Snake Wants Testing Limited

#46 09-20-2006, 08:28 AM

Really though....How can you control it? Like if Morgan Lucas' hauler pulls into some itty-bitty "no name" local track somewhere on a Saturday afternoon... do the NHRA police come out & make them put the car back in the box?
And who's to stop someone from buying a few acres somewhere out in the country and laying a strip of concrete to test on? Plus I'm sure the IHRA events would always welcome someone to stop in and make a few laps during thier events.
Or, just show up at one of the big tracks during a special event and call it "exhibition runs".

Are they going to outlaw starting the cars in your race shop or driveway, too?

#47 09-20-2006, 02:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony Smith

What planet have you been on??? This isn't 2004...it's 2006....the cost for a Tim Wilkerson to run one these car has risen dramatically. Have you looked at the Top Ten in points lately?? Lower funded teams my ass!

Tony, in your estimation, what factors have driven up the operating cost significantly since 2004? I'm guessing fuel for the haulers is a part of it?

#48 09-20-2006, 03:48 PM

O.K. this is getting to be too much. What's next provisionals. Keep NHRA the way it was before all these rules. That's what I liked about the sport, being one of a kind.

#49 09-22-2006, 03:15 PM

Connie Kalitta will probably just build his own test track so he can test his cars how ever many times he wants.

#50 09-22-2006, 03:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lynn McCarthy

Connie Kalitta will probably just build his own test track so he can test his cars how ever many times he wants.

.... or use an airport between takeoffs and landings.

#51 09-23-2006, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Ian Sweeney

.... or use an airport between takeoffs and landings.

That would work too. And knowing Connie he would do it just for spite!!!!!!!!

#52 09-23-2006, 12:13 PM

Now, that's one thing Kalitta has never done - run a race car on the ramp at Willow Run! Connie, however even today, can be seen occaisionally zooming across the ramp in his 'Caddy!
It sort of has been tried before though. Remember Gary Ormsby & Lee Beard actually tried to race a fighter jet somewhere in the Castrol GTX Top Fueler.

They had it all elaboratley planned out, the plane & the car were dialed in & handicapped like a bracket race. It was a cool idea at the time. But they couldn't get Gary's car to hook up on the bare concrete so unfortunately we never got to compare apples-to-apples.

#53 09-24-2006, 10:00 AM

I wonder if Snake is singing the same tune today about limited testing, now that the DPR TF car is sitting on the sidelines on elimination day?
If it was this time next year, the car that would probably be using at least SOME data from this year's event would be S.O.L., because there is NO raceday data to be input.

1, 2 or 4 less runs of information could make a world of difference in the Chase for the Cup, or whatever they are calling it, next year... And this particular race is one of the pre-qualifiers for the qualifier to be selected to see if you've won the lottery to be selected to even be CONSIDERED to be in the running for the Big Number One sticker...

(PLACE SARCASTIC ICON HERE..)

#54 09-24-2006, 09:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Alan Reinhart

Two things come to mind. First Snake is NOT a member of PRO so would he still be affected?

Second the way NASCAR limits it's guys are with tires, Good Year sells them tires at the track, but they are NOT allowed to take them home after the race, they must be turned in. So if you have no tires, you can't very well make laps.

Alan

Goodyear sells that same tire to non competitors of the big show. How do you regulate that? And what about IHRA events run by some with that same tire?

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