The Straight Line - March 16

We're stage for another run the nitro fuel NH RA talk. It's the straight line presented by O'Reilly auto parts. What Marty off and ten time NH RA winner Doug Herbert. Brought to you by Hercules dire. Now you're you're hosed the dog and Marty. This is the straight line or drag racing thanks for stopping by her half hour report now appreciate being with us. This week pro motorcycle begin their season Gator nationals and today we got. Champion at the division carries out Waugh. We're in the game since that's the launch another edition of the straight line. Wherever you may be a coast to coast around the world this is straight line right briefing here on. MR and dot com. My name is Marty Hospira need schily North Carolina studios of the motor racing network in. Joining us on the telephone line right now is our fourth time I HRA top fuel champion in ten time. In HRA nationals event winner Doug Herbert who is in a busy Las Vegas have been lots going on a Las Vegas and that. NH RA event that NASCAR event this past weekend and Doug gear their fur completely different reason. Yeah and I hate to tell you what the weather is here to about 85 degrees and beautiful the I'll. I'm unfortunately I'm gonna be inducted Carol and here are so. Any rate it's great weather here and lots racing here obviously in this precinct number I'm here or be here. Kia Motors has obviously are one of our major supporters of the great security app and they're national bureau comp insurers. Today and tomorrow. So I'm over here taking care of that. Air America all all the cute viewers about what we're doing the brakes and air and education that are given people out there they're two different car so. That we were building or doing. Check it out. Everybody in preparation or Gator nationals who looks like a couple of shake up. It no question about that and that was the big news coming out of last week. Was John force racing. Announcing that there were for a funny car teams two of the three of them. We're going to do eight. Crew swap and then from there. Jimmy Procter and his guys. What from the John force team. Over to the Robert hite team and I'm Mike Neff in his guys along with Jason McCullough won over. To the John force racing side at this past weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. I'm motor sports Monday's owned co host. What he Cain was there caught up with Robert hite and it's been a couple minutes with him that talk about. What happened and why those changes were made. A little bit of a slow start few guys we got to feel good about the way the team is performing overall in terms of that meeting you you're due to get back on track right yet exactly when you when you have two teammates run in well you know and you know we try to work together as a team and shared things. If it does does give you confidence that. You know we've we've changed things up going to Gainesville so. For the rest of the season down with Jimmy Barack and John is over with Mike now so we've basically done and I swat team so. Looking forward to that and you know most of my wins have come into me prop. So what led to that decision was that oh yeah it'll give me your guys go way out a lot like your guys how that work out well it's just you know John force he's kind of a master at that changing things up. To try to get to the chemistry in the mix of people right. You know on he we went to the shop back last week in Indianapolis and you know he said he said he some all the winners circle pictures with Jimmy and I and winner's circle pictures with him in mind now I think John Shaffer has crew chief from last year. And he's not you know at. Things aren't exactly the way they need to be right now let's let's mix it up then and see if we can Q2 performance gone it's funny wanna make people go see. My wonder I wonder about this but. Being in the president in addition to racing how difficult is it to where those two had to the same time especially when you got something like this going on. It's it's definitely difficult you know it's it's kind of a tough position to be in actually. Because I was I was fine with the team I had. And like you said when year you know in your kind of in charge of things you know it it looks like you know some of these were my ideas but they weren't it was all John. We didn't have I didn't have a clue about this change. And at all of sudden Jon just said this what we're doing older rating other. And every went to work in and made it happened so I'm excited about going over we Jerry Brown but a little sad to leave the team that I and then withdrew last year so. But it's business. We know we've got to perform for the sponsor and the automobile club Southern California is the best sponsor we have John force racing. And John thought this was the best move to to satisfy his sponsor. Tell me a little about games will coming up because in addition to boot the crew swap. That's that's going to be a big win for you guys. It is gains heels really huge race it's that East Coast kick off you know for NH RA the first two races we've been on the West Coast now or over on the East Coast. And it's also the international drag racing hall of fame induction you know on Thursday night there's so all the whose who have drag racing. Who will be there you know the snake and mongoose all the guys you know that got the sport where it's at today and they'll be there. It's just a big race and I'm going in as the defending champs so. Unfortunately that was my last win it's been a year and that's that's the longest drought I've ever had in my career. So. You know I've won it when Jimmy brought and won it last year at Mike Neff so. It is going there and do our job the long term forecast looks great