Originally Posted by Racerrob:
We pushed back from the trailer at exactly 5:51. I know this because there is a clock in the trailer that I just happened to look at as the pit PA announcer was going nuts. They made the decision to cancel hot laps as we were rolling back to the 4 wheeler to push up to the push off lane.
I know for a fact that Keith Bloom was in the push off lane well before that and a second car (I can't recall who) was joining him right when they canceled.
I will have to call out the KISS official - since the driver's meeting occurred at 5:30 and if they made the first call 27 minutes before they canceled hot laps per the KISS official, they would have had to made the first call at 5:24, 6 minutes before the driver's meeting started.
Perhaps Derek Fisher should ask the KISS official that stood in his kitchen how or why the PA announcer would call for the sprint cars to wheel pack before they had their driver's meeting. Or perhaps he should take the time to ascertain the facts and following the logic flow down the proverbial river before lambasting others for "asinine opinions".
As for his statement that I should know what my car will do in the first turn, I would like him to know that I have made MAJOR changes to the car over the last 3 weeks and the set-up data that I have collected for the last 8 years with this type of chassis no longer applies. I truly did not know if the car would turn over or slide right into Dave Darland (who started outside of us) when Daron set it into the first corner. In view of this information, he may want to reconsider what qualifies as an "asinine opinion".
To the best of my knowledge the O'Conners have done a tremendous job overall with Kokomo and I wish them well. I just won't be back for any show (other than Indiana Sprint Week) until I hear things have changed in the way competitors are treated.
Rob Hoffman
Hearing "27 minutes" from the horse's mouth and talking to a Kokomo official after the show who basically confirmed that number were enough facts for me, Rob -- please don't attempt to lump me in with the many other folks on this board who consistently spout off with absolutely no grasp of the situation. And, the fact remains that something had to be askew for the powers that be to cancel hot laps... So whether HAR was an offending party or not, someone was.
And you've been around this game a looong time, so let's stop playing the victim about going into the heat race with no practice. You're good enough at what you do that it looked like you had the car pretty close -- you did make the show, after all. Let's not exaggerate the situation in the interest of sympathy votes.
[QUOTE=Russ;236318]Just so you know, Derek Fisher is a shill for the Kokomo Speedway. I'm not sure if he is a real employee or not, but he does or did the weekly write ups on the Kokomo Speedway website.[COLOR="Black"]
Sorry Russ, wrong again. I'm a paying customer, just like everyone else. I've got nothing to gain by taking Kokomo's side in this one, and nothing to lose by taking the other side if I chose to. It's really no surprise that you'd take the latter of the two sides I just mentioned in this argument, though -- I can't recall one single positive post about the new Kokomo Speedway by you. Nearly everyone else but you, it seems, sees the good the O'Connors have done. Maybe it's time to stop being bitter.
