"Live From" Norwalk, OH

[james schaechter]

Originally Posted by SStockDart

It was reported 44 quarts (11 gallons) of engine oil went on the track....wow

Is that the same one that lubricated the track at Joliet a few years Ago? That was the worst I had seen? I remember getting an oildown ticket for a small dribble of gear lube on the shoulder of the track one year! Guess I don't feel so bad about that now. Hope they require a better oil retention system for something like that! Expecting a regular diaper to hold 11 gallons of oil is like putting pampers on an elephant.

[Marty Buth]

I don't know if it was the same one as Joliet, but the diesel dragster at Joliet had the oil pan expanded so much that it was dragging the ground. They had to get a floor jack and raise the dragster, then pound the oil pan back in, so they could pull it down the return road. That oil down also took quite a while to cleanup.

[Geerhead55]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

Is that the same one that lubricated the track at Joliet a few years Ago? That was the worst I had seen? I remember getting an oildown ticket for a small dribble of gear lube on the shoulder of the track one year! Guess I don't feel so bad about that now. Hope they require a better oil retention system for something like that! Expecting a regular diaper to hold 11 gallons of oil is like putting pampers on an elephant.

Dang,, James, that's quite a picture you just painted,,LOL!
I have my opinion on running diesels at national events,, non diesel events that is,, but I don't want to step on any toes here. Mainly, if its happened before in the past, something should be done to make sure it doesn't re-occur. My 2 cents.
Danny Durham