I HOPE MY RESPONSE WASN'T MISINTERPRETED. I WAS AGREEING WITH JOHN. BUT WITH ALL THINGS BEIG SAID, THE ADVANTAGE OF BEING LIVE OVER PROXY ARE GONNA ALWAYS BE THE SAME..SHIPPING/STAGING. THE 2 S', IF THE CARS GET TO THE RACE WITHOUT BEING HURT, THEN STAGING IS WHERE THERE MAY..OR ACTUALLY MAYNOT BE AN ADVANTAGE. EXAMPLE: AT THE CFC RACE, I WITNESSED GOATBOY STAGE A CAR TO EXACT SPOT THE RACER WANTED VIA A PHONE CALL WHILE HE WAS STAGING THE CAR, I BELIEVE THE CAR WAS A TICK SLOWER THAN WHAT IAN HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE SAME CAR DURING PREVIOUS RUNS. GOAT DID AN AWESOME JOB THAT DAY STAGING CARS!!
BUT, ON THE OTHER HAND, I WAS PRIVALEDGED TO BE ABLE TO STAGE JOHNS CARS STARTING IN THE SS FINALS WHERE JUST BECAUSE I HAD WATCHED HIM STAGE 1000S' OF TIMES IN NC, I KNEW WHERE HE PROBABLY WOULD POSITION HIS CARS. AND HIS SS WAS .0104 FASTER THAN HIS FASTEST PASS IN THE PRELIMS..BUT AGAIN, THATS BECAUSE I HAD A GOOD IDEA HOW TO STAGE THE CAR. DOES THIS MEAN YOU CANT WIN VIA PROXY???? THERE IS NO DEFINATE YES OR NO ANSWER. IT MAKES PERFECT SENSE TO ME AT LEAST, TO KNOW THAT YES, YOUR CHANCE WILL SOMETIMES BE BETTER TO STAGE YOUR OWN STUFF, BUT NOT ALWAYS. OH, WELL..TAKE CARE EVERYONE!!
D.G.-143