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Stock Eliminator cars are not cut up on mini tubbed. Talked to one of my racing buddies back east who knows a little about the FAST cars. Many are guarded about letting anyone see the engine bay.....period. Hoods are closed most of the time too. What's to hide?
Not like this at INDY in the tear down barn.
Bob
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"Stock Eliminator" cars may not be (as bad), but Super/Stock cars are...and that's what you referenced above when you mentioned Armstrong's SS/AA car. NHRA says the S/S cars are a bit more "liberal" in regards to chassis mods, which is an understatement!
As for the hoods closed on a FAST car, was your friend in the lanes, in the pits, etc? Frankly, though, who cares(!), because the rules say the engine compartment *must* look stock, and they do, and a pretty thorough lookie-lou is part of the tech procedure right off the bat...and several of the cars get yanked to the side later and asked for an even more indepth inspection. And, Stock & Super/Stock cars aren't exactly forth coming in opening their hoods, either...and they're only open in the tech barn because they *have* to be!
I've been to a vast majority of these FAST races, since before they were organized as FAST, and I still run with that series to this day (in our Factory Stock car), and I can tell you, the cars *look* stock, inside & out...I've seen them with MY OWN eyes, and I'm kicking around stepping into the FAST playground myself. These cars look "Factory Appearing", just like their title says...what's so hard to figure out here?
Again, here are the
RULES.