After over 50 years of drag racing I thought I had seen it all!
Last weekend we were down at IRP for a Saturday night race.
It rained hard in the morning and when the gates opened at noon there was a lot of water in the pit area.
When they got done drying the track they had a vacuum truck picking up water in the pits.
Then they brought out the jet air dryer and were trying to dry and or blow it where the vacuum truck could pick up the water.
I noticed a bunch of pit area marbles all over my drag car after they went by.
With the car positioned to where some of this could have gotten into the hood scoop I decided to take the hood off and check.
When I took the hood off I heard a few of the marbles fall out.
Then when I looked down in the carburetor I saw 3 of them laying on top of the butterflies!
I wrapped some electrical tape around a screw driver and was able to get them out.
I have attached a picture of the 3 pit marbles that made it all the way into the carb!
So if your pitted or parked in an area where they use this type of equipment beware!
MJ
Last weekend we were down at IRP for a Saturday night race.
It rained hard in the morning and when the gates opened at noon there was a lot of water in the pit area.
When they got done drying the track they had a vacuum truck picking up water in the pits.
Then they brought out the jet air dryer and were trying to dry and or blow it where the vacuum truck could pick up the water.
I noticed a bunch of pit area marbles all over my drag car after they went by.
With the car positioned to where some of this could have gotten into the hood scoop I decided to take the hood off and check.
When I took the hood off I heard a few of the marbles fall out.
Then when I looked down in the carburetor I saw 3 of them laying on top of the butterflies!
I wrapped some electrical tape around a screw driver and was able to get them out.
I have attached a picture of the 3 pit marbles that made it all the way into the carb!
So if your pitted or parked in an area where they use this type of equipment beware!
MJ