Wilkes DQ
 

Anyone know why the Wilkes GTO was DQ'd at Charlotte?

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

Dunno why he was DQ'ed but I'll bet he was ticked at himself for giving Len King the stripe in the first round of class:

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET---Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT----ET---Speed
2749 Len King 3125 Joey Wilkes
C1 ****WINNER**** 0.011 11.370 115.74 0.007 11.375 99.29
E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.630 E/SA Index: 12.00 (+/-): -0.625
Qualified: #99 No Time #66 No Time

Only 99 MPH, obviously on the brakes, and loses by 0.0015 sec.

Why drive the stripe in class? Oh, yeah, protect that factor!!!

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

He may have broke in class and didn't bother going to the scales knowing his weekend was over.

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

Why drive the stripe in class? Oh, yeah, protect that factor!!![/QUOTE]

Why not???

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

DQ?.....maybe for excessive braking on that class run? Another fine example of a car that is WWWWAAAAAYYY underfactored.

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

Wasn't there 1 qualifying pass and then into class? From the Summit site, it would appear that there was a dq after the time trial. Would guess something simple liek fuel or weight, as it appears that he as well as the M/SA car that show dq after qualifying pass went into class and the M/SA shows as a class winner. At leasat the schedule showed there was to be a qualifing pass and then into class?

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

RJ, maybe he failed fuel check on both runs? Tom

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

The M/SA car is my old car.
The new owner Joe, told me he had picked up gas at Atlanta last week and it did not pass.
He pumped it out, and got some fresh VP.
It was good for the second run & CLASS WIN ;)
As far as the other car I have no idea.

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

We just received a call from Donna Schrimscher with some updates from Charlotte. She said according to the "buzz" Joey Wilkes failed fuel check twice. Also stated that about ten stockers are in teardown, the ones I remember are; Warren, Carnero, Shaw, Valpreda, Hawk, Craddick and Robbins.

Good job Donna!!

Re: Wilkes DQ
 

Add Line to the list of stockers in teardown.

Jimmy