All major event s/ss winners undrgo tech inspection

fordteacherguy · 12-10-2011, 11:08 AM

No it is not true, but what are your thoughts on the concept?

Having read other great threads on the difficulty of enforcing stock/super stock eliminator rules it seems like pre-race inspection isn't getting the job done for a number of reasons.

First , there is NO stock/superstock tech for legality of vehicle unless you win class or set a record. We have a basic safety check and thats it. I have raced at many divisional and national events and have seen illegal items that would't pass a class tech. I have also seen some of these same illegal cars go on to win national events!

Are you racing against a bracket car?? You might be! How do you like your 30-100K stocker taken out of competition by a 4K bracket car?

The only two things that keep cars legal in our classes is the personal integrity of builder/driver or for those ummm... " rhymes with heaters" .......the paranoia that you might get caught and there is sufficient penalty for it.

Since the first group of builder/drivers with integrity to follow the rules don't need enforcement, all you need is some paranoia to enforce the second.

I can sympathize with NHRA to try to inpect 50-??? cars lined up spanning 60 years of combos and inspect all of the things that could be cheated on. It is a impossible situation.

How about this proposal:

All winners undergo tech inspection. In other words if you get a check, you shoud be checked!

I didn't say mandatory teardown although I would certainly consider that if a tech official deemed it necessary.

Not defining what would be checked would also keep most cars in line and guess what NHRA? You only have to do a thorough inspection of 1 car/class at the end of the race when there is usually a three hour wait to get out of the track ffrom traffic.

I can see muliple major event winners not needing a complete engine eardown every time they won, but leave that option open if they had to get to that win through a heads up run.

It seems that the incentive of a 100% chance of getting inspected would clean up the class considerably.

If I was a major event winner I would rather tear down after the race then put the car back together after I was home (if I had a wally and a check in my back seat,(ok they mail the check now).

Soooooo....what do you think? Pros , cons...support?

Brian Thompson
P/SA 6665

12-10-2011, 11:08 AM	#1
fordteacherguy Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Federal Way, WA Posts: 238 Likes: 35 Liked 160 Times in 51 Posts	All major event winners undergo tech inpection No it is not true, but what are your thoughts on the concept? Having read other great threads on the difficulty of enforcing stock/super stock eliminator rules it seems like pre-race inspection isn't getting the job done for a number of reasons. First , there is NO stock/superstock tech for legality of vehicle unless you win class or set a record. We have a basic safety check and thats it. I have raced at many divisional and national events and have seen illegal items that would't pass a class tech. I have also seen some of these same illegal cars go on to win national events! Are you racing against a bracket car?? You might be! How do you like your 30-100K stocker taken out of competition by a 4K bracket car? The only two things that keep cars legal in our classes is the personal integrity of builder/driver or for those ummm... " rhymes with heaters" .......the paranoia that you might get caught and there is sufficient penalty for it. Since the first group of builder/drivers with integrity to follow the rules don't need enforcement, all you need is some paranoia to enforce the second. I can sympathize with NHRA to try to inpect 50-??? cars lined up spanning 60 years of combos and inspect all of the things that could be cheated on. It is a impossible situation. How about this proposal: All winners undergo tech inspection. In other words if you get a check, you shoud be checked! I didn't say mandatory teardown although I would certainly consider that if a tech official deemed it necessary. Not defining what would be checked would also keep most cars in line and guess what NHRA? You only have to do a thorough inspection of 1 car/class at the end of the race when there is usually a three hour wait to get out of the track ffrom traffic. I can see muliple major event winners not needing a complete engine eardown every time they won, but leave that option open if they had to get to that win through a heads up run. It seems that the incentive of a 100% chance of getting inspected would clean up the class considerably. If I was a major event winner I would rather tear down after the race then put the car back together after I was home (if I had a wally and a check in my back seat,(ok they mail the check now). Soooooo....what do you think? Pros , cons...support? Brian Thompson P/SA 6665 Last edited by fordteacherguy; 12-10-2011 at 11:21 AM. Reason: misspelling