Can You Adjust Your Dial After The Burnout?
 

Can you now adjust your dial after the burnout,or was the dial entered wrong into the computer?


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
373 Bill Skillman 3384 Mike McGinley
E2 -0.094 9.259 146.53 ****WINNER**** 0.033 12.125 107.73
AA/SA Dial: 9.19 (+/-): 0.069 N/SA Dial: 12.14 (+/-): -0.015
Prior rounds:
E1 (S LaMar ) 0.097 9.581 0.381 (B McFarland ) 0.042 12.422 0.362
Qualified: #32 9.206 -0.794 #14 12.098 -0.902
Skillman adjusted his dial right after the burnout... then left too soon...

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If this procedure has changed, it's new to me. They may have changed the dial in error, not realizing that it wouldn't be changed by the tower officials because it was changed it too late.

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I was listening on the computer and it sounded as if he had one dial on the back window and another on the side window and they didn't match.

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Speaking of dial-ins,I'm guessing that the dial in was NOT supposed to be 11.17.Maybe 11.77?


Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
22 Merrill Schrimscher 2113 Chad Rhodes
E2 ****WINNER**** 0.047 11.641 98.31 0.057 11.958 95.83
H/SA Dial: 11.45 (+/-): 0.191 I/SA Dial: 11.17 (+/-): 0.788
Prior rounds:
E1 (K Helms ) 0.012 11.437 -0.013 (J Sealy ) 0.108 11.742 -0.048
Qualified: #41 11.423 -0.727 #59 11.792 -0.508

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if this was today (9 of march) i herd on live audio he had two different dial on the car.they said "both dial had to be the same". the one on the back window wasn't the same as the side or front.

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The old Worm trick! :)


-Toby

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Talked to my Dad(Mike McGinley) and he said that Red(nhra official) had to go back to the pits and get Skillman after waiting on him to come to the lanes(forever!). Then the whole dial in deal,two diffrent ones,changing the dial(just more vip treatment by nhra) So after all the game playing and jacking around Skillman gos red! To bad money cant buy u a win or nhra would be selling those to!!! Btw Skillman had the first stage bulb on and the last time i checked that meens he accepted his dial in,but they still backed him out and changed it.The pair before my dad ran(my old buddy Chad Rhodes!!) got screwed also,they didnt back Chad out and ask him if he wanted to change his dial did they!!??

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11.77 was clearly on all 4 windows of my car. My fault for not seeing it on the scoreboards but it's a hell of a way to lose a round. I have a interesting pic I'll post in a few

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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...8/4a83fd3a.jpg

In case there is any question! I went to the tower and was told "you should have told the starter". Now I admit, that would have fixed the problem, but us racers have a million ways to lose on our own you'd think NHRA could refrain from being the cause of it. At a local bracket race is one thing, but these people are supposed to be professionals

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That looks nothing like a 17.

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I didn't think so either

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This is why I dont race nhra events anymore they never take responsibility for anything that happens,it's allways our faught some how,
got screwed two week's in a row that was it for me.

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Most every track I`ve been to gives you the lower of two dial ins on the windows. Allowing a racer to change that late is complete bs.

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Helmet probably blocked your view.

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and they are looking down from the tower on the numbers.....

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Wow - The legend himself! Not too many people know this, but the guy on the right was one of the head wrench turners for Sox & Martin back in the day. If Stock is a direct descendant of the firt Pro Stock cars, this guy is the Godfather of Stock!
http://i1066.photobucket.com/albums/...rtinWrench.jpg

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Lol funny but no. Gainesville has the dial in boards a the water box but I haven seen them on all weekend

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Dont give that dirt bag that much credit!! That is the same guy that back in the day was on welfare and was going racing!!! NICE!!!!! A new set of slicks? Or feed your kids? Stephenson might have a little money now but that still cant buy him any friends or any respect!!!

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Watch how you use the word dirt bag. My first, second, and third wife may be listening and think you are talking about me. I got enough problems already. Ok
reed

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When you leave the stageing lanes, the tower takes your dial, it's on the left side of the car at Gainesville. If the racer has two dials, he should be tossed. Also, it's the drivers responcibilty to look at dial board and the score board to make sure the dial is correct. I was at Gainesville, my dial was wrong, I blew my horn at starter,BTW, that's why Rick Stewart hated Stockers. He just about jumped over the tree when I did that to him. It's the drivers responcibility for all matters relating to his dial.

Casey Miles
248H "F" NHRA Stock!

Re: Can You Adjust Your Dial After The Burnout?
 

I haven't raced at Gainesville since '98, but isn't the tower on the left as you leave the staging lanes?


-Toby

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Toby, I corrected it, I'm getting old, I've only raced there about 100 times.
Casey Miles

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Seems a little harsh.:confused:

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They also have dial in boards at the water boxes but they weren't on Friday

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he is my hero