"Live From" 2023 Baby Gators / Gatornationals

[63corvette]

Originally Posted by Mike Gray

Did Gary get the protest fee? (looks like it's $750.00 ?)

Protests must be accompanied by a protest fee as outlined
below. Protest fee, minus Technical Department expenses,
will be forfeited to the vehicle owner if the protested vehicle
is found in compliance with the requirements of its class of
competition.
(NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Pro Mod Drag
Racing Series, NHRA Top Fuel Harley Drag Racing Series and
the NHRA Factory Stock Showdown series) protest fee: $750

How was a phone in protest accepted?

Contestant protests may only be filed by a driver or registered
vehicle owner competing in the same event and in the same
eliminator category, as the vehicle being protested

This is all at the Division Directors discretion.
I can speak to this directly as I have been a victim of it myself.
I did not collect the protest fee because the protestor did not put up any fee.
I was subjected to the inspection by 4 or 5 of NHRAs Tech personnel over about an hour and one half inspection of my car on jack stands in my pit.
Only the wife and I were allowed to witness the inspection.
Everyone else was evicted from our pit and could not witness the inspection.
My car passed with flying colors and the chief inspector asked me why I was being inspected. My comment was you need to tell me who protested me and and why.
I was told they, NHRA could not tell me.
When the inspection was over I had a heated conversation with the Division Director.
I was sure who protested me and we also had a heated conversation.
After that nothing was ever said about the protest.
What it comes down to is certain SPECIAL people get things done just to harass another racer and pay no costs for their actions monetary or otherwise.
My Experience.
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

[Mike Gray]

Originally Posted by 63corvette

This is all at the Division Directors discretion.
I can speak to this directly as I have been a victim of it myself.
I did not collect the protest fee because the protestor did not put up any fee.
I was subjected to the inspection by 4 or 5 of NHRAs Tech personnel over about an hour and one half inspection of my car on jack stands in my pit.
Only the wife and I were allowed to witness the inspection.
Everyone else was evicted from our pit and could not witness the inspection.
My car passed with flying colors and the chief inspector asked me why I was being inspected. My comment was you need to tell me who protested me and and why.
I was told they, NHRA could not tell me.
When the inspection was over I had a heated conversation with the Division Director.
I was sure who protested me and we also had a heated conversation.
After that nothing was ever said about the protest.
What it comes down to is certain SPECIAL people get things done just to harass another racer and pay no costs for their actions monetary or otherwise.
My Experience.
Rick Cates
Canyon, TX

Sounds like someone convinced a NHRA official to protest you. According to the rule book if another competitor filed the protest it must be accompanied by the fee. An official can protest a competitors car with no fee involved. The officials should not be instigating protest because of hear-say by someone with a little more pull than others.
(Sounds a bit like blinder protest.)

[Ken Miele]

Good morning all, and oh its brisk. I'll post the weather numbers as of 7:33 below. Super Street is out first, with a 8am start, followed but Stock. We get 3 qualifiers with first round tomorrow starting with Super Street. I will be at the starting line doing my photos todays and post them later today.

Temp 52
Bar 29.98
Humid 85%
DA 50ft
Water Grains 48
VP.3329
Wind calm

[Casey Miles]

I don't get NHRA's policy. As a racer going to numerous points races, I couldn't get into the Gator nats. But NHRA invites a Street legal class to attend. I would understand if the Street legal class was invited to the babies, but why to the national and refuse more Stockers in the race? Just a little steamy!

Casey Miles
Stock