National event chaos?

[Chuck Stubeck]

Well Pomona is around the corner and I signed. No problem there. Now try and print out your credentials. It won't work. Once you get your Email confirmation regarding your order, they conveniently left out the space for your PROMO CODE and PASSWORD. Without these you can't get any credentials. Same problem with trying to get Phoenix credentials. What part of the NHRA improves the pre-event process does this fall under. I will find out Jan 2nd from Jennifer as NHRA is closed until then.

[Bob Gullett]

Originally Posted by Chuck Stubeck

Well Pomona is around the corner and I signed. No problem there. Now try and print out your credentials. It won't work. Once you get your Email confirmation regarding your order, they conveniently left out the space for your PROMO CODE and PASSWORD. Without these you can't get any credentials. Same problem with trying to get Phoenix credentials. What part of the NHRA improves the pre-event process does this fall under. I will find out Jan 2nd from Jennifer as NHRA is closed until then.

This is what I got from Jennifer after I emailed her about this.
"This year we are with another company, at the beginning of the new year you will receive an email with the new link. It will be much easier this year"

[Chuck Stubeck]

Bob, Thanks for the update. I missed the NHRA office by one day or I would have had the latest info.

[FireSale]

I had some questions about missing a time pass over an easy tech fix like a tail light, but if you treat your race car like an airplane and do a good walk around when you first set up, you are good to go. This puts more on the racer where it really belongs. Know the rules for your class and take responsibility for your own safety.

[Bill Koski]

The idea of being randomly teched in the lanes is BS.
Twice I had a tech guy that said I was not legal when he didn't know the rules, I'd been assured from California I was legal. That time I left the National Event without competing because no one would step in and over rule the guy.
The other time after some wrangling the ruling was so off of the wall that it was over turned.
If some guy that doesn't know or understand a rule shows up in the lanes before first round you'd be DONE for the weekend!
I missed a qualifying pass at Vegas once because some guy at the starting line said I had to have a fire jacket in U/S.

[Crew Chief]

Here's a thought that does not sound appealing....local bracket tech men from the track where the national event is held could be the ones walking through the staging lanes and randomly checking stock and S/S.

[Tim Lewis]

Originally Posted by Crew Chief

Here's a thought that does not sound appealing....local bracket tech men from the track where the national event is held could be the ones walking through the staging lanes and randomly checking stock and S/S.

Problem with that is some of these guys don't even have a clue what they are doing much less looking at. I've been saying for YEARS that ALL tracks need tech people who have to stick 100% to the book. We don't race junk and have 4 cars now that range from 4.20's to 4.90 and our local guys don't even look at them. Ive even offered to show them my gear and the cars and they just look at me like I'm crazy.