Is there a supreme tech god for Stock and Super/Stock

[Wade Mahaffey]

Is there a person in the NHRA or IHRA that is availible 24-7 to answer a tech question that tech officials are not in agreement on during a race? Kinda like an on duty director that could make a judgement call, an end of the line tech official. Or is (Bruce or Pat NHRA) and (Hank or Mike IHRA) that person and availible 24-7 under a secret number? Is there a master rule book/on line progran that gets much more involved, and deeper into the subject matter. I always hear the east coast, west cost rule book thing. Also the fact that people run things for years and get thru tech, then all of a sudden....can't use that! WTH! It seems like there would be a "master manual" (for tech officials) to help standardize and provide consistancy to minimize an incorrect interpitation of a rule. It would be nice to call in a question to D-1 and get the exact same answer from D-7. If they had a master program in print or online for the tech officals....it could be that way. And it should be that way, because D-1 folks race in D-7 and vis-versa. In defense of the tech departments, there is so much to know with S and S/S. There needs to be a place to go for the true facts. Also updates, rule changes, amendments, and tech bulletins could be viewed in just a few seconds online. I feel this would level the playing field, and allow the racers to proceed with more confidence in the rules enforcement. What's not to like?

Wade Mahaffey