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Title: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 20, 2008, 03:16:18 PM
Was wondering if there was any word on what the new speck tire is? Wanting to start stocking up before spring!!!

Oh yea Starla kicked the big boys butts running the new Hoosiers Saturday and she loved every bit of it. That was the first time we've ran Hoosiers since they first came out several years ago!!! But we only ran Hoosiers for one race and gave them back to Hoosier because they wouldn't hold up for more than one race back in the day!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Swartz on October 20, 2008, 03:20:35 PM
They said the it would be announcved in March.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 20, 2008, 03:22:23 PM
They said the it would be announcved in March.

Like that really helps us now!!! :-X Also the bad part is we were planning to start racing in March!!!! So that wouldn't be very good!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: JMW23 on October 20, 2008, 09:55:33 PM
I was told the bids are now in and the testing starts this week.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: truckarm on October 21, 2008, 05:53:44 PM
i beg to differ with you melvin, but tyler orr started on the rear of the heat and won it and started on the rear of the feature and passed all the cars again but as he was getting ready to lap a couple cars they crashed and he spun to the infield to avoid them and the officials made a call to put him on the rear , that`s how the HOOSIERS won the race, tyler was running VEGAS, that had six features on them....lets tell it how it was melvin !!!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 22, 2008, 05:19:44 AM
But if you were really watching the race Starla got freight trained and started from the back and passed everyone and was in second and closing in real fast so all in all he didn't stand a chance with her on the move one way or the other so when you talk you should pay close attention instead of just watching one driver. If I remember correctly he was out front several times this year and Starla came from the rear and took him and lapped him in several of those events. Also to remember he didn't start on the rear of the feature he started 4th and then again there was only 6 to 8 laps down with 30 some laps to go when he went to the rear but all in all he didn't go to the rear then he started 4th again and on that call why didn't he come back like you said he did in both races and catch Starla? Also to remember is was almost 60 degrees out when Starla came to me wanting the Hoosier's on and a guy named Jim Morrison was standing right there and was very impressed with her thoughts so I put them on and made a couple of changes and that's all she wrote!!! But all in all that's what makes for good racing and can't wait for next year. Also to remember in the heat race Starla had Vegas on and couldn't do nothing because the track with the vegas was so slick.  But all in all if you standing at the flag stand I was the one telling the flagman that he shouldn't have been put to the rear along with the other cars that wasn't involved with the wreck and they made the call not me. So you need to pay attention to what's going on and voice it to the race director as I was trying to do for you. See you in a couple of weeks.

So the answer to your question is if he started at the rear of the feature in both races and had to go to the rear again he still had the whole race to go why didn't he win? Also I don't think he even got 2nd or 3rd at that!!! So why didn't he win then and why did Starla run off and leave everyone and was ready to start lapping when she was smart enough to back off with a few laps left and take the win.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: truckarm on October 22, 2008, 09:49:26 AM
now melvin don`t get excited... my prior comments were directed towards your comments about the HOOSIER tire, i know the vegas were six races old on tylers car, you led everyone to believe that you had hoosiers on all day with your original message...we`ll never know the outcome of the race because of a bad call on the officials part that you agree with me on, but heck that`s racing, there`s always ups and downs....i thought the girl ran  a good race, i do watch the field ,but you must have missed tyler getting took out towards the end and started at the rear again....have a nice off season...


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: bigal on October 22, 2008, 05:50:44 PM
hey guys quit being cowards and fighting over the computer. no one wants to hear it!!!!!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 22, 2008, 05:53:49 PM
LOL bigal!!! Then all you have to do is don't read it if you don't like it!!! Simple as that!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: JODY on October 22, 2008, 05:59:10 PM
Melmo,   Who was the race director Saturday


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 22, 2008, 06:05:46 PM
I don't know I just talked to the flagman!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: mollylewisracing on October 22, 2008, 08:04:21 PM
Hey, lets just run Carlisle mower tires. They're cost effective LOL! I don't care what it is as long as everyone has the same handicap. I'd just like to know so I don't get to wrapped up buying stuff I won't be able to use next year. Hurry up so I can sucker some funds out of our sponsors : )!

p.s. With that said an American manufacturer would be nice.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: brad_tribble on October 22, 2008, 09:19:07 PM
Why would you go to the flagger instead of the race director? 


