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I get not holding up the other car. But Cruz was ready to fire right after the single, why not let him run. In one swift move NHRA screwed Cruz, his sponsors, & the fans. A tri-fecta.
I get not holding up the other car. But Cruz was ready to fire right after the single, why not let him run. In one swift move NHRA screwed Cruz, his sponsors, & the fans. A tri-fecta.
Really? Cruz was supposed to be running at the same time Creasy was, but he didn't make it up there on time. So based on what you are saying, the NHRA should cater to teams and let them run whenever they get the chance to get up to the starting line?
This wasn't an NHRA issue, it was a Cruz Pedregon issue.
Correct. To bad the "ink is never dry" policy manual exceptions are always based on who is involved. Not what is right.Cruz blew it, NHRA followed the rules.......once you given an exception chaos ensues.
Correct. To bad the "ink is never dry" policy manual exceptions are always based on who is involved. Not what is right.
Does not make a bit of difference whom you are, if your not fired and ready to roll when it is your timeI was going to add unless you are a high dollar sponsor/racer, but thought that would fire to many maters up....
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Paul,
You say "He was up there & ready" Not true, had he been up there and ready he would have fired the same time Creasy did. He was late and not ready, not by much, but he was late. Do you watch football? when the play clock expires you get the penalty. "But I was going to snap the ball in a second" doesn't matter, time runs out and that's the rule.
Here's the facts. Cruz ran Q1 second quad at 5:22 Creasy made his solo in Q2 at 7:09 that an hour and 47 minutes, or 107 minutes. So don't blame live TV for a quick turnaround. They had enough time. Cruz had a problem in the pits and missed the call.
Alan
Part of me wants to agree with you on the part about why not let him run. But the fact is he was late.I get not holding up the other car. But Cruz was ready to fire right after the single, why not let him run. In one swift move NHRA screwed Cruz, his sponsors, & the fans. A tri-fecta.
Because it would have given Cruz a benefit he did not earn. The run order of the second qualifying session is based upon performance in the first qualifying session. Cruz was scheduled to be in the first pair of cars because of his sub par performance in Q1, so why should he be given the benefit of seeing a car run because he was late arriving to the starting line for his scheduled run? All of the other competitors would have a legitimate gripe had that occurred.But during a Q session, what would it have hurt to let him make his pass ??
This time they went by the book and we agreed it was the right thing to do.. I was not talking about a qualifying pass. I was talking about rules not being enforced or changed in the past. And it does make a difference who is involved.Does not make a bit of difference whom you are, if your not fired and ready to roll when it is your time
during Q1 thru Q4 you don't get to go to the end of the line period
Your football comparison doesn't work. This was qualifying / practice if you will. Had this been during eliminations, yes, not ready, when the fire up signal is given, Creasy gets a bye . But during a Q session, what would it have hurt to let him make his pass ??