[mike withers]

NHRA used to have tech at the Eastland Mall for Springnationals at National Trails. I saw a good looking Cobra jet fail tech because he didn't have a GT gas cap. He was so PO"d that he blew drive shaft out of his enclosed hauler when attempted to leave. That same morning, two lanes over I noticed a chevy on the back of a ramp truck that had a long section of fuel line hanging down(with numerous rubber hose splices) below the body and it sailed thru tech.

This one happened to me a few years later at same event(tornado nationals). I was using an open trailer and a tech guy after shoving down on the back of my AMX said I didn't have enough suspention travel. I said ok I can fix that and after getting a few wrenchs I crawled under the trailer and car. After I got back up and while wiping my hands on a shop cloth I asked him to check it again. The tech man checked it again and said "that is much better" and signed my tech card. I actually didn't adjust anything all I did was make some noise and get my hands dirty.