Russ linke

[bubski]

What Bubski is saying Mr Jack !! How would you know what the infraction is since you rely on an engine builder ?? According to a post by Yo Ken it appears to be a flagrant violation of the rules !! I do not know this chap !! however I believe this is inexcusable !! Bubski did a little Research and found that this family has at least a 100 years experience all told in class racing !! Nobody goes to their friendly neighborhood Chevy dealer and buys 260 HP gaskets knowing damn well they don't have that combo , and anyone who just spent their hard earned coin on an engine would more than likely replace the gaskets with the ones set up by the builder !! How about all those lads in Epping who lost to this Saint when he was on his way to the semi's ?? Sure it was dial in time but a higher compression engine is more favorable in any weather conditions !! Bubski would also say that anyone who is praising this chaps morals or integrity probably has a few sins of their own they'd like to be absolved of !! Cheers !! And thank you Class Racer for providing the platform to air out these issues !!!

[Drunken DragPak]

Why does every old timer on this page talk out their ***, wonder why no one wants to class race.

[Mike Jones]

Can you be more specific, Drunk?

[nhramnl]

Originally Posted by Drunken DragPak

Why does every old timer on this page talk out their ***, wonder why no one wants to class race.

Sounds like you're a student of the Joe Biden Method of making friends. The answer might be that many of the "old-timers" (as you call them) were active racers back when NHRA actually had knowledgeable tech people who could determine who was cheating and who was not. These racers were people who could do cool stuff like calculate compression ratio, read a micrometer, measure piston ring end gaps, deck height, valve lift, etc. Back when drag racing was more than writing checks and polishing your car.

[Drunken DragPak]

Just think it's funny when something was done wrong in an engine it's the drivers fault, if they got bounced for a suspension or rollbar/cage it the builders fault. Why is no one talking about the engine builder

[Ken Kopecky]

I'm sorry but I just can't sit back and read Bubski's bashing of Bubba and his family. Years ago, I built my own stocker engines. Not very fast but ran under the index. In today's stock eliminator world, to be competitive, we have to have a professional engine program. The question is, does Bubski race a car? I don't know. Does Bubski build his own engines? I don't know. Does Bubski know what's involved with building a competitive stocker engine? Again, I don't know. I've known and raced with the entire Linke family for years. Shared some adult beverages with them, dined with them and just enjoyed their company on and off the track. They are the epitome of what drag racing is all about. There isn't any known or deliberate cheating going on with any of them. I myself use a professional engine builder and I rely heavily on the integrity of that shop to build a 100% legal engine. I'm sure the Linke folks are the same way with their engine builder. I can only assume that Bubski has never met or spent any time with the Linke family (and we all know what happens when you assume), so please, instead of bashing someone that you don't know or have never met, look in your closet and see what skeletons are hanging out in there.

Sorry ladies and gentlemen, I had to get that off my chest.

Ken Kopecky
E/SA 1454

[BigBlockBill]

Originally Posted by Drunken DragPak

Just think it's funny when something was done wrong in an engine it's the drivers fault, if they got bounced for a suspension or rollbar/cage it the builders fault. Why is no one talking about the engine builder

In the end it is the responsibility of the car owner/driver to know what is in or on ther engine since it's them that will be impacted by the violation.

[Charlie Yannetti]

Originally Posted by BigBlockBill

In the end it is the responsibility of the car owner/driver to know what is in or on ther engine since it's them that will be impacted by the violation.

While I can agree that the car owner, or maybe even the driver, should know what's in their motor, how many actually do.. many of the top competitors are using supposed professional engine builders these days.. most of these builders love to claim they put together the best engines, and make the most power.. it's unfortunate in this case, as I believe that the owner/driver probably had no clue, and absolutely no bad intent..

HOWEVER, I have to give a hat tip to NHRA Tech for finding an infraction that ranged in thickness not easily detected by the human eye.. and at that point, a rule is a rule..

Had it happen to me some years back in Comp, when the engine builder said the motor was 305 cubic inch, but then pumped at 307 cubic inch.. shame on me??.. or shame on the builder??.. we pay them good money, do we have to stand over them and double check their every move too??.. could be the question of the day..

[Markeracer]

Who is the engine builder?

[Larry Hill]

An .018'' increase in head gasket would enlarge the gasket-chamber volume 3.8187 CC