Randy
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“Let’s put it this way, if the penalty for speeding was the death penalty, you would not see too many people speeding,” Beard said. “If the penalty for speeding is a $5 ticket, you’re going to see a lot of people hauling ass down the interstate. The effect of the (NHRA) rule will do what really needs to be done, and that’s fix the sport from all the delays.”
I sat in the stands at the 2010 Finals at Pomona on Friday for the last pro session and was bored to tears. I thought the real race was to see how quick the oil downs could be cleaned up, not how fast the cars could go. Every time there was an oil down a large percentage of the people that were left headed for the parking lot.
If the penalties affect the outcome of the championship so be it. The best car/team should win it, not the team that has a hail Mary tune up that is fast but blows everything up in the process.
Lower funded teams like mine can take a second look at our containment devices, tune up, etc, to see what we can do to minimize the oil downs. Thankfully our average is one oil down about every two years when we are running.
Not all oil downs are due to breakage. I know of instances where a breather was loose, valve covers never tightened, problems that were known to exists that weren't fixed due to time restraints. Which brings me to one thing I have trouble with. They are giving the teams very little time between rounds to service the cars and giving them less and less as eliminations go on. Considering that after a run you have to get in line to be weighed, then fuel check, then fight the traffic and fans getting back to the pits you end up with about 40-45 minutes max to do everything. For the lower funded up and coming teams that may have volunteer crews that means less time to double check your work or properly service the car should you have a big problem. They can't have it all.
RG
“Let’s put it this way, if the penalty for speeding was the death penalty, you would not see too many people speeding,” Beard said. “If the penalty for speeding is a $5 ticket, you’re going to see a lot of people hauling ass down the interstate. The effect of the (NHRA) rule will do what really needs to be done, and that’s fix the sport from all the delays.”
I sat in the stands at the 2010 Finals at Pomona on Friday for the last pro session and was bored to tears. I thought the real race was to see how quick the oil downs could be cleaned up, not how fast the cars could go. Every time there was an oil down a large percentage of the people that were left headed for the parking lot.
If the penalties affect the outcome of the championship so be it. The best car/team should win it, not the team that has a hail Mary tune up that is fast but blows everything up in the process.
Lower funded teams like mine can take a second look at our containment devices, tune up, etc, to see what we can do to minimize the oil downs. Thankfully our average is one oil down about every two years when we are running.
Not all oil downs are due to breakage. I know of instances where a breather was loose, valve covers never tightened, problems that were known to exists that weren't fixed due to time restraints. Which brings me to one thing I have trouble with. They are giving the teams very little time between rounds to service the cars and giving them less and less as eliminations go on. Considering that after a run you have to get in line to be weighed, then fuel check, then fight the traffic and fans getting back to the pits you end up with about 40-45 minutes max to do everything. For the lower funded up and coming teams that may have volunteer crews that means less time to double check your work or properly service the car should you have a big problem. They can't have it all.
RG
