Is Bob Lang

[1320racer]

jack, don't be so defensive, it's understandable you're not happy about not getting off the starting line once in 4 attempts nor how you lost and now feel foolish after prematurely thanking lang. The question now is what are you and your competitors going to do about it so it doesn't happen again? Meanwhile, I was there, spoke to numerous participants including your driver who did NOT have any problem getting off the starting line. My knowledge is based on what I saw with my own eyes and what I heard with my own ears!

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Interesting reading here..I'm curious guys, no one has mentioned whether the track was treated with VHT or not. If they were using VP, then I understand all the problems.

[Eric Merryfield]

Originally Posted by Jeff Niceswanger

Interesting reading here..I'm curious guys, no one has mentioned whether the track was treated with VHT or not. If they were using VP, then I understand all the problems.

I am pretty sure, it was VP. Friday night I walked up to the tree with the beagles and it was the decent but not great stick stick stick stick, based on what I saw watching other cars in Super Stock in qualifying on Thursday it wasn't great. Two cars up car got sideways right at the first hit. My dakota with its 9 inch tire and short 112 wheelbase isn't as track prep sensitve as say the wider, longer wheelbase, and higher HP drag paks and camaros, so it hooked. Too bad I didn't bring the gremlin, if it spun the tires, then you know its a down right horrendous track. It would be good to know if anything has changed, in the past, I always thought national event track prep was beyond reproach, and you could plan on hooking plain and simple, maybe get stuck because the track was so sticky and slow down, but certainly not spin.

Eric

[keith ohanesian]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

jack, don't be so defensive, it's understandable you're not happy about not getting off the starting line once in 4 attempts nor how you lost and now feel foolish after prematurely thanking lang. The question now is what are you and your competitors going to do about it so it doesn't happen again? Meanwhile, I was there, spoke to numerous participants including your driver who did NOT have any problem getting off the starting line. My knowledge is based on what I saw with my own eyes and what I heard with my own ears!

They will do nothing. Nothing but to complain on here.

[Jack Matyas]

Originally Posted by 1320racer

jack, don't be so defensive, it's understandable you're not happy about not getting off the starting line once in 4 attempts nor how you lost and now feel foolish after prematurely thanking lang. The question now is what are you and your competitors going to do about it so it doesn't happen again? Meanwhile, I was there, spoke to numerous participants including your driver who did NOT have any problem getting off the starting line. My knowledge is based on what I saw with my own eyes and what I heard with my own ears!

Please do not put words in my mouth as I certainly do not feel foolish thanking Director Lang ...........If you were really one of us ( Stock- S/S guy ) you'd get it .

[Ed Wright]

You guys may have experienced different, but I have never been on a VP prepped track that was much, and the heat seemed to effect it worse than VHT. We had some tracks around here try it a couple of years ago. Thankfully they changed back. Really big tire & stick cars seem to be OK on it.

[rod butcher]

When I was getting teched they were getting ready to use vp traction compound. Track was good for our 305 stocker but anything with power had trouble. Most of comp. and SS were spinning as well as the new high HP stockers. Track temp was as high as 138 on my gun.
I think the track is prepped for the nitro cars and everyone else has to adapt including PS

[MikeFicacci]

Some hooked and some spun. The track was not perfect but adequate. I for one thought the Gary Richard/Holbrook pedal-fest was awesome. Can't agree with Stock being called for Q2 while guys are still getting fuel check. We just skipped Q2.