I am very surprised they allowed him to stage the car.....
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I am very surprised they allowed him to stage the car.....
Nothing to DQ him over. You can cross the center line on the burnout. Rulebook specifically states that.
I am very surprised they allowed him to stage the car.....
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It’s a judgement call by the starter/starting line staff. If there is a fear of additional danger, they would make the call to shut the car off before staging.
Chili
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From what I read, he was involved in a crash yesterday at Sonoma. He had a strong car for quite a few years. R.I.P.
65 Goatboy
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And the lesson is....Don't leave the grandstands during Pro Mod!
I am very surprised they allowed him to stage the car.....
mick
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didn't we just go through this with matt latino DQ a little over a month ago?
i guess 'steering wheel coming off during burnout' doesn't apply? not taking sides here, just pointing out that
very recently a DQ took place for a somewhat similar situation. how do the track officials know that the steering wheel
has been re-secured in place properly to make a safe pass? i thought i heard you can cross the centerline on a burnout?
can you graze the wall on a burnout and still race? obviously you can hit the center boards without a steering wheel and still race.
was this an nhra official making the call? or a PM official making the call? (not a mission foods pro class)
i guess 'steering wheel coming off during burnout' doesn't apply? not taking sides here, just pointing out that
very recently a DQ took place for a somewhat similar situation. how do the track officials know that the steering wheel
has been re-secured in place properly to make a safe pass? i thought i heard you can cross the centerline on a burnout?
can you graze the wall on a burnout and still race? obviously you can hit the center boards without a steering wheel and still race.
was this an nhra official making the call? or a PM official making the call? (not a mission foods pro class)
Latino was DQ’d for taking his helmet and other safety gear off at the end of the run before exiting the racing surface.
Yes, it clearly states in the rulebook that crossing the centerline on a burnout is not a DQ.
NHRA officials run the entire race, there are not separate officials for the different classes/categories.
Rasn1320
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if you watch a certain youtube channel of a top fuel car you can see them removing gear before they turn off all the time,not helmet,just gloves and raises the helmet visor
mick
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am aware of the latino violation ...... josh, just pointing out that something kind of important fell off a car once
it was fired and began the process of the race, not to mention striking a semi-fixed object on the track.
and now everybody knows.
The starting line staff/starter has full control of the starting line/racetrack. They have the ultimate call on whether to send a car down track. While not extremely common, steering wheels are known to come off occasionally. It’s not hard to re-install the wheel and make a safe pass. The starter felt the car was safe to send, so he allowed it.
Isn't that what happened to Hillary Will ? She flipped up the visor and got busted for it
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