Very expensive 3 grams

Peter Ash · 04-26-2013, 02:54 PM

Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...nalty/2109497/

junior barns · 04-26-2013, 03:13 PM

[QUOTE=Peter Ash;379007]Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light

I'm sure there is a + - tolerance so it may have been out 8 or 10 grams? But what I think is funny is when the team say' It's not our fault because all we do is start and race! It's the engine builders fault don't blame us!! If you put an illegal motor in and race it, then it's YOUR problem!!

FED 387 · 04-26-2013, 03:42 PM

Buck says that from now on EVERY rod in a TRD engine will be heavier than the minumum weight -----yes it might seem harsh but by levying severe penalties other teams/engine builders will take notice and think twice about stretching the rules ever so slightly---did it give him an unfair advantage maybe not but what if ALL the rods were underweight what could the outcome have been??? maybe maybe not---

Peter Ash · 04-26-2013, 04:19 PM

[QUOTE=junior barns;379009]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light

I'm sure there is a + - tolerance so it may have been out 8 or 10 grams? But what I think is funny is when the team say' It's not our fault because all we do is start and race! It's the engine builders fault don't blame us!! If you put an illegal motor in and race it, then it's YOUR problem!!

Nope, three grams it was!

http://news.yahoo.com/nascar-defends...164618779.html

MAGOO49 · 04-27-2013, 10:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peter Ash

Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light

http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...nalty/2109497/

toyota builds them and they are taking the blame

04-26-2013, 02:54 PM	#1
Peter Ash Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 262 Likes: 2 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Very expensive 3 grams Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports...nalty/2109497/ __________________ Peter Ash 6100 STK

04-26-2013, 03:13 PM	#2
junior barns Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 539 Likes: 11 Liked 20 Times in 14 Posts	Re: Very expensive 3 grams [QUOTE=Peter Ash;379007]Matt Kenseth and Joe Gibbs Racing gets harsh penalties for a single connecting rod being 3 grams light I'm sure there is a + - tolerance so it may have been out 8 or 10 grams? But what I think is funny is when the team say' It's not our fault because all we do is start and race! It's the engine builders fault don't blame us!! If you put an illegal motor in and race it, then it's YOUR problem!!

04-26-2013, 03:42 PM	#3
FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,349 Likes: 329 Liked 280 Times in 150 Posts	Re: Very expensive 3 grams Buck says that from now on EVERY rod in a TRD engine will be heavier than the minumum weight -----yes it might seem harsh but by levying severe penalties other teams/engine builders will take notice and think twice about stretching the rules ever so slightly---did it give him an unfair advantage maybe not but what if ALL the rods were underweight what could the outcome have been??? maybe maybe not---