by BIG E » Mon Feb 27, 2017 2:49 pm
Well, I think there are a whole lot of people that can be "blamed" for those big wrecks, not just Jamie Mac, who happens to be a pretty good plate racer.
I'm not defending him in particular, I just go back to what Mark Martin used to say, "this ain't racin'!" - when asked about any plate race.
Yeah, the high speeds are cool (they'll be going plenty fast next week at Atlanta), but I still hate plate racing. No out braking someone into a corner, and they don't dare take their foot off the throttle! Dragging the brake is about all they've got to regulate the speed in those ridiculous drafting packs.
Yes, I'm glad Kurt Bush won it for SHR, in a FORD (yes!), with another FORD in 2nd place. I did enjoy that at least.
I watched the race with a couple of members of our model car club (Long Island Auto Replica Society - LIARS - hold the jokes, please) at a member's house. He's a big drag racing photographer and has an Auto World HO slot car drag strip set just to have some fun. Four of his eight AW 4Gear cars ran kinda slow, the others barely at all. I had brought my HO drag box with me to play around during the NASCAR broadcast, so I had all my tools with me. I disassembled, cleaned and lubricated each of his cars, and when they were ready I ditched the AW 13.5V power supply and plugged in an AFX 22V "wall wart" that I had with me. Oh yeah, now he REALLY likes running these cars! I told him I'd pick up a new power supply so he can get the "full effect" in the future! I'm also gonna grab him a pair of slip on silicone tires for each car, as some of the original rubber rears are starting to dry out and spin loosely on those chrome wheels.
Hope everyone enjoyed the race. We'll see how this three stage thing works moving forward - the jury's still OUT on that one!
All in all, a fun Sunday with the guys. Enjoy! -- Ernie :>)