BaldyLochs
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Maybe Paul Lee is with Alan Reinhart.
where is Paul Lee? (1 Viewer)
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Yes, I agree. Paul knows the rules going in, so this is not a surprise. Just disappointing. Best way to avoid this next year is to make the top 10. He came a long way this year so I would think he could be an easy top 10 car next year.
As to Krista working for Paul Lee, they seem to have a good relationship because Paul's companies provide some sponsorship support for Krista when she races her dragster.
I wish them both the best. I have always been a John Medlen fan and happy to see him guiding the next generation.
the rules are there in black and white. paul and his team (627 points) came within one round of the top 10, running one less race than dejoria (641 points)
with john medlen mentoring a first year crew chief johnny lindberg. that is a winning story right there.
with john medlen mentoring a first year crew chief johnny lindberg. that is a winning story right there.
paul lee and krista baldwin took a couple cracks at the IRP surface last week during the NMCA street world finals ...... the article on FB was quoted as follows
......... made a couple of runs on Friday as his team worked to diagnose a mechanical problem. “Ever since the race in Brainerd (Minn.) in August, we’ve been burning pistons in this car,” said Lee. “We think it’s an ignition or electrical problem but we haven’t been able to lock it down. I’m not racing again until Dallas in October so we thought we’d come here to make some runs and try and get it figured out.” For those who might not be familiar with nitro Funny Cars, Lee’s Dodge Charger makes over 11,000 horsepower and travels a 1,000-foot course in less than four seconds at over 330-mph. Lee did find the NMCA track prep to be very much to his liking. “Actually, on our first run the track was even better than we expected and we slipped the clutch too much. We ran after the Pro Mod cars and the track was really good. Lee’s teammate, Krista Baldwin, is also on hand with her Top Fuel dragster and is expected to make a run or two on Saturday.
......... made a couple of runs on Friday as his team worked to diagnose a mechanical problem. “Ever since the race in Brainerd (Minn.) in August, we’ve been burning pistons in this car,” said Lee. “We think it’s an ignition or electrical problem but we haven’t been able to lock it down. I’m not racing again until Dallas in October so we thought we’d come here to make some runs and try and get it figured out.” For those who might not be familiar with nitro Funny Cars, Lee’s Dodge Charger makes over 11,000 horsepower and travels a 1,000-foot course in less than four seconds at over 330-mph. Lee did find the NMCA track prep to be very much to his liking. “Actually, on our first run the track was even better than we expected and we slipped the clutch too much. We ran after the Pro Mod cars and the track was really good. Lee’s teammate, Krista Baldwin, is also on hand with her Top Fuel dragster and is expected to make a run or two on Saturday.
Not true , he had TJ's crew for 3 years. So they didn't have a lot of success tuning the car and that Cruz's fault ?
They were runner up for championship the year before moving to Cruz and then nothing. He’s had other excellent crews and never Runs well. I know Nitro is really tricky, but too many great teams that couldn’t win trophies with him. He must second guess them or some other micro manager type stuff.
And I actually root for Cruz. One of my best friends is a Snap On truck guy. Everyone Cruz comes to the line I’m hoping he lays down a great pass, it’s just few and far Between unfortunately
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Seeing as they had TJ's car hauling the season before that, yes. Aaron Brooks has BT3 cooking. the list goes on and on. CC's go to CPR and cant get the car out of its own way, but had success before and after CPR. Not hard to find the common denominator there if unless you're in denial.
Well in this case, the coach is also the owner.
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I wonder what kind of funding snapon gives to cruz
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Devil’s advocate, how do we know that Cruz’s team could apply his car to their previous success with different parts and pieces? Not to mention, I would say it was a huge advantage having all of the other Schumacher teams to pull help and data from. I assume the Schumacher teams spared no expense to get a win. Maybe Cruz doesn’t have a win at any cost on mentality. Let’s face it, winning doesn’t necessarily make you profitable. Could having rolling billboards and hospitality be all Snap-On is looking for? None of us know. The real common denominator is we are all ignorant to what’s really going on.
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You're right about that.
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when JC came over to Cruz they set the car up with identical parts from DSR that he ran on TJ's car. It would never perform like TJ's car.
