Protest

Robyn · 05-08-2007, 12:57 PM

So where is the invisible line in the sand??? Is it 1hour...2 hours...3 hours...before first round???? I would think that the rule book was written with a cut off of the day before first round was to afford plenty of time (at each persons own pace) to reassemble thier motor. Now some tech guy has power to determine how long you should take to pull a rod and piston??? And oh by the way, if you're in a hurry to make first round and link some fluid on the starting line...there's another $250 out of your pocket!!!!

When the event schedule has to be modified due to mother nature, so too should the protest procedure.

As for weighing the rod/piston assembly, how often are the scales that bounce around in the NHRA trailer calibrated??? For that matter, how often are the scales at the engine builder calibrated??? Is the calibration method the same, i.e., is there a standard????

I think this could be yet another NHRA slippery slope. NHRA must stick to their rule book. It is written and published for a reason. Gracia was wrong!!!!

Randy Running

05-08-2007, 12:57 PM	#28
Robyn Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 10 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	So where is the invisible line in the sand??? Is it 1hour...2 hours...3 hours...before first round???? I would think that the rule book was written with a cut off of the day before first round was to afford plenty of time (at each persons own pace) to reassemble thier motor. Now some tech guy has power to determine how long you should take to pull a rod and piston??? And oh by the way, if you're in a hurry to make first round and link some fluid on the starting line...there's another $250 out of your pocket!!!! When the event schedule has to be modified due to mother nature, so too should the protest procedure. As for weighing the rod/piston assembly, how often are the scales that bounce around in the NHRA trailer calibrated??? For that matter, how often are the scales at the engine builder calibrated??? Is the calibration method the same, i.e., is there a standard???? I think this could be yet another NHRA slippery slope. NHRA must stick to their rule book. It is written and published for a reason. Gracia was wrong!!!! Randy Running