I have to agree with the stupid tire rule. I believe (without looking) it says you can't do anything to the tire, but then it says the hardness has to be over 58. That doesn't make sense since the tires (as I've gotten them) have all been over 70. It's almost like they are saying "don't do this, but if you do, don't go past this softness". I will be honest, I tried it, and it didn't seem to help me. 2 months after I stopped, I won my first feature at Path Valley, and the softest tire on the car was a 70. To revisit the Nationals thing- I was nervous about going to the Nationals at ELS because I had never had a real good tech and for all I knew, I was overlooking something obvious that they would catch. In fact, I had to add that one bar to the frame that had been required for years. But that was a really old frame I used that year. Also, I really laugh every time they run us over the scales. With as big as I am and the fact that the car is well over it's minimum, I am way over my minimum. In fact, I've never heard of anyone being light. With stock cars, we had guys light all the time.
I do really hope this year we not only have a solid tech program, but also, some solid leadership from our group at the track. I think we will, and I think it will be a great year, but we will know for sure once it gets going. In any case, I can't wait.