zzz 36 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Last night,had to run consi started 28th fin 10th? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WheelsUpHammerDown10 1,572 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Heat DQ for illegal shock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gevo`s Rears & Gears 557 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 illegal bump stop on shock . Dirtcar rules say 2.25 , Mike`s was 3 inches . 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zzz 36 Posted October 12 Author Share Posted October 12 oh cool,as long as EVRYONE ELSE was checked too? dont be a hater lol, 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rpm72x 2,153 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Another stupid rule.....you can stack springs, use spring rubbers, have 2000 dollars worth of shocks on your car....but you can’t have too tall of a bump stop. Another cheap piece of technology that has been around for decades... 7 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Jack Brady 425 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 36 minutes ago, zzz said: oh cool,as long as EVRYONE ELSE was checked too? dont be a hater lol, Absolutely. ;) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gevo`s Rears & Gears 557 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 1 hour ago, zzz said: oh cool,as long as EVRYONE ELSE was checked too? nope Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Photos 2,245 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 1 minute ago, Gevo`s Rears & Gears said: nope John... were they waiting for him at the scales to make that call? any idea who bitched about it? were they looking for it on other cars? thanks Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sicklajoie 352 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 How often do shocks get checked after heat races? Sounds like someone ratted him out. 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racer80 1,522 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 44 minutes ago, rpm72x said: Another stupid rule.....you can stack springs, use spring rubbers, have 2000 dollars worth of shocks on your car....but you can’t have too tall of a bump stop. Another cheap piece of technology that has been around for decades... like I have aiways said......just another SDS Shitshow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Photos 2,245 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 at the end of the day most of the good guys are traveling with spring smashers in the trailer now... just one more high tech tool to have... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gevo`s Rears & Gears 557 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 17 minutes ago, Outlaw Photos said: John... were they waiting for him at the scales to make that call? any idea who bitched about it? were they looking for it on other cars? thanks Yes , at the scales , they went to the right rear of the car , no , to my knowledge , no other cars were checked and we have a good idea who bitched , but rather not say . Mike was under the assumption that it was legal. He went from 28th to 10th without it , so i guess he didn`t need it , but the rules are the rules . 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
macho 816 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Great week for Mike!!! Good to see. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rpm72x 2,153 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 45 minutes ago, Gevo`s Rears & Gears said: Yes , at the scales , they went to the right rear of the car , no , to my knowledge , no other cars were checked and we have a good idea who bitched , but rather not say . Mike was under the assumption that it was legal. He went from 28th to 10th without it , so i guess he didn`t need it , but the rules are the rules . Gotta limit those parts that cost 20 bucks or less, but take a bit of knowledge to understand how they work. If not the price of big block racing will get out of hand. LOL. Absolutely no way we will create rules to actually drop costs, like no siping or grooving of tires, no oxygenated fuel for the 358s, a 7000 rpm limit for big blocks. These rules make zero sense.....to those who make the rules. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FondaFan16 1,437 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Mike just posted a video on his FB page explaining what happened. I guess the most surprising thing to me is that according to Mike, the bump stops come stock from the supplier at 3 inches. They need to be trimmed to fit DIRTcar rules (2.25 inches maximum). Clearly an oversight on Mike's part, but in his defense, who would have thought you'd need to modify a part in order for it to be legal. 3 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
matt_s86 434 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 A clear oversight for sure. But man, why do we need such dumb rules for Big Block Modified racing? Spring smashers are here to stay... sorry DIRTcar, you can't save us from the big bad spring smasher. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racerguy 226 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 2 minutes ago, matt_s86 said: A clear oversight for sure. But man, why do we need such dumb rules for Big Block Modified racing? Spring smashers are here to stay... sorry DIRTcar, you can't save us from the big bad spring smasher. Until the day they tell us what spring to run where...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Photos 2,245 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 Mike got the BONE! would seem they knew he had it.. they could have come over and looked before the heat and told him to get it off... They chose not too... Instead they waited and did him dirty... 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jumper12a 1,537 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 4 hours ago, racer80 said: like I have aiways said......just another SDS Shitshow When are you going to get over your personal vendetta against WRG? It was of your own doing lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jsw14886 189 Posted October 12 Share Posted October 12 34 minutes ago, Outlaw Photos said: Mike got the BONE! would seem they knew he had it.. they could have come over and looked before the heat and told him to get it off... They chose not too... Instead they waited and did him dirty... I disagree 100%. They didn’t do him dirty, they just didn’t stop him from breaking a rule before he actually broke it. If officials were expected to investigate every complaint that they receive saying this guy or that guy is breaking a rule they’d be busy as all hell. It’s not practical to expect that from them. Do I think they should have said something to him prior to going out there with it on his car? Hell yes I do, he is/was a platinum driver (before COVID) and has raced in all of the OctoberFast races. Did they do him dirty by not telling him about it ahead of time? Nope, he’s a big boy he is responsible for his own actions. Oh, p.s. Mike is my favorite racer so no bias here. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
racer80 1,522 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 59 minutes ago, jumper12a said: When are you going to get over your personal vendetta against WRG? It was of your own doing lol. no vendetta....just think their series suck because they cater to the big money guy 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jumper12a 1,537 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 31 minutes ago, racer80 said: no vendetta....just think their series suck because they cater to the big money guy Oooooook lol 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Outlaw Photos 2,245 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 46 minutes ago, jsw14886 said: I disagree 100%. They didn’t do him dirty, they just didn’t stop him from breaking a rule before he actually broke it. If officials were expected to investigate every complaint that they receive saying this guy or that guy is breaking a rule they’d be busy as all hell. It’s not practical to expect that from them. Do I think they should have said something to him prior to going out there with it on his car? Hell yes I do, he is/was a platinum driver (before COVID) and has raced in all of the OctoberFast races. Did they do him dirty by not telling him about it ahead of time? Nope, he’s a big boy he is responsible for his own actions. Oh, p.s. Mike is my favorite racer so no bias here. i see it another way... Someone went to DirtCar and told them Mike had it on his car. As you said he was a platinum driver. why not just pull him aside and say you can't run that... instead in the last night of a big series the decide to make an example out of him... 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zzz 36 Posted October 13 Author Share Posted October 13 so now go to port royal and win the 50 plus k money.this guy has more class and style than anyone else out there,,.and hes a pretty damn good racer too. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rpm72x 2,153 Posted October 13 Share Posted October 13 11 minutes ago, Outlaw Photos said: i see it another way... Someone went to DirtCar and told them Mike had it on his car. As you said he was a platinum driver. why not just pull him aside and say you can't run that... instead in the last night of a big series the decide to make an example out of him... If they were told prior to the event I agree.....if he rolled out and they tipped off the tech guy then tech did what they had to. If they let it go and tell him after the heat, then they look worse. It’s a dumbass rule which should be the main complaint. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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