[SS Engine Guy]

Just put Redman from div 3 in charge and problem solved. I saw him put hook down at Byron at the The first Class Nationals in 100 to 105 degree heat with track temps as high as 140 and sandy soil pits for 3 days straight. Pay the man and let him do his thing. There is absolutely no excuse for a crap track in any conditions. Don't remember any different wheelbase cars other than s/ss and some nostalgia full bodied cars there. So everybody must have been leaving in the same spots give or take a foot and I never saw anybody having to move to get out of bald spots. However I do know that he was allowed full control over whatever and how much spray and powder was used. All these excuses are plain bs. Track prep should be the FIRST order of business at a racetrack. Not only is it a safety issue but spin breaks parts. Remember, the average s/ss car weighs 3000lbs and up. It takes a higher coificent of adhesion to get 3000 pounds to move from a standing start than a 2000lb car. If sanctioning bodies have a problem with providing that then we need to find someone who will.