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04-07-2024, 01:52 PM | #21 |
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Re: Randy Mans DQ?
I had a windshield tech who serviced body shops remove a roof skin for me a few years ago, he had a real long blade on a small reciprocating saw and worked his way under the skin to cut the adhesive, the hatch was off the car, don't remember if the windsheild was out or not.
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04-07-2024, 02:32 PM | #22 |
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During first round yesterday the roof came unglued and ripped off the top of the car. When Randy went to the scales, tech inspectors saw what they felt was unacceptable modifications to the steel roof structure underneath the roof panel. The unfortunate reality is that the tech team does not have any schematics or diagrams to see what this car has for a roof structure from the factory, or they would have seen that there was very little material removed or trimmed away in this area. The material of the roof itself was not a concern or issue, it was the perception that the roof structure had been heavily modified - which it had not.
We have provided schematics to NHRA today to show what the factory roof structure looks like and the car is already undergoing the minor modifications to meet NHRA's satisfaction. We'll take the 2lb weight addition and move on with it and be ready for next weekend's event in Las Vegas. I appreciate Lonnie Grimm's patience and candid conversation while we worked to better understand the rationale for yesterday's decision. |
04-07-2024, 03:35 PM | #23 |
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For those of you who jumped to conclusions on this incident, I think
you should fight in your proper weight class. The Mans' family is so beyond being legal and extremely intelligent, and they bring a awful lot to our sport. Anyone who thinks this family would intentionally cheat, is a bored conspiracy theorist. J.R. |
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04-07-2024, 04:18 PM | #25 |
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INTEGRITY. Looks like Mike and Randy Mans are total stand up guys. A situation happened, punishment was issued and they took it in stride. They are working WITH the tech people and making a bad deal good again.
Congrats to Mike and Randy and also to Lonnie Grimm for working with racers to fix a problem. KUDOS to them ALL.
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Like a Green one maybe ? lol
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