Part's crossing the center line?

dartman · 10-08-2009, 08:54 AM

HOW CAN THE BODY OF TONY Pedregon CAR LAND IN THE OTHER LINE AND HE STILL GET THE WIN?

CAN PARTS FALL OFF YOUR CAR AND CROSS THE CENTER LINE AND YOU STILL CAN GET THE WIN LIGHT.

i had cruz

FED 387 · 10-08-2009, 09:29 AM

not only that I bet he went over the scale LIGHT too???? Wanna bet---Cant take a 100 pounds off one of those cars and still be at legal weight--comp387

Randall Klein · 10-08-2009, 09:50 AM

I don't think parts crossing the c/l are the issue, it would be the tire(s)....however should have been dq for weight....it made for a good story-line so dim lite looked the other way.....showtime, whatever

Years ago, when Warren Johnson wrote articles in the back of Dragster, he, as usual cut to the point, he said its not about competition, he called it "entertainment engineering"

Evan Smith · 10-08-2009, 11:09 AM

I agree about the weight, but I guess the FC cars blow up and shed parts regularly so NHRA lets it slide and it was Tony, not Cruz, who lost the body, not a boby.

treessavoy · 10-08-2009, 12:27 PM

Now there's something I never thought of, with no body on the car how can you pass the scales, for that matter, if half your engine is still scattered about the track how can you pass fuel and weight.

Do the pros get a waiver for stuff like that?

If both the doors fall off my stocker but I win will I pass the scales like they do?

Interesting!

JimR

Dan Bennett · 10-08-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by treessavoy

Now there's something I never thought of, with no body on the car how can you pass the scales, for that matter, if half your engine is still scattered about the track how can you pass fuel and weight.

Do the pros get a waiver for stuff like that?

If both the doors fall off my stocker but I win will I pass the scales like they do?

Interesting!

JimR

From everything I've seen at hundreds of races, I'd answer your questions as "Yes" and "Not a Chance".

I'm not sure when it was started (or if it's always been that way) but it was at least ten years ago that I learned of the waiver in the fuel.classes. All of us in the Media Center were told that as long as the car didn't cross the center line or hit a wall it would be legal to race the next round and that scales/fuel would be waived.

That's all I know since any logic used in this ruling was not provided at the time of the explanation.

Ed Fernandez · 10-08-2009, 01:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by treessavoy

Now there's something I never thought of, with no body on the car how can you pass the scales, for that matter, if half your engine is still scattered about the track how can you pass fuel and weight.

Do the pros get a waiver for stuff like that?

If both the doors fall off my stocker but I win will I pass the scales like they do?

Interesting!

JimR

Jeez,the last think I would be worrying about if my doors fell off would be scaling.Think we can all come back to reality now?

Floyd Staggs · 10-08-2009, 02:15 PM

At the ET finals in Phoenix last weekend a part fell off of a car and distracted the driver in the other lane.
He lost and asked the Div 7 Director about it and was told there is no rule in the book about parts falling off.

ss3011 · 10-08-2009, 03:00 PM

Wasn't this a case of first or worst ? Didn't the other guy cross the centerline ?

dartman · 10-08-2009, 04:56 PM

We had a car lose a can of wax (must of been under the hood) and it cross the center line,the other car ,which was dialed 2sec. faster, lifted to avoid hitting it. so what would be the ruling on something like that?

ps Ed Fernandez is that your car on the left side of avatar?

10-08-2009, 08:54 AM	#1
dartman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N.S. CANADA Posts: 498 Likes: 158 Liked 68 Times in 41 Posts	Part's crossing the center line? HOW CAN THE BODY OF TONY Pedregon CAR LAND IN THE OTHER LINE AND HE STILL GET THE WIN? CAN PARTS FALL OFF YOUR CAR AND CROSS THE CENTER LINE AND YOU STILL CAN GET THE WIN LIGHT. i had cruz __________________ 1231 FS/D Drag Pak 1231 E/SA 71 Demon Kelly MacKay Last edited by dartman; 10-08-2009 at 12:37 PM.

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FED 387 VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 3,400 Likes: 482 Liked 320 Times in 172 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? not only that I bet he went over the scale LIGHT too???? Wanna bet---Cant take a 100 pounds off one of those cars and still be at legal weight--comp387

10-08-2009, 09:50 AM	#3
Randall Klein Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Lincoln, Nebraska Posts: 785 Likes: 45 Liked 316 Times in 67 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? I don't think parts crossing the c/l are the issue, it would be the tire(s)....however should have been dq for weight....it made for a good story-line so dim lite looked the other way.....showtime, whatever Years ago, when Warren Johnson wrote articles in the back of Dragster, he, as usual cut to the point, he said its not about competition, he called it "entertainment engineering"

10-08-2009, 11:09 AM	#4
Evan Smith Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Tampa Posts: 400 Likes: 7 Liked 115 Times in 5 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? I agree about the weight, but I guess the FC cars blow up and shed parts regularly so NHRA lets it slide and it was Tony, not Cruz, who lost the body, not a boby. __________________ Evan Smith 1798 STK

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treessavoy VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dunnellon,FL Posts: 1,103 Likes: 0 Liked 4 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? Now there's something I never thought of, with no body on the car how can you pass the scales, for that matter, if half your engine is still scattered about the track how can you pass fuel and weight. Do the pros get a waiver for stuff like that? If both the doors fall off my stocker but I win will I pass the scales like they do? Interesting! JimR __________________ Jim Rountree

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Floyd Staggs VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Cucamonga, CA Posts: 1,521 Likes: 138 Liked 223 Times in 98 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? At the ET finals in Phoenix last weekend a part fell off of a car and distracted the driver in the other lane. He lost and asked the Div 7 Director about it and was told there is no rule in the book about parts falling off. __________________ Floyd Staggs 787 SST

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ss3011 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Southeast Michigan Posts: 903 Likes: 69 Liked 237 Times in 112 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? Wasn't this a case of first or worst ? Didn't the other guy cross the centerline ?

10-08-2009, 04:56 PM	#10
dartman Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: N.S. CANADA Posts: 498 Likes: 158 Liked 68 Times in 41 Posts	Re: Part's crossing the center line? We had a car lose a can of wax (must of been under the hood) and it cross the center line,the other car ,which was dialed 2sec. faster, lifted to avoid hitting it. so what would be the ruling on something like that? ps Ed Fernandez is that your car on the left side of avatar? __________________ 1231 FS/D Drag Pak 1231 E/SA 71 Demon Kelly MacKay Last edited by dartman; 10-08-2009 at 05:00 PM.