Sand Blast 2014 penalty scandal?
Posted by Ian S
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"oh! you're the one!" Professional Moderator Location: Hazel Dell, WA Join Date: 02/22/2008 Age: Possibly Wise Posts: 1,390 Rally Car: 1974 Dodge Colt, under construction |
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Nasa rulebook states any route book changes must be posted in bulletin. This didn't happen. Route book said service. That's all I knkw guys codriver handled paperwork and a nasa head tech highlighted rulebook and handed it to me and said here give them this you can't lose... This is all I know guys
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Grant Hughes Mega Moderator Location: Whitefish, MT Join Date: 01/11/2006 Age: Midlife Crisis Posts: 6,818 Rally Car: BMW |
Do you mean the NASA GCRs or the NRS one? Some close friends went to a rally really far away, 1000 or so miles one way. It was driver's second event and he was doing really well and kept getting reseeded higher. This is RA but there isn't any quick times. There isn't anything. No times, not even after the event. It wasn't until they got back that they even saw the times. Instead of being in 5-7th overall where they had been seeded during the entire weekend, there stage times showed them way down in like 25-30. Like stage times that would have had to have had them getting passed. They contacted a few people about the obvious error either in data entry or time card switch up or something. They got the run around for a few days and finally said fuck it, it's not important, we went and did what we set out to do. I don't know the whole story but this sounds like one of those unfortunate incidents that happens with a novice or recreational service crew. Here's another story. Fuel only stop, driver jumps out, hands his helmet to crew guy, toss this in back. Gets back in the car after fueling and heads to the next stage. I honestly considered renting him my helmet at the ATC so that he could continue rallying. His crew guy, who was like a brother in law or cousin or such, threw the helmet in the back. Of the service van. This was between stages one and two. The team had spent over $10k on the weekend, >$50k building a top spec Open Class car only to have it all fall apart because they chose to have a volunteer team running one of the most important functions of an entire event. Welcome to rally. Grant Hughes |
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Guys whatever happens happens , at this point the win is ruined for us either way that's all there is to it. The rest of this is just following the appeal process for better or worse we'll know shortly. I have whatever rulebook it was still highlighted obviously and I'm sure I can post the stuff when I get home (out of state on vacation etc) and it's my understanding we'll have our answer any day now
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