Excessive Braking?

[Austin Ford]

Originally Posted by Cotten

Wow
An nhra official actually told you there was something on the track!?

Direct conversation

Official: "Austin are you ok? You aren't leaking anything right?"

Me: "No im good man. I'm not sure why it did that, I was just riding the breaks, I didn't dump him."

Official: "well there's some water or something in your lane they're looking at. I think you ran through that."

[Robert Simpson]

I do have a question. Why was he dialed 9.70's? He ran in 8's on Thurs. Was this not the Blue SAM's mustang? Was the car misdialed? I am glad everyone I ok and I am glad Jeff got stopped so quick.

[Austin Ford]

Originally Posted by Robert Simpson

I do have a question. Why was he dialed 9.70's? He ran in 8's on Thurs. Was this not the Blue SAM's mustang? Was the car misdialed? I am glad everyone I ok and I am glad Jeff got stopped so quick.

It's was not a misdial. I was blowing the tires off at the starting line almost every run, so I wanted to make sure I could run my number.

[Another Friendly Racer]

Looking at the video in slow motion, it looks pretty clear that the smoke comes from Adkinson's car, not Austin's. Adkinson did dump off 10 mph in the traps. The dump also appears to have been what it took to get the win, as Austin was .00 on the tree and pacing him.

[HR9121]

I'm glad everyone came out of this ok. But comparing that run with the earlier runs I would say it was going a 9.50 something at around 150 so I would have to call this a dump. Sorry don't mean offend anyone just don't want to see anyone get hurt.

[Keith 944]

Typical NHRA national event, lack of traction for sportsman, if they keep up on the starting line racers would not have to hold a lot. NHRA needs to take some responsibility for this, who wants to make a pass and run 4-8 numbers off? This makes even the novice racer hold and brake without proper understanding or control of this. Bad things happen when wheels are locked!

[jimmyparker]

In this day and time nothing is anybody's fault.

Originally Posted by HR9121

I'm glad everyone came out of this ok. But comparing that run with the earlier runs I would say it was going a 9.50 something at around 150 so I would have to call this a dump. Sorry don't mean offend anyone just don't want to see anyone get hurt.

I watched it from the top, he didn't dump. He slowed down to his speed as the finish line came up, and paced with him. There was a bunch of smoke after word as the car got out of shape. He did it the right way. Just had a problem after the finish line. Looked like he spun as he left from up top where I was. It was a good strategy.

[Keith 944]

Originally Posted by jimmyparker

In this day and time nothing is anybody's fault.

How true! No one ever seems to take any responsibility, and this is life in general

[Austin Ford]

Originally Posted by Todd Hoven

I watched it from the top, he didn't dump. He slowed down to his speed as the finish line came up, and paced with him. There was a bunch of smoke after word as the car got out of shape. He did it the right way. Just had a problem after the finish line. Looked like he spun as he left from up top where I was. It was a good strategy.

Thanks for trying to clear it up. I respect everyone's opinion, and as I said before, I did not dump. The people that were there and involved as well as the officials know what happened.