Is NHRA finally enforcing the NO Spiking the Brakes Rule.

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October 28, 2019, 10:29 AM

pentastarrail

Is NHRA finally enforcing the NO Spiking the Brakes Rule.

http://www.nhraracer.com/conte...eid=71651&zoneid=175

October 28, 2019, 11:35 AM

TOP38

quote:
Originally posted by pentastarrail:
http://www.nhraracer.com/conte...eid=71651&zoneid=175

October 28, 2019, 12:32 PM

Mark Yeager

I wonder if he was warned first?

October 28, 2019, 01:26 PM

SCDIV1

He crashed the car or hit the wall I believe....and NHRA must have felt it was from excessive braking....

I Don't know, wasn't there but saw some posts about the incident...

October 28, 2019, 01:29 PM

len281

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.

November 01, 2019, 04:02 PM

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)...

November 02, 2019, 10:55 AM

Bill Koski

Just as in politics, there are nhra racers that are exempt from the rules the majority are penalized for!

November 02, 2019, 11:48 AM

Woody B

quote:
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.

November 02, 2019, 12:03 PM

The Hawk

quote:
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)...

It was Chip "The Legend" Johnson.

November 03, 2019, 08:23 PM

23taltered

NHRA periodically makes an example of somebody. A few pretty big names have been DQ'd in the past for smoking the front tires at the stripe.

November 04, 2019, 11:50 AM

FootbrakeJim

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")?

November 04, 2019, 12:32 PM

Woody B

Either the article is wrong about the round, or the disqualification was handed out after the race.

November 06, 2019, 03:07 PM

bill masiello

quote:
Originally posted by pentastarrail:
http://www.nhraracer.com/conte...eid=71651&zoneid=175

Frank They usually get one warning and there are people in the tower watching for that !

November 11, 2019, 08:06 PM

ferndaleflyer

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.

November 12, 2019, 01:46 PM

FootbrakeJim

quote:
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...