How come no Rusty at Raceway 7 last night?
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 dirtlatefan |
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Posts: 127 (06/28/08 04:44 PM) Street Stock |
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Posts: 66 (06/29/08 07:47 AM) Four Cylinder |
I would like to know that AND why he was DQ'd the week before???
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Aron 41D |
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Posts: 56 (06/29/08 08:48 AM) Four Cylinder |
from what i heard he got dqd for fighting in the pits after the mini stock heats. i would assume this week he was serving suspension but not sure on that |
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Posts: 70 (06/29/08 09:06 AM) Hobby Stock |
if i was him, i wouldn't go back anyways... especially after they "rusty-proofed" the rules this year, which didn't work anyways because he
was still dominant. a lot of good that did, they have even less cars this year than last. if he doesn't go back, i don't blame him. it has been a
wreckfest from what i have seen this year out there, and he is a marked man apparently. people hate success when it belongs to someone else. whatever he should
choose to do, i wish him the best of luck.
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Aron 41D |
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Posts: 57 (06/29/08 09:20 AM) Four Cylinder |
well i hope he doesnt come to stateline!!! lol. and your right nick the rules changes they made this year stink! i was planning on running there this year.
but a majority of the stateline eriez cars aren't legal now.
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Snakes01 |
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Posts: 59 (06/29/08 09:29 AM) Hobby Stock |
From what I heard, he sold the car. |
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Posts: 326 (06/29/08 12:30 PM) Emod |
Snakes01 wrote: Rusty and car owner Rich Howell had two cars, they did sell one of their cars to me, after I cracked the frame on my car. Rusty will still be racing at Raceway 7 but took last week off to pursue other interest. |
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fanofthedirt |
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Posts: 228 (06/29/08 12:32 PM) Street Stock |
Hopefully he will go to Eriez. He will not be missed at RW7.
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carkim |
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Posts: 327 (06/29/08 12:44 PM) Emod |
He WILL be missed at RW7, if he decides not to return. He has helped so many drivers who check their pride at the door and ask for help or pointers.
Rusty is a car driver not a car owner. He will drive for anyone who will give him a seat. If that is in Stocks, E-Mods or Crate LM, Rusty is ready for the chance. |
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Posts: 4 (06/29/08 01:18 PM) |
Not sure why the rules at RW7 changed so much this year, but, you're right... IF they did it so that the same person wouldn't win every week, they
surely weren't totally on the mark. (Although there have been many more different winners in the Street Stocks this year than in the past 3 or 4!)
Obviously, Rusty's a talented driver... no one is saying that he isn't. I certainly hope that someone picks him up to drive for him in another class.
However, Rusty is no "marked man". No one is out to get him because he wins all the time, whether it be drivers or officials. He is who the other
SS drivers strive to beat... so they push themselves to be better each and every week. The "wreck fests" have been nothing more than the product of
"racing"... it happens in every class. Three weeks ago, the 224 car got DQ'd for being in the wrong place with the wrong car. Makes you wonder
what would have happened if the same incident would have happened the other way around. RW7 has "turned their cheek" to all the "rough
driving" incidents that have come from the 44 car. Each week he jumps the restarts and passes car after car while driving in the infield from turn 4 even
before they get to the flag stand. What happened off track last week was unfortunate, and, for once, the consequences were the same regardless of who it
involved. I don't think Rusty sold his car.... Rich Howell sold HIS car (which looks the same as Rusty's) to Carlos Aponte. There also was no word
that he was suspended for Friday's race... not sure why he wasn't there.
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Posts: 97 (06/29/08 01:31 PM) Hobby Stock |
Well said fanofthedirt.I think after you win 2 championships in a row at a track I don't care what track you run you should move up to the next class.Yes
he might be a good driver but the other guys need a chance to prove how good they are and how they drive.I think all tracks should have something in their
rules about this.But this is just my opinion.
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3jpierceman |
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Posts: 1445 (06/29/08 01:59 PM) Super Stock |
well, it is working 22, their are more winners in the pure stocks this year than the last 3 combined. they changed it to get prices back down. bigger tires
equal bigger motor. the guys who are pissed got more money in there stocks than our crate cars. most stock guys are one track racers anyhow, so no sense acting
like the fields would have been huge without the changes, because they weren't before, and rusty would have won them all like before. if i had a pure
stock, i'd be at all tracks racing and changing till i was legal. waiting to see if i'm racing because of rain would be my last thought, i'd be
changing my car so i could race somewhere. most guys complaining didn't their very much anyhow...... go by the rules,or don't race...pretty simple.
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fanofthedirt |
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Posts: 229 (06/29/08 02:52 PM) Street Stock |
rollin22s wrote: Rules in '07 did not create stellar fields either. Can remember plenty of nights that there were less than full fields. Last week we had 22 cars, this
week 18. Those numbers are not too bad compared to other tracks in the area.
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rollin22s |
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Posts: 71 (06/29/08 03:16 PM) Hobby Stock |
dave, you are right, maybe this is more of my personal opinion. true, i only spend a total of 10 dollars in fuel to go to eriez each week, and it would cost
75-80 to tow to raceway 7 and back. i always thought it was fun to try to beat, or at least catch rusty. the officials obviously didn't care that he was
jumping starts, because it happened all the time without penalty. that also left the door open for anyone else to do it. but 3J, you are way off pal. they
tried to incorporate your precious crate engines into the class, but look around, NONE OF THE TOP GUYS RUN THEM! before we had to have 358's out there
before, now most of those guys are running a stroker. so what exactly do you mean by improving the costs because of choosing to make everyone run small tires?
the engines actually got bigger, and more powerful --- therefore costing more money to build and maintain. their thought was to try to get guys from mercer and
possibly sharon or tri-city to run there, and it clearly didn't work.
