I know rules are rules but I hate to see "judgement " rules used unless there is a serious violation. I will admit I didn't see this particular instance but I have witnessed a driver being disqualified for the same "excessive" braking used by others before and after at the same event.
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?? "The NHRA disqualified Chip Johnson from the event held at Rockingham Dragway on October 18-20, 2019 for violating the excessive braking rule during round one of eliminations. In addition to being disqualified from the event James will receive 0 points from the event..." So who is JAMES? Wondering if this is the same Chip Johnson that used to frequent this forum way back in the late 90's/early 2000's?? (I don't know if he is still on here, I haven't seen anything from him in years, but I don't often look at the other forums, pretty much just stay here in Tech Talk)...
Dan "Jim" Moore Much too young to feel this damn old!!
Originally posted by Bill Koski: Just as in politics, there are nhra racers that are exempt from the rules the majority are penalized for!
The interesting thing is, if it was Chip that got disqualified he probably got targeted for being a multi time, multi class IHRA champion. The article says he was disqualified 1st round. He crashed 3rd round. The crash wasn't due to braking. It was a combination of Rockingham in October, and relatively small, worn out radials. He killed ~15 mph first round. They may have decided to disqualify him for that after the crash. He wasn't up in the points so basically the DQ was meaningless.
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Originally posted by FootbrakeJim: ?? "The NHRA disqualified Chip Johnson from the event held at Rockingham Dragway on October 18-20, 2019 for violating the excessive braking rule during round one of eliminations. In addition to being disqualified from the event James will receive 0 points from the event..." So who is JAMES? Wondering if this is the same Chip Johnson that used to frequent this forum way back in the late 90's/early 2000's?? (I don't know if he is still on here, I haven't seen anything from him in years, but I don't often look at the other forums, pretty much just stay here in Tech Talk)...
If he was DQ'd after 1st Round, how was he still racing in Round 3? Did they decide he would earn no points, but let him continue on in competition? (If so, that makes no sense to me, especially if the supposed transgression was one related to "safety")?
Dan "Jim" Moore Much too young to feel this damn old!!
Fact is the nose dropped and then that COPO Camaro hit one wall head on then bounced into the other wall backwards. Chippy got out OK and they are supposed to rebuild the car. What Woody said about the track. Chip is a pretty good ol boy.
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Originally posted by ferndaleflyer: Chippy got out OK and they are supposed to rebuild the car. What Woody said about the track. Chip is a pretty good ol boy.
Glad he wasn't hurt, and hope he/they can get the car fixed. Agree with you about Chip. Never met him, but when I won a track championship almost 20 years ago, he came on here and offered his congratulations to me, (a nobody), and coming from a guy who was very accomplished at the time, that was a kind gesture that I haven't forgotten...
Dan "Jim" Moore Much too young to feel this damn old!!
