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Re: Mike Edwards [Re: dOc !] #1559801 01/07/14 04:49 PM 01/07/14 04:49 PM
Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,165 Left Coast B BobR master
BobR master B Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,165 Left Coast	Quote: Quote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr9kMcJDVi8 http://www.dragzine.com/news/doug-sikora-clicks-off-unreal-6-17-at-230-mph-on-10-5s-at-nmca-west/ So ... how much was that win worth ? .. 100k to "watch" ? ... diff strokes for diff folks ...I guess ... Win paid 10K. I also crew, work on the car and have input on how we upgrade. I built a S/C Duster a decade ago. I raced it one time then offed it. Driving doesn't appeal to me any longer. Planning, tuning and execution is where my interest lies. Driving a car like this takes years to perfect the skill necessary for winning and keeping it off of the wall. Small tire, short wheelbase and 3500 HP is hard to manage. Doug has been doing this a long time and there is no better driver in this class. He and I are partners but if I owned the car alone I'd pay him to drive.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: BobR] #1559802 01/07/14 06:43 PM 01/07/14 06:43 PM
Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,860 Ontario, Canada S Stanton Don't question me!
Stanton Don't question me! S Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 8,860 Ontario, Canada	Quote: Quote: Its definitely a business. But like any other business, you have to spend money to make money. If you start with 4 million and end up with two, you've done something wrong. Like any business, you have to manage all aspects to be profitable. But SERIOUSLY ...who out there runs their PS operation as a PURE BUSINESS ... and not as a tax-write-off or advertising-gimmick OR not with huge sponsor $$$ ? Let's first understand a couple things ... In order to have a "tax write-off" you have to have income to write off against. And not just income but PROFIT. You don't just decide to start a race team, accumulate expenses and send the bill to the government! So these guys either have a business that they use racing to promote OR they actually have to make money from the racing. As to who runs it as a pure business, other than someone like Jeg Couglin, I would say "most" do. Simply because running a competitive PS program leaves little time to successfully run a business. To your last point about "huge sponsor $$$" ... the racer calls that "revenue" and at the end of the season when all the bills are paid, anything left is called "salary" !!!

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: Stanton] #1559803 01/11/14 11:30 PM 01/11/14 11:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,136 Melbourne , Australia LA360 master
LA360 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,136 Melbourne , Australia	Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi? Alan Jones

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: LA360] #1559804 01/12/14 12:35 AM 01/12/14 12:35 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC L LSP pro stock
LSP pro stock L Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC	Quote: Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi? To Gray's

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: LSP] #1559805 01/12/14 12:40 AM 01/12/14 12:40 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Quote: Quote: Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi? To Gray's Gray and Cagnazzi merged....... Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: 70AARcuda] #1559806 01/12/14 12:42 AM 01/12/14 12:42 AM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC L LSP pro stock
LSP pro stock L Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC	Quote: Quote: Quote: Didn't Edwards main engine guys go to Cagnazzi? To Gray's Gray and Cagnazzi merged....... Yup, hearing PS might be in for big changes in the next year or two.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: LSP] #1559807 01/12/14 12:58 AM 01/12/14 12:58 AM
Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 116 Florida mack member
mack member Joined: Jul 2009 Posts: 116 Florida	He said that on the NHRA telecast the week it happened...If memory serves me right he said they had been with him for over seven years.... Mack Reeves SST 2377 FS/D 2377

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: mack] #1559808 01/12/14 05:09 AM 01/12/14 05:09 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,359 Las Vegas Al_Alguire I Live Here
Al_Alguire I Live Here Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 19,359 Las Vegas	And for those who do not know Erica Enders-Stevens has left Cagnazzi. The team will be a two car team with Gray and Connely. Should be a formidable duo next year. "I am not ashamed to confess I am ignorant of what I do not know." "It's never wrong to do the right thing"

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: Al_Alguire] #1559809 01/12/14 05:36 AM 01/12/14 05:36 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL	Two good drivers for sure. Sounds like they may have rounded up the money for a top shelf program. I hope Erica finds a ride. She has a lot of talent. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559810 01/12/14 05:58 AM 01/12/14 05:58 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Quote: Two good drivers for sure. Sounds like they may have rounded up the money for a top shelf program. I hope Erica finds a ride. She has a lot of talent. Erica has a ride..with Elite Motorsports...where Johnny Gray was getting his engines from with Husky Liners as sponsor... they were also supplying Ricky Jones with engines... Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: 70AARcuda] #1559811 01/12/14 01:50 PM 01/12/14 01:50 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL	"Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559812 01/15/14 12:31 AM 01/15/14 12:31 AM
Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,524 Fulton County, PA C CMcAllister Mr. Helpful
CMcAllister Mr. Helpful C Joined: Dec 2005 Posts: 11,524 Fulton County, PA	Probably aren't many people who can compete with Johnny Gray's wallet. If the results don't match the theory, change the theory.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: CMcAllister] #1559813 01/15/14 02:44 AM 01/15/14 02:44 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas 70AARcuda master
70AARcuda master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 9,826 las vegas	Jim Yates new crew chief for McGaha car... Tony 70 AARCuda Vitamin C 71 Dart Swinger 360 10.318 @ 128.22(10-04-14 Bakersfield) 71 Demon 360 10.666 @122.41 (01-29-17 @ Las Vegas) 71 Duster 408 (10.29 @ 127.86 3/16/19 Las Vegas)

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: 70AARcuda] #1559814 01/15/14 07:47 AM 01/15/14 07:47 AM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL	Quote: Jim Yates new crew chief for McGaha car... I was never a huge Yates fan, but he sure seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle for Allen and Roy. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559815 01/15/14 09:16 AM 01/15/14 09:16 AM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Quote: Quote: Jim Yates new crew chief for McGaha car... I was never a huge Yates fan, but he sure seemed to be the missing piece of the puzzle for Allen and Roy. How's that? The first year on the team they win a championship. The year before they had the fastest car but couldn't get it down the track half the time.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: justinp61] #1559816 01/15/14 12:55 PM 01/15/14 12:55 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL	That is my point. Hired him, car starts going downtrack consistently. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559817 01/15/14 04:51 PM 01/15/14 04:51 PM
Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky justinp61 I Live Here
justinp61 I Live Here Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 11,684 W. Kentucky	Oops, it was early and my pea brain was not comprehending what I was reading.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: justinp61] #1559818 01/15/14 04:54 PM 01/15/14 04:54 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL slantzilla Too Many Posts
slantzilla Too Many Posts Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 20,165 Park Forest, IL	Quote: Oops, it was early and my pea brain was not comprehending what I was reading. I'm just hoping parting ways with Jim doesn't bite Allen in the behind. McGaha bought a really fast car. "Everybody funny, now you funny too."

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559819 01/15/14 06:17 PM 01/15/14 06:17 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL Chris2581 master
Chris2581 master Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 6,531 Jacksonville, FL	Yates is very knowledgeable about the Jerry Haas chassis,one of the reasons AJ started doing better in '12. Nautilus Racing- We use Superformance gaskets and Turbo Action converters/products.

Re: Mike Edwards [Re: slantzilla] #1559820 01/15/14 10:34 PM 01/15/14 10:34 PM
Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC L LSP pro stock
LSP pro stock L Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,313 Charlotte, NC	Quote: Quote: McGaha bought a really fast car. That was the easy part, keeping it fast will take a lot of time and $$$$$$$. He bought all the Dodge PS stuff from the Jeg's deal too, sounds like he has one end of it covered for sure.

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