Jerry Emmons speaks his mind

James Perrone · 03-12-2017, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lee Valentine

As Jim Harrington once told me a winning driver very seldom is under power at the finish line.

Oh so true. BINGO

GTX JOHN · 03-12-2017, 02:34 PM

I agree totally with Mark Yacavone/Jim Carter posts on
this thread!

I got in trouble in the early 90's for braking ......Destroyed a set
of Front Runners or two!

It got old fighting with NHRA officials all the time and to put myself
and other racers in DANGER! All the stock racers from then know
the way I drove back in those days. I finished ( 3rd in Div. 7 ) up
towards the top my first couple years back Stock Eliminator racing.

I used to laugh and say if I did not get a written warning (The were on Paper
back them) by 2nd or 3rd round I was not aggressive enough! In
the years after that I unfortunately saw drivers severely hurt and even die
at the track in front of me, it really made me rethink how I operate my car.

I modified my behavior......I try to hold one or two hundreds
but NOT a tenth any more. If I spin......I go home and work on the
race car. The rest of my family follows the same rules or their race
cars get parked for a while. If you EVER see my boys operated
there cars recklessly....Let me know and I will PARK them for a
while even if NHRA is not aware of the problem!

I still go my share of rounds every once in a while and I still will
judiciously use the brakes as everyone in Div. 7 is aware.

Just my opinion.......Everybody else can do whatever their
conscience dictates!

At our shop...........Justin Jerome still deserved to WIN the Winters.
I have never seen him or his Dad (Jeff) exercise less than excellent
judgement beyond any possible question. I have lost track of the times
Jeff has beaten me without any drama!

I watched the Finals live before loading up after my kid lost to Justin in
SEMI's.....I was standing there watching in real time.

Just my .02 cents, the musings of a old man.

John Irving (Sr.)

03-12-2017, 02:34 PM	#2
GTX JOHN VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boulder City, Nevada 89005 Posts: 2,736 Likes: 2,808 Liked 2,488 Times in 698 Posts	Re: Jerry Emmons speaks his mind I agree totally with Mark Yacavone/Jim Carter posts on this thread! I got in trouble in the early 90's for braking ......Destroyed a set of Front Runners or two! It got old fighting with NHRA officials all the time and to put myself and other racers in DANGER! All the stock racers from then know the way I drove back in those days. I finished ( 3rd in Div. 7 ) up towards the top my first couple years back Stock Eliminator racing. I used to laugh and say if I did not get a written warning (The were on Paper back them) by 2nd or 3rd round I was not aggressive enough! In the years after that I unfortunately saw drivers severely hurt and even die at the track in front of me, it really made me rethink how I operate my car. I modified my behavior......I try to hold one or two hundreds but NOT a tenth any more. If I spin......I go home and work on the race car. The rest of my family follows the same rules or their race cars get parked for a while. If you EVER see my boys operated there cars recklessly....Let me know and I will PARK them for a while even if NHRA is not aware of the problem! I still go my share of rounds every once in a while and I still will judiciously use the brakes as everyone in Div. 7 is aware. Just my opinion.......Everybody else can do whatever their conscience dictates! At our shop...........Justin Jerome still deserved to WIN the Winters. I have never seen him or his Dad (Jeff) exercise less than excellent judgement beyond any possible question. I have lost track of the times Jeff has beaten me without any drama! I watched the Finals live before loading up after my kid lost to Justin in SEMI's.....I was standing there watching in real time. Just my .02 cents, the musings of a old man. John Irving (Sr.) __________________ John Irving 741 Stock 741 Super Stock Last edited by GTX JOHN; 03-13-2017 at 02:25 AM.