[warriors revenge]

can someone please tell me what about that video makes anyone think Arnie should hang it up????? from what I seen he was off the throttle before it kicked around and brushed off the wall??? I saw nothing that couldn't have happened to anyone in a race car.... except for those who do their burn out in 1st gear @ 2000 rpm and let the tires come to a complete stop before exiting the water box.... hell he wasn't even that far past the tree when he let off..... from someone who has backed that car up on the race track a ton of times... that burn out was about 1/3 normal length...

[gto406]

Originally Posted by warriors revenge

can someone please tell me what about that video makes anyone think Arnie should hang it up?????

I can try... It seems (from the video) Arnie is still trying to make a pass with half his front fender missing, and shrapnel all over the first 5-600' of his racing surface! I am surprised he did not tear up his slicks backing up over that junk. If you watch, the track official (or perhaps it is a crewman?) tells Arnie to 'shut it off'. Thank goodness he followed their direction!

I really admire and respect Arnie a lot. He means a great deal to me (as a Poncho guy) and the last thing I believe anyone wants to see is for him to hurt himself (once again) or even worse kill a fellow racer, he is racing against.

He could 'step out of the car' and still be a force in the Pontiac community, e.g. advising folks on setups, driving, etc. As someone already stated, he doesn't have to drive to be #1 in our books (he has already achieved that).