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: goffin20 on October 23, 2008, 01:11:42 AM
We are only allowed to approach the race director.  The flagger, judges and tower are off limits!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 23, 2008, 05:04:18 AM
Well when the red flag came out it was just on my way and the flagman asked if my driver was ok so I asked what the call was simple as that!!! But had to do it quickly as I walked by because my driver was in turn 4 and had to check if she was ok and the car was ok.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 23, 2008, 05:08:15 AM
Well when the red flag came out it was just on my way and the flagman asked if my driver was ok so I asked what the call was simple as that!!! But had to do it quickly as I walked by because my driver was in turn 4 and had to check if she was ok and the car was ok. So then when I got to the car the only person that was around was the flagman so I asked if I could look at my Micron since I didn't see the race director the flagman has a radio so I asked. I guess if my little girl was hurt real bad I couldn't say a word to the flagman hum. Where do you guys come up with your BS.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 23, 2008, 05:22:45 AM
But setting that BS aside and being at Kokomo racing I would have to thank the president and his followers for putting on a great show and all the people that showed up from the Kokomo speedway stopping by to check out the young guns and still being able to have some fun before going to the speedway for the Kokomo Klash as many of us did. It was great to see several of KQMC's novice drivers move up and a couple come to mind as the Little girl name Molly that runs Jr. Novice this year move up to Jr. Honda class and win a heat race it was so great to see that little girl run as good as she did. Molly in Jr. novice would take off all year and leave everyone and then when she got to a lapped car would just stop. So in the Jr. Honda heat race see started off and passed a couple cars and then out of no where Molly took off and just started passing like she's be doing this for years and won. Now between you and me I had to stop everything and run over just to she if it was her in the car and wow it was her with the biggest smile a little girl could put on her face. Then after that the first words out of her mouth was DAD YOU OWE ME FIFTY BUCKS!!!!
NOW THAT'S WHAT'S RACING IS ALL ABOUT WITH THESE LITTLE KIDS!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: truckarm on October 23, 2008, 04:27:57 PM
are you saying she was involved in the accident??? i`m confused....


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 23, 2008, 05:10:19 PM
are you saying she was involved in the accident??? i`m confused....

Never said that only thing I can say is I got a hell of a driver and knows her set up. Who knows as other times when something happens like this my driver would like some changes if so I would pull her in and change them. I'm beginning to wonder if you even know what your talking about or on the other hand I'm just wasting my time with you!!! ;D

Oh also just got some new tires in for testing so we'll be out there Sat if you want to try your luck again!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: mollylewisracing on October 24, 2008, 02:48:37 AM
Hey, Melmo just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions and help. Molly says thanks as well, especially for feeding Starla enough to get her into a 12" seat so we could buy the 11" LOL. I've been going all summer frustrated as you know what... one thing I have learned is you can't win em all (or in our case any of em LOL). I think what frustrated me most was I knew our car was good (on the pole every other week, I think the lowest we qualified was 3rd of 11 all summer), and I knew my driver could do it. I also kept thinking "Man it would be nice to get that win!", and that it would boost my driver's confidence. The funny thing is after struggling all season and racing and practicing our guts out, that one win was the sweetest thing yet. We only had about 30 practice laps on car, no tach (I guessed at gear), and old old scuffs. Don't tell Molly but I would have paid way more than that just to see that smile : ) Oh yeah one more plug "Team Magnum Chassis Rocks!" in our book. Give me a call if you are going to practice on Saturday and we'll be there as well. I got a stack of practice tires to get rid of....


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 24, 2008, 05:43:30 AM
Sounds good I just hope the rain holds off for the weekend!!! The bad part now is that it will take an hour or so before we can practice because I'll have to bring the blower and get all the leaves off the track. But on the other hand that's how Starla learned her line real quick when we started because when the leaves fell I sweep the line and she had no choice but to run the line and we ran for hours that"s why and she knew if she got into the leaves she's was gone!!!!


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: mollylewisracing on October 24, 2008, 04:15:21 PM
I'll bring my leaf blower too... that way we can practice instead of playing in the leaves all day.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Melmo on October 24, 2008, 08:56:35 PM
Why would you go to the flagger instead of the race director? 

Learn how to read Bard maybe that's why you have so many problems!!!  Maybe that's why you don't understand a damn thing!!!;D


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: Vader on October 24, 2008, 09:27:41 PM
Ya, Bard..... 
Wait.. who is Bard. :)

Tribblewalker has the force, but I cant turn him to the dark side. I will keep trying.


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: brad_tribble on October 27, 2008, 12:49:09 AM
from the threads....

JODY: Melmo,   Who was the race director Saturday
MELMO: I don't know I just talked to the flagman!!!

What else is there to understand? 

Brad (not Bard)


Title: Re: Any word what the new spec tire is?!!!
Post by: usache on October 27, 2008, 08:03:52 AM
NEXT YEAR SHOULD BE VERY VERY INTERESTING