[QUOTE=Fisher79;135252]If I'm Mike King: "That's fine, load your ******* up and don't come back."

I don't understand the ********. With all the work and hours these cars require through the week, what's another 20 minutes to unload in the interest of tradition and the fans' enjoyment?


Derek,

I don't imagine that the crews & drivers mind the front end 20 minutes or so. I think they don't like the backend (end of the show) time it takes to load up and leave. How many tracks that pit outside have you seen cars that failed to make the feature, wrecked, etc; load up and leave before the feature is even They have been spoiled by that alone. Then when the feature is over, the fans start coming down and many don't want the interuption that it causes. I guess crews more so than drivers. JMO.

Also while we are on the subject. I know that the enclosed trailors are a much better car hauler than the old open trailers were. However, with that being said, I grew up in an era where little kids stood by the road on Friday and Saturday night to see the car "haulers" drive by. Many pestered their mom and dad into going to the races to see what it was all about. Another tradition long gone. I guess I am getting old and cantankerous.