And the penalties are???

[NHRA1926]

I was there at the tech trailer in Gainesville when they tore Mr. Summers down. They had to take pictures of the carburetor and send those pictures via cell phone to some one NOT at the tech trailer, and I assume NOT even at the event. Why would they have to do that? Are the tech officials at the race not qualified enough to determine if the carb was illegal? This is the second time NHRA has confiscated one of Mr. Summers Carburetors, and NO they did not let him have either one back! That is theft in my opinion. Why do they keep it? Why has that carburetor passed tear down at SEVERAL other divisional races, then all the sudden not pass at another? And again, WHY are they sending pictures to some one "Off sight" to make the decision if it's illegal? If Venturi size and throttle blade size are the determining factors, how can they say "Polished Boosters", which they actually told him were, "Too Shiny" be the reason for saying it's illegal? I guess NHRA can make up any reason to say the carburetor is "Modified". The NHRA rule book should specifically state in black and white with actual descriptions of what is illegal. It shouldn't be up to the tech inspectors at the event to make a determination without showing the competitor specifically what is illegal with the parts in question. The tech officials wouldn't even show Mr. Summers where in the rule book that he violated the rules! They just told him that it was, "Modified", again, with no specific rule pointed out from the rule book. It's like they just determined it was modified, and how bad don't you like it, and oh by the way, we are keeping your carburetor.