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Will Haas save the day for WJ?
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Alan
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the body isn't going to be one of those deals where it will buff out, but it can be made raceable with some work. The tubing protecting the fuel cell got bent over, the front end needs a head light and some work, and the right rear quarter panel has a decent sized crease in it
Thanks for the update Toby.
Just got off the phone with corporate and the car is almost ready to go. It's amazing that in WJ's LONG career,this is only the third time he's been in the wall. WJ said if he could have seen anything,he could have kept it off the wall. The scary thing was,he didn't know where KJ was,couldn't see him. He figures he was on a .62 pass,too bad the engine let go and tomorrow is another day.
Here's a quote from WJ's Friday presser that made Summits results page but was somehow deleted from NHRA's page. Looks like NHRA is policing what's posted by the teams PR people.
"Unfortunately, the new belly pan that was mandated for 2008 may have contained some of the oil, but it also served to funnel all the smoke inside the car, effectively blinding me. It was so thick I couldn't even see the windshield. The sad part is that if I could have seen where I was going, I believe I could have stopped it without any further problem at all.
"My troubles were complicated even further by this new, taller wicker bill we have to run for some unknown reason. It puts so much down force on the back that it effectively creates lift on the front end of the car, reducing the amount of steering control a driver has. This made it even harder for me to keep the car under control. These are issues that I have mentioned throughout the year that need to be addressed before something worse happens than a bent race car".
Seems that WJ has brought his concerns about what would happen to NHRA's attention but to no avail.
"Unfortunately, the new belly pan that was mandated for 2008 may have contained some of the oil, but it also served to funnel all the smoke inside the car, effectively blinding me. It was so thick I couldn't even see the windshield. The sad part is that if I could have seen where I was going, I believe I could have stopped it without any further problem at all.
"My troubles were complicated even further by this new, taller wicker bill we have to run for some unknown reason. It puts so much down force on the back that it effectively creates lift on the front end of the car, reducing the amount of steering control a driver has. This made it even harder for me to keep the car under control. These are issues that I have mentioned throughout the year that need to be addressed before something worse happens than a bent race car".
Seems that WJ has brought his concerns about what would happen to NHRA's attention but to no avail.
As of about 9 PM last night,somebody had brought the lights to WJ. Wonder if there's a GXP sitting on a dealership lot with,oh well,never mind.
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Nitro Member
No surprise there, wouldn't be the first time.
I read something about this on CompPlus where he was saying the same thing. He doesn't like it at all and, like usual, NHRA won't listen to the experts.
vegasnitro
Nitro Member
I bet KJ about crapped his pants when Dubya Jay cossed in front of him and he was staring straight at his Dad's door!!! I am pulling for Dubya Jay in 4th round to make the show.
Wasn't there another Pro Stocker that ran it off the end of the track, thru the sandtrap and wadded it up good in the net?
Wasn't there another Pro Stocker that ran it off the end of the track, thru the sandtrap and wadded it up good in the net?