it's going to be great conditions coming cool. And you could see record runs on excited what better time to turn things around right exactly yeah we we love Nolan you know. To Gainsville that's that's a fun race. But yen definitely need to turn things around need to go some rounds and hopefully win a race and boy that just changes everything thanks for your time and good luck this weekend thank you. Doug you have the opportunity to listen to that audio. Eat your take on the crew swap the jail far. Well you know I think my miracle replica of we're Goodyear. Inept as a driver that was workforce when they won the chairmanship during crock was whipped. Where we're. You know over there are American Robert thank them are I'm Brian Roberts team when they won the amateur body to make sense I got a feeling that worst. You know Jimmy Clark is great that he's not he's not a driver I think have them right now. Armed forces car where he is a driver that gives. A little bit of communication. A little bit of a communication had been expecting with pork and that's so I I think that was probably pretty good group or not. I'm wonder why they were to change driven it in the first place to start with you know really to be honest with you but I know going back to get called a thing. Thirteen course. They lost their manliness. Great games blow tractor on testing you know get down there that day after the race so that. And what the current situation. Or they're holed bunker Oakley is finger down there and then do something really well on little these. You go over it John force is a master motivate or I mean there's nobody that motivates himself. More than John force I mean obviously to sixteen titles and eighteen is a team. But it was pretty important to him after they've. Rowell that he and Don Schumacher had right out of the gate and Pomona out. Then to have Schumacher who really kind of dominate the first two races of the season. I I'm thinking that there's a little bit more to this than just hey we need to kind of shake things up the early two events into the season that it may be that the the Schumacher force rivalry right now this and not so much of a rivalry because Don Schumacher winning everything in sight. Maybe a little bit to do about this. Well I think so I mean we're gonna go between the lakers you murder weapon and editor I don't think there's any. Lingering mystery about petrol or is trying to do what every you know and to get that they get a little bit and then back and I think that. I don't I don't know I think they've been regular changes that the good group formed an alias I you know at the same time I don't think 200 guys are gonna slack company. You know what I remember several years ago I thought it was great became burned and women begin though. Got rid of his crew brought in Tim and Tim Richards. And like you know why do you your freaking go after the first two or three races. He did it and then Underwood and its image a bit here with the group with Kim and Kim so. Era not unprecedented and it's probably not a bad idea that I. I I really do think there's good chemistry between. Between the group is going to be better Robert list. With your croc and can't work with right now I think it's going to be a circuit. You know what sport is all about. What he does I mean you know where you go wild and crazy guy you have to understand them and you have to. You know you gotta let him give him a card credit card and ordered held on or are currently cars like that. I think that would probably work better with my now my. I think I think the better combination. It broke quick. I Gator nationals coming up that you talked about Kenny Bernstein the first go 300 miles an hour there. And then there's says some guy that I can't remember his name but he was the first one to go 300 miles an hour. In eliminations. Oh EIA's Doug Herbert. At a really good place to go really fast to Gainesville. It is yeah gain hold of good place to go it's always been a good place to go out. They got a lot of shut down area there and the reentry into order unbelievable but first time bytes coming out earlier in the pro style of fight so I know that. Here and I'm Garrett on a target Steve Johnson their daily declines are pretty excited about going down there. And you know it's kind of you don't look like. Is a little bit of a NASCAR race mentality there's a lot of campers a whole lot of people saying it out they make a hole. We get a yeah or mitigated circles that big deal so. It's sure you know that there are like big Getty Center last week at the opening birdie and liberty are these Goss the idea about go propagate well. There and there are it to with a big great character and that's one of the big. Yep one of the majors for sure thanks for you Tom my friend I appreciate it we'll see you back here in the studio's next week. I will be looking forward looking yard. A stubborn or reform in America if he's up there please do what we can abuse that Doug Herbert Urquhart joining us from Las Vegas. What are we come back we will talk to the defending. Champion of the pro bike series and any Jerry competition Cheri south blog joins us next. The new NASCAR season and spring break are about to share one weekend at Phoenix raceway so what can you expect. Grading best tennis further harming any meaning meaning named Johnson real gains by the he's going to. We wanna keep on FaceBook milling room ready for everything feel even. If you do it yourself through the looking for the right tool for the job stopped by O'Reilly auto parts powered torch tools DIY days sales fueled by the wide selection of power torque tools on sale now and guaranteed for life. Howard art tools DIY days sale going on now what O'Reilly auto parts better parts better prices every day for the supplies he store for details. A moment. Auto parts. 