Rickie Smith in Comp? (2 Viewers)

[Mike]

See Charlotte qualifying order. Hmm. Didn't expect that.

 

[Sherman, Sherm, & Sherm Gun]

I believe that is the entry that Lonnie Grimm spoke of on WFO radio recently. Pro Mod testing in Comp.

 

[Nitro Cane]

It’s working for him #2 qualifier after 2 laps. I don’t think he went -1.80 ?

 

[mick]

A/PM index apparently taking a hit. -0.763 under in first rnd. win

 

[Cliff]

I think it's a soft index compared to what these cars can run.

 

[mikebcurve]

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It's been 50 years since Rickie Smith went class racing. This weekend, the drag racing Hall of Famer has returned to his roots while racing Competition Eliminator. Smith is racing his nitrous-injected Mustang in A/Pro Modified class this weekend. He made two runs on Friday, a 5.786 elapsed time...

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[mick]

what was the object of this exercise? and he better not say 'test'

 

[LoPony]

what was the object of this exercise? and he better not say 'test'

I think that’s exactly what it was. The car was certainly competitive in pro mod last year. Am I wrong?

 

[mick]

why would someone purposely destroy a comp index? maybe there is an explanation that i am just missing?
at first i thought testing too, but not how he blatantly ran way under index. does he have a grievance with someone (again),
did he do this to prove a point to someone?

 

[LoPony]

why would someone purposely destroy a comp index? maybe there is an explanation that i am just missing?
at first i thought testing too, but not how he blatantly ran way under index. does he have a grievance with someone (again),
did he do this to prove a point to someone?

Good point. My guess is that he will only run comp eliminator once or twice. He’s the only one in the class, or at least he was this weekend. I don’t believe he cares about the index. That car can run way faster than 5.80.

 

[LoPony]

I think it's a soft index compared to what these cars can run.

Absolutely. Very soft.

 

[Paul]

He said his sponsor Parkway Ford wanted him to run at that event and since pro mod wasn't running this was his only option. He said in an interview that he didn't even have his regular crew with him. It was pretty cool seeing him run down the other guy in the final around, the closing rate at the finish line was nuts.

 

[LoPony]

He said his sponsor Parkway Ford wanted him to run at that event and since pro mod wasn't running this was his only option. He said in an interview that he didn't even have his regular crew with him. It was pretty cool seeing him run down the other guy in the final around, the closing rate at the finish line was nuts.

It was. That was entertaining for sure. Ha ha, he obliterated the index. But he won.

 

[Cliff]

Very few cars running Pro Mod in Comp. Have seen a T/S running Pro Mod in comp, cuz of soft index. I guess Rickie could run T/S if he shuts it off at 600".......