I wasn't questioning his driving abilities,only commenting on the reaction time aspect of driving a P/S'er. There was an article a few years back about the simulator he has to practice in. I wonder how much time a guy like WJ has to sit in a simulator.
I not only understand what you're saying, Mike, I also agree with it and wish it was still that way. But on the other hand, the current trend of assembling
complete teams certainly isn't Jeggie's fault. In this day and age, doing it all and expecting the same results Warren, Glidden, Reher & Morrison did years ago is not going to get you anywhere.
Jeggie is arguably the best pure driver our sport has ever seen, and there's a reason for that. For example, Warren is known for being one of the premier, if not
the premier producer of horsepower over the last couple of decades. That's because it's his strength. Jeggie is no different. He understands
his strength is his driving and he couples his obvious natural talent with every extreme of training he can in order to maintain his edge.
I certainly wouldn't speak for Dave, but I think he may have taken your post as condescending, as did I. When you say it should be easy, well, I think that's a bit overstated. After all, Jeggie isn't the only hired gun out there with minimal responsibilities outside of the cockpit, yet very few shine like he does. Pro Stock, Super Stock, Super Classes, ET brackets, it doesn't matter. He's a bad ass from every angle.
Sean D
P.S. It might scare us all to death what would happen if Warren would follow the same trend and put a pure driver in the car full-time................