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He did that spans all opened in registered in the and until we do you know how is rob season then as the champion. I've been dirt you know like on here so premier whether it was a great honor at a solid camera Christmas. Thanksgiving will New Year's so. There was skirt you know channel does all the work so. It is the Warner turned accuser together. Now. There at the end of the season. That you announced that day you're hearing to be adding to the team. With the the toggle a family and Ellie tong with as the writer I'd tell us about that how that's been going and how you been collaborating during the off season. Are you tired I think of that you're so many many years already forty years rather young married to watch a great so. You know our new our airmen who for boys were born. What's so it's a pleasure and privilege to. Ever larger there's come aboard. Help employers are. My of a bite we built a brand new body well he and it was like easily promising there's just there's pretty charmed by just twice and it looks you're real greats are great not just once we get while his own service that. You know we are excited. Louisiana Boris. LE a great writers. And would bench and aren't in your comment. Or your arm speed and what not I think we're gonna be good. First champion. Since the tongue what family. Two win on a Suzuki house house Suzuki is reaction been to. Do it may be energy independent now defending down here in 2017. We're out. Generally heard much from a pair all sorts bring the fight to show it in the C worst year. We gave tomorrow. I'm very very down toward my very small city. Folks you're soared to congress say different brigade unit they shouted down written on television plus a small thing was really small so. All of its importance. Knowing that there Pathmark. And I'm Michael pretty good for you have taken all that poses. They have great you represented the Bryant then you know to call you ask ago. In turn around turn you now or are you just increased use of that pretty independent. Any thoughts of maybe didn't change in overt U your pretty deep into this program and how you thought it build it into a champion but and any thoughts of maybe going movie twins at some point. Now what he had to deal with Mir itself. So and it sure. I'm not out here because LA Brian outrageous Suzuki the credit cards and when the engines are proven. And they're reliable. Uncharted viewpoints a year and it was a nightmare so. Do you want or is while it's always something I'm not going to be wearing guy even though always. I think you're at at at right now I'm not on race or are you racer. You know it's it's is not a born. Yeah I understand. Take me back to Pomona and all the pressure you were feeling a going into that weekend and then it just how complete battle all the way through net is so good that I didn't realize until I started doing a little bit of homework. Is that. You at no point during the season. Led the points. Until you clinched the championship. I mean you talk about a walk off home run that said that's the definition of it. I we knew going in Dallas that we had a chance. And I don't think Alison actually nervous or reportedly share on large so. Well it close like I like awards went so reacts child we got beat. And how beat myself up pretty bad because we didn't know what was happening and we got a very useful clutch or which are well of course there. Ran the table in Vegas qualifying in the last appealed elastic being around the ball. I don't want fourteen under sixteen. So when we we love Vegas. Ultimate Alan Ryan party you know what you gonna do right there's there's no it's gonna go to although you're qualified and won every round and gather all points. It into the million future might. If you say so that's helped I. Our engine of the commander in MacBook when you're on our party. You know and now we beat these border post on their round so. I guess we we outlast them is which they say the if that happens very often those guys are great racers in every great great program keep our program are either. And it was on you know it's it's something I'm Merrill unit or if it's seven years old. It in no question about that knew it one of the high drama points for the 2016. Season Jerry hang on what this we're gonna take a really quick break. We'll come back and we'll have more wood cheery self why after this on the straight line. M Orleans throwback Thursday the greatest races in NASCAR history Richard Petty company outside of any parts of their latest Democrat will be. 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Thanks for hanging on what this here on the straight line. Thanks for hanging on with this jury's out wahoos right now testing in Braden. In Florida. Jury headed up to the Gator nationals. A year for tomorrow and who better qualified. To win they Gator nationals. Then the guy that works with gators every day and and that's what that's what you do I I I think this is all you do. Man up I would totally agree that the government against for the last six years. We have not done your particular national. But. Yeah reward talk a little lantern. And in addition they gonna die no wrong to try to. Replicate some other condition hasn't and then what nodding in Bradenton today. The CB promising you know you got to want to forest green and art and vision negate him. It looked like we could do some damage so I don't I'm not a Bragg irons. I just I just got a lot of space and her and you know Wasilla god gives us in what in essence or investment. Now if one of the habit. The big stories yet to be told in the pro bike division. Is