vic hobbs DQ
 

can anybody let me know why my friend Vic Hobbs is a DQ at Topeka, Whats up ?

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I'd like to know also. I was suprised to see him on the sheet. He must be taking a racing vacation.

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Not there - talked to no one - just a guess - CARB! Why? Because here in Division V, they indiscreminately check carbs after time trials at several races during the year. Vic may have failed the carb tech.

Jerry

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Well, I am here...I didn't talk to anyone---but from what I observed in the 'barn' yesterday in both S/SS for tear down was your basic 'Class/Carb/Wheelbase/Electronics look over'

Super Stock doesn't run until after 3pm today, so I'm staying in the A/C of the Topeka Ramada as long as I can. Off to the buffet breakfast now in fact.

Good Luck everyone! Try to stay cool. I've had heat exhaustion before, it's no fun!!! Drink LOTS of water--half your body weight in Oz. water per/day.

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Hobbs only made 1 run and was DQ we assumed for fuel. He never made it to the scales for that run. Then he never showed for 1st round of class. We saw his car loaded on his trailer, but never talked to him.

Patsy

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Larry, did he break something? Never weighed or did fuel check.... Hopefully something simple. Your West Coast buddies are rooting for you Vic!!


Barry

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Barry, He was in line ahead of me 1st run; failed fuel check,Tom

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Bummer to hear/read this Tom, because Vic's a great guy...I'm thus concerned that the only fuel he had was that in his racer cars tank? I certainly can relate if so, because without an enclosed trailer to keep your fuel cooler (and out of the sunlight), it's harder to transfer fuel that'll stay fuel check legal...especially since I believe his truck has no camper-shell on it???

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Vic failed fuel check. He had two new cans of C-12 with him but neither can passed. While we were sitting around the pits Thursday (not qualifying), he tried to have tested but no one available to check, so therefore, first qualifier DQ with no other runs to fix problem before class. On way to first round of class, he had "turbo" problems and parked the buick and informed NHRA he was broke. Terry Lacy also had problems so there was no U/SA run off.

The sad thing about this is Vic hauled the buick all the way from California and only got 1 qualifying run, had an issue with the car and got to drive all the way home for his efforts. Had we been able to run on Thursday he could have fixed these problems (not the only one with issues that might have been fixed before class).

When we said good bye to Vic and Lori, he had a smile on his face and said he'd had a good time. Man that shows a lot of class!

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Dic Geary, Maybe his fuel did`t pass fuel check because he told them he had Sunoco gas, If I remember right? Tom