PITKAT DQ'D

Date: Mon Jun 16 17:12:36 2008

PITKAT DQ'D

openwheelracer · Admin/Mod/Eyewitness

From staffordmotorspeedway.com:

http://staffordmotorspeedway.com/Pages/News/pr061608.htm

afohlin · Car Owner

I don't know the entire situation because I wasn't there, but from what I understand the tech tool fit under the car but was really close. The 78 group wanted to protest, but ride height can't be protested because its a visual inspection.

Date: Mon Jun 16 22:17:50 2008

I figured they would catch Pitkat with Traction Control.....guess that will cum later in the year....

Date: Tue Jun 17 07:17:29 2008

afohlin wrote:

I don't know the entire situation because I wasn't there, but from what I understand the tech tool fit under the car but was really close. The 78 group wanted to protest, but ride height can't be protested because its a visual inspection.

It did not fit under the car by alot, period. fuller tried to lower the right rear while the others argued to the officials.

Date: Tue Jun 17 09:33:17 2008

Anonymous wrote:

afohlin wrote:

I don't know the entire situation because I wasn't there, but from what I understand the tech tool fit under the car but was really close. The 78 group wanted to protest, but ride height can't be protested because its a visual inspection.

It did not fit under the car by alot, period. fuller tried to lower the right rear while the others argued to the officials.

THAT A-ARM ANGLE ON THE LEFT LOOKS PRETTY STEEP TO ME.

weirdface

sjg · Car Owner

I think that frame height requirement is a waste of time, how much faster do you think a 1/2" would make the car?

afohlin · Car Owner

In the Know wrote:

I figured they would catch Pitkat with Traction Control.....guess that will cum later in the year....

The traction control is right next to the nitrous oxide bottle.

Date: Tue Jun 17 14:11:54 2008

sjg wrote:

I think that frame height requirement is a waste of time, how much faster do you think a 1/2" would make the car?

1/2 inch. It was that much...... WOW . So he was 1 1/2

Date: Tue Jun 17 19:48:59 2008

Dont remember being a rule on upper geometry, or are you making an observation?

Frame 1/2" too low this year. Spoiler off by a half inch last year. What i dont get is that these are black and white, easy for officials to check requirements. They are not gray areas. Im all for teams pushing the limits and believe in "i want to do things that cause new rules to be written".

I dont know if the last two infractions were oversight, or a total disregard for whats a black and white rule.

I dont believe they have traction control at all.

I hope this years infraction doesnt cause him a national championship, again.

Date: Tue Jun 17 20:24:58 2008

if it was tc or rocco or one of the other top runners you could bet the ranch they would of been tossed friday nite .but seeing MR NONCAT is the poster child for stafford they seem to think its ok .good job by the sk drivers for stepping up to the plate and sticking together and forcing them to make the right call.stafford needs now to start watching whats going on the track because MR NONCAT seems to be getting away with the pushing and shoving that he cries about to the officals