And so it starts

[Adub464Q]

Originally Posted by jimmyparker

One other waste of time and also not fair to racer "B" behind you who is in the water waiting to do his burnout. Racer "A" redlights and then takes 29 seconds to clear the track because he is unhappy.

I have referred to this as the "pout lap" for years.

Even suggested to NHRA last year, lets have a $250 fine for being absolutely disrespectful to the other racers behind you rather than a $250 fine for an oil down that the racer is not in control of.

[Lyn Smith]

Originally Posted by Adub464Q

I have referred to this as the "pout lap" for years.

Even suggested to NHRA last year, lets have a $250 fine for being absolutely disrespectful to the other racers behind you rather than a $250 fine for an oil down that the racer is not in control of.

My pet peeve also. The racer who redlights, spins, loses control of the two step etc. and then takes it out on the pair behind them sitting with their tires getting cooler by the second. There are repeat offenders I witness doing this every year. NHRA notes how much time it takes to run a certain amount of each category down the track at each race. Maybe this has something to do with the quotas going down to 50 at some races?