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Originally Posted by Wade Mahaffey
Sorry, I did'nt mean to come off as complaining. I will be loving to compete with you, and just can't wait! I surely am not trying to offend any of the S,S/S racers here. I do have my idea of what it takes to win in S,S/S eliminator. What I do NOT have is daddy's nickel, or his or anyone elses racing experience to draw from. I have to learn it all by myself, and pay for it all by myself. And that's the way I like it, individual accomplishment. That's why I don't have a Cobalt (serious car), and thats why I'm not as concerned about how fast it is. I feel that the key to being competitive in Super/Stock Eliminator (not class) is consistancy (driver and car). And that means "seat time" to me. I don't need dyno time, I can evaluate my program directly from the time slip. Then make adjustments to the car and/or myself. Thats why this car is multi-faceted, to allow much more seat time in order to refine and polish my driving skills and car set-up quicker. Right, wrong, or indifferent, I am a "seat time" kinda guy, more than the "dyno time" kind.
You can draw a good game plan or play up on the board. But if you want to win, you gotta get your helmet on and get in the game!
Wade Mahaffey
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Wade, running a class and motor combination that you have no run or have no experience with; than a dyno might be your best friend. If you think that just going to the track and trying to sort out a new car and motor, using track time only; than you have alot to learn about class racing. And most class racers are hard working people that are using most of their own money and time, not using Daddys' money. You have and index that you have to be able to run faster than at all times not one where you are trying to slow the car down. Maybe there is a reason that almost all the Super Gas and Super Comp crossovers run modified and not traditional Super Stock where you have to go thru tear down, not just a leak down. You are down in Bob Cupps neck of the woods and I am pretty sure he could get you up to speed with the motor combo a hell of a lot faster than making fifty trips to the track. Track and seat time can get to be alot more expensive in the long run than a little dyno time.