Driving Past Scales

[Bobby Brannon]

In Div. 4 you go to scales first then they hand you cup for fuel check
just saying

[David Barton]

I do agree its crazy even checking it unless its a heads up run. But I'm sure they have their reasons.

[Ryan Horensky]

Originally Posted by David Barton

I was walking towards the fuel check trailer with my sample as it happened. Two guys were trying to wave him down but he kept going. The weird thing was he even turned down the same road where fuel check takes place and he kept on driving.

I do agree its crazy even checking it unless its a heads up run. But I'm sure they have their reasons.

David,

I'm afraid you need to get your facts straight. My Father crossed the scale at around 9:00 am and continued to drive up the main road. He did not make the left to drive up the road that fuel check was taking place, because he did not see anyone motioning for him to do so. We were parked nowhere near there so it would not make sense for him to drive that direction anyway. There are a few red mustangs that were racing at the track this weekend. I watched watched Carroll Morris drive up that road warming up his super stocker during Stock Round 1. You may have confused his red mustang with ours? In any case, I think my dad remembers what road he drove down after crossing the scale. Hope this clears things up.

[Jim Hanig]

They must have needed the fuel for the scooters

[gbur]

what happened to fuel ck ajacent to the scales ?

[JWhalen58]

Just wondering how does the IHRA handle scales and fuel check after each round? Does this same thing happen there?

[David Barton]

Ryan,

Sorry for the mix up. You're right, I was thinking of another Mustang. So I don't sound as stupid, NHRA was freaking out about a Mustang, but it obviously it wasn't him.

[Brandon Peterson]

Originally Posted by JWhalen58

Just wondering how does the IHRA handle scales and fuel check after each round? Does this same thing happen there?

Sometimes it does depending on what track you are at and where the scales are located versus your ET or Pit, some tracks the scales may be halfway up the track, some are slide scales and they might not weigh every round or use to not, i believe that is now a rule to weigh every rd, where they had and incident this year at a track that they didnt start wieghing in eleminations untill 3rd rd and a few drove by as their wasnt a clear anoucement to weigh, and as far as fuel it has become none exsistent in IHRA because of no nationals, but i believe they still check fuel for heads up runs.

I also wonder if it would cause a conflict to stop at the fuel check and wait for your competitor to check fuel i have only ran 3 national events in my life and they were all this year and i didnt win a round but every race i was told to move along pretty much when i arrived at fuel check which was before the scales at the 3 races i went too, so i wonder if it would be a issue if one was to stay and wait after being told to go to the pits pretty much