Re: Allen Johnson DQ'd?
 

Ever seen what damage an intoxicated person can do when in charge of a business?

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This is correct.

Ed Carpenter
Texas Highway Patrol

Re: Allen Johnson DQ'd?
 

Bob I have been a State Trooper in Texas for 8 1/2 years. During the 15 minute waiting period the subject has to be observed by you the entire time. If the subject were to burp, belch, vomit, etc the time starts over. Ed

Re: Allen Johnson DQ'd?
 

After the hours long wait that racers undergoing the drug tests had to endure, I understand why Allen went right away,probably more concerned with getting it over with early , and possibly not having a senerio like Matt Guidera had last year. ....Thursdays waits for testing were up to 3 or more hours, only one technician to test what seemed like about half the racers there !......More than a few racers missed runs on Thursday due to the long wait !!.............I got my invitation Friday ,5 min. before 1st round!....I went right after the run ,and still waited well over an hour and a half.......I left Roy Johnson go ahead of me ,so he could make it back in time for the first qualifying session of Pro Stock !.........They seemed to be testing every one , Random my A**, Roy Hill was there too , which at least provided for a little entertaining conversation about the previous days events!.............Tom

Re: Allen Johnson DQ'd?
 

The most important point from this episode is that Johnson has a drinking problem. There is no other explanation for him to take such an unprofessional risk.

The rule does include race officials. I'm not sure Tom is considered an official. Maybe the testers could go up in the tower and ask old good times Tommy blow into one of their little machines.

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An average attorney could beat this .:mad: I just feel sorry for the Johnson family and Mopar.

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[QUOTE=Tom Goldman;211604]After the hours long wait that racers undergoing the drug tests had to endure, I understand why Allen went right away,probably more concerned with getting it over with early , and possibly not having a senerio like Matt Guidera had last year. ....Thursdays waits for testing were up to 3 or more hours, only one technician to test what seemed like about half the racers there !......More than a few racers missed runs on Thursday due to the long wait !!.............I got my invitation Friday ,5 min. before 1st round!....I went right after the run ,and still waited well over an hour and a half.......I left Roy Johnson go ahead of me ,so he could make it back in time for the first qualifying session of Pro Stock !.........They seemed to be testing every one , Random my A**, Roy Hill was there too , which at least provided for a little entertaining conversation about the previous days events!.............Tom[/QUOTE You have to be kidding me that at the biggest meet of the year, they (NHRA) have ONE person administering these tests knowing (maybe) that the whole test takes 15 minutes. The way I figure if the the guy is a damn robot he can test 3 people per hour @ 20 minutes per person. Boy , NHRA sure is giving its members its moneys worth.------- OR NOT ! Don't misunderstand me as I am totally against alcohol and driving but again it seems that the NHRA chooses to go the cheap way out . ------Just my thoughts !

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You know that he has a drinking problem? I really don't see how that can be a fair statement.

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I completely disagree; a zero tolerance policy means exactly that - ZERO TOLERANCE. Any detectable alcohol or drugs is a violation of this policy; case closed.

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This attorney says:
A number of scientists who have conducted studies of breath-alcohol analysis have concurred with Dr. Hlastala in concluding that breathalyzer accuracy is inherently unreliable. Thus, for example, a recent study determined that breath readings vary at least 15 percent from actual blood alcohol levels. (Simpson, Accuracy and Precision of Breath-Alcohol Measurements for a Random Subject in the Postabsorptive State, 33(2) Clinical Chemistry 261 (1987)). Furthermore, at least 23 percent of all individuals tested will have breath results in excess of true blood-alcohol levels. The author concluded that, "[g]iven the choice, it would seem that if a conclusion is to be made about the BAC of a random subject, especially when the conclusion can have serious consequences, it would be far preferable to make it on the basis of a direct [blood] measurement...." CASE NOT CLOSED!