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Tuesday night following the D-73, and D-74 races Bill. O'Conner texts me, said he was highly surprised that I was not given a bye in EF/S Class as Division Director Matt did not allow him to withdraw, that he denied the request at the track on Saturday.

Now, I am not only shocked, I am angry. (As I also knew Carl Downard had also broken his I/S Vette (I was also sad for Carl, any breakage is rough, right before Class Elims. Really rough), on his Q1 pass and his competition also received a bye in both Class, and in E1. I made that nasty post in the Mopars at Vegas thread about 10 mins after finding out about the withdrawl denied situation. Looking back it wasn't the time to post it. (But, I meant the either or, just should never have said anything like "The Bean Counters", I regret I typed that, but I said it, and did not go back and edit it out, it looks like it was rectified at least 1 way.

Bill fired off an e-mail to D.D. Matt, I did the same, each pled his case, mine was a list of questions, his another attempt requesting a withdrawl (it sure appears at least by the points listing, that it was granted post race after that Tuesday). BTW, as of now, neither of us has to my knowledge received a written or verbal response from Division Director Matt, though some action was taken post race.

It appears they are no longer holding the D74 race against him by the points assigned. But, not a single answer of my multiple questions, not a negative response, just zero response so far. No communications.

Then right after I hit send on my questions to D.D. Matt of Division 7 it hit me, this whole issue is caused by the instituting of the Compulink Sure Start System ( research began, I rememberit was long ago, found out Season begin 2009...and I sent Matt another mail asking if that was the actual issue?

Still over the last 2 weeks, zero response to my questions, and then I go research the system vs the rules fully, and boom, it isn't even mentioned in the race proceedures rules Section. At all.

I cannot fault a Division Director, his job is made that much tougher by the rules not reflecting race reality.

The stupid rules as concerns Race Proceedures after 15 yrs needs Ammending, because the rules do not reflect reality, it puts all the D.D.'s in a bad spot (as well as racers), and if this can happen to us, it can (has possibly in the past 15 years), happened to everyone, many, some / can again happen to anyone at one time or another. And it will happen again, less to the Pro's, more often to those categories w/Class Racing.

The order of starter signal, and stage has been changed as it relates to every race when using the Compulink Sure Start System, as it relates to the start, and Qualifying sections.To when the incomplete pass 28.00 second assignment plays into qualifying results, etc., and to a qualifying attempt is charged to a registered competitor.

It isn't that hard to reword and do the Ammendment(s) to the race proceedures ruleset, and it needs fixed ASAP, get rid of the conflict(s) in the ruleset.

The rules need changing now, just as bad as the system with the tree needed changing back then (in 2008).. Get rid of the gray, and bring it back to black words on a white background, and simply make the words reflect the reality we all race under w/ the Compulink Sure Start System in the Race Proceedures where it belongs, as it affects Qualifying, it affects the Qualifying Attempt(s), and the incomplete pass sections along with what constitutes a legal run, and when a competitor may even request a withdrawal from an event.

It affects the entire section in many places, but the way it now reads, and the actual conducting of the event proceedures are in conflict by the missing, and misplaced wordings. (Simply wordsmithing). Updating .

The situation happens when technology progresses, and the Ammendment of rules fails to simply keep up. But, it should be corrected sooner, rather than later. NHRA please fix it!

Now, that is has been pointed out, there is a big issue, please help me pressure NHRA rule makers to fix this simple issue, so all will know exactly what the correct process is in the future.

There is more in depth info out on the net as to the exact types of variables the Compulink Sure Start system uses, and it is a lot of what leads to the varying questions that were posed in the thread, it was designed to keep the guessing at the tree to a minimum and not start timers at a stage beam blink, or turn of the wheel, and make it more human like.

I will post more links tomorrow, but getting the rules to reflect we even use the system should be priority 1 right now.