that 200 mile an hour run. In Gainsville is known as being fast and what it looks like at least. Early on with the weather conditions is that maybe that cute too. Could believe. You know cool enough to may be able to do something like that do you need do you still lead the tail wind to be able to do this sir is are they make it enough power to work you may be able to do it if it's still. Not so thank you need to look here where an opinion only utilized. Well are you need you made nearly expired. Not Tokyo's. I don't know what the guys you're over the winner how much are ordered Richard Burt stars. This term district take a very perfect weren't in very perky conditions. And our guy would all of these are sworn. You know what came out later in life are your two years old I'm 57. Sure it's my gives you heard must be a dream alone we're one operations at one championship and that these are to go 200. I don't think guys are going to be out here anymore thank god is great years. Think marriage sirens or must aren't. Their plants almost non made the I'm not gonna bite was maybe we'll see you in accord future. Now. The Harley's have really kind of own gains Phil over the last couple of years so I have are those big guys pitcher kind of look and added an L on their times and no way of what they're doing on their time sheets kind of be that the barometer of what's good Gainsville. Frowned. Upon our team in our family racing family. We not really concerned what other people are doing. We guard Eric ourselves in we know we should be endurance and category in north fuel injection and efficient and he chose pretty much what was page we should run and we're also with the Teamsters are willing throughout learned. So well you know you can you can if it weren't well I guess who it is you spoke so we're more aware of our program and in it will be your. Jerry how has your life or has it changed. After winning a championship didn't. You know they changed to sport the way I feel. Most of the city euros this year it's been a terrible on so well until united European origin culture. Yet but let me. Thank god grant that they're not consider this and it gives people hope. And one individual you don't need big sponsorship you don't need a lot of help them amounts are to come here in Britain what direction together. Did you use them some insider would you really can do the person at Jupiter class who deserve to be here. A lot of new riders. After he didn't bark a lot of interests and it gave these people are. It then and generally. BDO we owe an apology or say hey man if this article or we hear those. And do what he did. Maybe we can do to Sunday. So I'm glad. They have to wait here for this forest is this we're gonna get me. We're not retired. On the road we don't worry you must also normal at their spiritual you know top this showcase the city at all prepared somewhat guarded or. So I don't feel like they're now you know but I know where we are a little saying you know. I was very and I really thought it was love your muscle enough credit. And and broke quickly as big a Louisiana and in new faces a new place is nigh you're girl on shell as and got a new team. Yeah no. Have you heard firmer any and if you've been busting your chops on any of this pre season stuff. I talked to a two days ago and then it'll open up talking. I'm the last person be given by itself talking. Just are kind of down and talk about how ready we needed another mosque two interior ER let's listen you've board about worked People's Bank. A surge stopped. War and he is saying and stop worrying about what you do aren't. Oh here each round who are there and do that you do. And hopefully it all come together you can't change nothing that you are key changes for you that you don't. Stop war vote keep it going so. She's optimistic the indications are that short. You know what should brand thereby rendering the program bring her in return don't do your. In congress about years. It was small lot. Jerry thanks so much for your time and I'd take a little break for me testing before you head on over to Gainesville we really appreciate it. And and good luck with a Gator nationals hopefully come away with a win in and be the debut in the top gear this year. Yeah also implies an alligator. And has worked thank you darts out thanks to all of science. Because Rochus support. You would never uttered racial association. So. Keyboard support from the criminal conjures up. Driver of the widely goal that is they are white alligator racing Suzuki Jerry's blog joining us on the straight line and when we return we'll wrap up another great edition of the show. A. 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It really interesting. The way of go on about it so big based image series of law. You're defending winners from the Gator nationals last year out that we talked about. John force kind of struggling out of the gate John force racing struggling out of the gate they would like to do what they did last year. In sweep the Gator nationals Brittany force in her very first win as the top fuel driver came last year. And Alice followed up by Robert hite and is he said in the opener of the show as he mentioned 20 woody came. That was his last win it's been a year since Robert how eight. Has. Won a race so it'll be interesting to see what John horse racing has what you cruised. Eighty Cray wake if you're defending pro fox motorcycle. And Greg Anderson future for your pro stock. Defending winner. Like to thank everybody involved into the show. I would Doug Herbert and Carol Smith also Robbie days. For help us out on the freight line. We'll talk to you next week right here on MRI dot com industry. 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