Jerry Eckman reinstated by NHRA

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by SSDiv6

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When Warren is at his pit, his engineering mind is working all the time and he might appear to not be friendly.

There's that intensity, completely understandable. I found Glidden to be kind of like that at the races too. Must have something to do with being an engine builder/driver/team owner .......

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Alan Roehrich

Warren has a great attitude, and a great sense of humor. You just have to know him, and understand him. I like Warren a lot, he's a nice guy and a lot of fun once you understand him.

He actually likes Stock and Super Stock, I spoke to him a couple of times in the lanes when Pro Stock was in the lanes at the same time. He was almost as much fun as Grumpy Jenkins, who was hilarious just about every time I talked to him.

Interesting Alan, It's fascinating how meeting someone face to face like you have Warren can form a completely different perception of someone compared to how I may "see" them. He sure seems intense on TV at the end of a run, but I find it quite refreshing to hear that he's funny and fun to be around. It's also very cool that he likes Stock and Super Stock. Maybe he should pull a Jeggie or a Jason Line and run a class car too. Now THAT would be cool !!!

[Pvt Parts]

Is anyone here besides me having a problem with the pieces of Eckman's situation fitting together?? I am assuming here that Jerry's story is true and correct.

Maybe I missed something but according to the cp article, Jerry shows up at the race track and is present in the pits of a race team he doesn't own, tinkering with a car he doesn't own.

The vehicle has not been teched in and Jerry has not signed a tech card or declared to NHRA that he intends to compete in Pro Stock, a race he has entered as a driver, with that car.

It is not "illegal" to possess a nitrous bottle at an NHRA track. That car, with a complete working nitrous system, could have been raced at a match race promo the night before. It had not yet been presented to NHRA as a legal Pro Stocker with a licensed driver.

There are plenty of plausible, "legal" explanations for what happened. If all this is true, I think I would have given a lot of thought as to how and where I was going to spend the money he gave to NHRA.

That being said, I'm glad to see him in the driver's seat again.

[Todd Boyer]

Originally Posted by Pvt Parts

Is anyone here besides me having a problem with the pieces of Eckman's situation fitting together?? I am assuming here that Jerry's story is true and correct.

Maybe I missed something but according to the cp article, Jerry shows up at the race track and is present in the pits of a race team he doesn't own, tinkering with a car he doesn't own.

The vehicle has not been teched in and Jerry has not signed a tech card or declared to NHRA that he intends to compete in Pro Stock, a race he has entered as a driver, with that car.

It is not "illegal" to possess a nitrous bottle at an NHRA track. That car, with a complete working nitrous system, could have been raced at a match race promo the night before. It had not yet been presented to NHRA as a legal Pro Stocker with a licensed driver.

There are plenty of plausible, "legal" explanations for what happened. If all this is true, I think I would have given a lot of thought as to how and where I was going to spend the money he gave to NHRA.

That being said, I'm glad to see him in the driver's seat again.

All very good points Scott. And yes, it is good to see him back.