Open hatch during burnout

[Bubba]

Are there any other Funny Car drivers that have the escape hatch open during the burnout? This is Vern Moats at last weekend's Brainerd LODRS event.

 

[davey]

This may be a dumb question but how does it stay open?

 

[ProNitro Pete]

Ya'll just gotta remember, Verns a old racer from way back, he does things a bit different than most.
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[Whipster]

Ya'll just gotta remember, Verns a old racer from way back, he does things a bit different than most.
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Post of the year...

 

[Jenn]

Wind going backwards keeps it up. There are some drivers who can pop them up with the arm restraints in place, but not a whole lot.

 

[davey]

But it looks like he is still going forward. I'll go with the Viagra answer.

 

[jpee]

Look at the photo he is BACKING UP.. 1. the tires are not expanded like during the burn out.. and see the smoke over the hood or front of the car.. he must have just came to a stop & popped the hatch... IMO

 

[Jenn]

But it looks like he is still going forward. I'll go with the Viagra answer.

It looked to me like the tires were settled down and going backwards, I mean, instead of GOODYEAR they said RAEYDOOG.

Otherwise, it might just be a very talented 'hand-job'

 

[ProNitro Pete]

Look at the photo he is BACKING UP.. 1. the tires are not expanded like during the burn out.. and see the smoke over the hood or front of the car.. he must have just came to a stop & popped the hatch... IMO

John,
The tire smoke is in the other lane, Verns still rollin

 

[Prix-Mo]

The hatch was up during the burn out, I was track monitor at the 1/8th mile the whole weekend, I was kinda wondering about it staying open when he was moving forward doing his burnout?

 

[ProNitro Pete]

 

[Bubba]

I can assure you that Vern was still moving forward in the above picture and he's definitely moving forward in this picture. Note: hatch is open.

 

[davey]

The hatch was up during the burn out, I was track monitor at the 1/8th mile the whole weekend, I was kinda wondering about it staying open when he was moving forward doing his burnout?

He must have some kind of stop on the hinge.

 

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Post of the year...

Not if you actually know Vernon, no, its not.

 

[shawn fleischmann]

He must have some kind of stop on the hinge.

Some of the newer bodies are being mounted with a spring lever that makes it easier to open the hatch and keep it up.

 

[Nitrohaulic]

The smoke above the car, is that from another car's burnout in the other lane?

The smoke is still too dense behind his car for him to be backing up already. If it's as smokey in there as it appears to be looking at the side window, I can see why he'd want it open.

 

[ProNitro Pete]

Not if you actually know Vernon, no, its not.

Get a Grip Moon, it was a "Funny", a bit of hillarity.

 

[davey]

Some of the newer bodies are being mounted with a spring lever that makes it easier to open the hatch and keep it up.

Thanks for the info.