"First or worst"

Ring a bell?

REX

Oh I agree with it...but thats where NHRA should make changes for this very reason....EVERY car should be weighed to eliminate any problems such as what happened earlier and if for some reason the winner is DQ'd then the losser can come in knowing that they've weighed in and there wont be any questions because we all know, like I said earlier, there would have been even more drama had Troxel won. Even Dunn said himself that Fuller should of had a bye run.

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If the other car dq's I can see letting it be a single run.

Last year at the World Finals they ignore a direct order from an NHRA Official. Now they ignore the rule to go to the scales. Makes a person wonder, what other rules are they ignoring?

If they are upset with the DQ, and they scoff at NHRA's decision, maybe they should find somewhere else to race. Bottom line, it's NHRA's ballpark and NHRA makes the rules. Follow the rules and you won't get DQ'ed.

The rule states "Under no circumstances may a competitor reject scaling his/her vehicle or fuel check. Any competitor who runs quicker than any of his/her previous runs during the event in Top Fuel, Funny Car, Pro Stock, Pro Stock Motorcycle, Top Alcohol Dragster, Top Alcohol Funny car, Comp, Super Stock, or Stock and fails to report to post-run inspection (scales or fuel check) will be disqualified from the event. The event will be charged aganst the competitor's points events with a zero (0) point counting toward the driver's claimed races."

So I dont see why he got DQ'd....he didnt make a quicker run then the previous session. He ran a 4.48 in round 2 and a 4.50 when he ran Troxel.

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Here is the deal I've got with it. That pass was a SPECIALTY RACE, but It was also Q-4 for those 4 cars left in the techinicoat shootout. BY RULE, AFTER ANY QUALIFYING ATTEMPT, IF YOU IMPROVE YOUR ET, YOU MUST STOP BY THE SCALES TO VERIFY WEIGHT, OR THE RUN WILL BE DISSALLOWED. According to that rule, Melenie Troxel's team should not have been permitted to get the win light. It should have been a Single for Hot Rod...(WHo I picked for the shootout btw...).

I have not seen the telecast, cause I went to Jimmy Buffett's Concert. AWESOME SHOW!! FINS..AND PARROT HEADS AS FAR AS I COULD SEE!!

Timmah!

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I thought the rule was, if you won a round you had to weigh in. Since it was a race/qualifying, they should have scaled the car.

Rapid

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Thats funny, I don't care who you are

Bruce, I posted that... then quickly deleted it. You type faster than I can delete.

I don't think there is anything in the rule book about specialty races? Interpretation is the error here.... Is it a Q-4 Run...Or Elimination Run???? It makes a difference!

Sounds to me like NHRA is gettin a bit too POLITICAL and that needs fixin! Gotta think, unfortunatly that the HD Partners group might complecate that..

Timmah!

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I was thinking about the comment made by "The Sarge" about that car (Melanie) has no business being in this event. I wonder how Evan Knoll feels hearing that about a car he sponsors? Especially from another driver that Evan Knoll sponsors.

I wonder how Evan feels about his crew members falsely accusing Schumacher's team of playing with the weight? 5:05 in the vid: 1320 TV

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Buell's and Hardley's suck!

First, let's all understand that a competitor often wins a race and passes the scales or fuel check at the discretion of the NHRA based upon circumstances. Winners often catch fire and burn weight off, bodies blow off or break off in the sand, and even time constraints have given the sanctioning body the green light to send a competitor directly back to the pit without the post race regimen. That being said, these circumstances were as competitive as the race itself tomorrow, given the $100 Grand at stake. I'm just a caveman but even I know you don't miss the scale after a round win on your way to the big prize.

On another note, if this sanctioning body really had grit, Tony would have been docked a large sum of money and even points for openly and publicly slamming the hand that's been feeding him for such a long time. The roundy-round officials would have also invited him into the trailer to learn, first-hand of his impending penalties whereas the NHRA just seems to stand there and take it on the chin like a little-league organization. Yeah, kinda like ignoring the head starter last year at Pomona. (no Paul, we won't get over it as long as we can remember the look on Doug's face after it.)

Oh, and Mr. Labs, to answer your question, the rev-limiter time and again.

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To Quote Tony Schumacher from the 1320tv interview....

"Well ain't that a .... Ain't that a.... you know what.."

Tony...Your team was DQed out of 100K....I think we'd all be ok if you said..

"WELL, AIN'T THAT ABOUT A BEEAATCCHH!!!"

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I've said it many times, folks, there is a reason the work KARMA starts with the word "CAR".

Tough break Tony, now man up and go back to work.