modified_fan
05-21-2006, 10:53 AM
1. Congrats to Chris and Team 49! Its good to see good things for good people. Is it jinxful to say 'Potential 2006 Track Champ'? Way to go cuz!
2. The 11x is so darned smooth. Picking his spots Chuck moves up here and there to have one very nice run.
3. Sal! What a difference a year makes. Keep that fine running car in one piece and you're gonna have a whale of a 2006.
4. Justin Bonsignore is certainly driving with more and more confidence and earned one very nice 5th place. Seeing the way he handled JR and Frankie V showed me something.
5. Don't know if the Heagy team is happy with 10th or not, but at least they finished. I was hoping he'd hold on for a top 5 at least, but something happened slowing that car near the end leading up to the big scrum leaving the 5 in the wall.
6. I hope Joey Hartmann is feeling OK this morn. That was one hard smooch into the wall. He seems to have had some of the more painful incidents of the mods in recent years.
7. JR/Wayne You all know I should keep my mouth shut here.
I had a long (and very calm, believe it or not) talk with one of JR's buds and crew members after the race. I came away with the feeling that JR feels that, 1; he 'has the fastest car', and 2; as such 'the other drivers should move out of his way'. Since other often drivers don't, JR gets loses his cool and forces the issue.
This young gentleman told me 'the whole thing started' when the 28 raced the 2 hard making contact at one point and sending the 2 into a no prisoners taken tizzy fit. As such when JR got loose trying to pass Sal in turn 3 and the 15 shot in low ahead of him, racing the 15 down the frontstretch was out of the question. The kid has such driving talent, its such a shame he can't hold his cool and use it throughout.
I could go on and on, but realizing the politics of this place I'd rather hold onto my license.
8. Where are all the cars? 18 to start? We could go down a long list of good men (and Marissa) and the reasons they aren't driving or have taken their cars elsewhere. I guess when you don't feel welcome to race it burns that competitive fire from ya. There's too many $$$'s and and endless hours of free sweat to keep going after a while, when one is told that the reason the track exists is because of the coming circus acts.
Such a pity because I love racing. Too bad I've only 1 tour race to look forward to here.
Anyways......Great going Chris!
Douglas Corwin
2. The 11x is so darned smooth. Picking his spots Chuck moves up here and there to have one very nice run.
3. Sal! What a difference a year makes. Keep that fine running car in one piece and you're gonna have a whale of a 2006.
4. Justin Bonsignore is certainly driving with more and more confidence and earned one very nice 5th place. Seeing the way he handled JR and Frankie V showed me something.
5. Don't know if the Heagy team is happy with 10th or not, but at least they finished. I was hoping he'd hold on for a top 5 at least, but something happened slowing that car near the end leading up to the big scrum leaving the 5 in the wall.
6. I hope Joey Hartmann is feeling OK this morn. That was one hard smooch into the wall. He seems to have had some of the more painful incidents of the mods in recent years.
7. JR/Wayne You all know I should keep my mouth shut here.
I had a long (and very calm, believe it or not) talk with one of JR's buds and crew members after the race. I came away with the feeling that JR feels that, 1; he 'has the fastest car', and 2; as such 'the other drivers should move out of his way'. Since other often drivers don't, JR gets loses his cool and forces the issue.
This young gentleman told me 'the whole thing started' when the 28 raced the 2 hard making contact at one point and sending the 2 into a no prisoners taken tizzy fit. As such when JR got loose trying to pass Sal in turn 3 and the 15 shot in low ahead of him, racing the 15 down the frontstretch was out of the question. The kid has such driving talent, its such a shame he can't hold his cool and use it throughout.
I could go on and on, but realizing the politics of this place I'd rather hold onto my license.
8. Where are all the cars? 18 to start? We could go down a long list of good men (and Marissa) and the reasons they aren't driving or have taken their cars elsewhere. I guess when you don't feel welcome to race it burns that competitive fire from ya. There's too many $$$'s and and endless hours of free sweat to keep going after a while, when one is told that the reason the track exists is because of the coming circus acts.
Such a pity because I love racing. Too bad I've only 1 tour race to look forward to here.
Anyways......Great going Chris!
Douglas Corwin