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Originally Posted by Keith Seymore
This is true.
This is true, too. But - they still check.
I got in trouble in St Louis (Gateway) this year, even though they have an app for timeslips, after ripping a string of 9.80 passes with no cage. The starting line official is the one that noticed I didn't have the proper personal protection (ie, no gloves, and no neck collar) for 9 second ETs, and notified the race officials.
I was able to get it slowed down to 10 flat and was ok at that point.
K
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Keith I have been to Baytown with my Camaro/IA probably 4-5 times last time was a little bigger "track rental" probably 50 cars and the first time the car has even had a tech guy look at it! And then about 30 second look. I do have all the safety stuff to run 10.0s but have yet to get a full tech. They used to be really picky as in slow it down or you are kicked off if you ran 0.05 sec faster than equipment you had.
Freaking Houston Motorsports 1/8 mile where the Camaro did it's maiden voyage tech was "this your car" Ok here you go! Track and other cars were so scary we made 2 passes and left.
When they were running 1/8 then 1/4 at Sealy they were fairly lenient. My 78 TA ran 6.90s @ 100 in the 1/8 no roll bar no hassle.
There was a guy at the old DAPA Pontiac Southern Nats with a nice 65 GTO gold I think drop top no roll bar that swore it had 650 hp, don't think I ever saw him make a pass. They jumped on me for going too fast no roll bar.