openwheelKT (Offline)
#23
7/24/10 8:59 AM
That's not the first time that's happened this year. She's been slower than Lights a few times this year.
The deal is, they are just TRYING to get through the year. Her oil money keeps Coyne's other car with Alex Lloyd on the track. They park her and the other car is probably parked to. They are just trying to keep Coyne on the track. He's been a loyal low-buck owner for a long time.
I think they have done a decent job of parking her....especially road racing. She will start last, run a few laps, then be parked. She won't be allowed back next year....they did the same thing with Marty Roth. Coyne will know that money won't be in the budget, and he'll have the off season to come up with it somewhere else.
Randy Bernard blasted her in an interview last week. He said something will have to be done because she is not performing. You don't see those kind of comments from the head hancho too often. So they know she's terrible, but again, just trying to help Coyne out.
onthegas7j (Offline)
#26
7/24/10 12:48 PM
4 seconds slower this morning so far watching practice live online right now
Indy1808 (Offline)
#29
7/25/10 12:17 AM
Originally Posted by Charles Nungester:
Bullcrap on the qualifying, It was a much different track for the drivers depending on which group you qualified in (Group) One day the track was best first group, day it was third group and there was a big difference depending on how tore up the track was from group to group. There was maybe three or four cars at The SW events I went to that had no legitimate shot at winning.
I agree group qualifying sux. I would find it hard to believe that any of the drivers or owners like it. And speaking of that why didn't USAC follow their own entry blank rules and format. If you arn't goinig to follow it don't put it on there. I just bet Dick Jordan was flipping out because of the incosistancy at following the rules that were stated.
Iknow others will jump me to say it gave more cars a chance at running the feature. Well, save that for something else. This is sprint week, it's special.
However, if you follow your rules you don't have messy semi-feature like the one they had in Gas City.
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