Index right but dial in wrong in class?

[art leong]

I just got an instant hit LOL
From 13.85 to 11.40.
They had my index right, but dialed me at 11.40. This was in class runoffs. So no dial ins.
Came real close to getting the hit -1.192. I got passed just past the 1/8 mile so I thought I had some going away and wanted to run it out to log it and find the problem.
No Dial boxes at this track just the boards past the finish line and with the dew I could not see it.
I hate to sound like a cry baby. But they got it right the 3 prior runs. They were uspet that I wound up with 2 bye runs. One earned by taking out the number one qualifier (in the combo class) and one because my opponent didn't show. Then in the final I got a dial in instead of an index.
I can understand a typo. But where do you get 11.40 from 13.85. A 13.0 or even a 12.85 maybe, even an 11.85 But 11.40 Come On
They had a miss dial in stock and it was reran. I was told tough doodoo.
I feel I got screwed by someone, And if it was on purpose I pray for the worst possible things to happen to who ever did it.

[art leong]

It's been a bad trip for me totally.
At Valdosta my timing (crank trigger) wheel came off. I jury rigged it but at Gainesville it came loose again. This time i thought I got it fixed right. Only to find it loosening up again today. I tightened it up again and reset the ecu. I don't have a keyed balancer It just presses on (tight) so I need at least three or more runs to reset my fuel timing.
If it doesnt loosen up again? I'm getting ready for the CIC race. I wonder what they will do? Nothing I hope.
I want to win fair and square nothing more nothing less.

[Phillip marvetz]

Sounds like they should have rerun you Art. Bummer.

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Phillip marvetz

Sounds like they should have rerun you Art. Bummer.

I don't think they will rerun it. But I checked all the ss indexes and there are None at 11.40
Someone screwed me. They put a dial in where there was not supposed to be one.
Sounds to me like the time we ran the final round three times at seattle. But the a$$holes didn't realize we won the Grace cup once we made it into the final. At that point nobody could have caught us.

[art leong]

I just checked drag race central my index is now 11.40 (according to them)
Looks like we have a new and improved Artie Leong Rule.
Step 1 add 13 horsepower to 152 horsepower. when the car never went fast at a national event. (there rules at the time)
Step 2 change index from 13.85 to 11.40 Their list doesn't even go that far A 2.45 index hit because I went 8 tenths under the index.

[Andrew Hill]

It was 11.40 from the C/SA run that was before yours. They never changed it, I realized it was wrong right when John cleggs tree started coming down. Really crappy way to lose

[Paul Hellenberg]

Art

The Index deal is just wrong on several levels.

Hope cooler heads prevail.

[Jim Wahl]

This should NOT be allowed to stand! It was their fault and Art got screwed. They reran another miss dial, why not Art's? Come on NHRA show us you do care about doing the right thing. Correct YOUR mistake!

Art, who did you run against? Are they willing to do the right thing and rerun? Jim


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[Chad Rhodes]

Art,

1) I know you're upset, just like I was last week, but insinuating that someone might have done that to you on purpose is not going to further your argument. It was a mistake, one that sucks for sure, but as was gone over in the thread about my 2nd round loss at Gainesville, NHRA's position and rule is that it is our responsibility as a racer to verify the correct dial in.

2) you should really invest in getting a keyed balancer and having a keyway cut in the crank. If it spins on the crank, it will never hold properly again. It also sounds like you have a bad harmonic damper to begin with if your timing wheel keeps loosening up.

[Jim Wahl]

Originally Posted by Chad Rhodes

Art,

1) I know you're upset, just like I was last week, but insinuating that someone might have done that to you on purpose is not going to further your argument. It was a mistake, one that sucks for sure, but as was gone over in the thread about my 2nd round loss at Gainesville, NHRA's position and rule is that it is our responsibility as a racer to verify the correct dial in.

2) you should really invest in getting a keyed balancer and having a keyway cut in the crank. If it spins on the crank, it will never hold properly again. It also sounds like you have a bad harmonic damper to begin with if your timing wheel keeps loosening up.

I don't think anyone thinks this was done on purpose. Art is rightly upset. NHRA made the mistake, it is up to them to correct it. It also is up to John Clegg to insist that there be a rerun.

JOHN CLEGG..... Art Leong technically beat you by .303 if his index had been correctly input. I call on you to insist there be a rerun and race Art fair and square. I'm sure you don't want to win class like this. Art can complain all he wants and will come off looking like a poor sport to some. You, NHRA and Art know what really happened. So do we now that it is posted on DRC. You got beat by .303 ! Now please do the right thing. Contact the appropriate NHRA official and rerun Art! Jim

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