ups88john Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 ASA put on a pretty good show. The one think i liked most was when a car would get a nose under the rear bumper of the car in front of him, the car in front would give room. Some cars were just straight up dumping other cars and some had a hard time keeping it straight. Personally i would rather watch a Romco race, but that is just me. Big John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meredith race engines Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 my .02 i was there and think that was a good race if romco did not have as many wreckes it would be better but i know that much hp ,a light car and a short track leads to wreckes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
romco??? Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 the asa race didnt have a shortage of wrecks either but i think they guessed the track was going to tighten up but houston gets looser as the race goes on. i think they will put on a lot better show next year if they come back because they will know more about what the track will do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HORSEPOWER Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 It was my first time there and I was very impressed with the facility. I think if San Antonio paved all the pits, smooth out the back strecth, and fix the walls we can have a race like that here. The last part of the race was good, because I think that's when they started racing for position, not just trying to finish the race. Good fan turn out, who were all those guys from SA putting on the show? Maybe we have a good chance of getting a date in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted April 13, 2003 Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 If anyone spoke to some of the drivers, was the track any smoother after all the work HMS did in the last 2 weeks? Have heard they put down much more cement, and also ground down the corners. Any comments? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted April 13, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2003 Mel, the concrete in the turns was like glass compared to the last time tsrs was there. they ground down the transitions, alot of the back straight was ground, the track looked 100% better. Now im not knocking asa, they did a good job, i guess i just had my hopes up lol. Big John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorboy Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I thought it was a great race. It was obvious that there was a larger percentage of good drivers in the feild compared to Romco. I do agree that the next time they race there you will see a better race and I was disappaointed that there wasn't a good second groove but you can't very well blame that on ASA. How about that Mike Garvey he figured out how to pass a few cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rebelracewriter Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I think ASA put on a decent show, when you have 32 cars on a 3/8 mile track there's gonna be some rootin' and gougin'. LOL Once they(HMS) get some rubber down, there should be another groove. Hey Big John, nice to meet ya and put a name to a face. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted April 14, 2003 Author Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 yea, almost forgot i finally got to meet reb. cool guy. Big John Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivicic Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I talked with Todd Kluever for a long time and he said that they should have ground the whole track. There was okay grip on the back stretch and corners but the transition and asphalt on the front stretch was very slippery. Overall I heard no complaining about the track and all wanted to come back next year, I hope they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bar2248 Posted April 14, 2003 Report Share Posted April 14, 2003 I talked to st. amants crew, and some others, everybody liked the track and would definatley come back. And the second grove is alot better tahn it was before the cround the track, kyle and houston should do what ever martinsville did, the outside groooove was jsut as good as the inside if not better!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
champ1796 Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Can they actually lay rubber down on concrete? I know its different than asphalt, where the rubber actually gets down in the pavement, i think it just builds up on top of the concrete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 Martinsville ground up the bottom groove. Last year the time they ran like that the guys just raced high but eventually i think they got around guys low. Jason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Justaracefan Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 I like to watch ASA racing because it is so competitive. Everyone is running the same thing -- sealed motors, radial tires, spec chassis, so it basically comes down to driving skills. No big motors, soaked tires, traction control. I am sure that is why ASA "builds champions" The past three ASA "rookies of the year" have moved into the NASCAR Busch series. I have not seen any "rookie" drivers - racing a "Super Late Model" getting rides from Childress, Hendrick, Finch, Bill Davis, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jont66 Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 I don't think they are spec chassis. I think that is where a lot of guys find there advantages, through different front end and rear end setups and geometries, not to mention having a good shock program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bandit Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 The center section of the chassis is spec. in ASA. Set-up is where the differance is. FYI, the sad truth is that it takes alot more than talent to make it into the NASCAR big three. You better brings some $green$ with you to even get a look these days. A good example is CT Hellmund (or Tavo as we know him) from Austin. Look at his finishing positions at the Winston West races he has run over the past two years. I think his average is about third or fourth place when there were no mechanical problems. These kind of results dont't get you a ride in Busch? What does that tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sfrebel Posted April 16, 2003 Report Share Posted April 16, 2003 it tells me that he doesn't have a "pretty boy" image that the sponsors are eating up these days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Justaracefan Posted April 17, 2003 Report Share Posted April 17, 2003 The ASA drivers that have advanced into NASCAR have A LOT of talent Johnny Sauter (ran 2nd last Saturday) David Streme (ran 5th or 6th) Busch (won the Arca race) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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