Some random thoughts

[Lynn A McCarty]

Mike is probably right, we did feel "bumped" a couple of years ago when a single car running not even 5 under got to run in the show, and we had to go home. I think we qualified in the 90's or low 100's, and ended up like 8th alternate. (Stacy was so depressed he went home and fell asleep, then they called him and Phil was burning up the phone trying to get him to the track. You see they had never used 8th alternate before that anyone knew.) He had spun trying to beat Wilkes(who was about 2 tenths faster) for class first round of class (usually the fastest run of Indy), and the field went around him as everyone picked up and he didnt.

I also feel for the class car that is a 100% legit combo with no after market parts, high horsepower ratings. This is exacerbated by trying to qualify against cars that have all replacement castings, bogus combo, inappropriate HP ratings, and bogus intake runner cc's. Did you know there are engines below and just over 300 cubic inches that are so bogus their published intake runners are bigger than most Pontiac, Olds, and Buick 455's?

There really are in my opinion nearly equal substantive and legitimate issues on both sides.

[Beth Denysenko]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Where is the USCN when you want it???

I ask Alex all the time when he is going to do another one . . . maybe one every TEN years?

"Welcome to the 2nd decade-annual USCN 2011!"

LOL I will keep working on him.

[SS Engine Guy]

Originally Posted by Dwight Southerland

Where is the USCN when you want it???

Dwight that is probably the best post with analogies to back it up that I have read! Mike Carr, you would have enjoyed the era that you are talking about. Tear down @ 3:00 in the morning, in the rain, under a tarp with headlights and droplights while the tech guys and div director slept in a car. Wouldn't trade it for the world. Hard as hell but the accomplishment, and satisfaction was/is unequaled. Remember the old saying: What dosen't kill you will only make you stronger? If you weren't tearing down alot you knew you needed to work some more. At least you knew what your goal was and how to achieve it.


And that last part about the USCN is very true. USCN: It wasn't perfect. Hot as hell. But it was one good time! With a hooking track. All those that helped to put this on were racers and it was a racer's race. Not this watered down crap that we have shoved down our throat with a new change or rule of the week.