Thread: A Force ??
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07-24-2007 08:00 AM #1
Brandon Bernstein, maybe?Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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07-24-2007 08:02 AM #2
Dave, you and I must have been thinking together.Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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07-24-2007 08:06 AM #3
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Your Uncle Bob, Senior Geezer Curmudgeon
It's much easier to promise someone a "free" ride on the wagon than to urge them to pull it.
Luck occurs when preparation and opportunity converge.
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07-24-2007 08:10 AM #4
Originally Posted by Bob Parmenter
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-24-2007 08:27 AM #5
Yeh, must be something wrong. Over objections of the better half I've decided to tear into the Mustang and make it a project for me and my 11 year old grandson. And to think it's a FORD!Ken Thomas
NoT FaDe AwaY and the music didn't die
The simplest road is usually the last one sought
Wild Willie & AA/FA's The greatest show in drag racing
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07-24-2007 05:55 PM #6
Originally Posted by NTFDAY
Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-24-2007 08:31 AM #7
BB?
I think not.
So many 'incidents' within the same amount of time?
I doubt it. Someone would have to do some research but I'll bet his start wasnt so eventfull. The big butt banger against the wall comes to mind but what else? Im asking here.
Remember, I think all this experience in such a short time will pay off big time is she makes, meaning if they can build enough parts, chassis, etc.
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07-24-2007 09:12 AM #8
I can't answer the question about what driver has had more problems at the start of their career, but I can answer the second part about making enough parts, chassis, etc. I do believe JFR has that ability. Between the sponsor's revenue, the racing revenues, the TV revenues and the family and business assets, I think JFR can carry her for a long, long time regardless of her skills. I suspect she will have to be the one to quit, before they quit on her. JM2cents.
Also, I don't think this thread has a bad guy. Just a healthy discussion by opiniated people who enjoy similar hobbies.Bob
A good friend will come and bail you out of jail....but a true friend will be sitting next to you saying..."Damn....that was fun!
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07-24-2007 09:34 AM #9
Originally Posted by mopar34
Thank you, just a little armchair quarterbacking, bench racing if you will. I mean lets face it, this drag racing forum can get a little dull at times so a throwing around of opinions cant be all that bad.
And if memory serves BB didnt destroy nearly as many cones or wall paint in as short a time.
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07-24-2007 05:53 PM #10
[QUOTE=Mike in Motown]BB?
I think not.
So many 'incidents' within the same amount of time?
I doubt it. Someone would have to do some research but I'll bet his start wasnt so eventfull. The big butt banger against the wall comes to mind but what else? Im asking here.
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The flop over the wall that took him out and put Dad back in the car, was that his rookie year or second year.??? I do remember a few center cones, a couple early chutes, and some very poor pedaling when the track was bad!!!! Track in Seattle wasn't the best, as usual... There wer a lot of squirrely passes, even some from Pro Stock....
But I got to ask again.... If she wasn't John's daughter, would anyone even have noticed, let alone still be talking about it???? No matter what your family genetics are, a rookie is still going to make rookie mistakes. The good ones learn from them, the bad ones find a new job......Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, Live for Today!
Carroll Shelby
Learning must be difficult for those who already know it all!!!!
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07-25-2007 07:16 AM #11
[QUOTE=Dave SeversonBut I got to ask again.... If she wasn't John's daughter, would anyone even have noticed, let alone still be talking about it???? ...[/QUOTE]
Probably not. We wouldnt be 'Force' fed (get it) her every move and probably wouldnt even notice a middle of the road team with a new driver because that rookie would probably be parked by now. Dave let me ask you this, would Big Jim Dunn be as patient of an owner in this situation?
And Dave remember this, THEY WANT US TALKING ABOUT IT!
That's going to be nice, like the color. .
Stude M5 build