National Records

[oldskool]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

There is another way someone can be tore down. The car can be protested.

So, since at least one division has a policy of "no teardowns by protest", does that mean it's up to the division director whether to allow protest teardowns or not ?

That brings up another question. For the divisions where protest teardowns do take place, are the protests directed at those who are not included among the regular division racers. Or do the regulars normally protest each other, if they think they may be fudging a bit ?

I understand about being protested at your local track, if you are not in good with the group. Our '68 E/SA Bird was protested at our local track, after winning the 1st five races of the season in a row. Not only were we not in good with the locals, but we were racing a Pontiac, and it had a female driver. Both of those things made the local boys mad, especially the Chevy guys.

Anyhow, the engine was legal, so a protest was OK with me. But the tech guys didn't know a thing about a Pontiac engine, so they didn't attempt a teardown. They just put it on the scales. Well, since I hadn't stripped out all the street stuff, I assumed the car was probably overweight by quite a bit. But they claimed it was under by just a few pounds. So, I put a spare tire and jack in the trunk, and it didn't slow down at all, that you could notice. Was still the quickest car at our local track, and won the LA State Championship race there, about mid season. But we were definitely not the most popular racers at our local track.

[ALMACK]

Attempting to set records is not for everyone.

There are a few that do enjoy the challenge and are willing to spend a few hours turning wrenches while breaking some sweat.

For me, it's all about seeing if I can succeed at accomplishing a mission.

I was fortunate the first time I set records in that I had an experienced ( and knowledgeable) record setter to help assist me.
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