Sam Vincent
07-02-2008, 12:18 AM
What a freak'n joke. Charlie & Co are going to run the NMRA in the ground!
No weight breaks to make the SSO/nitrous cars competitive ( Oh forgot it's PROCHARGER super street outlaw now) and while they wouldn't Allow Robbie Blankenship to pass tech in Bradenton because tech felt the rack & pinion was a few inches to far forward, they go and change the rules in SSO to allow Urist new illegal car to be legal, Well from were I set they still didn't get it all fixed for him and still think the car is illegal. Rules state (even in the new revision) that you had to have a "stock unaltered drive shaft tunnel) His tunnel his cut out and put back in, ( maybe for chassis work) but the rear section of the tunnel is custom fabricated from the "main hoop" to about 8" forward of said hoop. that isn't legal by the rules.
It's funny how when some or certain racers push the rules, NMRA says it's "beyond the intention of the rule" and other certain racers do the same thing and it's called a "Gray Area".
I tell ya what it is, It's the BUDDY CLUB stronger than ever in the NMRA, and I think will eventually be it's downfall.
I remember last year at Milan when I had my chin spoiler, Rules stated minimum clearance was 3" ( spoiler was 3 1/8"-3 1/4" from ground) and couldn't not reach beyond the front leading edge of the bumper cover and IT DID NOT. Thom said it was OK when being teched in, now hrs later after I crossed the scales on a "Test" pass, Thom came over and said "I could run it tonight in Qualifying, but had to remove it for tomorrow". How is it legal Friday night and not legal Saturday morning. Anyway Someone cried over and I was told to remove it even thought it fit within rules. Not Fast Forward to Columbus ( I'm there helping TIM in H/S) and see two SSO cars, Manny & Macdonald with the very some thing I was told wasn't legal or "beyond the intent of the rules" in Milan, MI. That is favoritism any way you look at it.
Yet Urist's car with all rear seat area sheetmetal removed ( not just between frame rails either), drive shaft tunnel modified/fabricated/replaced, and the frame rail notched all the way to the rear bumper cover. is not past the intent of the rules, it's a Gray Area. And Now the rules committee change it to keep him legal , while pushing other races away.
NMRA can take there weight and stick up their A$$----------------------
No weight breaks to make the SSO/nitrous cars competitive ( Oh forgot it's PROCHARGER super street outlaw now) and while they wouldn't Allow Robbie Blankenship to pass tech in Bradenton because tech felt the rack & pinion was a few inches to far forward, they go and change the rules in SSO to allow Urist new illegal car to be legal, Well from were I set they still didn't get it all fixed for him and still think the car is illegal. Rules state (even in the new revision) that you had to have a "stock unaltered drive shaft tunnel) His tunnel his cut out and put back in, ( maybe for chassis work) but the rear section of the tunnel is custom fabricated from the "main hoop" to about 8" forward of said hoop. that isn't legal by the rules.
It's funny how when some or certain racers push the rules, NMRA says it's "beyond the intention of the rule" and other certain racers do the same thing and it's called a "Gray Area".
I tell ya what it is, It's the BUDDY CLUB stronger than ever in the NMRA, and I think will eventually be it's downfall.
I remember last year at Milan when I had my chin spoiler, Rules stated minimum clearance was 3" ( spoiler was 3 1/8"-3 1/4" from ground) and couldn't not reach beyond the front leading edge of the bumper cover and IT DID NOT. Thom said it was OK when being teched in, now hrs later after I crossed the scales on a "Test" pass, Thom came over and said "I could run it tonight in Qualifying, but had to remove it for tomorrow". How is it legal Friday night and not legal Saturday morning. Anyway Someone cried over and I was told to remove it even thought it fit within rules. Not Fast Forward to Columbus ( I'm there helping TIM in H/S) and see two SSO cars, Manny & Macdonald with the very some thing I was told wasn't legal or "beyond the intent of the rules" in Milan, MI. That is favoritism any way you look at it.
Yet Urist's car with all rear seat area sheetmetal removed ( not just between frame rails either), drive shaft tunnel modified/fabricated/replaced, and the frame rail notched all the way to the rear bumper cover. is not past the intent of the rules, it's a Gray Area. And Now the rules committee change it to keep him legal , while pushing other races away.
NMRA can take there weight and stick up their A$$----------------------