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Old 01-24-2011, 09:48 PM   #3
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Default Re: Nhra reinstates Sportsman oildown penalties

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Originally Posted by Chris Williams View Post
The "bigger picture"? If you had been at Vegas 2, where the oildowns made the experience worse than a proctology exam, where single classes took hours to complete, where one round of qualifying took seven hours, where race day was "two pairs, 45 minute oildown, three pairs, oilddown, etc.", you would have left like I and thousands of other people saying "something has to be done about this".

But if you want to pay attention to your "bigger picture", don't enter national events. Problem solved.
I was at the Vegas race and totally agree with you.

I inquired about the idea of not fining a person who has the proper oil retention device but still deposits oil on the track. I was told that it would be considered. Maybe we as racers should push for that instead of or in addtion to the freebie.

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