I've been thinkin'.....delayed a bit.

Bruce Noland · 04-29-2007, 09:44 AM

Ed,

A couple of years ago some racers had a guy busted in Div 4 for using a delay box. It's not our job to police this sport. It is NHRA's job to keep the game clean. That's why we pay membership dues. NHRA is responsible for this mess. They should dump these damn hydraulic buttons right now!

I agree with the deal about the remote stuff. The tecnology has advanced way past hard wires. There are supposedly trick transmissions with no wires that have delay box type technology and contain their own power source. Technology has advanced to a point that all a clever person has to do is dream-it-up and head over to Radio Shack or similar business for the parts they need.

Any remedy that NHRA comes up with, that is if they are interested, will come through advancements in the tree and use of currently available software. Fight fire with fire. I like the idea of having us use the top bulb (pro tree) but it has issues as well. The top bulb deal would eliminate a lot of the problems, and when you think about it, it's not as radical an idea as hydraulic buttons in Stock.

04-29-2007, 09:44 AM	#1
Bruce Noland VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,855 Likes: 83 Liked 444 Times in 145 Posts	Ed, A couple of years ago some racers had a guy busted in Div 4 for using a delay box. It's not our job to police this sport. It is NHRA's job to keep the game clean. That's why we pay membership dues. NHRA is responsible for this mess. They should dump these damn hydraulic buttons right now! I agree with the deal about the remote stuff. The tecnology has advanced way past hard wires. There are supposedly trick transmissions with no wires that have delay box type technology and contain their own power source. Technology has advanced to a point that all a clever person has to do is dream-it-up and head over to Radio Shack or similar business for the parts they need. Any remedy that NHRA comes up with, that is if they are interested, will come through advancements in the tree and use of currently available software. Fight fire with fire. I like the idea of having us use the top bulb (pro tree) but it has issues as well. The top bulb deal would eliminate a lot of the problems, and when you think about it, it's not as radical an idea as hydraulic buttons in Stock. __________________ Bruce Noland 1788 STK