Expensive visor raise

Mickey Whaley · 05-15-2013, 12:55 PM

Greg Anderson fined 5k for raising visor before getting off track

jmcarter · 05-15-2013, 01:16 PM

Nobody forces him to have an in-car camera used for ESPN...nobody likes to lose but his disgust at the end of a losing run is almost comical. He first flips the window latch and then starts going after his safety equipment. Face it, he's still traveling at a pretty good clip and probably isn't aware if a competitor is having trouble in the shutdown area.

Mike Pearson · 05-15-2013, 01:16 PM

Chump change for a team with their budget. I'll bet it wasn't his first warning. NASCAR fine would have been much larger. Loss of points too.

HR9121 · 05-15-2013, 01:24 PM

How much do you think it would have been if they had got all tangled up while on camera?

Mickey Whaley · 05-15-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by HR9121

How much do you think it would have been if they had got all tangled up while on camera?

That would have been bad.

SPS · 05-15-2013, 07:55 PM

Just NHRA being a wannabe NASCAR deal.

A warning would have been sufficient.

FJ

Wayne Totaro · 05-15-2013, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Mickey Whaley

That would have been bad.

Especially if there was a stripper in the car!

Maverick · 05-15-2013, 08:56 PM

Just wondering how many classes have this rule. I was not aware that I had to have my visor down to go down the track.

rickseeman · 05-15-2013, 09:11 PM

It's kinda hot in those cars with all that stuff on. I never lowered my visor until I saw this video.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcoy3SIlsw8"]Bruce Allen Drag Race Crash - YouTube[/ame]

D.Johns · 05-15-2013, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Chump change for a team with their budget. I'll bet it wasn't his first warning. NASCAR fine would have been much larger. Loss of points too.

They also lost 10 points in this. Ricky Jones was fined 10k and 25points for modifying the auto shutdown/parachute in a way the NHRA did not deem appropriate.

From my understanding they(elite team) had wired it in to also shut down the fuel as it normally only shuts down ignition and releases the chutes.

05-15-2013, 12:55 PM	#1
Mickey Whaley VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,220 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Expensive visor raise Greg Anderson fined 5k for raising visor before getting off track

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jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,139 Likes: 2,020 Liked 2,753 Times in 863 Posts	Re: Expensive visor raise Nobody forces him to have an in-car camera used for ESPN...nobody likes to lose but his disgust at the end of a losing run is almost comical. He first flips the window latch and then starts going after his safety equipment. Face it, he's still traveling at a pretty good clip and probably isn't aware if a competitor is having trouble in the shutdown area. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock

05-15-2013, 01:16 PM	#3
Mike Pearson VIP Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 2,329 Likes: 547 Liked 1,656 Times in 507 Posts	Re: Expensive visor raise Chump change for a team with their budget. I'll bet it wasn't his first warning. NASCAR fine would have been much larger. Loss of points too. __________________ Mike Pearson 2485 SS

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HR9121 Live Reporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New Bern, NC Posts: 3,359 Likes: 113 Liked 2,928 Times in 646 Posts	Re: Expensive visor raise How much do you think it would have been if they had got all tangled up while on camera? __________________ James Williamson W200 J/SA

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SPS Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Cayuga, Canada Posts: 297 Likes: 32 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Expensive visor raise Just NHRA being a wannabe NASCAR deal. A warning would have been sufficient. FJ

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Maverick Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 291 Likes: 2 Liked 26 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Expensive visor raise Just wondering how many classes have this rule. I was not aware that I had to have my visor down to go down the track.

05-15-2013, 09:11 PM	#9
rickseeman Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Stuttgart, AR Posts: 121 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Expensive visor raise It's kinda hot in those cars with all that stuff on. I never lowered my visor until I saw this video. [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcoy3SIlsw8"]Bruce Allen Drag Race Crash - YouTube[/ame]