Re: All major event s/ss winners undrgo tech inspection
 

I had a customer that asked me to build him a "Qualifying" Q-Jet to which I said no. I said,"If you did have one, what would happen if you got sealed?" He told me he found out the manufacturer of the sealant that NHRA uses and ordered every color. Someone is always going to find a way.

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It's been done for at least 35 years! It was real easy at Indy when tear down was at Paul Harvey Ford, Columbus when done at Mayos Trans shop, and Beach Bend at Camping World! Unless you do a tear down right after a the run anything is Questionable

QUOTE=Jody Lang;298081]Is "seal" a real deterrent?

Couldn't anyone carry their own "seal" to do touch ups if needed?[/QUOTE]

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You are right Danny.
That is why rules are made ,so they can be broke or bent especially bent!!!!!...
Now days there are not enough tech guys t o perform these duties.
I used to go with Kenny Koonce Sr back in the day and they did a lot more tear-downs then than now,and you never knew when it was your turn ,fast or not......Ahhhhh the good ole days....

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I have done this for the last two years. It sure is nice to be able to go to a race and be able to win or set a record and already have the tear down out of the way! I plan on doing it again this January. It also makes for happier tech guys if they know they don't have to tear you down! Jim:rolleyes:


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I obviously didnt tech your car this year.

I asked every driver this year to do this at the races I worked tech. Many said I was the FIRST to ever ask them to do that. Some guys looked at me like I was joking. Several almost flatout refused. Many thanked me for being thorough. Even sent a few back to the trailer because the neutral safety didnt work. Since I work tech AND safety I might look at things differently.

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Back in the 80's IHRA would randomly pick either S-SS-or Modified. All class winners/qualifiers would go to tech. I remember several times we had to teardown at those races.
Chip

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Run what you brung , Limited tech , cubic inch and carb or trottle body super charger size for engine claimed for that year forget the rest . Nothing is stock anymore and nothing is super stock either . Tech cars when you ckeck in , when you win class and if you win or RU race

This would save the sanctioning bodies a lot of grief and the racers would sort it out on the track

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Bo, I'm sure you've run this one past your broker already because even you won't last long under those rules. Not to mention, when it goes away for lack of participation in a couple of years it's an expensive bracket car. Or maybe you could just sit on it for 20 years and restore it for B-J.
If it gets that bad I still like my idea, engine has to look stock, stock hood, 9" tire, no class designation, no heads-up. Everyone just dials in and races. We could just call the whole thing "Stock". Or ET-2.

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OK guys ,wonderful concepts here .the problems with cheaters is if enough people cheat ie.e- legal crankshafts,NHRA just makes em legal so they won't get sued and don't forget cylinder heads that got ruined about 30 years ago . i am all for policing the rules but some times we have to ask ourselves "whats the damn point" !chris

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Just run it til they make it s/ss combo then eventually it will all go away and then we will all be bracket racing with one other option and that is QUIT !......It is coming and not as far away as you think either...