Live from Maple Grove - NHRA Auto Plus Nationals

[Shawn Blair]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Not true -- When I'm driving my CC/SA COPO I must have and use a shield .

Really?....7.49 and quicker shield required.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by Shawn Blair

Really?....7.49 and quicker shield required.

Full faced helmet w/ shield required and enforced .

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Full faced helmet w/ shield required and enforced .

I'm not real sure about that. I race with a full face helmet, but don't even have the shield on it when I run super gas, or super stock. Even not in super comp unless I was driving a dragster or altered. I go thru tech at every race I attend with no shield on the helmet
Chuck

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas

Full faced helmet w/ shield required and enforced .

Just re looked at the rule book and what it says it shields permitted, does not say required. Jack, If someone is enforcing it, I would want to know why if I was you
Chuck

[C and W Racing]

Originally Posted by FED 387

ASK GREG ANDERSON bout that!!! Cost him thousands of dollars in fine just this summer----MUST BE DOWN from the starting line til you are off the track per NHRA

Screwed up part about that is how many times have we seen a top fuel or funny car driver lifting their visor, or unbuckling, yet never hear about a fine for them. I remember seeing some of them win the race and stand up in the car as its still rolling down the track. No fine.
Chuck

[Ron Gusack]

The in car videos make it appear that they are shifting to N after the stripe. Are these all clean neutral valve bodies?

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Mike Fuller

Great package Michael!

Thanks Mike! I needed that. Bob's always tough, and that was my first round win in NHRA Stock this year. Talk about a monkey on your back! Finally got the Volare squared away, getting the fuel rail to quit leaking, and changing the shifter cable -- which was so much of a nightmare you wouldn't believe it if I told you. As Sal put it, "You were looking pretty rough yesterday morning!" No doubt! We even had some fan/water pump issues on the first run with Terry's usually trouble-free Dart Sport. But by the end of Q2, had both cars where we needed to.

Redman rode by and said we can put 'em up... S/SS are done for the day.