East Alabama-National 100

[dirtfool]

Heard Landers,Casey Roberts, maybe others coming in tomorrow from a race in Carolina tonight.

[dirtfool]

Sorry

Sorry, only have fastest for sportsman and crates.

[d237]

Ok, thanks for the updates.

[Slideways]

Really appreciate you letting us know what's happening down in Phenix City!!

[gorj]

Still some debate, but concensus is Marlar and Madden should get to start at the tail of the consis.

both should be done for the weekend, what a joke

[Dirt2727]

both should be done for the weekend, what a joke

agree!!!!!

[tennesseeracefan]

Chris Madden has became ridiculous. Used to be a big fan of his but how many times has he been caught tire cheating? Gees, you would think he would learn by now that whatever kind of tire dope he's using is being caught.

[FLHTP]

Whats that smell

Just wondering if the tires were checked after the Race Of Champions race.Seems like they would be.How many cars in ROC race.

[Late_Model_Mark]

Sure hate to miss this show this year, what's up with them tires.......................again!




Late Model Mark

[nb8381]

Tire Resting

The sniffer that was used at East Alabama last night was operated by (Tim from Nesmith) the same guy that said Eric Cooley was illegal. This guys obviously has something against Bryson Motorsports. Eric's tire was sent to 2 different lads and was found legal. I can't understand why these races want just do the right thing and send everyone's tire sample to the lab. The guy running the sniffer can say anyone is legal or illegal. They put all of the power in one guys hand. Never mind that it hurts a guys reputation , race drivers like Mike and Eric both
have never been in those situations before, they dont needed to cheat. Now this guys hurts these drivers career. The tire sniffer has been proven time and time again to be wrong, but tracks continue to use them and let a bag full if air determine the future of every driver it test. Hopefully one day the tracks will change from this unproven testing method.

[seifertfan2]

both should be done for the weekend, what a joke

Phil, I agree 100%, send them both home and maybe that will teach them a lesson. Im a Madden fan and I dont understand why he does it, if its true. Hes to good of a driver to have to do that. That being said Im still going to pull for him and nothings going to change that. A real fan sticks by their driver no matter the circumstances. I guess he will just have to come through the consi. Go Smokey!!!!

[CGF]

Have the track send it to a lab. Nope that cost like 300.00 or something like that .. That sniffer is not 100%. I would pay for it and have the track keep chain of command on samples just to say ,,see told ya your f o s . .

[macro646]

Watching the DoD video, Francis and Owens were both defending Marlar and Madden. You know it is a shady system when 2 of your competitors say they were treated unfairly.

[d1rtracer]

From someone that has used the sniffer and labs, it's a lost cause with the tire prep that is used today. Labs cant find the prep after the sample has set for a couple of days waiting to be sent off. The sniffer can pick up alot of prep, but only if the guys over treat it. With Tim and NeSmith, they never let you see the reading and never have a variance. From working with many different compounds of rubber, the softer tires will produce readings on the sniffer. The guy using the sniffer has to be aware of this and give some ground. I mean a 500 reading is not that bad (the range of Cooley's at Magnolia) but you get guys in the 1000's, then there is an issue!!!! If you had a lab onsite, then maybe you could catch the tire prep, but you have to get the tires when it's most widely used... At the start of the race, heat, or qualifying. It's a lost cause, anymore!!!!!JMO

[doughboy]

Just open the tire rule they can afford it if they can travel