Driving Past Scales

Jim Hanig · 10-05-2013, 11:06 AM

They must have needed the fuel for the scooters

gbur · 10-05-2013, 11:36 AM

what happened to fuel ck ajacent to the scales ?

JWhalen58 · 10-05-2013, 12:36 PM

Just wondering how does the IHRA handle scales and fuel check after each round? Does this same thing happen there?

David Barton · 10-05-2013, 08:34 PM

Ryan,

Sorry for the mix up. You're right, I was thinking of another Mustang. So I don't sound as stupid, NHRA was freaking out about a Mustang, but it obviously it wasn't him.

Doug Blackley · 10-05-2013, 08:42 PM

Is it possible the officials did the same thing as well?

Ryan Horensky · 10-05-2013, 09:21 PM

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Originally Posted by David Barton

Ryan,

Sorry for the mix up. You're right, I was thinking of another Mustang. So I don't sound as stupid, NHRA was freaking out about a Mustang, but it obviously it wasn't him.

David,

No offense was taken by your previous post. I just didn't want this post to spiral out of control. My dad weighed and drove up the main road and back to where we were parked. He didn't see an official motion for him to go to fuel check, so he kept driving. In no way was it intentional to bypass fuel check. It was simply a mistake. He spoke to the officials about it and took full responsibility for what happened. It was unfortunate that it happened and in the end it cost my dad a round win. He went through fuel check thursday and there were no issues with our fuel. Just wanted to clear things up. Some of these threads on here get out of control real fast.

Brandon Peterson · 10-05-2013, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by JWhalen58

Just wondering how does the IHRA handle scales and fuel check after each round? Does this same thing happen there?

Sometimes it does depending on what track you are at and where the scales are located versus your ET or Pit, some tracks the scales may be halfway up the track, some are slide scales and they might not weigh every round or use to not, i believe that is now a rule to weigh every rd, where they had and incident this year at a track that they didnt start wieghing in eleminations untill 3rd rd and a few drove by as their wasnt a clear anoucement to weigh, and as far as fuel it has become none exsistent in IHRA because of no nationals, but i believe they still check fuel for heads up runs.

I also wonder if it would cause a conflict to stop at the fuel check and wait for your competitor to check fuel i have only ran 3 national events in my life and they were all this year and i didnt win a round but every race i was told to move along pretty much when i arrived at fuel check which was before the scales at the 3 races i went too, so i wonder if it would be a issue if one was to stay and wait after being told to go to the pits pretty much

Richard Grant · 10-06-2013, 10:02 AM

Brandon has a good point. If everyone waited until their opponent to weight and fuel check it would be a log jam. NHRA should issue a ruling that if the opponent passes the scales and/or fuel check then the loser is automaticly reinstated.
I agree with Bobby, Div 4 has a excellent policy of issuing cups to the winner as they cross the scales. It works great.

Nitro Joe Jackson · 10-06-2013, 01:33 PM

i know at the soon to be Northern Class Nationals i will put cones up so when you get your time slip you must go past the scale and fuel check, and if you drive on through where cones are at and get thrown out don't say a word, lol.

Bill Koski · 10-06-2013, 06:29 PM

At Baytown they had fuel check before the scales. When I got back to the trailer and saw the right door window was up it dawned on me I'd passed the scales. This was one of the rainy years and we were pitted at the roundy round track and when I went back through the staging lanes Super Gas was running already, I thought I was screwed. Got back to the scales and 2 stockers were still in line so I was saved.
The bitch of it was I'd have missed my bye round!!!!!

10-05-2013, 11:06 AM	#1
Jim Hanig Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Pukwana SD Posts: 860 Likes: 554 Liked 99 Times in 49 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales They must have needed the fuel for the scooters

10-05-2013, 11:36 AM	#2
gbur Member Join Date: May 2013 Location: Spotsylvania,Va Posts: 354 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Driving Past Scales what happened to fuel ck ajacent to the scales ?

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JWhalen58 Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 110 Likes: 7 Liked 117 Times in 21 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales Just wondering how does the IHRA handle scales and fuel check after each round? Does this same thing happen there?

10-05-2013, 08:34 PM	#4
David Barton Sponsor Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Reading, PA Posts: 199 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales Ryan, Sorry for the mix up. You're right, I was thinking of another Mustang. So I don't sound as stupid, NHRA was freaking out about a Mustang, but it obviously it wasn't him.

10-05-2013, 08:42 PM	#5
Doug Blackley Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Hanover, MA Posts: 430 Likes: 3 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Driving Past Scales Is it possible the officials did the same thing as well? __________________ Doug Blackley 1697 STK

10-06-2013, 10:02 AM	#8
Richard Grant Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: West Monroe, La. Posts: 301 Likes: 9 Liked 13 Times in 7 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales Brandon has a good point. If everyone waited until their opponent to weight and fuel check it would be a log jam. NHRA should issue a ruling that if the opponent passes the scales and/or fuel check then the loser is automaticly reinstated. I agree with Bobby, Div 4 has a excellent policy of issuing cups to the winner as they cross the scales. It works great. __________________ Richard Grant 4988 STK

10-06-2013, 01:33 PM	#9
Nitro Joe Jackson VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Loudonville, Ohio or where ever the Nitro Lounge is parked Posts: 2,293 Likes: 57 Liked 67 Times in 19 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales i know at the soon to be Northern Class Nationals i will put cones up so when you get your time slip you must go past the scale and fuel check, and if you drive on through where cones are at and get thrown out don't say a word, lol. __________________ Nitro Joe Jackson STK 3431 nitrojoe@neo.rr.com

10-06-2013, 06:29 PM	#10
Bill Koski Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 213 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Driving Past Scales At Baytown they had fuel check before the scales. When I got back to the trailer and saw the right door window was up it dawned on me I'd passed the scales. This was one of the rainy years and we were pitted at the roundy round track and when I went back through the staging lanes Super Gas was running already, I thought I was screwed. Got back to the scales and 2 stockers were still in line so I was saved. The bitch of it was I'd have missed my bye round!!!!!