Car cover penalty in Lucas Oil

[Brian Gray]

They share very little. And what they do share has the motive behind it to throw the other guy off. If you have been in the sport you know that the 99% is BS. Especially to the outsiders. And yes had Scott not wanted to insult the other teams over the window net crying the tech or sanctions prolly would have never listened to any of us on the need for certain rules to be put in place.

I said it at the end of the season there would be more to come. I'll say it again it's not over yet.

[pink floyd]

I'm not a suspension/geometry expert, but having raced for a short time myself and been a long-time fan, I know that all of the same drivers and crew running up and down the road together, you know they talk. I would have to assume that the drivers/crews know 99% of what the others have in/on their racecars. With that being said (playing devil's advocate to myself), the 1% that isn't known can make a big difference in a sport with so many quality cars and drivers.

we shared information with no one, and I mean no one. at one time we were winning races with a car that was severely underfunded because we had discovered something in the setup that gave us an advantage when the track slicked off. we won a bunch of races for 2 years until someone internally talked and then others starting making the same changes and the advantage was lost. we only won one more race after that. that was many moons ago.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

They share very little. And what they do share has the motive behind it to throw the other guy off. If you have been in the sport you know that the 99% is BS. Especially to the outsiders. And yes had Scott not wanted to insult the other teams over the window net crying the tech or sanctions prolly would have never listened to any of us on the need for certain rules to be put in place.

I said it at the end of the season there would be more to come. I'll say it again it's not over yet.

Good post Brian, and yeah, he let them in on his secret, whatever it is, there.

[Mike]

Long overdue!! I applaud them for doing this.
Per Dirt on Dirt racewire for tonight's race @ East Bay.
No covering wheel openings or rear of car while in the pits. If they choose to, the car must weigh 50# more. Teams will get 1 warning.

Id prefer rule (s) and/or enforcement of rules that actually addresses the cost of racing other then the cost of a cover.

[W2Racing09]

Id prefer rule (s) and/or enforcement of rules that actually addresses the cost of racing other then the cost of a cover.

Sounds like they also implemented a tire rule at East Bay that is doing just that. Not a huge Lucas fan but I commend them on that. This sport needs to be more attainable to more people if we ever want car counts to grow.

Thanks,
Jeff.

[luke81]

I'm going to guess that since last night was not a points race this rule wasn't enforced, because there were plenty of covers in the pits when I was walking around. I'm not really sure I totally get the rule, but whatever. It's easy to NOT cover the car, it doesn't cost you anything to NOT cover it, and as so many already posted here there is a limit to the info that can be gathered anyhow.

[COKEandaSMILE]

Ez ups with side curtains,

[Barbecueboy]

Ez ups with side curtains,

Yep.....or just side curtains hanging down from the lift gates on each side to keep the "dust" out of the hauler.

[Mike]

Sounds like they also implemented a tire rule at East Bay that is doing just that. Not a huge Lucas fan but I commend them on that. This sport needs to be more attainable to more people if we ever want car counts to grow.

Thanks,
Jeff.

What was/is the tire rule? Its not the same rule they came up with at the Big test session at Florence at years in a couple seasons ago. You know the one that was going to save racing by forcing you to buy thier special tire?

Tires were not the set of rules I was really talking about.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Yep.....or just side curtains hanging down from the lift gates on each side to keep the "dust" out of the hauler.

Good idea too BBQ.

[Barbecueboy]

Good idea too BBQ.

Another place to stitch on a sponsor logo too!!!!!

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Another place to stitch on a sponsor logo too!!!!!

Make it Lucas Oil and I guarantee they don't say sh!t about it, lol, or Hoosier.

[Barbecueboy]

Uknowit..........

[seifertfan2]

The world doesnt revolve around Bloomer. This has been a common rule everywhere for years. It helps make things self policing. They are also not going to allow you to rope off your pit area.

I didnt say that it revolves around Bloomquist, but everybody on here knows who this rule is targeting more. Why does this sport have to be self policing when Lucas has a staff and thats suppose to be their jobs is to police the series. If it was me I would just have someone on my team make sure that nobody gets close enough to my car to be able to see anything. To me that just makes it harder for fans to have interaction with their favorite drivers. I guess Lucas is trying to follow in the footsteps of NASCAR and we all know how that has turned out.

[seifertfan2]

Not afraid of anything. If you're Bloomer or Lanigan or whoever, if you found a little something, why should you have to leave it in plain sight for the world to see? It's your dam car. Let the tech guys see it, everyone else, do your homework.

CnB i agree 100% with that statement, why should anyone have to show their secrets if they have found any. If its illegal then the tech staff should find it and do something about it.