Sorenson's 1.408 under decision

Tom Meyer · 05-25-2009, 10:15 AM

Thats my take on it Ed. It is now a three person board Bruce Danny and I can not rember the other so like I said maybe you need your car painted in Cal. Tom

Jack Matyas · 05-25-2009, 12:06 PM

Tom -- I don't agree with your anology as I'm probably one of the few on this board who has had his car painted in California and it hasn't helped me over the years one bit -- not one little bit .. ever......

PS-- I really hate to admit it but I got some very nice paint work .

Billy Nees · 05-25-2009, 02:25 PM

Jack, not one itsy, bitsy bit ever? Ever?

Jack Matyas · 05-26-2009, 07:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Billy Nees

Jack, not one itsy, bitsy bit ever? Ever?

Billy -- Nothing -- Nada -- Zip -- Zero..........if anything it was harder on me ......................If you remember I've already taken the 1.40 hit on Monday ........maybe I should have tried this weight / water deal instead .

Jack Matyas · 05-26-2009, 10:51 AM

Ed -- Thanks for the offer but we have plenty of good painters here in the East . At the time my GTO served as a "West Coast" car and burned up pretty good at Pomona.........when "they" were done you couldn't tell it was ever on fire and still retained all of the original sheetmetal ...............

Ed Wright · 05-26-2009, 06:53 PM

I have a dumb question. If somebody (like Sorenson) just wanted to know how quick his car was capable of running that day, why not just pull 25 or 30 lbs BEFORE the pass? No funny stuff on the return road, etc.

ROBBIE · 05-27-2009, 05:37 PM

I think u guys have beat this 1 2 death let it go
Robbie Shaw

bill dedman · 05-25-2009, 08:21 PM

So, let me get this straight:

Henson runs 1.40 under, avoids the scales, so nobody knows whether he was light, but gets HP ANYWAY, on Monday.

Sorensen runs 1.40 under, but comes up "light", and DOES NOT get HP.

Would somebody explain to me in what ways these two scenarios differ?

In neither case could it be verified that these two cars were of legal weight.

One gets HP, and the other doesn't.

New language isn't going to fix this....

hadtobethere · 05-25-2009, 08:37 PM

....this is another good reason to lower the S/SS index -.50 .....then throw away the AFHS and get back to real racing...the way it should be.

Ed Fernandez · 05-25-2009, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by hadtobethere

....this is another good reason to lower the S/SS index -.50 .....then throw away the AFHS and get back to real racing...the way it should be.

Then it becomes what was trying to be avoided,a rich mans eliminator,like comp.

05-25-2009, 10:15 AM	#1
Tom Meyer Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Pierce NE Posts: 936 Likes: 78 Liked 354 Times in 120 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision Thats my take on it Ed. It is now a three person board Bruce Danny and I can not rember the other so like I said maybe you need your car painted in Cal. Tom __________________ Tom Meyer 5240 SS Stock ???

05-25-2009, 12:06 PM	#2
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,930 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision Tom -- I don't agree with your anology as I'm probably one of the few on this board who has had his car painted in California and it hasn't helped me over the years one bit -- not one little bit .. ever...... PS-- I really hate to admit it but I got some very nice paint work . Attached Thumbnails __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

05-25-2009, 02:25 PM	#3
Billy Nees VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: On a hilltop in Pa. Posts: 4,493 Likes: 3,595 Liked 7,715 Times in 1,738 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision Jack, not one itsy, bitsy bit ever? Ever? __________________ Billy Nees 1188 STK, SS I'm not spending 100K to win 2K

05-26-2009, 10:51 AM	#5
Jack Matyas Live Reporter Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Bethlehem , PA -Christmas City , USA Posts: 4,930 Likes: 406 Liked 2,050 Times in 398 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision Ed -- Thanks for the offer but we have plenty of good painters here in the East . At the time my GTO served as a "West Coast" car and burned up pretty good at Pomona.........when "they" were done you couldn't tell it was ever on fire and still retained all of the original sheetmetal ............... __________________ Jack Matyas 1547 FS/C 2015 Camaro COPO # 62- 2012 Camaro Convertible COPO

05-26-2009, 06:53 PM	#6
Ed Wright Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Sand Springs, OK Posts: 8,132 Likes: 896 Liked 390 Times in 170 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision I have a dumb question. If somebody (like Sorenson) just wanted to know how quick his car was capable of running that day, why not just pull 25 or 30 lbs BEFORE the pass? No funny stuff on the return road, etc. __________________ Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA Last edited by Ed Wright; 05-26-2009 at 07:01 PM. Reason: Dumb Okie spelling...

05-27-2009, 05:37 PM	#7
ROBBIE Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 8 Likes: 1 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision I think u guys have beat this 1 2 death let it go Robbie Shaw

05-25-2009, 08:21 PM	#8
bill dedman VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Conway, AR Posts: 1,739 Likes: 0 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision So, let me get this straight: Henson runs 1.40 under, avoids the scales, so nobody knows whether he was light, but gets HP ANYWAY, on Monday. Sorensen runs 1.40 under, but comes up "light", and DOES NOT get HP. Would somebody explain to me in what ways these two scenarios differ? In neither case could it be verified that these two cars were of legal weight. One gets HP, and the other doesn't. New language isn't going to fix this.... __________________ Bill

05-25-2009, 08:37 PM	#9
hadtobethere Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 243 Likes: 0 Liked 1 Time in 1 Post	Re: Sorenson's 1.408 under decision ....this is another good reason to lower the S/SS index -.50 .....then throw away the AFHS and get back to real racing...the way it should be.