The PLATE
#1
Posted 01-17-2011 09:43 AM
#2
Posted 01-17-2011 10:15 AM
Anyone ever wonder?
Heck. They don't even check them in race impound!
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#3
Posted 01-17-2011 11:10 AM
Phew...... that was a close one!
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#4
Posted 01-17-2011 11:41 AM
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#5
Posted 02-01-2011 01:13 PM
#6
Posted 02-01-2011 01:32 PM
Inspector: Is that your fuel sample port? (pointing at the fitting on the fuel line) Do you have the hose for it?
Driver:, Yes I will get it out of the glove box.
Inspector: You don't understand. Just answer the question. Do you have the hose for it?
Driver: Yes I do!
Inspector: Ok, you pass
And you expect these guys to be able to inspect something as technical as a flat piece of metal with a hole in the middle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#7
Posted 02-01-2011 01:37 PM
Tech at Sebring National, after the race:
Inspector: Is that your fuel sample port? (pointing at the fitting on the fuel line) Do you have the hose for it?
Driver:, Yes I will get it out of the glove box.
Inspector: You don't understand. Just answer the question. Do you have the hose for it?
Driver: Yes I do!
Inspector: Ok, you pass
And you expect these guys to be able to inspect something as technical as a flat piece of metal with a hole in the middle!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh no I had SEVERAL at the SAME race that tried to measure the hole while holding the plate in the air!
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#8
Posted 02-01-2011 03:36 PM
Two or so years ago, fuel was being checked, plates checked, cars looked over for "hidden goods" like engine braces, wheel spacer thickness, etc.
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#9
Posted 02-01-2011 04:06 PM
i have had my plate checked on my '99 at one regional ( of 2 attended)after the race, and at the national we just had a (post race)check.
nice work AZ region!!!
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#10
Posted 02-01-2011 07:37 PM
They also laugh at how much over weight my car is, and point to the steering rack without crimped lines and note that's how you can tell it's a manual rack.
#11
Posted 02-01-2011 07:40 PM
This impound came Friday after we had annual teched over 75 cars before the races started. The Chief of tech asked me 30 minutes before your first qualifying if I wanted to check plates. After he assured me we had enough tech folks ( on Friday ), I gave him the go ahead to ask for an impound all. We checked all the cars and had everyone finished within 30 minutes. It would have been quicker except a few had to go get tools.
And as far as after the races, we only impounded the top 3 cars. The top three we had in impound was Von Charbonneau, Stynn & Tucker on Saturday and Stynn, Chip, & Craig Berry on Sunday. So, I'm not sure what you wanted us to do in impound. All 6 of these cars are top running cars. You failed to mentioned that we pulled starters one day in impound to check flywheels.
Remember, the $10 compliance fee per car per race is not there anymore. Thus, SM really doesn't get any special treatment at a normal race. With 300 cars at Sebring and 29 classes going across the scales, there just wasn't much extra time to spare.
#12
Posted 02-02-2011 12:33 PM
Come on guys. We impounded all the SM after the first qualifying on Friday, all 56 cars. We released the 1.6's and pulled all the plates for the 1.8's. I had the master sheet and I measured every car. If a tech inspector held the plate up and looked at it, he was looking for the marking. I had the list and checked every single plate with the Enterprise tool. BTW, I was handed 2 cold plates. I have a note on who those cars were and they didn't make post race impound!
This impound came Friday after we had annual teched over 75 cars before the races started. The Chief of tech asked me 30 minutes before your first qualifying if I wanted to check plates. After he assured me we had enough tech folks ( on Friday ), I gave him the go ahead to ask for an impound all. We checked all the cars and had everyone finished within 30 minutes. It would have been quicker except a few had to go get tools.
And as far as after the races, we only impounded the top 3 cars. The top three we had in impound was Von Charbonneau, Stynn & Tucker on Saturday and Stynn, Chip, & Craig Berry on Sunday. So, I'm not sure what you wanted us to do in impound. All 6 of these cars are top running cars. You failed to mentioned that we pulled starters one day in impound to check flywheels.
Remember, the $10 compliance fee per car per race is not there anymore. Thus, SM really doesn't get any special treatment at a normal race. With 300 cars at Sebring and 29 classes going across the scales, there just wasn't much extra time to spare.
NOT A COMPLAINT, Jim I personally pulled 5 of the Plates on Fridays qualify. At least one plate was measured via a set of calipers in the open holding the plate up to the daylight, the result was NOT reported as out of conformance or we would have had words! And YES starters on Sat were pulled THANK YOU!
Glenn Murphey, Crew Chief
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