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Posts: 188 (06/29/08 03:40 PM) Street Stock |
Maybe Rusty hasn't moved up because he can't afford to. I have talked to him many times about his future in different classes and he has said that he
would absolutely love to move up but he has all his money invested in his Street Stock. I can't believe someone hasnt offered him a rid in an emod, crate,
or steel block yet. With a guy winning that many championships you would think someone would pick him up or a major sponsor would get him into a new class.
I also don't think that he should be penalized for still running Street Stocks. Not everyone has deep pockets that can spend large amounts of money on cars. So if all he can afford is a Street Stock then he should continue to race them and everyone else should try to learn from him and strive every weekend to beat him instead of complaining. |
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Aron 41D |
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Posts: 58 (06/29/08 04:25 PM) Four Cylinder |
hey 3j stick to what you know...crates. and its not pure stock its street stock. nobody was bitching just said it sucks they changed the rules. doesnt make
much sense to change the rules so the two closest tracks cars cant race there .and youve said before the people complaining have more money in their street
stocks than you have in your crate. id like you to show me ONE street stock with more money in their car then yours. and just for the record how much do you
have in your crate??? you always talk how its soooooo cheap. and i do go by the rules thats why i dont race at rw7. pretty simple...duh. i just love how you
seem to know everything about racing. and maybe if i had a car owner instead of paying for everything outa my own pocket i would race more than one night a
week. not all of us are fortunate enough to have a ride
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Posts: 230 (06/29/08 04:32 PM) Street Stock |
Smallz722 wrote: That's exactly what we have been doing for the past 4 years. Only missing a couple of nights last year due to engine issues.
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dirtlatefan |
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Posts: 128 (06/29/08 05:47 PM) Street Stock |
Very interesting conversation from this subject, thank you. I have always wondered if some drivers stayed away because Rusty runs there. I wish he could get
a ride in another division to continue to prove his ability.
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carkim |
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Posts: 328 (06/29/08 07:22 PM) Emod |
Let's take Rusty out of the conversation for a minute, and see how this type of thinking plays across the board.
This past Friday night RW7 celebrated the career of Lou Blaney. From everything I heard during the tribute, there was a time that Lou was nearly unbeatable. Should he have moved on to a different division, or NASCAR? Well from what I saw, ABSOLUTLY NOT!!! Stories of his dominance was shared with the crowd. Past competitors paised his dominance, and competitive spirit. Heck, someone even built a tribute car in his honor. Grown men seemed meek in his presence. To a man, it seemed that everyone who was there that raced against Lou was better for it. All of us who race would want to win, but for me I want to race against the best. Dave- Right now you are close to winning the Street Stock championship at RW7. If that is your goal I hope you achieve it. If you want to race in the Street Stock division next year, I hope that you do. I also hope that RW7 doesn't put in a rule for you to move up in class (Only two at RW7 E-Mods and Crates) if you do win the title. However, if you do win the championship, do you have plans in place to drive a E-Mod or Crate next year? Will you buy the car yourself, or do you have someone lined up to let you drive theirs? Hopefully you are ready for the move up. You are driving great this year and if it wasn't for one break down during the feature, you would probably be in the lead right now. Good luck this year on your quest for the title. And if you win it, I will miss racing against you in the Street Stock division. Why? well because you will surely move up, especially after everything you have written on here. Carlos Aponte |
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fanofthedirt |
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Posts: 231 (06/29/08 08:55 PM) Street Stock |
With all due respect, Mr. Blaneys accomplishments in the Big Block Modified class are second to none.
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3jpierceman |
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Posts: 1446 (06/29/08 09:23 PM) Super Stock |
first off, i'd like to know what rules prevent stateline/eriez cars from racing there. 22 you can build a stroker motor for way less than the 7000 or more
many were spending to turn their 358's 7-8 grand. my one pure stock motors were 1500 bucks each, and both bone stock 383's with 5.7 rods in them. i had
them built by tregler and we won quite a few, or were a top 10 car every night. they had 40 pure stocks a night then. a 406 or 383 can be built pretty cheap
and will last if you keep it under 6500 rpm's. rusty is not dominating anymore because of the smaller tires. you got alot less tread to put to the ground,
and with different winners we are seeing, the smaller motors most had can now race with him, making it cheaper to race. 41, i got 17,000 in my crate. had
about 32000 invested in my e-mod, which included 2 motors and a new car. i just got tired of trying to outspend guys to win. and i do pay all the bills on the
car, truck, and parts, because i love it. i'm not rich by any means, probably paycheck to paycheck, but i'll always believe in cutting costs for us to
race, and it was cheaper to run a pure stock 9 years ago until all this big tire rules, which means big motor rules. just because it says 358, don't mean
it's cheap, it alot more exspensive. guys try to get more out of little, and it costs money. i have been in this as long as you or longer, because i watch
you, your a good driver, but i do know a thing or two about pure stock racing. i've done it for 4 years, and had fun. but if you look around, even the pure
stock fields are shrinking, and you guys are the future. oh well, good racing to you guys....
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