Ford Focus?

Paul Merolla · 08-03-2018, 10:46 AM

I thought I'd revive this thread since the car in question competed at last weekend's Topeka divisional:
83 5801 FS/G Jonathon Maestas, Abeline KS, '17 Focus 13.424 11.35 2.074

There are 2 big problems with this...first off, this is not a Factory Stock car and was obviously misclassified.
Second, he dialed .55 over the index in first round on Friday:

Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed
5305 Jim Parsons 5801 Jonathon Maestas
E1 ****WINNER**** 0.162 11.305 97.44 0.079 13.287 104.48
F/S Dial: 11.08 (+/-): 0.225 FS/G Dial: 11.90 (+/-): 1.387
Qualified: #41 11.097 -0.703 #83 13.424 2.074

The weight break for this car is 10.91, making it a natural F/S. In my thinking, this round should've been a heads-up!
From what I've heard, the owner is young and eager to learn but doesn't really have a clue about the classification system. It was left to the NHRA staff, who I believe were working with little to no data. We don't want this young man to get discouraged and give up, but you can't just throw the rules out the window for one guy. If I were Mr. Parsons and this round would've gone the other way, you can bet I would have had words with the tech officials.

08-03-2018, 10:46 AM	#28
Paul Merolla Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Papillion, NE Posts: 610 Likes: 242 Liked 293 Times in 65 Posts	Re: Ford Focus? I thought I'd revive this thread since the car in question competed at last weekend's Topeka divisional: 83 5801 FS/G Jonathon Maestas, Abeline KS, '17 Focus 13.424 11.35 2.074 There are 2 big problems with this...first off, this is not a Factory Stock car and was obviously misclassified. Second, he dialed .55 over the index in first round on Friday: Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed-----Car#-Driver(Opp'nt)-RT-----ET-- Speed 5305 Jim Parsons 5801 Jonathon Maestas E1 **WINNER** 0.162 11.305 97.44 0.079 13.287 104.48 F/S Dial: 11.08 (+/-): 0.225 FS/G Dial: 11.90 (+/-): 1.387 Qualified: #41 11.097 -0.703 #83 13.424 2.074 The weight break for this car is 10.91, making it a natural F/S. In my thinking, this round should've been a heads-up! From what I've heard, the owner is young and eager to learn but doesn't really have a clue about the classification system. It was left to the NHRA staff, who I believe were working with little to no data. We don't want this young man to get discouraged and give up, but you can't just throw the rules out the window for one guy. If I were Mr. Parsons and this round would've gone the other way, you can bet I would have had words with the tech officials.