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dreracecar:
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on March 15, 2019, 11:43:01 AM ---Bruce when I tech a car I go by the book as I was told by our tech director and if I have a question I will go to him and his first question is did you look it up in the book ! Last season I flunked a guy in top dragster because his helmet was expired and argued with me because he had raced all year and they told him it was fine ! I also had a woman yell at me and call me an ass hole because her husband lost from me putting him in the wrong lane !
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If the racer had .063 aluminum steering arms bolted to the front spindles with 2 bolts, would you say something??? nothing in the book about it. Any crash where any person (driver or spectator) is injured, they pull the tech card and see who signed it off.
Here's a gem---4:2 BALLAST As permitted in Class Requirements. Any material used for the purpose of adding to a car’s total weight must be permanently attached to the car’s structure and must not extend in front of or behind the rear of the car’s body
noslin:
Well, if the tech inspector asks me if I did it to add weight I'll say no, I did it for safety . :o
I got a plan. I'll extend the nose to legal limits and make a nice 12" tall flag at front so I can gain that 1" advantage assuming a perfect race lol. I was looking for a name for the car. I'll think I'll call it hammer head after this fiasco lol. (I'm joking :P)
Thanks for the compliments everyone. Time to hit the track ;D
masracingtd1167:
Yes Bruce I would say something ! Dean why don't you send a picture of your bottle mounts to your Division tech director and this way if you have to make a change you can do it ahead of time and avoid any problems when you go to the next race !
noslin:
--- Quote from: masracingtd1167 on March 17, 2019, 06:25:56 AM ---Yes Bruce I would say something ! Dean why don't you send a picture of your bottle mounts to your Division tech director and this way if you have to make a change you can do it ahead of time and avoid any problems when you go to the next race !
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they are solidly and legally mounted. just like N&P does, any altered, etc.. only issue is, as the jerk pointed out what is ballast per 4:2. are they ballast or are they safety and how do you argue the point if questioned? irregardless, ill extend the front out another ten inches like its really going to do anything if i do become a wall flower. doesnt make a bit of difference if its a FED or altered, anyone who tags wall with the front and the bottles up front will have the same issue.
Dean
Paul New:
I would not consider those ballast as they are required by NHRA rules for the class you run in. What I would say is you placed the weight you are required to carry in the most advantageous location
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