DQ at Reading

Joe Santangelo · 09-12-2025, 01:29 PM

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.

09-12-2025, 01:29 PM	#2
Joe Santangelo Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: MARLBOROUGH CT Posts: 165 Likes: 228 Liked 250 Times in 22 Posts	Re: DQ at Reading 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. Last edited by Joe Santangelo; 09-12-2025 at 01:32 PM.