Horsepower on tuesday

[Bobby Fazio]

My thought is a class car should be teched, weighed and fuel checked before making any run. The class to be run should be stated and placed on the sticker and the vehicle properly marked also. This would alleviate some of the confusion and mistakes before qualifying begins. If a car is found light or fuel non spec etc. then NHRA can take action.
Also some of the tracks I have been too, the return roads are long, have curves and go through some pit area before the scales. Maybe this should be a concern.
Ask yourself, why do you class race. The rules to follow, the acomplishments of making a car go fast while pushing the envelope under tight specs. Im sure there are many reasons otherwise just go bracket race and all is well.
Lets do our part everyone and enjoy NHRA class racing for the time we have left and the tracks that are still here.
Thanks.

-Bob Fazio Sr.

[Bryan Worner]

Bobby, by doing our part do you mean by following the rules and not blatantly cheating or by being vigilant and policing the known cheaters? Asking for a friend!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

Bobby, by doing our part do you mean by following the rules and not blatantly cheating or by being vigilant and policing the known cheaters? Asking for a friend!

Bryan, I doubt very much that the majority of S/SS Racers would be willing to "be vigilant and police the known cheaters" unless it directly affected them. Ya take a lot of s&&t for "ratting" out cheaters in this game.

[Bryan Worner]

Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Bryan, I doubt very much that the majority of S/SS Racers would be willing to "be vigilant and police the known cheaters" unless it directly affected them. Ya take a lot of s&&t for "ratting" out cheaters in this game.

Well I’ve taken **** in the past for calling out cheaters, so you think it’s gonna bother me if it happens again??? Lol!!! With the lack of tech, it’s time for racers like me to take the stand against them. So when they know I’m on the property, I’ll be watching!!! There are a bunch of us that go to the races with two things in mind. First is having fun and enjoying that time with our racing friends and family. Second is to win the race. The last thing I want to happen is one of my close friends, my brother , or me to lose because someone is cheating! I’m sure you heard of my DQ from Atco last year, after I won second round, because I wrote the wrong year for my car on my tech card. That cost me big time in the end!! So now when I hear of bs like this going on, it infuriates me!!!! I for one will demand justice! I hope more and more will back me!!!

[Billy Nees]

Originally Posted by Bryan Worner

Well I’ve taken **** in the past for calling out cheaters, so you think it’s gonna bother me if it happens again??? Lol!!! With the lack of tech, it’s time for racers like me to take the stand against them. So when they know I’m on the property, I’ll be watching!!! There are a bunch of us that go to the races with two things in mind. First is having fun and enjoying that time with our racing friends and family. Second is to win the race. The last thing I want to happen is one of my close friends, my brother , or me to lose because someone is cheating! I’m sure you heard of my DQ from Atco last year, after I won second round, because I wrote the wrong year for my car on my tech card. That cost me big time in the end!! So now when I hear of bs like this going on, it infuriates me!!!! I for one will demand justice! I hope more and more will back me!!!

Bryan, yer preaching to the choir, I get it. Remember, you're talking to the guy who was tossed at Indy because his heads "looked too stock". I'm not gonna stop "watching" any time soon either.
A big problem that we have here (in S/SS) is the "Who's yer Daddy" issue. Who's buddies with who, who's in who's back pocket, who's doing lunch with the Tech Director, etc.etc.etc.. I don't know the fix for that.

[Daran Summerton]

Just a heads up Mike Rice is a Great Guy. Also div 3 tech last week came to my pits and verified my car classification and made me remove my Malibu Classic emblem. Great Job!!!!

[gks1050]

"Haters and Drama" Jeff did you ever think that you create that? I raced Cody heads up a few years ago in Vegas . I noticed your weight sticker after we flipped the coin. 2780 lbs the class min in ss/bs is 2850lbs I talked too Cody and said he needs too add 70 lbs too get too class minimum. I talked too you and you told Cody too pull the car up. I told you then you dont want too do that. You guys did and 25 minutes later Cody was tossed. In the Dragster a while later I read it was a 'misunderstanding". I dont beleive that is a misunderstanding. I told you what was going too happen before we raced. Thats my 2 cents Put it towards a Rule book or a mirror. Grant Singer