His involvement in the NHRA is part of the reason for increased attendance/ interest in the NHRA recently.
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April 17, 2023, 12:21 PM
Big Steve
Proving he can cut a light too
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Like him or not, he is bringing a lot of attention and new sponsors to the sport and that is a good thing
April 17, 2023, 02:40 PM
M120
I agree. Curious if he will chase a National championship. That could increase Lucas Event attendance that he would need to attend for points. He has the team capable to win the championship.
April 17, 2023, 02:45 PM
wideopen231
Renting a proven team does not hurt. Being a A/Fuel car driving not that much to it, If he can smack the throttle close to quick and guy tuning clutch sets few clearances and tunner has motor ramping up quick driving is easy. why you think half of field is rich young girls? As told lil brother get ready to get beat b a girl. LOL
Before the comments start. He did good job , but still Mc Phillips guys did the hard stuff. McPhillips has been out there 30 years running A/fuel. Him and Randy Myers are just badass. Another top tuner Tony Samsuel has put quite a few guys in winner circles too. All three super nice guys and willing to help anyone else out.
Best thing Stewart did was getting with Mc Phillips. Smart move and bound to end up in winners circle.
Glad he came over to the sport and bringing folks in the gate.
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April 17, 2023, 03:12 PM
Curly1
I am not a big Tony Stewart or NASCAR fan but he does bring new sponsorship, spectators and publicity to NHRA so that is a good thing.
He is getting more coverage from NHRA in alcohol class than they have had in a long time. That is good for whole class.
Plus he does have a good team so he should be competitive.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/ "Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge.
Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
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April 17, 2023, 03:53 PM
DANGERBOY
He sure isn't gonna pick a pack of Newbies!!
quote:
Originally posted by wideopen231: Renting a proven team does not hurt. Being a A/Fuel car driving not that much to it, If he can smack the throttle close to quick and guy tuning clutch sets few clearances and tunner has motor ramping up quick driving is easy. why you think half of field is rich young girls? As told lil brother get ready to get beat b a girl. LOL
Before the comments start. He did good job , but still Mc Phillips guys did the hard stuff. McPhillips has been out there 30 years running A/fuel. Him and Randy Myers are just badass. Another top tuner Tony Samsuel has put quite a few guys in winner circles too. All three super nice guys and willing to help anyone else out.
Best thing Stewart did was getting with Mc Phillips. Smart move and bound to end up in winners circle.
Glad he came over to the sport and bringing folks in the gate.
April 17, 2023, 03:57 PM
wideopen231
Wouldn't expect him to. Just saying not that hard to win with teams like McPillips, Myers or Samsuel. Not taking away from him at all.
As for being newbie team. If aimed at team I work with.I don't think two semi finals in row is all that bad for a team with less than 10 races total and little money. Especailly not with best of 5.25 and best spd of 270 mph. Are we top of field?Nope. Gaining on it.
I am sure Stewart will have man more wins.Like anything racing all it takes is money and he has that.This message has been edited. Last edited by: wideopen231,
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April 18, 2023, 01:39 PM
391T
Will he go FC or TF?
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April 18, 2023, 04:31 PM
Curly1
quote:
Originally posted by 391T: Will he go FC or TF?
If he stays with Leah Pruett Stewart who knows. Maybe.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/ "Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge.
Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
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April 19, 2023, 08:11 AM
wideopen231
I figure he will stay with her as long as she puts out and figure she will stay as long as he keeps her in a TF ride.JMO
Figure he will go TF if anything. Right now he says he is going to change how Top alcohol cars are treated .Lots of luck is all I can say. Been involved in one way or another for 30 years and they have always gotten the ****ty end of the stick.
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April 19, 2023, 09:14 AM
Curly1
quote:
Originally posted by wideopen231: I figure he will stay with her as long as she puts out and figure she will stay as long as he keeps her in a TF ride.JMO
Figure he will go TF if anything. Right now he says he is going to change how Top alcohol cars are treated .Lots of luck is all I can say. Been involved in one way or another for 30 years and they have always gotten the ****ty end of the stick.
If he says he is going to change how Alcohol classes are treated good luck with that. NHRA really does not care what any of us say or think.
If I owned NHRA I would look into making the alcohol classes a Pro class.
https://postimg.cc/gallery/np3zpruo/ "Dunning-Kruger Effect" -a type of Cognitive bias where people with little expertise or ability assume they have superior expertise or ability. This overestimation occurs as a result of the fact that they do not have enough knowledge to know they don't have enough knowledge.
Before you argue with someone ask yourself, "Is this person mentally mature enough to grasp the concept of a different perspective?" If not there is no point to argue.
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April 19, 2023, 10:19 AM
Bob Deniker
I love Smoke, but it also just goes to show that you can buy wins in a heads up class.
