QUAIN STOTT - A BUDGET BUSTER
Tue, 2007-06-05 11:51
Reigning Pro Mod champion Quain Stott had a few thoughts about the rule
changes headed into 2007.
"The competition hasn't really stepped up. The rule changes screwed everybody up. It's thrown us a curve, and we really haven't quite figured it out yet," he said., although he qualified in the top half of the field at seventh.
"We don't have the budget to go out there and wear motors out trying to figure this new rule out with the 4:30 gear they have. The higher-funded teams are obviously figuring this out quicker then we are. We are getting better every race. This is the first race this year we've been in the top half, but actually believe it or not, I’m in better shape now than I was this time last year. Reigning Pro Mod champion Quain Stott had a few thoughts about the rule changes headed into 2007.
"The competition hasn't really stepped up. The rule changes screwed everybody up. It's thrown us a curve, and we really haven't quite figured it out yet," he said., although he qualified in the top half of the field at seventh.
"We don't have the budget to go out there and wear motors out trying to figure this new rule out with the 4:30 gear they have. The higher-funded teams are obviously figuring this out quicker then we are. We are getting better every race. This is the first race this year we've been in the top half, but actually believe it or not, I’m in better shape now than I was this time last year.
"I'm probably higher in the points now. We want to repeat, but it's hard to do," Stott said. "It seems like winning a championship is a curse, because nobody repeats. Scotty Cannon is the only one who has ever repeated. They repeat but never two in a row.
Stott said he understands the "strength in numbers" concept and misses having Tommy D'Aprile help him run interference a little.
"[The big numbers] aren't necessarily the better funded, but the team cars. We are by ourselves this year. We had a team car last year that helped us a lot, but we don't have that this year. Now we only get but one run where they get two or three. "I don’t know how many cars [Al] Billes is tuning, but it's a lot. He's obviously getting a lot of information we are not getting. They are just making a poor boy mad now. We’ll work harder.
"I've often said I have to outrun them with hard work. When you don't have the money, you have to outrun them with hard work," he said. "We've done it before and we'll do it again."
"The competition hasn't really stepped up. The rule changes screwed everybody up. It's thrown us a curve, and we really haven't quite figured it out yet," he said., although he qualified in the top half of the field at seventh.
"We don't have the budget to go out there and wear motors out trying to figure this new rule out with the 4:30 gear they have. The higher-funded teams are obviously figuring this out quicker then we are. We are getting better every race. This is the first race this year we've been in the top half, but actually believe it or not, I’m in better shape now than I was this time last year. Reigning Pro Mod champion Quain Stott had a few thoughts about the rule changes headed into 2007.
"The competition hasn't really stepped up. The rule changes screwed everybody up. It's thrown us a curve, and we really haven't quite figured it out yet," he said., although he qualified in the top half of the field at seventh.
"We don't have the budget to go out there and wear motors out trying to figure this new rule out with the 4:30 gear they have. The higher-funded teams are obviously figuring this out quicker then we are. We are getting better every race. This is the first race this year we've been in the top half, but actually believe it or not, I’m in better shape now than I was this time last year.
"I'm probably higher in the points now. We want to repeat, but it's hard to do," Stott said. "It seems like winning a championship is a curse, because nobody repeats. Scotty Cannon is the only one who has ever repeated. They repeat but never two in a row.
Stott said he understands the "strength in numbers" concept and misses having Tommy D'Aprile help him run interference a little.
"[The big numbers] aren't necessarily the better funded, but the team cars. We are by ourselves this year. We had a team car last year that helped us a lot, but we don't have that this year. Now we only get but one run where they get two or three. "I don’t know how many cars [Al] Billes is tuning, but it's a lot. He's obviously getting a lot of information we are not getting. They are just making a poor boy mad now. We’ll work harder.
"I've often said I have to outrun them with hard work. When you don't have the money, you have to outrun them with hard work," he said. "We've done it before and we'll do it again."
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