Why did Mike Dunn quit driving?

#46 07-30-2008, 09:16 PM

For those of you who get National Dragster...read the Mike Dunn notes in the issue with Jim Dunn's car on the cover...I think some of you will change your mind about Mike and his Dad.

#47 07-30-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Mel Smith

A couple of items I was told by someone close to the matter. First, the Yankee money was never enough to fully fund the car for the duration of the contract. The prevailing wisdom was that with the Yankees on the car, the associate sponsors would be "lined up"........never happened. Ken Veney had really enjoyed his time off when the team was idled. He supposedly was only transitioning the team until the sponsorship and team was settled. As with most situations, it was all about the money.........or lack of it.

Ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winner!

#48 07-30-2008, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Chris DeGidio

For those of you who get National Dragster...read the Mike Dunn notes in the issue with Jim Dunn's car on the cover...I think some of you will change your mind about Mike and his Dad.

For those of us who don't...can we have the Cliff Notes, please?

#49 07-30-2008, 11:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheryl Leister

For those of us who don't...can we have the Cliff Notes, please?

Mike pretty much said his dad does an excellent job with the budget he has and when the track gets hot it levels the playing field. He also said when his dad had a budget with the Snickers' car in 1991 he proved he could tune a car with the best.