NHRA reinstates Sportsman oil down penalties
 

Article in Comp Plus today says Sportsman $250 oildown penalties are to be reinstated this year!
see article ,4th paragraph from end.
http://www.competitionplus.com/drag-...op-of-oildowns

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Hope that also applies to the TD, TS & Alky cars.

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It applies to all. And everyone gets one for free.

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Yes.
Alkey and ProMod get a $500 fine for 1st infraction plus points / qualifing loss and $1000 for second infraction.
They will still be oiling regardless of the fine.

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Art, where does it say that the first one is free?

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"All teams will receive one oildown credit at the start of the 2011 NHRA national event season, however no further credits will be awarded during the season."

And, as per the NHRA website:

"COMP, SS, STOCK, SC, SG, SST, TD, & TS PENALTIES:
First violation of an event (after use of credit) will result in a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) fine, plus:" bla bla bla...

I guess that's better than it was, but it's still BS IMO to levy oildown fines against the competitors in Stk., S/S, S/C, S/G, and S/St...

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While it's not common for sportsman cars to oil down the track, fines for index classes is like kicking someone when they're down for the count.

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Yea, seeing how most of the NHRA's monies seem to come from the Sportsman racers.

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lets see
you get $250 for final 4?????

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Thus another reason I hope the racers at S.I.R. in Tucson this weekend will embrace IHRA into their track.....