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Very close, if he's a national champ he sure was late on the tree. When I was running divisional races is you weren't in the teens you were on the trailer.

 

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Yea, both kinda crummy lights.. Most guys go red on him, but I made up my mind NOT to press the tree, & cut a "safe" light & see what happens... I think he knew who I was as well, and also didn't want to press the tree....

I know exactly what you mean. During my time runs I see where I am at for the day, and adjust launch rpm based on that. If I run into a guy like him, I try to push it up to hang a double 0 on him, which often leads to red. But that's what it takes at times to beat the big hitters.

 

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He even PAYS if he's in your car as a hired gun, weather he loses, cuts a light worse than .029 or goes red...
$100 for each..

'HIRE ME -- IF I SCREW UP, I PAY YOU,' RACER OFFERS

"If I lose a round of eliminations due to a reaction time worse/higher than .029 or red (minus .001 or worse), I will pay a penalty of $100 for that round loss." They wouldn’t make that statement, because nobody is consistently that good and unforeseeable mechanical and physical circumstances are always present. Al Vanis is looking for a ride in a consistent and well-maintained "foot brake" race car. If I determine that the race car offered is as described, I will pay the owner of it $100 for any round in eliminations that I lose by fouling or from a reaction time of .030 or worse/higher. Judging the "stripe" is an educated guess, and nobody is better at it than a racer who has been doing just that for 45 years. Make me pay!! Call Al Vanis - 732-536-8210."

That's great!! Pretty much falls in line with what I seen when I ran all the time. In the fast classes .020's isn't considered great, but average.

Sounds like a stand up racer.