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Randy Mans DQ?
Anybody see that bizarre Rd. 1 match up in Stock at Phoenix, between Randy Mans and Ryan McClanahan? McClanahan redlit, then went into a high wheelstand, and drifted over to the centerline, and shut it down. Mans had a .026 RT, ran straight down the track, and ran a 10.005 on his 10.00 dial under, but the hood flew off a little before the finish line, and landed on the other side of the guardwall. Then later, NHRA "revised" the race, and gave Mans a DQ, gave him a "no time", and reinstated McClanahan. Anybody know the reason? Was it the hood coming off, that the loss of the hood made the car light on the scales, or something else, unrelated to the hood coming off? If the windshield got broken, or other damage occured from losing the hood, so he couldn`t make the next round, wouldn`t McClanahan still be out, and Mans 2nd round opponent would get a single, if Mans could not make Rd.2? Hard to tell from the video, if McClanahan actually crossed the centerline or not. Just curious NHRAs reasoning for the DQ of Mans.
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04-07-2024, 08:53 AM | #2 |
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
I think it was his roof that came off, not his hood.
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
Since Dan started a “live from” thread and Mans was with him I’m anxious to hear the story myself. If you replay the run slowly you can see the T-Top came off the Firebird and would doubt that would have caused Mans to be light at the scales…the FS/AAA car was on one tire at one point, a wild ride.
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
According to what Mike posted on Facebook they were DQed because an official didn't like the way the roof structure looked after the top came off. No specific infraction was cited and they were not light at the scale.
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
It was the roof not a t top
I’m gonna guess the roof was carbon fiber plastic not steel I know a racer who told me that these 4th generation car could be equipped with carbon fiber door fenders hoods Because these components are factory plastic His car was a well know car at the time and had these part Remember nobody’s checking
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
James Perrone...KNOWS!
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
I would say it’s the first or worst rule.
Unrelated if there are two center lines, does touching the center line with the tire on your side count as an infraction, like basketball or does part of the tire have to be outside the first line or does the tire have to cross both lines to be an infraction? I’m glad nobody got hurt. |
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I'm shocked that the reduction of tech in stock has lead to these major rule infringements. Guess we won't see this car race for 10,000 at Indy this year. Congratulations. Replacing a steel roof with carbon fiber/plastic? This is what Stock eliminator has become? |
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04-07-2024, 11:43 AM | #10 |
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
Carbon fiber is carbon fiber. Plastic is Plastic. These 2 materials are not the same. So what are the facts, what material was it on the car.
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