tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278859251538653499.post8080366266672773788..comments2024-03-22T12:58:20.449-07:00Comments on Lucky Dog: Jeff Gordon's ideas to help speed up restrictor-plate qualifyingUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278859251538653499.post-61354661606602367662011-04-20T20:22:08.581-07:002011-04-20T20:22:08.581-07:00BTW, Jeff, here's another reason - you're ...BTW, Jeff, here's another reason - you're not supposed to use different engines for qualifying and the race. Qualify with your race engine, race setup, no tape on the grille, etc.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4278859251538653499.post-81304421232731947662011-04-19T10:55:03.679-07:002011-04-19T10:55:03.679-07:00Gordon needs to shut the hell up and race. The sp...Gordon needs to shut the hell up and race. The sport doesn't need qualifying to be remotely interesting. 200 is unsafe at any speed - they've done nothing but prove it in Indycars and NASCAR. So you were bored you only hit 177 and change in qualifying - what is so wrong with that? <br /><br />Racing is about lead changes, and 88 of them in the race are what matter, not how "slowly" you won the pole at. The driver's role in a race is supposed to be "pass everyone ahead of you and take the lead; if you lose the lead take it back, regardless of what the lap is or how savagely you have to fight for it." Playing a role in qualifying is not supposed to be relevant to anything.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.com