the chase is on


MonsterBuck48

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I Remember being at Eldora a couple of years ago and Shannon Babb won the World 100. His car was something like 5lbs. too light, and he got nothing and the win went to the second place car.

Really? Wow, that is something. I know of a few tracks that usually have about a 20 pound tolerance, to account for fuel loss if there are a lot of cautions.

Another funny scenario from this weekend regarding inspections. We got DQ'ed from our Heat race on Saturday night because the scuff marks on our tires were outside the tread (when the tire was brand new, the scuffs were to the outside tread). Our LF tire was approved before running Sunday's B-Main. We never touched the tire with the grinder on Saturday or Sunday. After winning our B-Main, with a LF tire that was approved that morning, they wanted to DQ us again because of that tire. And, we had a plastic zip-tie holding a cable out of the way of the LR shock and spring. We were nearly DQ'ed for that, too.

Favoritism, friendship and bias plays a part in all types of racing, whether it be a local track or NASCAR. Some folks get a free pass through tech while others get looked at under a microscope. Become the best friend of the tech inspector, never second guess them, don't speak your mind and you'll be fine.

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