Live from the Summit Nationals at Las Vegas

[art leong]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

I just learned something interesting today. I found out that when you get shut off on the line and backed out, you can't work on your car. I have seen people lift their hoods to cool off before running again and I didn't think there was any rule about not working on your car, but I guess there is.

Funny thing tough, when Mike Rice told John he was going to have to race with the 10.00 dial, John was under the hood with a wrench adjusting the throttle stop. Why didn't Mike say anything to him about it then?

One more thing. I talked to John again in the tech line (John first came over and talked to me about it about 30 minutes after it happened.) He said he was disappointed that I didn't say that they didn't do it intentionally in my post last weekend. I told him I'm sure everybody knows that you didn't do it intentionally and that I wrote that post before I talked to you. I just want to let everyone know that they didn't do it intentionally.

Nothing like this has ever happened to me before. It's been a learning experience for me and I hope that others can learn by it as well.

Here's the schedules:

Friday:

Saturday:

Sunday:

Toby the CJ is a drive by wire car (I think) so they wouldn't use a wrench, they would use a laptop to alter throttle opening.

[Toby Lang]

Art,

This would probably be true if they had a blower on it. I don't think the 428's use a blower. I thought they had to use a laptop also, but I know what I saw and there were plenty of others who saw it too. He must know how much each setting will pick up the car. I don't think he let it all hang out either.


-Toby

[Stephen & Horace Johnson]

Originally Posted by Toby Lang

Art,

This would probably be true if they had a blower on it. I don't think the 428's use a blower. I thought they had to use a laptop also, but I know what I saw and there were plenty of others who saw it too. He must know how much each setting will pick up the car. I don't think he let it all hang out either.


-Toby

the engine that calvert runs is a N/A pushrod motor. NO BLOWER

[art leong]

Sorry I thought it was the Supercharged one. It is an EFI so a laptop would change the tune. But it's probably not drive by wire.
Drive by wire opens a lot of doors as to what you can do legally.

[Brett Brown]

I see only 2 qualifying runs for Stk & S/Stk. More NHRA enhancements for our money!

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Brett Brown

I see only 2 qualifying runs for Stk & S/Stk. More NHRA enhancements for our money!

Brett,what do you want for $305.This is 2011:>):>):>)

[Lew Silverman]

Toby,

Are the car counts on the run sheets pre-entered vehicles or actual cars on the ground as of today? 64 cars in Stock and 28 in Comp!

Looking forward to another great series of reports and videos! Many thanks!

Lew

[Brett Brown]

Originally Posted by Ed Fernandez

Brett,what do you want for $305.This is 2011:>):>):>)

My apologies Ed. I forgot, pay more and get less Looks like that is what NHRA is getting, charge more and get less cars. Unfortunately, that's probably how they want it.

[7423]

Originally Posted by Brett Brown

I see only 2 qualifying runs for Stk & S/Stk. More NHRA enhancements for our money!

Brett
There are only 2 lanes, a third pass would just confuse the issue......................
Actually, most who are there ran last weekend where we recieved 4 time trials. By the 4th pass, the entire super gas field went dead on and .400.

[Toby Lang]

Lew,

Yes, the car counts listed on the run sheets are from pre-entered vehicles. Actual counts will probably be a little less.

Thanks a lot for the kind words. Hope I can get some good video tomorrow. I don't know if they will let me into the reserved section of the stands or not. I might have to do it from the sportsman section or behind the line.


-Toby