fletcher beats garlits!

[Bench Racer]

I think "Big Daddy" deserves all the respect he can get. You got to give the guy a pat on the back to step into stock eliminator, that is as far from where he made his name in drag racing, (top fuel) as apples is to oranges! Fletcher is one serious gun slinger and has definately earned his rank in the sportsman world. I don't think Gartlits, Force, Glidden, The Snake, or any of the top pro drivers would feel comfortable staging beside Fletch or anyone of his caliber, but you got to give him a pat on the back for being there! Sportsman racing needs all the hype and promotion it can get and thank goodness Big Daddy is doing his part! Don Jackson

[Bernie Cunningham]

What a shame that 'BIG' didn't make the field. C'mon guys, it would have been the greatest thing for stock elim. in years !!!!!!!!!!!!

What went wrong?? Seems the other '09 challengers ran really well but his is a turd. Ya gotta think that Mopar was in pretty deep but his car is the slowest of the bunch.

Would've loved to been there in the staging lanes for class, a couple of legends shooting the **** and talk'in about ?????????????????? WTF, the old man can not be intimated by your ***, .010 RT ain't good enough LOL. I don't care but that is some funny **** right there !!!!!!!

[treessavoy]

Originally Posted by Bench Racer

I think "Big Daddy" deserves all the respect he can get. You got to give the guy a pat on the back to step into stock eliminator, that is as far from where he made his name in drag racing, (top fuel) as apples is to oranges! Fletcher is one serious gun slinger and has definately earned his rank in the sportsman world. I don't think Gartlits, Force, Glidden, The Snake, or any of the top pro drivers would feel comfortable staging beside Fletch or anyone of his caliber, but you got to give him a pat on the back for being there! Sportsman racing needs all the hype and promotion it can get and thank goodness Big Daddy is doing his part! Don Jackson

You must be a youngster, you really believe that the best racers the NHRA ever had would be afraid of lining up beside some nobody, sportsman driver that they never heard of? How silly!

[denny harvey]

im sure when big looked into running stock,the people around him told him all about fletch and others.asking respect for big by disrespecting some other fine racers is just nuts man...denny

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by denny harvey

im sure when big looked into running stock,the people around him told him all about fletch and others.asking respect for big by disrespecting some other fine racers is just nuts man...denny

I agree with that for the most part . I'm sure Big knows who Dan Fletcher is. He's a CAR guy. I'll bet he reads the ND cover to cover,..not like some of the other fuel queers.

[Greg Hill]

If I was Don, I would be pissed at Chrysler for not giving me a good tune up. All the other Challengers ran fast.

[Craig Dawson]

Big Daddy has to have the most pressure on him of any of the 09 Challenger racers. I talked to him briefly at Cordova the week before and I could see it in his face and hear it in his voice. I wouldn't want to be in his position.

[Bernie Cunningham]

talked to fletch, not a lot to say about the pre-race conversation, BIG sat in his car the whole time after coming to the lanes last and didn't seem to be very cordial about the whole deal, wonder if he's pissed at Mopar ???

[Jeff Lee]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

If I was Don, I would be pissed at Chrysler for not giving me a good tune up. All the other Challengers ran fast.

My A/FS Shelby was running really good. I took it to Pomona to lay down a really good number. #1 qualifier shouldn't have been a problem. Especially since I just received the super secret computer straight from MOPAR for that exact purpose. All my qualifying runs were crap. Something like a 14.7 best. I won first round with it still spitin' and sputterin'.
On the return road it finally clicked. "it has to be that super secret part!"
2nd round I had the old computer in. Same 14.7 dial. I knew it was fast, just not that fast. I was all over the breaks and ran a 13.7 @ 72 MPH (30+ MPH scrub). Worst break-out I've ever experienced!

Not my first bad advice from MOPAR but definitely the last. BIG just needs to cut the ties and find somebody that knows what they are doing. He should have the fastest not the slowest Challenger in the country. Too bad.

[junior barns]

He definitely left first!!!!

To bad the car tune up was sh%#