wagon spun? Concerning the theory that they are just trying to slow the fuel cars I’m a little dubious since Cruz and others have talked about NHRA turning the tuners loose but if the weather at Norwalk is fairly good (promises to be cloudy anyway) then the theory will be tested but I predict fuel cars will be back flying again, NHRA is primarily just running a circus for the casual fan. Still wish they had adopted the Garlits proposal from many years ago that if it won’t refire at the top of the track then its disqualified...then you’d see some real racing.
Jim, Ask Bob. His car spun so bad he pulled over to the wall and stopped. My car never moved just spun. Mike McMahan 2543 H/SA
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Old 06-18-2018, 09:58 PM   #24
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Wonder if the NHRA lawyers are prepared for the negligent track prep lawsuits when back half crashes and collisions happen? Who would pay for a ticket to see even fewer side by side races?
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Old 06-18-2018, 10:46 PM   #25
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Jim, Ask Bob. His car spun so bad he pulled over to the wall and stopped. My car never moved just spun. Mike McMahan 2543 H/SA
Don’t doubt what you said Mike, should have simply asked if track prep was different for the FS cars...with that kind of track temps did they do extra prep for those cars and not for the rest of Stock? If that’s the case then it’s not about treatment down the track but how they managed bald spots and the first 330 and for which classes.
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I don't think we can compare what happened at Charlotte with any of the other problems. I think everyone has come to expect the first few pairs at Charlotte will have issues since there hasn't been a car down the track in who knows when at that race when we are down on on Friday morning. However I have seen instances this year first hand when cars have spun out like my round in the semis against Strickland at Atlanta this year. We came up and ran right after a round of the Pros and Jeff blew the tires slam off the thing and even though that's a high horsepower car I don't ever recall seeing him doing that anywhere else. Fortunately for him I had already redlighted.
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Whats the other 25% ? Water

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I was told by a part time Funny car driver and a tech official here in California that they are watering down the VHT on the back half of the track to slow down the Pro cars.
This was the rumor I have heard from a few sources... Hope it’s wrong.
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Old 06-19-2018, 04:24 AM   #28
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Quote from Competition Plus article titled "HAGAN REMARKS TRIGGER TRACK-PREP DISCUSSION" ........ "What the NHRA did was change the compound-to-alcohol ratio, from 75 percent compound and 25 percent alcohol to 65 percent compound and 35 percent alcohol." That is what has changed.
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Old 06-19-2018, 06:54 AM   #29
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Mike was right, I thought I broke an axle pulled over the starter came running down and said hey why'd you pull over you spun really hard and I said what did you just say but that goes to show you the lack of track prep on a car that can hook in a car wash spun the tires so hard they had smoke coming off them
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Old 06-19-2018, 10:22 AM   #30
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Don’t know exactly what they changed but it is most certainly different![/QUOTE]

I agree.
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