Indy Teardown

[Mike Pearson]

Does anyone know what the reason was that Ron Terrell Tin Soldier GT/LA car got DQ’d. he beat me first round of class. Just wondering. Ron is a super nice gentleman and I was surprised to find out he is 80 years old and still going strong and racing. Gives me hope.

[thomas sheehan]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Does anyone know what the reason was that Ron Terrell Tin Soldier GT/LA car got DQ’d. he beat me first round of class. Just wondering. Ron is a super nice gentleman and I was surprised to find out he is 80 years old and still going strong and racing. Gives me hope.

Here was a note from Ron's family explaining what happened (from Facebook).....

Well it’s the one that didn’t count… we made a simple mistake with the combo/ weight. We missed it and tech missed it. Long story short the combo we picked was for a stick shift car only. We just missed it… no excuses we screwed up. Dad has done this a LONG time and we have never made a mistake like this one.… but it was the BEST thing that could have happened. By the time we got home on Friday his heart rate was really fluctuating. Mom took him to the ER and after a bunch of test he is going to need a pacemaker. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. Pretty crazy he has never made a mistake like this and it was literally perfect timing for him to go home early.
Thank you all for all the support for my dad. As he sits in the hospital I know the only thing he is thinking about is getting back out there to win again. He doesn’t quit. Even when they came to take the Wally back. He handled himself with grace and he kept apologizing to the staff. At 79 years old he is and always will be a great competitor.
Side note…. At the fall classic any other GT/LA cars looking to do a little grudge racing in qualifying? I don’t know if this has ever happened in Super Stock but we are ready to get down for a little

[Mike Pearson]

Originally Posted by thomas sheehan

Here was a note from Ron's family explaining what happened (from Facebook).....

Well it’s the one that didn’t count… we made a simple mistake with the combo/ weight. We missed it and tech missed it. Long story short the combo we picked was for a stick shift car only. We just missed it… no excuses we screwed up. Dad has done this a LONG time and we have never made a mistake like this one.… but it was the BEST thing that could have happened. By the time we got home on Friday his heart rate was really fluctuating. Mom took him to the ER and after a bunch of test he is going to need a pacemaker. The surgery is scheduled for tomorrow. Pretty crazy he has never made a mistake like this and it was literally perfect timing for him to go home early.
Thank you all for all the support for my dad. As he sits in the hospital I know the only thing he is thinking about is getting back out there to win again. He doesn’t quit. Even when they came to take the Wally back. He handled himself with grace and he kept apologizing to the staff. At 79 years old he is and always will be a great competitor.
Side note…. At the fall classic any other GT/LA cars looking to do a little grudge racing in qualifying? I don’t know if this has ever happened in Super Stock but we are ready to get down for a little

Thank Tom. That's what I heard. Sorry to hear that Ron is having some health issues. hope he gets better soon and back to racing. That car is crazy fast and that small amount of weight would not have made a difference in our race. I could have gotten close the the second place car for the final round if it would have been caught early enough. We had the car in race mode not class mode because Ronnie was so much faster than us. That was the first time I raced that car and needed to make good consistent runs leading up to eliminator. Thanks to the Stephenson family for allowing me to race the purple Corn Dog Queen car at Indy. Had a great time and a good trip. Maybe we can do it again one day.

[ZenzenRacing]

What happened in SS/HA, 2 or 3 cars?

[Jeff Niceswanger]

Originally Posted by Mike Pearson

Does anyone know what the reason was that Ron Terrell Tin Soldier GT/LA car got DQ’d. he beat me first round of class. Just wondering. Ron is a super nice gentleman and I was surprised to find out he is 80 years old and still going strong and racing. Gives me hope.

I will post it as Jason posted the reason on FB. They claimed the stick combo, which is rated at 243. He meant to to claim the auto combo, which is 247. After getting home he started having chest pain so they ran him to the ER. Jason was saying he must have a pacemaker installation. Your right Mike, Ronnie is as nice a gentleman as you will ever find. Let's hope he gets back to feeling well quickly.