Apparently Div7 has more than 1 rule book !!!

[MW7670]

It has come to my attention that it's ok to leave your ICE baggies on your engine during a heads-up round of eliminations and then let the track staff pick them up off the track. I thought even though I got out ran that there was a kind of rule that says you can't Blatantly have crap falling off your car. I understand if a bolt falls off but that's usually a accident.

[Troy Pourciau]

i have seen all kinds of things fall off of cars - hoods, doors, wheels, driveshafts, fender liners. yada yada yada... never a DQ

[Karl Owens]

loose ballast

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by MW7670

It has come to my attention that it's ok to leave your ICE baggies on your engine during a heads-up round of eliminations and then let the track staff pick them up off the track. I thought even though I got out ran that there was a kind of rule that says you can't Blatantly have crap falling off your car. I understand if a bolt falls off but that's usually a accident.

A post like this deserves more detail. Did the losing car have a chance or not? Or was this third hand info dumped on the Internet by someone.....

[Stephen Hughes]

http://www.dragracecentral.com/DRCSt...r=100#indextop

[Mark Yacavone]

That's pretty much what I saw on Ustream.
The announcer even made that comment.
Super Street (Brian Griffey ) had to wait while this went on.

[stocker396]

It depends on your last name..AND If you happen to be sponsoring a race at that particular track: A year or so ago (my memory forgets the EXACT Race) Mr Biondo had the same thing happen Nada came of it, The VERY Next event a racer had the same thing happened (Mr McGann) and got DQed. BOTH races were in Division 7. Some people just get "its Ok"
I also saw the same thing on Ustream. a BLATANT infraction!
in my opinion Mr Williams got robbed.

[B Aceves]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

A post like this deserves more detail. Did the losing car have a chance or not? Or was this third hand info dumped on the Internet by someone.....

So your saying I'f the losing car has no chance than it should not matter ??
one of the reasons i hate posting on this site is because of responses like this ...
it's coming directly from a damn good racer who was in the other lane.
and to say I'f the loosing car has no chance makes a difference ?? Huh
are you even a racer ??

[MW7670]

Troy city boy, your right I did get out ran and that's a fact and I honestly don't post crap to often but rules are rules and racers bring this to my attention that **** is falling off the other car and was blatantly left there then I'm saying why do we have rules. It's clear that all this stuff used for a heads up is to be removed before going to the water box.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by MW7670

Troy city boy, your right I did get out ran and that's a fact and I honestly don't post crap to often but rules are rules and racers bring this to my attention that **** is falling off the other car and was blatantly left there then I'm saying why do we have rules. It's clear that all this stuff used for a heads up is to be removed before going to the water box.

That's a damn shame, that run was for a bye to the finals. If it was me I can guarantee you that I would have left that track in handcuffs. You would think a racer with that much experience would have known not to leave any loose ballast (bag of ice) in the car.
I don't think that would have flown in Div. 1 but that's just my opinion. I really feel for you.