No tech for some at St Louis?

[Jeff Stout]

Can't you have your car inspected once a year and receive an ETI card? I have plenty of bracket racers that have done it. They still have to go to tech but bypass line of they have card present and current. Not sure if this can apply to s/ss

[THE LEGEND]

I like the idea of a once a year tech. They could spot check cars during fuel check or in the lanes

[THE LEGEND]

Myron the reason S/SS can't do annual tech in IHRA because a racer took advantage of the system at a division race couple years ago.

[Myron Piatek]

Originally Posted by THE LEGEND

Myron the reason S/SS can't do annual tech in IHRA because a racer took advantage of the system at a division race couple years ago.

That figures!

[TOSTO RACING]

Not sure I like this idea build a class car for rules and none apply? Kind of dumb . Makes me want to put a 632 in my camaro if they aren't going to check things anymore. . High dollar bracket race is all it is becoming with no payouts . Not as excited about stock as I used to be after hearing all the rumors ?? If anything they need more tear downs and to police it a little more in my opinion but who knows .

[Robert Swartz]

Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING

Not sure I like this idea build a class car for rules and none apply? Kind of dumb . Makes me want to put a 632 in my camaro if they aren't going to check things anymore. . High dollar bracket race is all it is becoming with no payouts . Not as excited about stock as I used to be after hearing all the rumors ?? If anything they need more tear downs and to police it a little more in my opinion but who knows .

This says a lot here. Especially the last couple of lines. I was really interested in rejoining this after I snagged my Mustang. Shortly after, had a son go bad, that created many joint problems, money being one. Then had both my mother and brother had simultaneous health issues. My mother has passed on. In the same year, my running partner lost his wife to cancer.

All that made it hard to want to work on the car. Then came the nasty IHRA rumors. I let my membership and comp# go back. Now it looks like NHRA is going to make their situation worse. If you have to attend every points meet to run a national. I won't be going.

Maybe some would say, I'm not a racer. My days of living this are long gone. No longer being young, have found there are other things more important in life. It's stupid expensive to build one of these things. You get the feeling the HRA's could care less if you show up or not?

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by TOSTO RACING

Not sure I like this idea build a class car for rules and none apply? Kind of dumb . Makes me want to put a 632 in my camaro if they aren't going to check things anymore. . High dollar bracket race is all it is becoming with no payouts . Not as excited about stock as I used to be after hearing all the rumors ?? If anything they need more tear downs and to police it a little more in my opinion but who knows .

Most of the people that run stock Super Stock and comp follow the rules for their cases. There was only one car DQ'd at indy for a minor crankshaft stroke violation. I heard the stroke was only off by a few thousandths. You can always protest another competitor if you think that car is illegal. That doesn't happen very often. As I said in an earlier post tech before the event is mostly for the safety equipment. Tear down would be to check for legality.