Index Change Rumor

[B Parker]

Originally Posted by tstickff

Hey Barry Parker, I’m one of the younger generation guys racing stock and super stock, I don’t have a 100,000 dollar race car, I run M/SA, about as lower class as you can get in these days, we work very hard in our stuff, and to me 25k is a good chunk of change, I think your outlook on us younger guys is a little jaded, remember when we raced each other at Lebanon valley this year and you beat me which gave you a bye to the final, and you told me you were all done cause you were just testing, I told you that you had a bye to the final, and your response to me was “I don’t need the money” well here’s my opinion on that, that’s what test and tune is for! so if you weren’t planning going more rounds in a gamblers race where some of us could have used that money to either buy more fuel, tires or whatever, could have been a better outcome then just giving up and taking others out of the race.

Tim First no where did I say you needed a 100,000 dollar car to race Stock. I think your car is sweet. And I don't care what class you run. You apparently don't know me at all. I ran a R/SA car for years and competed on a budget far less than most. I would think between your car trailer and tow vehicle that you guys have more than 25k involved. My point to this whole conversation was that Stock is not cheap!!! It's great that you work hard on your car. So do I. A lot of people think you just spend money and your car goes fast. Next time we are at a race together talk to me or my brother. We have been at it for a long time and could give you some cheap things to try.

Now lets set the record straight on the race you are talking about. It was a Saturday. The ASRA had a run off of the top 16 members that day and a members race on Sunday. And yes I'm a member and planned on racing on Sunday's race. I went on Saturday to do some testing. I heard that they were putting on a gamblers race for those that were not in the top 16. I don't get out to race much so thought I would join to get some practice. I believe we raced in the 3 round. I won. There was no bye the next round was the final. It was getting close to the end of the day and they wanted to hot lap the cars that were left. I had made the decision after that round not to run my car after making several test runs and then going a few rounds. If I remember the difference in money was 75 dollars. In my head I weighted it out and didn't think it was worth it to take a chance on cooking a trany or hurting parts. You said something to me and I said I didn't need the money. We were talking about 75 dollars. Don't know you well so I didn't think I needed to go into why I wasn't going to race the next round. Again I won the round with you so it was my choice. If it was the Sunday ASRA race that would have been different. If the seventy dollars was that important I wish you would have told me before the round. So I'm a littler confused why you are mad at me. Is it that I beat you or that I thought the seventy dollars wasn't worth me taking a chance on hurting any parts. It's just not a cheap class to run no matter what car you have. BP