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  1. tjenna

    tjenna Top Alcohol

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    What is with the DQ?
     
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    tjenna, Oct 11, 2003
  2. Ringwraith

    Ringwraith Super Comp

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    Yeah last I saw before 1st rnd. elims. he was qualed. 16th ?
    Doug, Tim, or whomever please let us know what happened!
     
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    Ringwraith, Oct 11, 2003
  3. kosky racing

    kosky racing Comp Eliminator

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    After three oildowns your are fined and you are out of here. best guess.
     
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  4. Ringwraith

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    Called my friend who is in Dallas and he just called me back after talking to Doug Foley and Tim Lewis ! They were told by NHRA that due to them causing 3 oil downs / cleanups they were DQed! I did not know that you could be dqed because of that ! So if John Force or Kenny Bernstein did that would they be DQed?! Most likely not!! Typical NHRA trying to screw the alcohol classes! :mad:
     
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  5. tjenna

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    That is bs.

    The only way you should be dq is if you blow-up and instead of pulling over to the wall you coast down the middle.
     
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    tjenna, Oct 11, 2003
  6. The Zone

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    TA clases have had that rule all year. (first time it had to be enforced). It is to bad though. They asked the same question on the 'mater board why early this afternoon, and I posted early this afternoon it was because of oil downs.
    Dean
     
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  7. Pat McGill

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    Foley had a nice one at Maple Grove as well.
     
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    Pat McGill, Oct 12, 2003
  8. wolfgang

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    This is not an NHRA conspiracy folks.

    They did the same thing in Seattle to Gordie Bonin (he qualified for the t/f field, but due to causing 3 oildowns was dq'ed).

    It IS a rule, not just an arbitrary one-time decision.

    Wolfgang
     
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    wolfgang, Oct 12, 2003
  9. Tim Lewis

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    We blew up our puke tank during a warm up and went to our back up tank which was too small to be very effective (that's why it was a back up).

    We tried borrowing a puke tank from other teams but nobody had any available. We changed the feed lines and even built a bracket overnight in an attempt to solve the problem but all for naught.

    Yes, we are disappointed but we feel that NHRA was justified with the ruling which is that after three oildowns you are DQ'd. Even Big Jim felt badly but we are not mad at anyone (except ourselves).

    We will just have to budget for TWO tanks for next year.
     
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    Tim Lewis, Oct 12, 2003
  10. Ringwraith

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    Thanks Tim for the update, when I to talked David Smith on the phone he didn't know all the facts except that the 3 oil down rule. Hopefully Doug , you and the team have a better 2004 !
     
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    Ringwraith, Oct 12, 2003

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