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11/27/23, 7:25 AM   #11
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A lot of them have been racing since they were kids
A lot of them are still kids!!
 
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11/27/23, 9:42 AM   #12
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Winning Turkey Nite from 10th was no big surprise, right?
Kyle is head & shoulders better than all the other excellent dirt track racers.... Why???
What makes Larson so damn good?
He is an alien from another planet..lol..
 
11/27/23, 9:57 AM   #13
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11/27/23, 12:32 PM   #14
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an interesting fact

I build model cars and open wheel car releases as a subject matter are pretty rare.

Salvino's Model Car out of North Carolina is offering an all new Indycar model in 1/20th scale

Their first release? Kyle Larson!, and he hasn't even raced an Indycar yet!

Pretty cool
 
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11/27/23, 12:35 PM   #15
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55-60 years ago people were asking the same thing about AJ.
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11/27/23, 1:24 PM   #16
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I was 26 in 1963, and just returning home from my "tour ",and have to admit to being a Foyt fan, and picking up on my own racing, as it were, we all are not blessed with the funds to pursue our mission in life, but we do with what we have, I admire anyone who can do what they love and be satisfied with their lives, something to be proud of
JMHO
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11/27/23, 1:51 PM   #17
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Larson is so good because the Japanese build better machines.
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11/27/23, 5:33 PM   #18
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Larson is good because:

He has good equipment
He had good people working for/with him
He is smart
He has a competitive nature and prepares himself to win
He makes few mistakes

Frankly I've not seen many who can hit their marks lap after lap like he can. I first saw it at DuQuoin in 2011, lap after lap on a thin cushion inches from the wall. Hit his marks every time. Foyt did that himself and never gets enough credit for it. A.J. was not was wild as some would like you to believe. He was very smooth. I got to watch him in a variety of cars, one of the smoothest in a dirt champ car you would ever see. A simple flick of the wrists entering the corner, nitting his marks lap after lap.
 
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11/27/23, 5:44 PM   #19
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In any type of competition, some are always better than others. Once in a great while, one comes around who is exceptional.
 
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11/27/23, 10:38 PM   #20
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Steve Kinser mentioned his wrestling coach taught him how to win. Many drivers have the amazing skill set to be fast but champions have the mental edge also. .
I cant remember the exact quote, something about balls and brain working together. My theory is winners win because thats what they do. Their not better or faster drivers, their better and faster winners
A few really humorous comments here....
This one makes sense, the good ole "brains to balls ratio"..... too much testosterone in youth, gradually get smarter & less wild. But Kyle had the perfect ratio as a young'n & keeps getting better...
 
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