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Topic: Under weight during time trials.
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August 09, 2017 at
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How can you let that happen?
Sprint Cars Do It On Dirt!
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August 10, 2017 at
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I have seen cars run out of fuel Time Trialing, think that might be worse.....
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August 10, 2017 at
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My nephew pulled off the track leading a modified feature at Devils Bowl several years ago, with fuel pressure bad and engine cutting out at the end of the straight. They diagnosed a bad fuel pump. That Tuesday night at the shop, they took the fuel lines loose and the inlet fuel line was bone dry. Then they figured out that not one out of the four guys on the crew had actually bothered to put fuel in the car before the feature! Took them a long time to live that one down. I would add that they won another night in that same time frame and got disqualified because he forgot to drive straight to the scales.
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August 10, 2017 at
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I don't understand something. If there is a minimum weight that the car has to weigh at the scales, why don't they make that the target weight for the car when it's completely out of fuel? Wouldn't that be the easy way to never be underweight?
If a car was 9# underweight and drove to the scales that means it still had fuel. If it had run out of fuel, it would have been even more underweight. Duh?
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August 10, 2017 at
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They shed ever possible ounce thinking (rightly or wrongly) that it gives them that slight advantage that may make the difference of 1 or 2 tenths of a second. Pushing the envelope is the name of the game in this case.
I am lucky enough to work at one of the best tracks
anywhere.
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August 10, 2017 at
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Posted By: Eagle Pit Shack Guy on August 10 2017 at 11:20:35 AM
They shed ever possible ounce thinking (rightly or wrongly) that it gives them that slight advantage that may make the difference of 1 or 2 tenths of a second. Pushing the envelope is the name of the game in this case.
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I certainly understand that way of thinking. But what good is it to cross that line? Minimum weight required + enough fuel to run a couple laps = the lowest weight they should be dealing with. If you go onto the track with less, you're just asking for trouble aren't you?
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August 10, 2017 at
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Posted By: Murphy on August 10 2017 at 11:28:33 AM
I certainly understand that way of thinking. But what good is it to cross that line? Minimum weight required + enough fuel to run a couple laps = the lowest weight they should be dealing with. If you go onto the track with less, you're just asking for trouble aren't you?
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This is a Swindell we are talking about and - most importantly - Sammy's son. I've lost count of the number of times Sammy has run out of fuel during a race. Cutting it short on fuel to save weight in qualifying comes as no surprise to me.
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