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Originally Posted by Jim Cimarolli
I think what they are trying to do is make sure we don't have more than 100 lbs. of "removable" weight.
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I agree. There's nothing in the rulebook, express or implied, which indicates that NHRA has a rule requiring racers to run within the 1/2 lb weight break range required for the class. The only wording in the rulebook re: maximum weight is that you can't have more than 100 lbs of "removable" ballast. So my guess is that the only way NHRA can really do anything about excess weight in a class car is if the racer shows up more than 100 lbs. different from one run to another. The theory being that you can't change more than 100 lbs if you only have 100 lbs. of "removable" ballast.
That being said, I'd hope that NHRA notices the trend of racers running significantly heavier than their minimum and doesn't allow it to become policy (if it's not too late already...). If NHRA wants to enforce this "rule" then they need to supplement the rulebook with some sort of unambiguous language.