GREG ANDERSON - "THEY'RE ALL TOUGH"
Sun, 2008-07-13 10:28
Greg Anderson has been around Pro Stock racing long enough to know when the odds are stacked
against him. The three-time NHRA
world champion may have qualified No. 1 with both ends of the track
record, but he knows headed into Sunday he’ll battle for the crown
against the event title sponsor’s posse in eliminations.
“It’s like they gave these Mopars a weight break because they are running better than ever,” Anderson said. “There are so many Mopars in the field that tomorrow is going to be a knock-down drag out. It’s impossible to come out here and pick a favorite.”
It’s not only the Mopars that has Anderson looking over his shoulder. Everyone in the class has him second-guessing. Greg Anderson has been around Pro Stock racing long enough to know when the odds are stacked
against him. The three-time NHRA
world champion may have qualified No. 1 with both ends of the track
record, but he knows headed into Sunday he’ll battle for the crown
against the event title sponsor’s posse in eliminations.
“It’s like they gave these Mopars a weight break because they are running better than ever,” Anderson said. “There are so many Mopars in the field that tomorrow is going to be a knock-down drag out. It’s impossible to come out here and pick a favorite.”
It’s not only the Mopars that has Anderson looking over his shoulder. Everyone in the class has him second-guessing.
“I’m on the inside; I should know who the person is to beat. It’s almost like inside trading or betting, but I cannot pick a winner tomorrow. It’s going to take a perfect performance from whoever wins. It’s going to take a lot of luck, too.”
Anderson attributed his performance standards of 7.010 seconds at 196.10 as proof positive the staff at Bandimere Speedway has done an incredible job refurbishing the racing surface. The in-track cooling system, in Anderson’s eyes, is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
“I really hope other tracks pay attention to what they have done here,” Anderson said. “This track is so much better than it’s ever been. That’s why the cars are feeling better. It’s fun for us to run fast like this.”
What is really fun for Anderson is that if the track could speak, he admits, it would be screaming for more.
“Every run, we are learning something and it’s as if we can’t throw enough at it. We can’t make enough power. We’re trying to find ways to make more power and make the cars more aggressive. When the sun comes out and you figure the track is going to go the other way, it stays the same.”
Weekends similar to this has the cagey Anderson counting his lucky stars that he’s not a fuel racer. He would rather get beat up, than run to only 1,000 feet.
“I love the quarter-mile and I love speed so much that I’d run a half-mile,” Anderson admitted. “We have so much to do in the first thousand feet that we’d still be shifting going across the finish line. You don’t get a chance to enjoy the speed running at 1,000 feet.”
This low qualifying effort marks his third of the year and sixty-fifth of his career.
Greg Anderson has a gaggle of Mopars to deal with on Sunday. (Roger Richards)
“It’s like they gave these Mopars a weight break because they are running better than ever,” Anderson said. “There are so many Mopars in the field that tomorrow is going to be a knock-down drag out. It’s impossible to come out here and pick a favorite.”
It’s not only the Mopars that has Anderson looking over his shoulder. Everyone in the class has him second-guessing. Greg Anderson has been around Pro Stock racing long enough to know when the odds are stacked
Greg Anderson has a gaggle of Mopars to deal with on Sunday. (Roger Richards)
“It’s like they gave these Mopars a weight break because they are running better than ever,” Anderson said. “There are so many Mopars in the field that tomorrow is going to be a knock-down drag out. It’s impossible to come out here and pick a favorite.”
It’s not only the Mopars that has Anderson looking over his shoulder. Everyone in the class has him second-guessing.
“I’m on the inside; I should know who the person is to beat. It’s almost like inside trading or betting, but I cannot pick a winner tomorrow. It’s going to take a perfect performance from whoever wins. It’s going to take a lot of luck, too.”
Anderson attributed his performance standards of 7.010 seconds at 196.10 as proof positive the staff at Bandimere Speedway has done an incredible job refurbishing the racing surface. The in-track cooling system, in Anderson’s eyes, is the greatest thing since sliced bread.
“I really hope other tracks pay attention to what they have done here,” Anderson said. “This track is so much better than it’s ever been. That’s why the cars are feeling better. It’s fun for us to run fast like this.”
What is really fun for Anderson is that if the track could speak, he admits, it would be screaming for more.
“Every run, we are learning something and it’s as if we can’t throw enough at it. We can’t make enough power. We’re trying to find ways to make more power and make the cars more aggressive. When the sun comes out and you figure the track is going to go the other way, it stays the same.”
Weekends similar to this has the cagey Anderson counting his lucky stars that he’s not a fuel racer. He would rather get beat up, than run to only 1,000 feet.
“I love the quarter-mile and I love speed so much that I’d run a half-mile,” Anderson admitted. “We have so much to do in the first thousand feet that we’d still be shifting going across the finish line. You don’t get a chance to enjoy the speed running at 1,000 feet.”
This low qualifying effort marks his third of the year and sixty-fifth of his career.
Categories:
