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09-01-06, 07:59 AM
A new chassis on the track and everybody starts the death chant:
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State of Supermod Racing Part III
courtesy Oswego Daily News
http://oswegodailynews.com/index.ph..._times_part_iii
These Uncertain Times, Part III
By: Chris Porter/Contributing Writer
Monday August 28 2006
Greg Furlong put the “Hawk” chassis on the map with his dominating performance in 2005. Fans and competitors alike didn’t know what to expect when it was announced what Pat Furlong, Jr. was fielding the previously unproven Joe Hawksby, Jr. creation. They only knew that it had Clyde Booth-like inspirations which was enough for them to envision the potential of what Greg could accomplish.
It didn’t take long before the chassis was not just seen as a threat on the track, but a threat to the track by Hawk naysayers. The same fate would’ve fallen on Booth’s No. 61 if it had been a weekly competitor, but the infrequency of Mike Ordway’s trips to Oswego’s racing facility was enough to quell the concerns of its restless weekly racers.
The arrival of Tim Snyder’s Hawk chassis was seen as both good and bad. It boosted the competition level, offering up a supposed equal that the No. 72 would have to overcome. But it was also seen as being the starting point where the rest of the field wasn’t just racing for Furlong’s leftovers, but Snyder’s too.
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Hey, that looks like a 2008 Indycar to me!
Once upon a time more than three decades ago I had a dream (or was it a nightmare?) about getting into a car at Oswego and going out for the formation laps under the lights at sunset. The car was a Lotus 47... :eek:
http://hometown.aol.com/bngsupers/images/asawin1.jpg
State of Supermod Racing Part III
courtesy Oswego Daily News
http://oswegodailynews.com/index.ph..._times_part_iii
These Uncertain Times, Part III
By: Chris Porter/Contributing Writer
Monday August 28 2006
Greg Furlong put the “Hawk” chassis on the map with his dominating performance in 2005. Fans and competitors alike didn’t know what to expect when it was announced what Pat Furlong, Jr. was fielding the previously unproven Joe Hawksby, Jr. creation. They only knew that it had Clyde Booth-like inspirations which was enough for them to envision the potential of what Greg could accomplish.
It didn’t take long before the chassis was not just seen as a threat on the track, but a threat to the track by Hawk naysayers. The same fate would’ve fallen on Booth’s No. 61 if it had been a weekly competitor, but the infrequency of Mike Ordway’s trips to Oswego’s racing facility was enough to quell the concerns of its restless weekly racers.
The arrival of Tim Snyder’s Hawk chassis was seen as both good and bad. It boosted the competition level, offering up a supposed equal that the No. 72 would have to overcome. But it was also seen as being the starting point where the rest of the field wasn’t just racing for Furlong’s leftovers, but Snyder’s too.
....
Hey, that looks like a 2008 Indycar to me!
Once upon a time more than three decades ago I had a dream (or was it a nightmare?) about getting into a car at Oswego and going out for the formation laps under the lights at sunset. The car was a Lotus 47... :eek: