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11-12-2006, 11:43 AM
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Penanlities(sp) if any to be addressed next week? W.T.F.
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11-12-2006, 11:50 AM
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Originally Posted by Jenn Jaramillo
If Rick did tell them to shut off, and there was a leak and they were able to fix it, why not let them run?
If it was that dangerous, Rick would have ran out in front of Tony and turned not let him stage.
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Giving the shut off signal should be enough. One shouldn't have to stand infront of a car to get you to shut it off. |
11-12-2006, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Jer Weaver
After seeing on NHRA today the whole deal,Rick Did not make himslf clear to shut off,When Rick wants you to shut off he makes it very clear and dramatic,Tony did the right thing!
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Wasn't clear enough?...what should he have done?...reached in and squeezed his balls?
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11-12-2006, 11:55 AM
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Rick let em run,thats that.
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11-12-2006, 12:00 PM
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Quote:
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Rick let em run,thats that.
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Probably on orders from "dim-light" in the tower. |
11-12-2006, 12:48 PM
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11-12-2006, 12:55 PM
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Justified.... about 15,000 more than I thought... I was figuring a slap on the wrist...
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11-12-2006, 01:00 PM
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Should there be a shutoff device of some sort that the starter can reach? Only about every sportsman car I've ever seen has to have them.
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11-12-2006, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron Dunlap
Should there be a shutoff device of some sort that the starter can reach? Only about every sportsman car I've ever seen has to have them.
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Yeah Ron, the loose nut behind the butterflys... Buster used to reach out and touch someone |
11-12-2006, 01:07 PM
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That size of a fine could really hurt a smaller team. Guess who is smiling all the way to the bank on this one? Can you say "convenient revenue generator"? Regardless of who did it I would think it more than fair to be appealed due to the fact that he the starter flip-flopped and let him run anyway. This is not like the starter we have gotten used to. Megasize team pressure perhaps?
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11-12-2006, 01:43 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Dunlap
Should there be a shutoff device of some sort that the starter can reach? Only about every sportsman car I've ever seen has to have them.
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It does beg the question, why are 12 second Sportsman cars required to have a shut off switch, but 4 second, 8,000 horsepower dragsters aren't? |
11-12-2006, 01:50 PM
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look at NHRA tape Stewart was confussed
A.J looked at both sides of the car and at one point was standing between Stewart and Tony.
I have a hunch that Tonys car wasn't even leaking.
I feel Stewart was confussed and thus let Tony stage. If AJ looked car over and no leak then let em run.
Why didn't Stewart just go up to AJ and force him to shut it down--plain and simple
Like I said look at the NHRA replay.
$20,000 --appeal that fine plain and simple.
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11-12-2006, 02:00 PM
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Doug,
The car was leaking, I believe AJ said a blown O-ring around a plug and that's why the car went up in smoke at the hit... it was putting oil on the track
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11-12-2006, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Jack Webster
It does beg the question, why are 12 second Sportsman cars required to have a shut off switch, but 4 second, 8,000 horsepower dragsters aren't?
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My guess would be that sportsman cars don't shoot flames out unexpectedly (if the driver mashed the gas while the guy was back there) |
11-12-2006, 02:35 PM
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Does NHRA just pull a figure out of the sky and that's what you pay? Who the hell comes up with this stuff.And where does the money go? JJ
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