Re: chump's 36
Just from viewing the live thread over there, it seemed to me that most or all of the rollovers happened in the T1-2-3 area and they happened fairly early on. The race started at night so I think the Lemons boys could just as easily eff that up as anyone in CC. From reading the SOF facebook post, it sounds like they used their faster car to physically push the other car down the straights and knocked 2 secs off the lap times. I can't say I blame Mr Condren for warning all the involved teams to put a stop to that and any other pushing/blocking with team cars.
Here in SoCal, we're a bit different than the rest of the regions when it comes to CC. Car count sux. I really, really would like to see them continue to run races here but I just don't see how they can continue. The math doesn't quite pencil out. But here I sit with 3 cars, only 2 of which I would consider realistic for Chump. We've run I think 4 CC races now, some with 2 but mostly with 1 car. I can't get my teammates to agree to go back. Too much needless rough driving they say (which I agree with). They jump up and down wanting to know when the next Lemons race is but crickets when I suggest CC. When I've conveyed my concerns to Mr Condren, he pretty much poo poo's our concerns. At best he says he's taking care of it but they just come off as empty promises from a promoter. It sounds like they are penalizing contact more this year. Good for them. Maybe they are taking care of it. I personally can't get excited about them when the guy dismisses our concerns as inconsequential. So while the Fontana race was one we always penciled in each year, I can't get anyone on my team to go this year. The bad thing about stuff like that is that once you lose people, they don't come back. So while Mr Condren continues to be convinced that Lemons 2013 races are run exactly like they were in 2007, my teammates will likely continue to believe that CC 2013+ races are run exactly like CC 2009-2012 races.
I don't know why I continue to chime in on these CC threads but it just frustrates the hell out me. I'm not talking about the rules stuff, it's annoying but not a deal killer. It would be nice to do a few more races in the area but when your teammates have kids to think about and they get the feeling that the CC leader could care less about their personal safety, what are you gonna do? I know they have some good people in CC that I really like but it's tough to change people's impressions of Mr Condren.
Gone bye-bye
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