off the beaten path,,,,,,maybe a little fun

[tgriffith]

all the post recently have seem to gotten to be arguements over rule changes and what should or shouldnt be ,,,those of you that know me,,,,know that Im a cut up,,,those of you that dont,,must think I complain or argue about everything,,,,,which is far from the truth,,,,,(its my wife thats likes to argue---and farily good at it too)


SO, to get some hoilday cheer on this board,,,,

How about posting some of the more humorous events that some of you racers have witnessed over the years,,,I know I could rite a small book on some of the nearly unbelievable things Ive seen,,,,,in another post I had replied to on blocking,,,I happen to remember a funny incident that happened when I first started racing.......



I know a guy (this is true) that back in the 80`s before RTs came out in this area,,,would carry 4 sets of tires in a 12:00 (1/8 mile ) barracuda,,,,,,,he would start with one set and adust till he went red and then go back to the other set,,,,won nearly every other race he went to for 4 or 5 years till RT`s came out,,,funny as hell but it worked,,,,,,what was really funny,,as drivers started to understand what he was doing,,,it looked like nascar today,,,,make a lap and change tires,,,,,I remember thats how racers marked their spots,,,they would get out,,and stack the tires in their pits

One guy explained to me why they were doing this,,,,I learned a good trick,,,didnt have a clue what deepstaging was and no one did it,,,,didnt know it was legal to knock the top lite out so I would burn through the lites and back into them until the top lite came on and then drop it in gear,,,,,well,,won 4 or 5 in a row and so it caught on quick,,,instead of changing tires,,,,go thru and back into the lites,,,,,,,,well that lasted a whole 3 or 4 months UNTIL some idiot forgot to put his car in 1st gear and left in reverse,,,,,lucky,,no one was hurt but nevertheless,,,that was all of that ,,,funny as heck to think back on all the stuff Ive seen thru the years !!!!!