Staging light error caught on film & Div. Director's respons

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

Sounds like something Art would say.

Its true.....NHRA wanted the T/AD ( Billy Williams) to take the win for the Grace cup and he had to run Cal Q.3 times. NHRA didnt like that to much when a lowly stocker won. .

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by X-TECH MAN

Its true.....NHRA wanted the T/AD ( Billy Williams) to take the win for the Grace cup and he had to run Cal Q.3 times. NHRA didnt like that to much when a lowly stocker won. .

I'm not buying that one.

[Mark Yacavone]

Randy Heer, 1973 World Finals ...We were AT the finish line in the semi's.
Randy's 52 Olds didn't quite look like a World Champ due to the appearance factor.

[Ed Wright]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

Randy Heer, 1973 World Finals ...We were AT the finish line in the semi's.
Randy's 52 Olds didn't quite look like a World Champ due to the appearance factor.

And? What's the rest of the story?

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Ed Wright

And? What's the rest of the story?

The Olds took the win light by almost a car length in the semi's .As I said I was standing right there on the way out the gate. His opponent, driving a more palatable later model, was in the pits, loading his car. He was told he had won and to come back for the final. A piece of paper blew through the lights, triggering the wrong win light, ...was the story from the tower.
You'll have to research the rest of the story. The finalist didn't do anything wrong himself, so I won't mention his name here.

[Ed Fernandez]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

The Olds took the win light by almost a car length in the semi's .As I said I was standing right there on the way out the gate. His opponent, driving a more palatable later model, was in the pits, loading his car. He was told he had won and to come back for the final. A piece of paper blew through the lights, triggering the wrong win light, ...was the story from the tower.
You'll have to research the rest of the story. The finalist didn't do anything wrong himself, so I won't mention his name here.

If he accepted the win knowing the other guy got there first he sure did something wrong Mark.Would/could you have done that?I know I couldn't have accepted that.

[Ed Wright]

I can't believe there wouldn't have been a huge uproar over that. Makes no sense that racers would allow that.

[Wayne W]

Originally Posted by Mark Yacavone

The Olds took the win light by almost a car length in the semi's .As I said I was standing right there on the way out the gate. His opponent, driving a more palatable later model, was in the pits, loading his car. He was told he had won and to come back for the final. A piece of paper blew through the lights, triggering the wrong win light, ...was the story from the tower.
You'll have to research the rest of the story. The finalist didn't do anything wrong himself, so I won't mention his name here.

And the rest of the story W.A.Lee told me was about a couple of dragsters in Comp, the first guy was a whole dragster length out in front and still lost.

Kinda makes you stop and think doesn't it.