Fat arse stock car drivers

[gmonde]

i as well have a size issue i am 6'6" 224lbs and was close to the 270 range at on time the one advantage of being tall is locating the seat as far back as far my feet will reach,the weght transfer has an advantage,plus the car is a heavy unit to boot and plus the index change will make things interesting for next year gmonde

[Tom Moock]

Drooze, 170 pounds driver weight is better than it was in 70`s, they didn't weight the driver in the car and when you weight over 300 pounds, I raced a 66 Nova 220 hp.and It was a big disadvantage to race a car with a150 pound driver. Tom

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Agreed. so you went from 300 heavier, to 130 heavier....even if they bump the weight to say 190 youre in 20 better at 110...

Ding Ding Ding....in this lane weighing......lol I can just see that well get the Boxing "Lets Get Ready to Rumble guy" to announce drivers...

The weight of the driver in Drag Racing should have NO bearing , absolutley 0 on the performance of the package.

Then again at 6'1 220 (when I was riding) and those were GP125 and Formula 250 bikes....the old man said I looked "Like a monkey f***ing a football" but I really like the smaller bikes....lol..cant tell you how many races I slipped place because of weight next to the small guys, they would take my bike, and can run seconds faster.....same setup all weight.

But , I dont have a magic answer....the only thing I could see is "upping" it to the Average, average is fair right ?

Guess the Maxipad box it is......

Originally Posted by Tom Moock

Drooze, 170 pounds driver weight is better than it was in 70`s, they didn't weight the driver in the car and when you weight over 300 pounds, I raced a 66 Nova 220 hp.and It was a big disadvantage to race a car with a150 pound driver. Tom

[Billy Nees]

I weighed 170 lbs when I was a senior in high school and I'm probably 5 lbs more than that now almost 40 years later (although not proportioned quite the same). I've got no problem with the 170 lb deal.

[Tom keedle]

i say move the weight up ot 200, the fat guys will have to lose weight (i'm in that catagory) and the skinny guys have to eat something....
or run a 50lb license plate up front...

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

....never thought of ME as ballast but youre right, ive got loong legs and arms.

6'6 224 lbs ?!?!

Youve also got the advantage of being invisible when you turn sideways

Originally Posted by gmonde

i as well have a size issue i am 6'6" 224lbs and was close to the 270 range at on time the one advantage of being tall is locating the seat as far back as far my feet will reach,the weght transfer has an advantage,plus the car is a heavy unit to boot and plus the index change will make things interesting for next year gmonde

[gmonde]

Originally Posted by drooze

....never thought of ME as ballast but youre right, ive got loong legs and arms.

6'6 224 lbs ?!?!

Youve also got the advantage of being invisible when you turn sideways

not after chuming 8 budwiesers and 2 or 3 cheese burgers you can see me from a mile away gmonde

[Casper68]

LEAVE IT ALONE !!! I've drank CoorsLight all these years to keep my weight under the rule book advise/standard....don't reward all of the Bud guys that didn't suffer !!

Merry Christmas ya'll ......and go easy on the ham !

[Mike McCandless]

If you're 6'1 and look like a skelton at 210, it's because you have no muscle. You could easily drop down to 180 without issue and look "normal". Would it take work, of course.

[Chris "drooze" Wertman]

Lol....I think you have it backwards....but ok......

No its not my body....its my face....it looks hollow and gaunt....and with as much as I talk Ive got no idea how to make "face muscle" maybe my face is just ripped....yeah thats it....

(From March to late July I ran 5 miles a day till I twisted my knee screwing around...work isnt a problem)

Originally Posted by Mike McCandless

If you're 6'1 and look like a skelton at 210, it's because you have no muscle. You could easily drop down to 180 without issue and look "normal". Would it take work, of course.