Guest The_Greek Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Romco race at CC 1. T.Wade Welch 2. Tommy Grimes 3. John Kelly 4. Tom Grotheus 5. Brandon Bendele lot stuff happened during the race, im not going to get into it tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 6th Greg Davidson 7th Bradley Riethmeyer lol I have a feeling we might be having more wine with the cheese after some of this. A car with glowing rear rotors won and did what he needed to do to win. He wanted the win BAD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Also good to see some of them gardeners/farmers to come down and run with the bombers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadRacing19 Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Welch may have taken the checkered but he was given that race! when a lap car holds up the leader and the leader get passed I guess in ROMCO's eyes you can stuff the lap car cause the caution and the get put back into the lead ? If a lap car causes the leader to loose the lead it's ok to wreck the lap car because ROMCO will put you back up front. NO wonder there were only 14 cars starting the race . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The_Greek Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 mad, you shouldve been at THR last week, it was more the same if not worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Hey Chris, I got to watch last weeks video last night. Some hard racing is all it was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poorboy Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I'm surprised Welch didn't get wrecked himself. When Brandon got under him it appeared that Welch completely drove down on him to stop the pass and then when Greg got under him he did the exact same thing and almost wrecked both of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Yeah Welch wanted that one bad. The reason he was put back to lead was because of the last completed lap rule. It did seem like a lap or two had passed though so who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadRacing19 Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I understand the last completed laps rule but Welch was the one who started the wreck that caused the caution,ON PURPOSE ! Yeah the 19 should have moved over a few laps before but he didn't so welch got hung out by lap traffic, sometimes thats racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 I would of been pissed to if an idiot lap car runs me up the track. Oh well. Was not the only questionable call of the night out of all the racing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colt15 Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 what was the fast time in qualifying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Y Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 14 cars...sounds like a barn burner....mmmm Anyone gettin the hint that no one wants to go to Corpus?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoosierDaddy Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 Brandon set fast time with a 13.51. Brandon would have pulled it off had the right rear not started going down with about 30 or 35 to go. After that he was doing all he could just to hold on and keep a top five run going. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted July 18, 2004 Report Share Posted July 18, 2004 The only people who dont wanna come to Corpus are just scared anyways. Let them stay home and play with their barbies or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Racer26 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Jason, Gardeners/Farmers??? Come on up to Pleasanton and watch and then see what you think. Dirts the way to go. We did have fun on the asphalt though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAM Racing Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Dirts all right but we prefer the track in Ednawhen we race dirt .. a bit closer to home and a better lay out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdw64 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 How can ROMCO have a "last completed lap" rule when if you spin and the leaders come around you before you get going again you go a lap down. THEY ALSO COUNT YELLOW FLAG LAPS!! Look at what Tommy Grimes had to do last week to stay on the lead lap. The #19 deserved to be put into the wall for mirror driving, blocking the leaders, and desregarding the move over flag for 4 laps! All I know is I saw a potentially great late model show get really, really, really, screwed up! Wes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mary Ann Naumann Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I would just like to say that in Houston after the races were over, it seems to me that a "racing rumor or misunderstanding" was started about two ROMCO drivers, sounded very interesting and was probably pretty wide spread, for those of you that have heard it, I talked to Terry Barden and there was no truth to it, I personally want to apologize to anyone that I mentioned it to (out of concern) and mislead them about what was told to us. See you guys August 14th @ SAS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerx Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 I would just like to say that in Houston after the races were over, it seems to me that a "racing rumor or misunderstanding" was started Now Mary Ann, don't you know any rumor worth it salt would have been posted here first by someone using a fake name, and a little extra bs added to it just to get everyone fired up! That's the only reason I read this board...now I missed out on not only the rumor, but all the fireworks... Giving a redneck internet access is like giving wiskey to indians!!! (and before anybody complains I am part both and it is just meant to be funny) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
63Y Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Jason... are you implying that I play with barbies?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobby74 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 Giving a redneck internet access is like giving wiskey to indians!!! (and before anybody complains I am part both and it is just meant to be funny) I think I am part redneck but I am Indian and man I can drink some wiskey!!! Must have been just your tribe that the white man screwed over with the wiskey my tribe just partied with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted July 19, 2004 Report Share Posted July 19, 2004 hey guys, i like to read these threads to see what the opinions are but sometimes the cold hard reality seems to escape you. the drivers, crews, fans and so on like close racing. close racing somtime involves rubbin. you guys and gals in some of the other classes need so get in a super latmodel and try to wheel it around a little bullring like c.c. speedway in 14 seconds for 45 minutes in a car thats over 125 degrees inside. then let the pack breathe down your neck for half that time and to top it off have a lapped car who DOES know that slow cars move to the inside stay in your way for a few laps. you want to believe these cars drive like caddilacs and will do anything at anytime. they dont. these guys driving up in the front every week drive their ass off( sorry ). Just try to view these races from their point of view. thanks for the space to write in Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy5249 Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 Who are you racer61 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazyhorse Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 WHISKEY- is spelled with an 'H' redneck....but i like to gamble???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
44SS Posted July 20, 2004 Report Share Posted July 20, 2004 racer61, I think you might be missing the point some of the others are making about the last few ROMCO races. I think I have a unique view on it, because I was first a fan, then a crew member and now I drive( in a local class when I am not crewing for a ROMCO team) and yes I have not driven a SLM, but it gets hot inside any race car, and I do know how it feels with faster cars breathing down on you. Everyone that drives and crews in what ever class where ever they race puts in hard work, and sacrifice so that they can race, move up to higher classes, touring series (ROMCO)or some are happy with running the weakly local shows; but when you get spun and the front of your car smashed by a lapped car, or your on the RAW end of a rule interpertation (that changes with every incident) people get tired of fixing thier stuff just to go to the next race and have some other B.S. incident take place. We (the under classes) look to the premire stock car racing series to set the example for Texas racing, so that we can feed off of that example, promote local racing, help bring in sponsors, and feed a few drivers into the upper series to help keep it strong. I dont think anyone doubts the commitment the ROMCO crews and drivers put forth, but what I think has been posted is their frustration with the sanctioning body with its rules enforcement and inturpertion. While going to the ABC body is a step in the right direction, stricker rule enforcment and consistancy I think might also help. Kind of like what the owners of the Texas tracks are doing with their rules. JMO!! I am only a crew memeber and SS driver. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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