"phone a friend"or Tech
 

Apparently thats what took place against myself at the baby gators after the final run for class ss/ga i was singled to pull off the return road just after exiting the last turn off the track by nhra tech specialist, was advised he needed to look at my car?,,ok sure,,"you need to open your hood", upon opening my hood i asked what is the problem? tech specialist took 4-5 photos of my firewall, was told i am under "review",, review for what i ask,, no response,, i was totally confused,, i was told someone phoned in an issue with my firewall??,, a racer that wasn't even present!!!!,, WHO?,, ah, cant say,, WTH,, awake all night about this,, sat morning i went check ladder see if i was even on it,, yes i was,, in my travel i looked up this tech specialist and ask whats going on with "review",, he had no answer at this time,,, probably be mon/tues for answer,, answer of what?? still not knowing what this is even wrong with my firewall!!, during that week you'd thought i was giving away free ice cream,, the support of racers was overwhelming,, still had no answer what ever,, then a phone call to national tech director he visited my pit area,, i was told someone complained of modifications on my firewall,,, MR Grim approved my firewall 100 percent!,, he did apologize for the way this was handled,, Questions and answers who, where and how were satisfied to me by Mr Grim. Nobody wants to be "that guy" to spill beans but racers contacted me and advised me of a phone call, text messages protesting my car,,, nhra was asked to delete all runs I made in florida !,, I had contacted my SRAC rep early in this issue,, asking to help with this,, weeks, weeks pass, notta!!,, i had such great support from racers out div,, 4 5,, div 2
srac rep mike crutchfield,, kent hanley, voltman family to name a few, i responded to my SRAC rep,, still no answers for me, who??, he ask if i knew who,, yes,,, your partner ss/ga camaro,, same class as i run,, imagine that,, this is same gentleman, well I don't want use that word gentleman hiding behind phone/texts,, and my SRAC rep is funded to drive this car for hoodle head,,, were and what is the SRAC reps out there, voted in by racers for the racers PFFFT,, was no protest moneys,, but I'm ok with giving me my funds,, nhra should issue a fine for this circumstance!!!,, they carried it out!!,, lets PHONE A FRIEND,, nuf said,,,

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Marty Rinehart can you comment on this issue? If this is the case how is this legal to phone in a protest? That can’t be correct?

Tim Stickles

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Per the rule book, only a NHRA official can instigate a protest without a protest fee.
A competitor that protest has to be on site, in the same class and put up the fee money.

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I believe asking Marty to comment is out of bounds. It's wasn't within his Division (One).

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Mike, that’s not what happened at all,
Phoned in, then initiated. Then a 4 day review.
The competitor that wasn’t on site, that phones in said protest
Wanted all runs thrown out , for a bogus claim.

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Frank I hate to say it, but you’re out of touch on this subject, you don’t know the details and didn’t read between the lines. Please refrain from commenting on this particular issue

Tim

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Gary,
You called me yesterday and we discussed the situation. I told you , I would look into this and get to the bottom of it……And I am!
Please forgive me for not getting back to you sooner, because we do have a business to run. I was not aware of who protested from the beginning and I’m insulted that you doubted my integrity.
Gary, I understand that this is a heated subject right now, so I don’t take offense to your personal attacks.
I know you’re angry, and being the SRAC rep makes me your easy target.

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Until you have been a victim of something like this you can not have any idea of how this makes you feel. Until you have been that victim you can not comment on how someone should feel.
I to was a victim of an unknown protest and I also knew who the protester was and NHRA would not admit it.
I also had support from other racers but that did not change the stigma associated with it and it still lingers years later. I am still upset about it as it was just vengeance by a racer who NHRA let get away with it scot free. No monetary or sanction of any kind.
It all depends on who you are and who you know.
My 10 Cents
Rick Cates
Canyon TX

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Can we have an AAAAAAAAAAAAAAmen!

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yes Marty i did call you yesterday,,,and replied to you the person related to this,,but i did talk to you the day after this protest,,,how many weeks ago was that?????,i believe it was a situation that was gona get sweep under the carpet,,i did not insult you ,,,i just want this brought to the table!!,,who should i target??,,maybe who protested me!