[Tom Goldman]

Hey Rich, It's nothing that cant be accomplished by anyone ...The problem is a lot of the young guys and some of the older ones, got spoiled by the .4 LED lights . .....A lot of them dont remember what it was like to have to work like crazy to even get a .030 light on a .4 incandescent bulb tree!....22" front tires ,and still having to stuff it in the lights!
Since the 10.90,9.90 or 8.90 et is attainable by anyone who is willing to refine their combination and can use a calculator or prediction program, reaction time ,both driver and car have become the last place where the driver / mechanic/ crew chief can really make a difference.
I feel the same way about going back to a .4 tree as a S/SS racer would when someone finds a soft combo and gets NHRA to pull 20 or 30 HP off of it and suddenly has a car that can go farther under the class index that the racers who have been flogging their cars for years to get to the same level of performance.
I know it sounds harsh,but work on you car,yes, you might have to give up some coin ,but more often than not ,the racers having a hard time hitting the tree are good on the practice tree,but spend no time at the track experimenting with shock settings , 4link, tire pressure,ect.
BTW I havnt been on the practice tree in over 3 years, It became more of a game than a tool......And over the last three races of the season ,my reaction time average was .008. ..this included three .003 rt's in a row at Atco and two .000's at MapleGrove.