What would you do?? - Page 3

GUMP · 08-25-2025, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by J&S Racing

Was just wondering what others would've done

Years ago, a similar thing happened to me. I was .001 and lost .01 to a car that was pushed through the water box. At the time I didn't want to rock the boat. Today I would go straight to tech at the end of the run and get weighed.

JP1738 · 08-25-2025, 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by GUMP

Years ago, a similar thing happened to me. I was .001 and lost .01 to a car that was pushed through the water box. At the time I didn't want to rock the boat. Today I would go straight to tech at the end of the run and get weighed.

Are you not allowed to push it through the lanes and up to the ready line? Or do you have to have it fired by the time you get there? I don't know the rule on that.

GUMP · 08-25-2025, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by JP1738

Are you not allowed to push it through the lanes and up to the ready line? Or do you have to have it fired by the time you get there? I don't know the rule on that.

that is fine. You just can't be pushed through the water box....

James Perrone · 08-25-2025, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING

If he got caught you should've had a bye!

No, DQ
The official if he caught, you would tell you to drive it back to your pit and drive it back
That?s the rule
Ask your father

TOSTO RACING · 08-25-2025, 05:53 PM

I get what you are saying James ,but i just don't see in the rule book if you get caught towing to the lanes you have to drive back to the pits and drive back up it says towing to the lanes is prohibited which to me means not legal. So not sure how they would handle it, and I'm guessing its up to the official at the time of the infraction. And like Shane said I wish NHRA would follow its own rules no matter who you are a beginner or a pro shouldn't matter a rule is a rule and if broken you should pay the consequences end of story!

Like if I'm 10 pounds light at the scale can I go back to my trailer add weight and drive back and weigh? May as well if all you have to do when you get caught towing is go drive back and forth

. If you get caught towing up you can drive back to the trailer thats fine but you should stay there! Maybe prohibited means something else ?? idk lol

J&S Racing · 08-25-2025, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING

I get what you are saying James ,but i just don't see in the rule book if you get caught towing to the lanes you have to drive back to the pits and drive back up it says towing to the lanes is prohibited which to me means not legal. So not sure how they would handle it, and I'm guessing its up to the official at the time of the infraction. And like Shane said I wish NHRA would follow its own rules no matter who you are a beginner or a pro shouldn't matter a rule is a rule and if broken you should pay the consequences end of story!

Like if I'm 10 pounds light at the scale can I go back to my trailer add weight and drive back and weigh? May as well if all you have to do when you get caught towing is go drive back and forth

. If you get caught towing up you can drive back to the trailer thats fine but you should stay there! Maybe prohibited means something else ?? idk lol

FWIW I messaged the division director what the penalty is. I also asked about chillers and ice at the mouth of the lanes.my understanding that stuff can?t leave a pit spot, doesn?t have to be your pit spot if you had a friend closer?. I will update if he answers

Brett C · 08-25-2025, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by J&S Racing

FWIW I messaged the division director what the penalty is. I also asked about chillers and ice at the mouth of the lanes.my understanding that stuff can?t leave a pit spot, doesn?t have to be your pit spot if you had a friend closer?. I will update if he answers

Just about everyone uses a friend?s pit that is closer to help chill.
In Indy, where it should be policed to the highest level, people are still chilling in the lanes!

Greg Barsamian · 08-26-2025, 08:02 PM

Last year at the "Dutch", we were in the "Final for Class", and was using a friends pit spot at the top of the hill above the staging lanes to cool the engine.
NHRA made us stop cooling and informed us that "You have to use your own pit area to cool/chill and prepare your car, and then drive it to the lanes"

However at the "Double" at Numedia", we were fortunate to be "pitted" on the hill" above staging, so we were able to just "roll it down" into the lanes!

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TOSTO RACING Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: DRAGSTRIP Posts: 892 Likes: 919 Liked 662 Times in 187 Posts	Re: What would you do?? I get what you are saying James ,but i just don't see in the rule book if you get caught towing to the lanes you have to drive back to the pits and drive back up it says towing to the lanes is prohibited which to me means not legal. So not sure how they would handle it, and I'm guessing its up to the official at the time of the infraction. And like Shane said I wish NHRA would follow its own rules no matter who you are a beginner or a pro shouldn't matter a rule is a rule and if broken you should pay the consequences end of story! Like if I'm 10 pounds light at the scale can I go back to my trailer add weight and drive back and weigh? May as well if all you have to do when you get caught towing is go drive back and forth . If you get caught towing up you can drive back to the trailer thats fine but you should stay there! Maybe prohibited means something else ?? idk lol __________________ 5664 GHI/SA 1985 CAMARO RED H/SA 1985 CAMARO BLUE I/SA

08-26-2025, 08:02 PM	#28
Greg Barsamian VIP Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Central Massachusetts Posts: 1,402 Likes: 728 Liked 427 Times in 97 Posts	Re: What would you do?? Last year at the "Dutch", we were in the "Final for Class", and was using a friends pit spot at the top of the hill above the staging lanes to cool the engine. NHRA made us stop cooling and informed us that "You have to use your own pit area to cool/chill and prepare your car, and then drive it to the lanes" However at the "Double" at Numedia", we were fortunate to be "pitted" on the hill" above staging, so we were able to just "roll it down" into the lanes!