Heard in the Stands at the Indy

Ed Wright · 09-01-2013, 07:57 PM

Cary, I'm still trying to figure out how the tech guy saw how big a hole you had behind your flywheel. Did you go to tech with the transmission and floor pan removed?

joe176 · 09-01-2013, 08:08 PM

Been watching the Yellow Bullet Nats live online from Cecil County .... These guys are having fun ... Imagine that ... And they get live Internet coverage ...

Bench Racer · 09-01-2013, 08:40 PM

I think NHRA has bigger issues to worry about than an inch of clearance on a crankshaft by the scatter shield, With the RPM that Honda will buzz I don't think anything that explodes in the can will be heading inward, at least not according to the law of physics. NHRA made a class for the car, don't punish him for showing up. Don Jackson

Ed Carpenter · 09-01-2013, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Cary, I'm still trying to figure out how the tech guy saw how big a hole you had behind your flywheel. Did you go to tech with the transmission and floor pan removed?

X2. Someone had to of said something for them to look.

boostedf22c · 09-02-2013, 01:03 PM

I guess if you have a 10,000hp Funny car you don't have to abide by this rule.

Mack Reeves · 09-02-2013, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by boostedf22c

I guess if you have a 10,000hp Funny car you don't have to abide by this rule.

That about says it all.......

rognelson777 · 09-02-2013, 03:37 PM

Carey, Nhra may be cracking down on transmission certified products. I believe there maybe a mandate out there right now to look hard at transmissions and certs. At the atco divisional recently a Super street racer failed tech for transmission sheild cert. Think about how hard it is to check the cert on a super street car, most are full body cars, and it would be very hard to check, but they did and car failed tech. There was also a instance of another 4 cylinder car in comp that had a adapter fail. So maybe they have decided to check real hard, hope they were not picking on you. and remember there are many things that sometimes do not make sense but you have to decide if you want to live by their rules or not.

boostedf22c · 09-03-2013, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rognelson777

Carey, Nhra may be cracking down on transmission certified products. I believe there maybe a mandate out there right now to look hard at transmissions and certs. At the atco divisional recently a Super street racer failed tech for transmission sheild cert. Think about how hard it is to check the cert on a super street car, most are full body cars, and it would be very hard to check, but they did and car failed tech. There was also a instance of another 4 cylinder car in comp that had a adapter fail. So maybe they have decided to check real hard, hope they were not picking on you. and remember there are many things that sometimes do not make sense but you have to decide if you want to live by their rules or not.

That's whats crazy though. I did everything they asked me to do. I went and got my can converted from 6.1 to 6.3 and updated the cert. Same with the clutch and flywheel. This all started on Tues and ended on Friday. I never once filled out and handed them a tech card. I never told them I was ready to be tech'd in, nor did they tell me that they were teching me in. It's all really fishy to me.

I'm all about safety, and had EVERY safety item needed to run the ET/MPH that my car runs. I had no problem doing everything they told me I had to do in that 3 day span (and the tech guy literally told me these were the 3 things I needed to do so I could race). I have no problem following rules either, but as posted above, everyone should be held to the same standard if they are going to enforce such a rule, and clearly they aren't.

Also, rules need to evolve a bit. I'm going to be speaking with someone about this, because I feel this particular rule needs to be revised.

Any suggestions from some of you guys that have been through this? Who would be the best person to talk too, etc.??

Thanks for all the support, it's actually quite overwhelming. All the messages, facebook posts and messages, visits by the pits, it's all much appreciated.

270DART · 09-03-2013, 12:36 PM

I think folks are all thinking zebras and not horses in your plight Cary.
With Chevrolet on board sponsoring the event, the huge turnout of the big 3 factory cars, and your performance numbers from last years event; there was NO way a Honda was going to sit on the pole this year. So they clipped your wings before you could fly. I have so much respect for all of you guys who continue coming back after being sucker punched time and time again by the politics that have permeated this particular sanctioning body’s policies.

JJ

09-01-2013, 07:57 PM	#1
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy Cary, I'm still trying to figure out how the tech guy saw how big a hole you had behind your flywheel. Did you go to tech with the transmission and floor pan removed? __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA

09-01-2013, 08:08 PM	#2
joe176 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: NY Posts: 601 Likes: 36 Liked 41 Times in 9 Posts	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy Been watching the Yellow Bullet Nats live online from Cecil County .... These guys are having fun ... Imagine that ... And they get live Internet coverage ... __________________ Joe Franco SS176

09-01-2013, 08:40 PM	#3
Bench Racer Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Green Creek (Tryon) North Carolina Posts: 331 Likes: 69 Liked 99 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy I think NHRA has bigger issues to worry about than an inch of clearance on a crankshaft by the scatter shield, With the RPM that Honda will buzz I don't think anything that explodes in the can will be heading inward, at least not according to the law of physics. NHRA made a class for the car, don't punish him for showing up. Don Jackson

09-02-2013, 01:03 PM	#5
boostedf22c Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Lebanon, IN Posts: 483 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy I guess if you have a 10,000hp Funny car you don't have to abide by this rule. __________________ Carey Bales 316D DD/AT www.racetactics.net

09-02-2013, 03:37 PM	#7
rognelson777 Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 376 Likes: 20 Liked 135 Times in 74 Posts	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy Carey, Nhra may be cracking down on transmission certified products. I believe there maybe a mandate out there right now to look hard at transmissions and certs. At the atco divisional recently a Super street racer failed tech for transmission sheild cert. Think about how hard it is to check the cert on a super street car, most are full body cars, and it would be very hard to check, but they did and car failed tech. There was also a instance of another 4 cylinder car in comp that had a adapter fail. So maybe they have decided to check real hard, hope they were not picking on you. and remember there are many things that sometimes do not make sense but you have to decide if you want to live by their rules or not.

09-03-2013, 12:36 PM	#9
270DART Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: South Florida Posts: 10 Likes: 1 Liked 7 Times in 1 Post	Re: Heard in the Stands at the Indy I think folks are all thinking zebras and not horses in your plight Cary. With Chevrolet on board sponsoring the event, the huge turnout of the big 3 factory cars, and your performance numbers from last years event; there was NO way a Honda was going to sit on the pole this year. So they clipped your wings before you could fly. I have so much respect for all of you guys who continue coming back after being sucker punched time and time again by the politics that have permeated this particular sanctioning body’s policies. JJ