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This is a cut & paste from the 2017 NHRA Rulebook:

Anytime it
has been judged that excessive braking has resulted in loss of
control that results in contact with the guardwall and/or light
fixtures or crossing the center boundary lines, INCLUDING
PAST THE FINISH LINE, the contestant will be disqualified
Contact with guardwall, barriers, or any other track fixture
(rubber cones, when used, are considered visual aids, not
fixtures) is grounds for disqualification and/or other actions.
Intentional crossing of boundary lines to leave track or avoid
depositing debris on track is not grounds for disqualification

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Did he violate any provision of this rule??????

I watched the video and he doesn't appear to have....

Write a rule and enforce that rule....

and if you notice there is no mention of smoke from the tires being a disqualification....

I don't believe that this rule sums up anything with regard to the Emmons D/Q

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Jeff - Nothing about smoking the tires.

Bob - By summing it up I meant that the rule is pretty plain and should be enforced equally.

As far as the Emmons incident, I wasn't there but sounds like he got screwed.

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Maybe this incident will make racers rethink wanting to go race out west.

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The way this rule is written it leaves an open still for interpetation and a out for NHRA in judgement calls. More black and white please.

By this rule Jerry Emmons passed.

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I support the current rule as written, and as was previously enforced.

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According to the rule you can be sideways in your lane with smoke coming off the fronts as long as you don't hit a fixture or wall or center line, it is deemed permissible. I know that if a driver is just being stupid there is a rule under safety that over rides all rules. But if a person has control it should not be a violation, according to the rule. If a driver was warned to be more cautious, and he /she does so, then there is no violation. It appears that the car in question had control, probably better than what he was warned about previously. If his actions and control at the time of incident is what got him DQ then there probably be at least 30% of the field getting DQ at the next event.
If the starter is the person making the decision for a top end mishap or violation then we have a problem as his view is limited. That is why officials at the finish line should make the call. They probably do, but we have not been informed as such.
It is NHRA's decision to clarify the rule a little better than the current one. I'll bet their insurance carrier will have a voice in it.
My personal view is that if the fronts have smoke, DQ. Sorry, but I had to look at it from common sense. If you are holding that much, use it wisely.

Ron Ortiz
U/SA more fun just easing the brake

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xxxxtimes 50

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Absolutely the rules are pretty clear. That thing on the left is there to tighten that .01-.015, now when guys try and scrub a .10 in the last 60 feet, well that's when drama happens. Work on the dial!

If you are going to brake hard, practice at a track rental day when its safe, and your alone on the track. If you video it, then you can see what the effect is and if you are within the rules, and common sense.

The loss of control and the entering into the unforgettable "pre-crash" slowdown of time is best to be avoided, as sometimes you and car get lucky and get away unscathed, sometimes you walk away and your car takes the pain, and sometimes you don't get to walk away.

That said, who doesn't like to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat at the stripe. Just use your head!

Eric

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It looks like Jerry's car's nose is higher while the other car's nose is lower like he was on the brakes..

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Some interesting commentary on this topic from Luke Bogacki in his Sportsman Drag Racing podcast here.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/...t/id1180988317