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Old 09-12-2025, 01:34 PM   #3
Jeff Niceswanger
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Originally Posted by Joe Santangelo View Post
My teardown was complete and the carb, engine and head all passed. The engine was being reassembled and one of the tech guys noticed holes in the secondary blades of the carburetor that has been checked three times in the last 5 years and countless times when the car owner himself raced it. After the Williams DQ at Indy it never crossed my mind to even check mine seeing how many times that carburetor has been inspected already. Tough DQ to deal with when the National Tech director tells you he knows it does not enhance performance but has to DQ you. But, it is clearly in the book.

Just because you have been inspected before does not mean you are legal. If you run a carb let my misfortune help you and check those blades with your own eyes.
Things like this don't help their reputation any...
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