Langdon Final Round Run Under Review

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BOBBY BENNETT: LOGIC AND MORE TECH OFFICIALS COULD HAVE PREVENTED A DEBACLE | Competition Plus

When I saw the Kalitta Motorsports official statement come across my desk in the newsroom, I was particularly impressed when team General Manager Chad Head

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[LoPony]

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That is the worst imaginable outcome, handing the win to that……person. Oh no. Stand-up response from Kalitta team, though.

 

[Sparky]

My only issue with the whole thing the time that it took NHRA to make their announcement. That should have been done before they left the facility. If they want to be compared to other major forms of motorsports they need to respond to situations like one.

 

[yoda]

Honestly, I thought this was just payback for Shawn not holding up the can of (title sponsor of the race) American Rebel after they put it in his hand during the post-win interview...

 

[z28]

Honestly, I thought this was just payback for Shawn not holding up the can of (title sponsor of the race) American Rebel after they put it in his hand during the post-win interview...

did you notice the guy turning the can around so the label was showing on Gaige's interview.

 

[yoda]

did you notice the guy turning the can around so the label was showing on Gaige's interview.

Sure did... Now it is CRITICALLY important to have the winners properly represent the sponsor of the race in their Nationally- broadcast Win interview. That is Marketing 101, and for every driver that can rattle off 15 sponsor names after a round win, the ONE thing they can do is hold the product inside the camera shot for 15 seconds.

 

[n/a]

Are those bolts assembled dry or is there anything on the threads to lessen the chance of them backing out?

 

[T.Smith]

Are those bolts assembled dry or is there anything on the threads to lessen the chance of them backing out?

They are dry. There's no need for Loctite.

 

[M Jones]

They are dry. There's no need for Loctite.

Just thinking, they might have been on belly pan before the run, glad nothing bad happened, really sucks to lose one that way

 

[T.Smith]

Just thinking, they might have been on belly pan before the run, glad nothing bad happened, really sucks to lose one that way

I don't know what other teams do when it comes to the cover bolts. We pull into the staging lanes with the cover bolts installed, but loose. That way we can get in there a little quicker to make a change. There's a crew member who's responsibility is to tighten those cover nuts when we are 2 - 3 pairs away from the water box. So in our case, someone would've had to forgotten to tighten them or maybe dropped some in the belly pan upon reinstalling the cover after a change on the clutch.

Yeah that's a tough one. I would be crushed. The more I think about it, I understand NHRA's position on the ruling. It's unfortunate this violation happened during an elimination round.

 

[z28]

I don't know what other teams do when it comes to the cover bolts. We pull into the staging lanes with the cover bolts installed, but loose. That way we can get in there a little quicker to make a change. There's a crew member who's responsibility is to tighten those cover nuts when we are 2 - 3 pairs away from the water box. So in our case, someone would've had to forgotten to tighten them or maybe dropped some in the belly pan upon reinstalling the cover after a change on the clutch.

Yeah that's a tough one. I would be crushed. The more I think about it, I understand NHRA's position on the ruling. It's unfortunate this violation happened during an elimination round.

I'll bet that guy on Shawn's team will have a pocket full of spares from now on.

 

[M Jones]

I don't know what other teams do when it comes to the cover bolts. We pull into the staging lanes with the cover bolts installed, but loose. That way we can get in there a little quicker to make a change. There's a crew member who's responsibility is to tighten those cover nuts when we are 2 - 3 pairs away from the water box. So in our case, someone would've had to forgotten to tighten them or maybe dropped some in the belly pan upon reinstalling the cover after a change on the clutch.

Yeah that's a tough one. I would be crushed. The more I think about it, I understand NHRA's position on the ruling. It's unfortunate this violation happened during an elimination round.

Thanks for the insight on how that might happened

 

[ironpony]

So watching qualifying from Norwalk, Bruno showed a cover and clearly stated.............NINE of the twelve bolts were missing.

 

[Butch]

Wow I'd say that was an case of not tighten enough.

 

[Marchboom]

So watching qualifying from Norwalk, Bruno showed a cover and clearly stated.............NINE of the twelve bolts were missing.

NINE missing bolts! If the NHRA would have told us how many bolts were missing this wouldn't have even been a story. Come on, NHRA. We can handle details.

 

[T.Smith]

So watching qualifying from Norwalk, Bruno showed a cover and clearly stated.............NINE of the twelve bolts were missing.

Boner...kinda backs up what I said earlier.

 

[Randy]

They say, sometimes it's better to stay quiet and be thought a fool, than to...