my opinion

[Dave Ribeiro]

Don,

I see you really must be bored with your other site and you don't like no-names... But those are the rules on this site, this is why its so popular ...
Please, stop trying to change the rules and remember its free, so you don't have to use your real name ... Agree or disagree those are the rules. Your car came out great, sounds ?
I too agree with David F. go super Pro racing and leave rules alone for a while... Lets get them to inforce the ones they have first .... Be careful we don't want this site to end-up the others..... Good luck with the new car...............And leave Ed alone , its Xmas......

[Haywood]

Dons old car ran 9.80's and put him in the middle of the field during eliminations. Now his new car runs 9.30's and now he is in the faster half of the field and has to wait to long for the tree to come down because of more slower cars then him and does not want to ruin his converter.
I was never a believer in removing deep staging, but I don't see any of the slower car drivers asking for this change of pro tree so it must be a change that Don wants to have for his personal gain. See you at breakfast Sat. Don. LOL
Jeff Stout
Oh yeah anybody looking for a Ed Quay 85 Monte super stock GT car. Fair price as I don't see the fun anymore in class racing and want to go stock suspension turbo or nitrous racing.

[sprnova]

I second what Jeff said. Why fix something that works for everybody but you? 1 Get out and actually make laps in your car instead of having a national event only car. If I recall right last year at the national open you made one hit to qualify then loaded up and went home. Why not stay and PRACTICE. 2 I know you have an adj. button for your trans break. That's good. Why not get under the car and adj the break. There are all kinds of things you can adj. to help your situation. Just get out and do them instead of wasting your time on the computer trying to convince others to change to better you.

Jeff I also know where there is a good working Ed Quay Camaro for sell, top qualifier almost anywhere.

[Manny Sousa]

I don't think going to a Pro Tree is going to help one's R/T. In actuallity, it will hinder it, especially a 4 tenths Pro Tree. If you want to allow deep staging with this new setup, then please tell me why it cannot be allowed with the current, full tree setup? The goal in each is to allow the chance for the slow car to have a better light. Also, if a Pro Tree is used, and there is a spot of any significance, the faster car is going to be at a disadvantage. Try it at a Test N Tune session if you don't believe me. The rules are fine how they are.

I think consistently practicing is the only viable option to make one's self better. Of course change is never a bad thing, but if it isn't beneficial to ALL competitor's, it isn't good at all. I get the idea of making a level playing field and I believe the current system is the best way.

Oh, and before anyone suggest's an "instant green" tree, let me just say this would never ever work! I guarantee you the fastest (ie. E/T and MPH, not according to index) car would win every time if they just considered the math and can cover someone at the stripe within a wheatfield...

Just my .02 cents.

Manny Sousa

[Haywood]

Any slow car that deep stages also loses rollout and some free ET to be #1 qualifier.

[Mike Carr]

Originally Posted by Manny Sousa

I don't think going to a Pro Tree is going to help one's R/T. In actuallity, it will hinder it, especially a 4 tenths Pro Tree. If you want to allow deep staging with this new setup, then please tell me why it cannot be allowed with the current, full tree setup? The goal in each is to allow the chance for the slow car to have a better light. Also, if a Pro Tree is used, and there is a spot of any significance, the faster car is going to be at a disadvantage. Try it at a Test N Tune session if you don't believe me. The rules are fine how they are.

I think consistently practicing is the only viable option to make one's self better. Of course change is never a bad thing, but if it isn't beneficial to ALL competitor's, it isn't good at all. I get the idea of making a level playing field and I believe the current system is the best way.

Oh, and before anyone suggest's an "instant green" tree, let me just say this would never ever work! I guarantee you the fastest (ie. E/T and MPH, not according to index) car would win every time if they just considered the math and can cover someone at the stripe within a wheatfield...

Just my .02 cents.

Manny Sousa

Manny, I agree with leaving things alone as they are. But, I have to differ on the last part, about fast cars winning on an Instant Green. 2001 (I think that was the year) there was an Instant Green race at the Division 1 race at Maple Grove. One for Stock, one for Super Stock. Sal Biondo in Andy Boltz's GT/IA won, running mid to high 10's, against much slower cars. Of course, Sal is better than most of us. But it can be done with a slower car. I forget who won Stock, but I think it was Dave Lebrun (C/SA) and Bob Broadbent (F/S) in the final...I could be wrong about those two.

[Nitro Joe Jackson]

when are you guys going to learn when Don says something, just let it go, you are arguing with a buzz saw, he is my buddy but I will not debate him in anything cause its like talking to a lawyer, lol.
After a while i feel like Rocky and say "Cut me Mick"

lol

I'm i right Lynn???

[TOSTO RACING]

pro tree vote here