Not a flex at all dude. Just speaking from experience that when a tech guy says you need something and lets you roll anyway, and then you show up the next time without said thing, it's a huge double middle finger and a loud & clear sign of no respect, and a sure way to fast track yourself onto their shitlist. Take it under consideration or don't. I don't really care what you do. Thought you might appreciate the insight but clearly you don't since you for some reason feel compelled to be a snide ******* about it. (I'm just treating you accordingly, as you say. Don't take it to seriously
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BTW, straight from NED's racer handbook. Surely you're so familiar with tech inspection that you've already committed this to memory, but I'm listing it here for the rest of us that ain't so learnt-
Elapsed Time (ET) of 10.00 - 11.49
• Snell 2010 (or newer) helmet
• Fire Jacket meeting SFI 3.2A/1 Specification
• Hood, optional. Carburetors must be covered by flash shield or scoop
• Radiator overflow can.
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Seat belts meeting SFI Specification 16.1 or 16.5 within 2 years expiration from date of manufacture.
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Drive shaft loop
• Battery hold-down
• Harmonic Balancer meeting SFI 18.1 Specification (10.99 or quicker)
• Properly secured fire extinguisher recommended
• Aftermarket axles and axle retention devices (10.99 or quicker)
• Roll Bar, except on Showroom Factory Stock street driven hardtop cars and trucks 2008 and newer. (9.99 or 135 MPH and slower)
• Convertibles, T-Tops and any car with modifications must comply with 11.49 rule, 13.49 for convertibles.
• Window Net (vehicles equipped with a Roll Cage only)
• Transmission shield/blanket meeting SFI Specification 4.1.
• Neutral safety switch mandatory for all vehicles with an automatic transmission. Reverse lockout mandatory. If a manual transmission vehicle was originally provided by the manufacturer with a clutch interlock switch it must remain operational.
• Flywheel and clutch meeting SFI Spec 1.1 or 1.2 (2 disk maximum) or cars powered by rotary engines 13.49 or quicker.
• Flywheel shield meeting SFI Spec 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, or 9.1 required on all cars using a clutch. Cars with rotary engines running 11.49 or quicker must be equipped with a flywheel shield made of ¼ inch minimum-thickness steel plate surrounding the bellhousing 360 degrees extending 1 inch forward and 1-inch rearward of the rotating clutch assembly; shield may not be notched or cut in any way. Shield must be securely attached to frame or frame structure, may be multi-piece. All rotary engine vehicles equipped with nitrous-oxide injection and/or turbo/supercharger running 9.99 or quicker or 135 mph must use a flywheel shield labeled as meeting SFI Spec 6.1 or 9.1 minimum. Cars for which an SFI Spec 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, or 9.1 flywheel shield is not available may use an SFI flywheel shield from another application bolted to a motor plate that is bolted to the engine at all available bolt holes. See NHRA General Regulations 2:3, 2:5, 2:6, 2: 10.
• All vehicles running 10.99 or quicker must use a lower engine oil retention device.
• Arm Restraints required on all open bodied cars
• Metal screw-in valve stems unless OEM tire pressure monitor sensor is used.
• Check current NHRA Rule Book for additional requirements and specifications.
So yeah, like I said, they've been giving you free passes. It has nothing to do with the seat, though I'm sure they could nail you for the seat itself too since it may not be properly installed per manufacturer's instructions (no rear mount).
