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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
Although I agree with you completely, we are dealing with the 21ST Century NHRA.
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
I'm just a bored casual observer....BUT as Billy says this is the modern version of NHRA racing and for the most part has been for quite some time
They do have a rule book but not much in the way of desire or personnel to enforce every infraction They just want their "show" to go on and move on to the next one.... Entertaining the paying customers is at the top of the list.....Sportsman racing is nothing more than time filler.....
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
Face it, many of the real racers have supported the NHRA for years thru the Sportsman Classes, but the governing body aka NHRA could care less, it is all about the JOHN FORCES- DON SCHUMACHER- of the sport now...it as become a sport where the Sportsman classes pay for the others , you get forced into poor pits, maybe 2 time runs in terrible conditions, etc, but most still love the sportand that is a good thing, but if you let someone get away with a warning at a National Event, where it is suppose to be the premier race with a warning is just stupid, if it happened at a Divisional , the driver was warned, put on notice to get corrected before his next event is one thing, but not at a National event, we can dispute this all day but wrong is wrong, he broke the rules, same as being light at scales , fuel not checking etc, the tech guys should have got him on the topend......
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
and the bottom line of this discussion is...............................................
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
Go back find the video of the first stockers in the nines, you will see the next day three or four people dialing in the nines without any other safety equipment
it’s been overlooked for a while. Should have been enforced then I can see somebody running nines without the dial , but to dial nines without the equipment is pretty blatant
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As someone that has a car that can run in the nines. I have a window net and keep the gloves and neck brace in the car. I try not to run in the nines. Bill went 9.985. Not sticking up for Bill but there is a good chance he didn't realize he would go that quick. I could see a warning but not to toss him. Now if he went 9.70's or dialed in the nines that would be another thing. PLease don't say whats the difference. I have seen drivers slam the brakes top end only to get a warning. The real mistake that Bill made was to run it out. BP
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
very well spoken barry thank you
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Re: poor excuse for tech at NHRA National
I would definitely not agree with a decision to toss a driver for exceeding his safety equipment by .015.
Certainly not the same as a violation of performance rules, in my opinion.
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