Drug Testing perNHRA

[Joe Pinkston]

magnumv8;

That may be the proceedure in Pa., but here in Fla the last I remember the state will send you a notice that your license has been suspended, but you do not necessarily hand over your license, unless it is taken by a law enforcement officer. I know my brother had his license suspended several years ago because of a lapse in insurance coverage on his vehicle, and his license was not taken until he was involved in a accident and the officer ran a check on his license.

Now about the "Independant" company that handles the drug testing at NHRA events. I really doubt they are doing this for free out of the goodness of their hearts. They must be paid for this service by someone. Maybe NHRA? I'm not making any accusations here, but I am reminded of the fact that a dog rarely bites the hand that feeds him.

Honestly, I'm not trying to stir up any controversy here. I have learned alot by reading the responses from everyone, like Shelly telling us how Ed got chosen for testing at 3 races in a row, and Michelle telling us about the Safety Safarri member that was called in for testing. The responses have been very interesting and eye-opening.




Hey Dan Moore, you're #1.

RIP Mark Graham

[magnumv8]

Hey Joe....


All states are pretty much the same as for the procedure....you are sent a letter telling you of your suspension and in the fine print they request you to "surrender" your license (mail it to the DMV)...if you don't you get lost in the shuffle and you are on your honor until you get caught or they do a back check and find out you didn't do it....you read it in the papers all over the country people getting involved in accidents that are driving under a suspended license...it is a good way to lose everything you may ever own ( I have a judgement against a suspended driver for hitting a vehicle I owned)....it comes out of your pocket since insurance will not cover you....can you imagine the liability NHRA would face if a driver at an event "accidently" hit a spectator and killed them in the pit area and they find out he was under a suspended license?....especially when the rulebook is so specific about having a license to compete.....everyone knows "stuff" happens,but if you have rules you need to come up with a way to properly enforce them.....

Yes,the drug testing must be handled by an outside group in order for it to be done properly and technically without bias, since it must be done in a "controlled" procedure from sample to testing to avoid contamination or sample mix-ups...now this all changes once a positive test comes back, you will never be a random test again, you would have to supply a sample whenever they decided to ask you for one(rulebook specific again) .....


D.L.Rambo

[larrylomascolo]

the pro motor cycle driver that was suspended that said their was not enough to test,i have barly covered the bottom of the cup in a lab and it was tested,they do not need much and they find everything with the tech. today

[dhmoore]

dont bogart that joint my friend pass it over to me

yes im that old

[art leong]

24 hours should be plenty of time. When I worked you had 3 hours tp produce or you were terminated. A few had ways of getting around the test. One person used their daughters urine, only to come up positive. (I bet that kid was in deep doodoo). Then wanted it dna tested to show it wasn't theirs