Records, Etc @ Gainesville

[Dan Lattimore]

Wasn't going to say anything but here's my 2 cents anyway. I was one of the guys that drove two thousand miles with the hopes of touching the record a little. The weather was beautiful and around 900 ft. We walked the starting line and there was very little tackiness unlike the little country track we just came from that used VHT and knew how to use it to the point it will literally pull your shoes off. The turnout was very weak in both S and SS then add in the terrible starting line conditions ( although it had it's moments ) and you have a bad taste for both the promoter and the racer and I'm not sure the promoter really gets it, a lot of them don't understand class cars. Do they really not wonder why all the Hemi guys and half the field left after driving a couple thousand miles. In defense of the guys on the starting line, they saw that most of the class guys were spinning, with some blowing the tires off and did try to help and even asked what they could do differently. But I'm afraid due to lack of knowledge and the use of VP without the forgiveness of VHT it was fruitless. I watched Brian blow the tires off his D/SA Firebird so bad I saw daylight under the tires, even went over to see if he broke something. Got to give him extra credit for winning the race, I bet his heart was in his throat each time he hit it.---------