Fine them and then make it legal. Wowwser

[SSDA Hemi]

Years ago NHRA tech measured pulley sizes in the alcohol classes with a piece of blower belt numbering the teeth like a ruler as an easy check for pulley teeth. This clearly would've called out the cheating as the space between the pulley teeth would've been counted. The problem was they were allowed to cover the pulleys as if and when the belt breaks it can take out a harness. This should've never been allowed and overdrive checked with a simple system belt ruler as tech has done in the past. Keep it simple.

Fines don't seem to hinder cheating, suspensions non-existent here. Since self tech was used, How about self enforcement from their competitors. Or self tech your competitor, like in grade school when you passed your test to your neighbor to grade. Sad to see NHRA tech come to this and yes I blame them for either never checking or turning an eye. A year and a half..... Damn!

[Nick Heath]

A deeper dive into this subject is up on Competition Plus.

https://competitionplus.com/drag-rac...illing-to-talk

I found this paragraph particularly amusing:

Those with inside knowledge of how
the NHRA handled the situation say it's part of a new policy aimed at fixing an issue before it becomes a larger one. For instance, if a racer is deemed to have a blatant violation in the inspection, NHRA will give them a chance to right the wrong, but there could be ramifications.