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Frank,,we voted Marty in for this position to represent the DIV 1 racers,,im a div 1 racer,,have been for over 50 years,i consider Marty a great friend of myself and brothers for many years,,,,he was my first thought for help in my situation,,,yes he email nhra when this developed,,,,thats were it stopped,,,,so what would YOU have done in this situation being i was wrong,,,if asking Marty to comment is out of bounds then he is the wrong position,,,

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I too was pulled over at fuel check and the tech guy looked under my hood . I cant remember which round it was. He didnt actually tell me what he was looking at or for . He just looked around in the engine bay and then told me everything was OK. I didnt think much of it because they sometimes make spot checks at the scale/Fuel check area. I race a gen one Camaro. Mine is a 1968. Possibly they were looking at firewalls to compare.
I have a friend that races a very nice 1969 Camaro and he covered the firewall to make it look nice. He was not allowed to run the car as a conventional Super Stock car but is allowed to run SS/AS. The original firewall is still in the car just behind the covering.

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Garry Ewing, please use your name when speaking. You must be upset that your 15 minutes of fame between the Baby Gators and Gator Nationals on CR is now over and everybody has forgotten about you. Typical Facebook, Instagram, TicToker needing continuous instant gratification from his peers. To now come on here weeks after and slander Marty is completely out of line and you should be embarrassed. Yes, I am the one who brought the issue to NHRA. I also told them they could tell you it was me. Marty has had no knowledge of what I did and to presume he was involved and/or at the forefront of it shows how little you know about him as an individual. Marty is the most honest, hard working, loyal and humble person I know. Anyone who really knows Marty will attest to that. He is a racer, for the racers, not agendas. Yes, I do hire Marty a few times a year to drive/test my car. Do not assume or project to the masses that he is on payroll or that we are neighbors...I live 10hrs away from him and reside in a different country. Nevertheless that has nothing to do with the issue at hand, and to come on an open forum and accuse someone without evidence is testament to your woke mentality.

Garry, as per Section 7 Body of the 2023 NHRA Rulebook under Super Stock

Firewall

1. Alterations Prohibited
2. Firewall Coverings Prohibited

If you and NHRA feel that 3/8" to 1/2" of bondo 12-18" high and 60" wide creating a perfectly smooth surface is not altering or covering the OEM firewall, then I guess I am wrong. Perhaps NHRA should eliminate those lines altogether?

Regardless, your intentions here were not to bring light to your situation, that moment has come, gone and been resolved. You are here to create a smear campaign against someone who had nothing to do with it...If you, or anyone else would like to blame, criticize, name call, keyboard cry and/or wish to call me, I have no problem with that. My cell # is 613.229.9582

Leave everyone else out of your issues, your problem is with myself. Now you know, but I know you have all along, since NHRA did tell you it was me...just another lie...15 minutes are up!!!

And for those competitors out there who think I am "IN" with NHRA, you obviously do not know my history with the sanctioning body...no favors coming my way anytime soon.

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Kevin glad you owned up to this with Gary
But it’s a little too late
But you are making Marty look bad considering he’s driving your Ss/GA with same combination he is our rep
You should have waited and done it when you are at the same race with Gary
I had the same thing happened to me in 06 in Atlanta, but at least painter Stevenson had the balls to do it right in front of me in tech I was pissed, but he was standing right there
Unlike what you did. Not cool

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I’m sure Gary’s firewall isn’t as bogus as some of the Mopar S/S cars…

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I apologize to all. I misunderstood the situation and shouldn't have commented.

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Oops. Thread exploded/expanded while was typing. Glad its already cleared up.

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I feel you brother, this happened to me multiple times over the last 20 years in ihra from a well known delay box ford driver!!!! Hell, tech even came to my own personal shop and measured my hoods for legality! Of coarse i was legal, but it was on then after that. You may want to put some money on your adversary when y'all are at the same race...just saying!

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yes, i understand that,,,,,but at bottom of return road and take photos ,then tell you you are "under review",,for what //protest??,,thanksMike for your response,,see ya soon

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first of all my name is Gary Ewing,,I dontneed fame in my life,,,i dont care who hasforgottenabout me or not,,thats far from my style,,,i wasnt slandering martyat the least.i just ask for help,,question is why did you need to hide overthis,,,weres your fame at?,,sitting home on the porch!! if you woulda came out from begining your childless actionsmight not led to this,,i didnt throw anyone under bus,,nhra officials i kept mum,,,no lies in my post,,more then i can say for yours,,,look in thr mirror and you will see the "smear"as you called it of this issue,,i respected marty,,as your partner???,,ill run my car as i please as my brothers and i have in the past,,LiL Zipper"