What would S, S/S be without teardowns at Nats?

Wade Mahaffey · 03-05-2011, 12:16 PM

With respect to the teardown issue. My thought was to have teardown, but by protest and not random. This way funds could be generated to help off set officals cost and thus, more officials. A portion of the cost for officials to do the teardown would be paid by the protest fee, (if the car is found legal). If the car is found illegal (not correct) the racer is fined and that money is used to pay the officals cost. And the protester gets his money back. When the teardown is done notes/specs will be placed in a file and the engine will be sealed. If the seal is broken it is subject to protest again. If the seal is not broken the car is not subject to an engine check for one year. This will keep racers from picking on the fast guy all the time. The racers could then police themselves, and no one could escape the barn. Several racers could go together and share the protest cost.

Wade Mahaffey

03-05-2011, 12:16 PM	#20
Wade Mahaffey Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 581 Likes: 0 Liked 17 Times in 7 Posts	Re: What would S, S/S be without teardowns at Nats? With respect to the teardown issue. My thought was to have teardown, but by protest and not random. This way funds could be generated to help off set officals cost and thus, more officials. A portion of the cost for officials to do the teardown would be paid by the protest fee, (if the car is found legal). If the car is found illegal (not correct) the racer is fined and that money is used to pay the officals cost. And the protester gets his money back. When the teardown is done notes/specs will be placed in a file and the engine will be sealed. If the seal is broken it is subject to protest again. If the seal is not broken the car is not subject to an engine check for one year. This will keep racers from picking on the fast guy all the time. The racers could then police themselves, and no one could escape the barn. Several racers could go together and share the protest cost. Wade Mahaffey