Angelle DQ'd?

#16 08-13-2006, 10:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff dibaigio

no one else came up light. you can cry all you want angelle. oh let me guess. i guess the scales are wrong because big bad team $humacher always wins right

Jeez Dude..a little bitter there are we?? I didn't see anything in her interview that would warrant that kind of response..duh.

#17 08-13-2006, 10:24 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff dibaigio

did they say anyone else came up light? NO you must be a $humacher fan. dont make exuses

Isn't "cheating" a wee bit harsh? I mean it presumes that the NHRA's scale was 100% accurate. How many times has the NHRA been 100% right on anything in the last 3 years? Based on past history alone, I'm willing to give Angelle and her team the benefit of the doubt.

#18 08-13-2006, 10:34 PM

I thought you gave the Fuel Sample after scaleing, not before, and to say they drained the tank?....

And believe me, I like like Shoe and his teams... but, in the long run, I could careless one way or the other...

#19 08-13-2006, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff dibaigio

your right charles, cheating is harsh to say. like all of the rest of the anderson haters used to say about our pro stock guy. the old mater was filled with anderson is cheating posts all the time. so ill repect the team for now. but they still didnt penalize anyone else. you think they gave her enough of air time after that though? i swear don must own espn too

The Don must be pretty happy. Angelle deserved the time IMHO. But geez, Ron's out and gets an interview. Ace gets an interview. Even Force loses and gets interviewed. Tommy makes 4 good passes in qualifying. Never got an interview. Wins 2 rounds. Never got an interview. I sound like Red "Never got a dinner" Buttons I know... but come on ESPN.

#20 08-13-2006, 10:38 PM

Tommy got an interview..but he had to win to get it.

#21 08-13-2006, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Smith

The Don must be pretty happy. Angelle deserved the time IMHO. But geez, Ron's out and gets an interview. Ace gets an interview. Even Force loses and gets interviewed. Tommy makes 4 good passes in qualifying. Never got an interview. Wins 2 rounds. Never got an interview. I sound like Red "Never got a dinner" Buttons I know... but come on ESPN.

i totally agree, espn its so wrapped up into dsr that the people who deserve it never get interviewed. last night we had the zoo. tonight we get dsr like always.

tommy deserved a big interview!

#22 08-13-2006, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by jeff dibaigio

no one else came up light. you can cry all you want angelle. they cheated period!!!!!!!!!!!!! oh let me guess. i guess the scales are wrong because big bad team $humacher always wins right

That's a little harsh.

For all we know, there were bikes that may've been heavy before the run and right at weight after the run.

#23 08-13-2006, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by David Williams

Tommy got an interview..but he had to win to get it.

True but I was referring to the qualifying show and the first 2 round wins specifically. They talked to him only after the semis and the final. I'm beginning to think Mike Green needs to throw the throttle stop at Rick Stewart's head before every pass just to get a little TV time.

P.S. Sorry for the thread hi-jack.

#24 08-13-2006, 10:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Smith

True but I was referring to the qualifying show and the first 2 round wins specifically. They talked to him only after the semis and the final. I'm beginning to think Mike Green needs to throw the throttle stop at Rick Stewart's head before every pass just to get a little TV time.

P.S. Sorry for the thread hi-jack.

LOL..Man that's the truth.

It's obvious ESPN doesn't have the diehard racer in mind..

#25 08-13-2006, 10:43 PM

I'm tellin' ya guys, something is up with espn2 producers or something working the controversy angle lately. They used to just show us the racing and that was that. I guess they are trying to react to the people saying they need to broadcast the drama?
Anyways, sorry Angelle, I've been angry to the point of tears also. Keep soldiering on, dot all your i's and cross all your t's. Hang tough girly.

#26 08-13-2006, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Charles Smith

I posted this most likley dumb question over on Angelle's site and I'll ask it here. Did they scale the bike facing into the wind or away from the wind? The reason I ask is because I've seen literally dozens of funny cars and pro stock cars get scaled. They'll be light facing away from the wind and be over the legal limit facing into the wind. That little breeze can supply enough lift to artificially effect the scale. When they interviewed Angelle, I couldn't help but notice that the wind really seemed to be blowing. Could this affect a PSM just like F/C or PSC? Just wondering.

I don't know enough about it to develop an informed response, but if memory serves me correctly, Larry Morgan came up light at the scales a year or two ago at Brainerd & he blamed it on the wind too - he didn't get shirts made up about it or anything, but he was hoppin' mad at NHRA. Does anyone else remember that? Is it possible that the wind can swing the scales a full five pounds? I wouldn't think so, but I don't know.

#27 08-13-2006, 10:54 PM

It would have been nice to get TJ some more air time, but I was glad that they explained Angelle's DQ because I was fustrated at her being out. I think she earns every win she gets.

TJ seems like a nice guy and I think he's one of the best spokesman the sport has. I'd rather see TJ get the air time than most of the other drivers out there.

#28 08-13-2006, 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Gordon Carlon

I don't know enough about it to develop an informed response, but if memory serves me correctly, Larry Morgan came up light at the scales a year or two ago at Brainerd & he blamed it on the wind too - he didn't get shirts made up about it or anything, but he was hoppin' mad at NHRA. Does anyone else remember that? Is it possible that the wind can swing the scales a full five pounds? I wouldn't think so, but I don't know.

As I understood it, the scale reads weight in 5 pound increments. So I was thinking the difference could have been just that 1-2 pounds needed to make the scale round down to 610lbs instead of up to 615lbs. Maybe I misunderstood though?

I hope George or Jackie Bryce comes around to help clarify this.

#29 08-13-2006, 11:01 PM

Where we give fuel is different at most races, it just depends on where they have room. But I can tell you something about the Brainerd scales that NHRA guys will say doesn't happen but I've seen personally several times. If you weigh your car as far left and back it will weigh between 5 and 10lbs heavier than the exact center. And depending on how early you weigh it in the morning before the run it will move 5 to 10lbs, I know this sounds crazy but several other racers have the same notes about the scales about Brainerd and Pheonix which is really bad about changing during the day.

My two cents,
Michael

#30 08-13-2006, 11:48 PM

I doubt they were cheating,but Geez Angelle grow up,enough with the crying. When melanie went out in all 3 western swing races in the 1st round you didnt see her crying,Angelle makes her sponsor look real bad. Maybe next year she can get kleenex to sponsor her.