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Jim Parsons · 09-17-2023, 11:03 AM

I was there both as a friend and interested observer like any of us would and should given the opportunity. Having been racing long enough to have personally gone through tear downs with Farmer Dismuke through Wayne Lewis do have some experience with the procedure. I agree absolutely with Jim that we need more tear down tech to protect the integrity of our sport, without it we will evolve into nothing more than a “stock appearing bracket class”; however it has to come with some common sense along with competence. My unsolicited advice to NHRA is take a serious look and evaluation of how this played out and access if a few things that were done should have gone differently!

As for the person who did the protesting I commend you for exercising your right to do so, it’s all of our right as NHRA racers if we have doubts to question a competitors engines legality, assuming that was your objective and not just harassment. I do question the insistence for anonymity but in their defense the NHRA tech staff did questioned that clause and comment it should probably be changed!

Regarding Jim and Chuck Beuthel a lot of people may not know them as they have raced mostly Super Stock in the western divisions for over 40 years. Jim is an accomplished national and divisional event winning driver and his brother Chuck has worked at a high level engine building business in Denver for 30+ years so these guys are not newbies but just new to Stock. There competence can be seen from both their performance and the quality of their car. As both a friend a fellow racer I sure hope they don’t quit as a result of this experience as we don’t need to loose quality people like these guys.

09-17-2023, 11:03 AM	#4
Jim Parsons Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Kearney Mo Posts: 197 Likes: 427 Liked 195 Times in 30 Posts	Re: First time Indy experience -Thank you! I was there both as a friend and interested observer like any of us would and should given the opportunity. Having been racing long enough to have personally gone through tear downs with Farmer Dismuke through Wayne Lewis do have some experience with the procedure. I agree absolutely with Jim that we need more tear down tech to protect the integrity of our sport, without it we will evolve into nothing more than a “stock appearing bracket class”; however it has to come with some common sense along with competence. My unsolicited advice to NHRA is take a serious look and evaluation of how this played out and access if a few things that were done should have gone differently! As for the person who did the protesting I commend you for exercising your right to do so, it’s all of our right as NHRA racers if we have doubts to question a competitors engines legality, assuming that was your objective and not just harassment. I do question the insistence for anonymity but in their defense the NHRA tech staff did questioned that clause and comment it should probably be changed! Regarding Jim and Chuck Beuthel a lot of people may not know them as they have raced mostly Super Stock in the western divisions for over 40 years. Jim is an accomplished national and divisional event winning driver and his brother Chuck has worked at a high level engine building business in Denver for 30+ years so these guys are not newbies but just new to Stock. There competence can be seen from both their performance and the quality of their car. As both a friend a fellow racer I sure hope they don’t quit as a result of this experience as we don’t need to loose quality people like these guys.