I'll let others weigh in on sprint car tires, but wow. For those not familiar with dirt late models, this suspension will knock Bloomquist out of the World 100 in September. It would be kind of like going to the Knoxville Nationals knowing that Donny Schatz wouldn't be in the field.
Originally Posted by arctic monkey21:
I'll let others weigh in on sprint car tires, but wow. For those not familiar with dirt late models, this suspension will knock Bloomquist out of the World 100 in September. It would be kind of like going to the Knoxville Nationals knowing that Donny Schatz wouldn't be in the field.
Not surprising, he's been busted for soaking his tires multiple times. Won the same event last year and came up light at the scales.
As for testing and these violations, it should serve as an example to all drivers whether you're running sprints, mods, late models or something else. A 3 month ban, there went any hope at a championship for any of them and they're going to miss a lot of "Crown Jewel" events (World 100, Firecracker, etc) while they're at it.
Thing I don't get is why people don't want to follow the rules just to win I don't see how you would get the enjoyment winning when you're breaking rules as the enjoyment winning and being 100% legal. If you have to cheat to win then that must mean your not good enough to win even if you're Bloomquist but I know i'm going to get the response of "almost everyone cheats so why not."
They still got go to go through the appeals process. And it wasn't because Bloomquist was soaking tires. He or a crew member used a tire that was had the HOOSIER letters taken off after the 2nd b-main scramble. I noticed this when the tire was put on as it happened right in front of me. Out of the 5 drivers he had the smallest fine at just over $6K and is most likely to get his suspension over turned. We will see in a few weeks how this all plays out. you would be surprised at how many late model guys are soaking tired. Probably about 80-90% of them are doing it in some way shape or form.
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Originally Posted by nathans1012: They still got go to go through the appeals process. And it wasn't because Bloomquist was soaking tires. He or a crew member used a tire that was had the HOOSIER letters taken off after the 2nd b-main scramble. I noticed this when the tire was put on as it happened right in front of me. Out of the 5 drivers he had the smallest fine at just over $6K and is most likely to get his suspension over turned. We will see in a few weeks how this all plays out. you would be surprised at how many late model guys are soaking tired. Probably about 80-90% of them are doing it in some way shape or form.
The way I read the article the fine is a loss of all race winnings plus a $1,000 fine. Which would explain his lower fine than everyone else since he didn't make the feature.
Originally Posted by Blueracer123:
The way I read the article the fine is a loss of all race winnings plus a $1,000 fine. Which would explain his lower fine than everyone else since he didn't make the feature.
Yep that's how I took it as well. Guess will see how the appeals process works out for the five drivers.
2024 Season: Race 1 - April 20th Brownstown (Crate LM). Unlike many I don't discriminate on what racing I choose to watch.
