misskaboom

I have been around the sport of drag racing for most of my 28 years. Today, I saw something that I have never seen before, and it saddens me.

Two guys at the track got into an argument (that happens at times), but then is escalated into something that was just ridiculous. For the sake of the story I will call them Dude1 and Dude2.

Dude1 was at the starting line, and was rooting for a car to win. Dude2 is the crew chief of the other car. So when the car that Dude1 won, Dude2 went up to him and said, "If you ever root for anybody else again, I am going to slap you!" (all angry like) Then Dude1 being like anybody else said, "You can't tell me who to root for? What the hell is that all about!" The FIRST argument ensued. That was broken up pretty quickly. They each went to their separate corners and all was well for about....ooooh....5 minutes.

Then the driver of Dude2's car got out of the car marched up to Dude1 and said "Are you fucking retarded?" Dude1 said, "No, but it seems that your crew chief is." *Ding-Ding* Round TWO ladies and gentlemen. Again broken up by yet a different track worker. At this point I thought to myself "Are these two idiots going to stop, or are we going to have to kick them out." Nothing happened.

About 10 minutes later, Dude1 was in the staging lanes standing by his wife's drag car, when Falbe (a.k.a. track manager) came up to him and asked his side of the story. Well, Dude2 ran over there to hear what Dude1 was saying and you can all guess what happened next. There was string of vulgar language coming from both Dudes and since there is children at the track, Falbe said "No, No swearing guys! Let's just chill out, and I will come to speak with each of you in your respective pit areas." Dude2 left somewhat peaceful, but Dude1 didn't. He kept badgering Falbe, but he got him quieted down and all was well again.

Until the next round, this where all hell broke loose. i was standing a few feet away from Dude2 when Dude1 came up to him and started in again. I thought to myself, "Shit, well I guess it is my turn to break this up." So, I take a few steps and tell them each to chill out, when the start pushing each other, by this time Falbe was in a full out run to get over there, and stop this shit once and for all. Probably is, Falbe got pushed out of the way by Dude1 and that resulted in him getting thrown out.

I feel that Dude2 should have been thrown out, too because for one he started it, with some kindergarten bullshit. Ahhhhhhh.......drag racing drivers can be such prima donnas

Okay, so while round 2 of Dude1 vs. Dude2 fight was going on, I had this guy charge me while ranting like this, "Fuck this Fucking track! This is some fucked up bullshit, I am NEVER coming back here! You guys don't know what the hell you're doing........" I walk up to him and say, "Alright calm down. What seems to be the problem." Since he came up to me with his timeslip, I was figuring that they dialed him in wrong and we would have to rerun the race. Oh was I wrong.

Him "According to this fucking timeslip, I ran closer to my time than he did, but lost. This is not right, your computer system is all fucked up and I should win this race, and I am NOT going to do a rerun, because I WON.!"

Me "Okay, can I see your timeslip?" He hands it to me. "Okay noone redlit........Oh well, there is the reason you lost right there." I point to his reaction time and his opponents reaction time. "See? He cut a .523 light to you .707. So he left the whole much quicker than you did, and that is how he won."

Him "THAT is NOT how it works!"

Me "Yes, it is, your ET clock does not start until the car breaks the beams."

Him "No, you are wrong about this, because the clock starts when the light turns green."

Me "No, the reaction time clock starts when the light turns green, but the actual ET doesn't start until your car moves and breaks the beams." He gives me a dumbfounded look, so I continue. "Okay let say you both dial in a 9.00. He gets a .500 reaction time to your .700 reaction time. Since he left 2 tenths of a second before you did, he will get to the end before you, eventhough both of you run 9.00"

Him "Oooooooh, so you are saying that the clock starts when I leave and not on the green."

Me "That is correct." All the while thinking, I accomplished something.

Him "No offense, but I think you are full of shit."

Me "Well, hold on a minute and I will go get Falbe"

Him "Well, there is no need for that, I guess......I lost and that is fair."

Me "Okay."

Later I find out that he was in the pits ranting and one of the other racers said "She is right, and by the way kid, she know pretty much everything about this sport."

Ugh! Those people are remedial.

Once more quick one. I was blowing off the track with the blower and couldn't figure out how to turn it off, because it had all these levers and nothing was labeled. So some random guy says, "Women and machinery don't mix." Falbe says, "You better wacth what you say around her, because I have known her since she was 11 and let me tell you, she will kick your ass on the racetrack." Random Guy said, "Oh I seriously doubt that. What does she drive a street car?" Fable then said, "Are you going to be out here next Sunday?" Random Guy, "Yeah...why?" Falbe, "you might want to keep an eye on the black Dakota, because NOW she is gunning for you." Randome guy, "Oh! Shiiiiit! You're the one that blew up your transmission?" Me, "Yes that would be me." Waiting for the see I told you women and machinery don't mix. Random guy, "Sorry about that comment, I have seen you drive that thing, and am quite impressed. Hell, you are faster than me." I just smiled and said, "Why yes....yes I am."

Sorry this thing was so long, but the track was really remedial today!