Steve Kinser threw a big slider on my dad at Eldora once and after the race dad asked him “how did you know I was going to back off and let you in”?
Steve shrugged and said “I don’t know”. Dad said “next time, I won’t”. It was the last slide job Steve Kinser ever pulled on Gary Bettenhausen. Steve later called dad the greatest non-wing sprint car driver of all time, or something to that effect.
I know I might sound like an old fuddy-duddfy bitching about roll cages replacing rollbars but the cars are so damned safe these days nobody treats each other with the respect they used to. It’s all about slide jobs now.
Steve shrugged and said “I don’t know”. Dad said “next time, I won’t”. It was the last slide job Steve Kinser ever pulled on Gary Bettenhausen. Steve later called dad the greatest non-wing sprint car driver of all time, or something to that effect.
I know I might sound like an old fuddy-duddfy bitching about roll cages replacing rollbars but the cars are so damned safe these days nobody treats each other with the respect they used to. It’s all about slide jobs now.