Breakage of the other competitor in the other lane.

What is the usual done when one car breaks in the other lane, after a burn out and is approx 1000 feet done the track, and the other car is now backed up and ready to run.

 

Breakage of other competitor

Hi Paul,
Have sent you A P/M in reply, Hows the Altered coming along, The Funny's taking shape will have to ring you up and send you some photos.
regards Greg

 

If the other car is 1000 ft down track, they have to get it off the track. If it needed assistance getting off the track they should have shut the other car off, but it is up to the starter and your crew.

 

I'm used to seeing the car that is ready to stage being shut off. The track crew takes a tow vehicle down and pulls the other car off the end of the track. Then you are allowed to refire, and start over from the burnout if you wish. Not sure what the rules actually say if anything about the procedure.

We did burn a piston one time because we were held in prestage while the other team refired their car after it stalled. Left the line with head temp 225+. Lesson learned....

Did you guys burn it down?

 

The running car is shut off and sent to the back of the pack. The stalled car is pushed off. Its the crap when your already at the back. Happened to us at Bakersfield and we went .03 under!

 

How about if they break, you stage and shut the car off to save the overheated engine. You staged, they didnt, you should advance to the next round. I dont know what actually happened.

 

I have been in this situation a half dozen times and every time there have been different scenerios. The one that bothered me the most was when I was already backed up from a burn out and the car next to me had problems starting and just fired when I was at the line.I can see the starter wave to the guy to do a small burn out. Well he did a 1/8 mile burn out then took his time backing up.Then I am waiting for him to stage and his car is not coming forward to find out he could not get it out of reverse and the starter is allowing him time to get it in to gear.Well by the time they waved me forward for a single my engine was over heated and my oil pressure started to drop. Well at the 1/8 mile I broke a crank, split the block in half and my blower was sitting on the track. The safety safarie came up to me and quote "we were not going to let that Ass Hole run against you anyways." I blame the track and starter for allowing this to happen not the driver next to me. Next time I am going to light both bulbs and time the person out.

Greg Sereda

 

time out

It's my understanding that the stopwatch starts when three bulbs are lit. Seven seconds. Is that correct? Otherwise you could quick stage with two bulbs?

 

I've seen (@ Sacramento Raceway), a bunch of times, is they pull the driver out, and signal the other car to make a run, then go get the broken heap.

 

Ahh yes... At the Goat Trail

Ive seen that done many times at Sac. Its been done to us. A guy broke at like the 1/8th. He got out and we made a single.

 

The car sitting at 1000ft needed to be removed from the racing surface as it was a danger sitting where it was. The car in question sitting on the startline was instructed of their options in this case. Between driver and crew chief they chose to leave the car there at idle until the track was clear and then make a full pass, my guess being so a record could be backed up and claimed. No conspiracy, no wrong doing on behalf of the other competitior or track staff, they were offered the option of shutting it down or staging and taking the green and the win and chose not to.

 

I agree, Greg you being crew cheif and owner should have shut car down, (or directed your bro to stage and take the win, if this was an offered option)
You didnt start racing yesterday, so you know the time it takes to clear a car here.