Jerry Emmons speaks his mind

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Buick6

My post was meant to point out that something is basically wrong when part of a driver's drag racing strategy to win is to slam on the brakes. I have won races off the throttle, but not on the brakes.

I agree with what you say. Jerry's stratagy is easy in a way, just cut a great light and end up in front at the stripe. No need for weather stations, spun off the line, air changes, temp changes, track from day to day, morning runs, nite runs, it eliminates all the variables that effects dial ins.

[HR9121]

What's really alarming about this thread is all the dumbass comments about being made to dial honest and hold it wide open at the finish line. Of that's the way you race that's fine! Just don't worry about the other no need to even look over there. Keep hitting the tree and dialing it as hard as you can lol. Here's a clue for you next time you spin a few hundreds or miss your shift by a couple hundreds, good luck getting your **** loaded up because you just lost, you ain't got no chance at all against a guy like Emmons or any other good driver for that matter!!!!!

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by HR9121

What's really alarming about this thread is all the dumbass comments about being made to fail honest and hold it wide open at the finish line. Of that's the way you race that's fine! Just don't worry about the other no need to even look over there. Keep hitting the tree and failing it as hard as you can lol. Here's a clue for you next time you spin a few hundreds or miss your shift by a couple hundreds, good luck getting your **** loaded up because you just lost, you ain't got no chance at all against a guy like Emmons or any other good driver for that matter!!!!!

A winning driver yes, but a good driver doesn't risk other people's cars and lives.

[Coleydog]

Originally Posted by Paul Precht

A winning driver yes, but a good driver doesn't risk other people's cars and lives.

I read that five times and still don't understand what he wrote, maybe a generation gap thing

[Lee Valentine]

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

[James Perrone]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

Oh so true. BINGO

[GTX JOHN]

I agree totally with Mark Yacavone/Jim Carter posts on
this thread!

I got in trouble in the early 90's for braking ......Destroyed a set
of Front Runners or two!

It got old fighting with NHRA officials all the time and to put myself
and other racers in DANGER! All the stock racers from then know
the way I drove back in those days. I finished ( 3rd in Div. 7 ) up
towards the top my first couple years back Stock Eliminator racing.

I used to laugh and say if I did not get a written warning (The were on Paper
back them) by 2nd or 3rd round I was not aggressive enough! In
the years after that I unfortunately saw drivers severely hurt and even die
at the track in front of me, it really made me rethink how I operate my car.

I modified my behavior......I try to hold one or two hundreds
but NOT a tenth any more. If I spin......I go home and work on the
race car. The rest of my family follows the same rules or their race
cars get parked for a while. If you EVER see my boys operated
there cars recklessly....Let me know and I will PARK them for a
while even if NHRA is not aware of the problem!

I still go my share of rounds every once in a while and I still will
judiciously use the brakes as everyone in Div. 7 is aware.


Just my opinion.......Everybody else can do whatever their
conscience dictates!

At our shop...........Justin Jerome still deserved to WIN the Winters.
I have never seen him or his Dad (Jeff) exercise less than excellent
judgement beyond any possible question. I have lost track of the times
Jeff has beaten me without any drama!

I watched the Finals live before loading up after my kid lost to Justin in
SEMI's.....I was standing there watching in real time.

Just my .02 cents, the musings of a old man.

John Irving (Sr.)

[Michael Beard]

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

This is true, but he didn't say you had to be sideways to do it. Harry would crack the throttle long before the finish line to get rid of much of what he was holding early, and then fine-tune it at the stripe. You don't have to hold any more than what you could possibly misjudge the weather/track conditions plus how far you could be behind on the tree. You want to introduce the least number of variables possible.

If your car is set up right, you can be aggressive and kill a bunch of ET without smoking the tires or getting sideways.

[Frank Castros]

Jim also crashed his 'Cuda for "excessive" braking.

[Ed Wright]

The guys telling a better way, and how Jerry was doing it wrong, how often do you actually beat Jerry? I don't run mine that way, but I'm certainly not going to say he is doing it wrong. He wins more than I ever have.