kartboy337
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This is a certified tech person. Very known in this area, and covers a lot of the big series races down here.
I can't help but feel a little bit that way. I took it back to the track, showed them this post and Dyno Don's response. The answer I got is every motor at the track must be 100% legal to BOTH NKA and AKRA. When the rules say you can run NKA and AKRA I assumed buying the tech manual and following the AKRA rules was enough. I was wrong. Just really sucked. It was my 7 year old kid who got his first win after starting 18 months ago and he was devastated when they tossed him. I'm all for fair and if we'd been wrong on spring pressure, gear, tire rollout, etc then I'd take it on the chin. Just felt like this was incredibly nit-picky.
I can't help but feel a little bit that way. I took it back to the track, showed them this post and Dyno Don's response. The answer I got is every motor at the track must be 100% legal to BOTH NKA and AKRA. When the rules say you can run NKA and AKRA I assumed buying the tech manual and following the AKRA rules was enough. I was wrong. Just really sucked. It was my 7 year old kid who got his first win after starting 18 months ago and he was devastated when they tossed him. I'm all for fair and if we'd been wrong on spring pressure, gear, tire rollout, etc then I'd take it on the chin. Just felt like this was incredibly nit-picky.
Yes, you and your son got singled out and wrongfully DQ'd. That is ridiculous for a tech man and even the track to allow to have happened to a 7 year old. There is NO WAY both AKRA and NKA rules can be allowed at the same track, the two rule packages vary too much to allow this to even work. If I were you, I'd escalate this to a higher official.
This should have never happened.
How tight is tight. Lol. That would be the next
Question. I think we should make a tool that attaches to the torque wrench and it must meet a certain spec of torque before coming loose during tech[/QUOte
For those of you out there who only know me as a tech instructor, that was a joke. I do have some humor now and then
How tight is tight. Lol. That would be the next
Question. I think we should make a tool that attaches to the torque wrench and it must meet a certain spec of torque before coming loose during tech[/QUOte
For those of you out there who only know me as a tech instructor, that was a joke. I do have some humor now and then
This is one of the many reasons I sold my karts and bought a stock car. Let’s get real being DQ over a muffler. I’m so done with this.