FEEDBACK ARTICLE - JERRY ECKMAN IS READY TO TALK

I think this was a pretty good article on the controversy surrounding Jerry and it made me sympathetic to his plight....but.

The fact is that he's a grown man and made a conscious decision to cheat to be competitive like so many of the other teams. If you're just testing the NHRA tech department and just seeing if you can get away with a cylinder inside the dry sump tank you don't do it with a full bottle. If you're silly enough to do it with a full bottle you don't disable the safety disc unless you want a bomb. Jerry claims it would have never worked. He's either naive or trying to sway opinion. If they hadn't heated the oil in the tank it would have done something whether Jerry was aware of its operation or not. From the conversation I've had on the subject with a Pro Stock engine builder personality there is no reason to suspect the driver would have needed to have a clue about its operation. This is the trust Bill had in Jerry and I suppose some respect to tell him. I don't recall Jerry saying anything about how it was activated.

Frankly this is exactly the same as steroids in professional sports. As a spectator many just want to see a close and exciting performance. As a performer you want to remain marketable and competitive with an edge. It can be very high pressure. With specially blended fuels, admitted and obvious nitrous oxide use, "broken distributor rotors" (remember that excuse?), active ride height adjustment, illegal sized and legally engraved front tires and other little tweaks 10 years ago you were in a snake pit if you competed in Pro Stock. I would have to assume much hasn't changed today.

Its just too bad Jerry and Co. didn't get to use it and get good at it before the unfortunate accident. Look how Billy Glidden has capitalized on nitrous after his expose' in SS&DI. He's been terrorizing the outlaw events for years now and racing where he pleases on his own schedule without the stress and drama of NHRA Pro Stock.

Jerry's team was caught and should be thankful nobody was seriously injured or killed. I also think it’s about time for some amnesty and he should be reinstated without another penny spent on a fine. He's paid his debt. He was always an approachable driver in the pits and I think I still have a couple of his hero cards laying around.

Darrell Alderman was banned "for life" for nitrous use.....no illegal use of cocaine. How long is a life sentence in Glendora California anyways? What's good for the goose.

Bring him back and let’s see what he got. - Mark Andereck, Shawnee Kansas
 

FEEDBACK ARTICLE - JERRY ECKMAN IS READY TO TALK

I think this was a pretty good article on the controversy surrounding Jerry and it made me sympathetic to his plight....but.

The fact is that he's a grown man and made a conscious decision to cheat to be competitive like so many of the other teams. If you're just testing the NHRA tech department and just seeing if you can get away with a cylinder inside the dry sump tank you don't do it with a full bottle. If you're silly enough to do it with a full bottle you don't disable the safety disc unless you want a bomb. Jerry claims it would have never worked. He's either naive or trying to sway opinion. If they hadn't heated the oil in the tank it would have done something whether Jerry was aware of its operation or not. From the conversation I've had on the subject with a Pro Stock engine builder personality there is no reason to suspect the driver would have needed to have a clue about its operation. This is the trust Bill had in Jerry and I suppose some respect to tell him. I don't recall Jerry saying anything about how it was activated.

Frankly this is exactly the same as steroids in professional sports. As a spectator many just want to see a close and exciting performance. As a performer you want to remain marketable and competitive with an edge. It can be very high pressure. With specially blended fuels, admitted and obvious nitrous oxide use, "broken distributor rotors" (remember that excuse?), active ride height adjustment, illegal sized and legally engraved front tires and other little tweaks 10 years ago you were in a snake pit if you competed in Pro Stock. I would have to assume much hasn't changed today.

Its just too bad Jerry and Co. didn't get to use it and get good at it before the unfortunate accident. Look how Billy Glidden has capitalized on nitrous after his expose' in SS&DI. He's been terrorizing the outlaw events for years now and racing where he pleases on his own schedule without the stress and drama of NHRA Pro Stock.

Jerry's team was caught and should be thankful nobody was seriously injured or killed. I also think it’s about time for some amnesty and he should be reinstated without another penny spent on a fine. He's paid his debt. He was always an approachable driver in the pits and I think I still have a couple of his hero cards laying around.

Darrell Alderman was banned "for life" for nitrous use.....no illegal use of cocaine. How long is a life sentence in Glendora California anyways? What's good for the goose.

Bring him back and let’s see what he got. - Mark Andereck, Shawnee Kansas