[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by tgriffith

Mike,,,slow cars are at a very big disadvantage to start with,,,you race one,,,you understand that there are big obsticles to overcome,,,,not that it cant be done, but doing it is tough.........when you consider all it takes to go rounds in a slow car,,,,,and top it off with a guy in the other lane sitting on a .010 lite nearly every round because of the style of racing the buttons and 2 steps have evolved most racers into,,,,makes for a grimm outlook for winning.....like I said,,,not that it cant be done,,,,,yes,,I got close,,,and if it wasnt for about 4 or 5 crybabys in Div 9,,,would have won it (another story),,,but alot of if was sheer luck,,,and didnt go hardly any rounds in the 1/4 mile,,,,,The run packages it took in 2002 wasnt nearly what it takes now....I was winning races with no better than .04 total package runs,,,,now??? I dont believe a .04 total run packge would get you past a couple of rounds,,,,,if any at all........time will tell I guess

lol...yes, I am very aware how tough a FWD/slow car can be to win with. Actually, cutting a light was never a problem with me, even dead shallow with old older stype bulbs. I was pretty killer most of the time on the tree. The twenty inch rollout sure helped with that. The biggest thing I had was keeping the car on the number when the wind and weather changed by the hour. But, you're right. The level of competition has increased quite a lot over just the past several seasons. I remember when Stock racers could average an .060 light through seven rounds, and win an event. Unless a racer was really lucky, I doubt that could be done nowadays.

I've never raced with a two-step, so I can't comment on the advantage/disadvantages of them from personal experience. I wouldn't mind trying it, to see what the hype is about. You still doing any Class Racing?