Track is making up rules

[Phillip marvetz]

Originally Posted by cicero819

Mr Marvetz, slow your car down to 12:15, Congrats. on beating Don Elgin, one of the greats of the sports, anytime you beat Don Elgin you've accomplished something. Claude

I didn't beat Don, He let me have it. Our win/lose ratio is in his favor by a long ways. I ran 12.01 flat out trying to catch him so it's not like I was holding a tenth all day. The car picked up a few hundredths after first round and I got lucky on 2 double breakout races. .008 in the 3rd round.
That's when this all started, The head of tech stopped the fellow from 3rd round and told him he should protest me. He refused to protest the race but did go ask the race director what the rule was, They both went thru rulebook and couldn't find anything. The race director came to me next and my response was that the tech was mistaken about the rule. He then went to the tech guy and they went to section 2 page 6 and decided they could use that rule. That rule is for .90 class cars at NHRA event's though, Not Summit E.T bracket cars. I pointed this out but the tech guy won't hear any of it from me. The race director was supposed to contact NHRA for more info and get back to me. A few day's later this new rule is posted on the website.
I can slow the car down and be safe but that really isn't the point. I just want them to do what's right, Not cram a made up rule down our throats. They could have called a meeting of the sportsman racers or consulted with the class reps for input.
The funny thing is last year was dominated by cars dialing the bottom of the index, not this year though. A lot of the slow cars have won, Jim Mantle even took me out the first weekend with his Pacer.
I know they can do whatever they want but this seems unnecessary and not very well thought out.

It is a club owned track but none of the members race in sportsman as far as I know so I don't think that is the reason, Unlike Bremerton

Dion, I've won 2 out of 7 completed races so far, There were 3 cancelled races also. Are you coming down for the National open?