The Straight Line - March 2

We're stage for another run of 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 your host and dog and Marty. This is the straight line drag racing thanks for stopping by a half hour horsepower appreciate you being what does. Arizona national pro stock winner Greg Anderson joins us today and we'll talk talk fuel and funny car double locks as well. Where in the beings and set the launch another edition of the straight line. Wherever you may be coast goes from around the world this is straight while drag racing here at them on. Com. My name is. Marty how thin lives and we just found this stranger outside and I wanted to talk a little drag racing in and out today it just happens to be our fourth time I HRE top YouTube content on NH RA nationals event winner. Doug Herbert. Tell them back. And it was a long road trip bad fund targeted not Cullen in Alaska weekends not like being here in the studio I had to be Becker in the studio and and now we can get caught up with them and all things drag racing here in. But what happened at Pomona I was actually up Pomona down Friday we did the youth program there. And then we had great programs in San Diego and down. Pomona so we're pretty busy. Work and things around out there and then got back here this week yeah. Really productive trip for you guys because if for that for the brakes program because not only. Are you at Pomona of is that you know as for drag racing started here in San Diego in the Gupta catches catch up with some really cool people as well. Really get yeah I'd Terry Vance brought his. His twin boys and his grandson out to. Breaks last week an opponent and chip this practice and two breaks last week at Pomona so really cool get a chance to. Spent some time with those guys in their their big supporters of the program it's really really neat that they took the time not only come out but to. Support the program support breaks support. You know their kids and and and tour events this case his son's all. Baseball is quality and each of us and brought the whole baseball team so just really cool he's. He's to agree. Great human being but it wanna be innovators. Drag racing on two wheels. Right I mean I remember Munich and George Kennedy and Grassley. And that's that's. He'll bite out an agreement. 232 of remote way that. I mean those things you know like. Larry McBride Spiderman. Or portrait there those guys are firstly. If you drive a top billboard. I'm sorry that your current net well and integration he was crazy but he got over yeah. I I got a and there's no one else to blame your hat. Well that's right yes it was that's interesting and over the victory museum day unveiled that my dad's. East four cars in George bears built thinking of victory at the museum. That cars absolutely incredible to think these kids. The kids between. Between 3.4 real kids built as three weeks went to Bonneville and took seven records away from the Germans. Yeah yeah. Pretty cool in nineteen you know in the fifties so yeah pretty neat to have that there and then my dad's bike was there right museum and ushered Terry good. A picture of his he rode on the back you know. Driver Al keys. My auditorium for example he you know he drove for example the W. He's the bike and security about that was funny those that are right driver you know our regular station yeah. I said he's I've written them before. Its driver. And we'll hear ego my bedroom this linking him to do. Out there are drivers because OK I'm gonna drive. Yeah I'm no question about that it is good what really cool things though over the last two races the last two national dances that night for Harley. Has had the move the spotlight and there and as matter of fact apple bona. Was a part of the national broadcasted. Is maybe one of the first times that ever that night troll Harley has ever had any sort of recognition and. Could I nature of the used to run top fuel probe Harley's that I nature it which. Those things put on agree on I mean they always have a great show and that and the guys that raced Niger Harley's. You know there is weak characters who are and there are you know their picker usually consists of a couple guys. You know from the shop that are like. You know big of the hospital early guys and that Tatis and it is they have their life you know on the offense and golf to watch him I think there's no cars are great addition. And I'm guessing and I'm not out there but I'm guessing are pro stock motorcycle guys are. They might have a little bit of a problem with that just because that's you know all those guys are under way which. A true in the thing in the go faster in between yeah yeah and when you read an actor Harley you Wear a bulletproof vests like. I don't know if her story if our listeners are familiar to us if you write an actor are you Wear a jacket I mean. You have to just because of you know you're laying over the top of nitro engine right so you know. Dubbed Joseph curry got the engine behind a funny car you got the engine of Freddie and nitro Harley you have the engine underneath your stomach it left that's serious stuff and there are other 200 and some about the other. Mike's yet and of course about it and one of the first runs that was made I believe at Pomona and that was. Bite blew up and live with a piece of shrapnel had got into of Lou one of the one of the writers drivers. Wrist you know and it would just kind of uncovered I mean you got gloves and everything but they don't deny that. The on the council or anything like that so it if you know really good example. Double lots label talks Phoenix right now. The approach it. Comes in first time since 1997. In some guy named Carrie cells that you may have heard him to win back to back. No top fuel. In the first two races this season doing really well and then also. Matt Hagan doubling up as the funny car winner from Pomona and at Phoenix and embroidery. He observed you know few bunkers got it all right now all the Don Schumacher racing teams are running good right caps. And Hagan in the final in the funny cars for the Garza urges Gil and and it's you know about the same thing over to popular mainly of and allegiance mean she's. Her team's hot right now that cars running good she's gonna really good job driving the car. If they don't falter there will be really tough to beat I mean they're they're they're good. There that didn't and Lee is doing a very huge column I'm impressed us. Leave it talks about it this is a special purpose built carper per. Because she is she is one of the banner issues is that she does that. Issue this is harder and then so they've kind of built that car to her specifications. She used. She says right now that back horrors re acting the way she wanted to from the drive mercy what is she talking about. And that really from Dave hey Dick what they came to work for me at the end of 1997. And he changed my cars figures that you're you know. When these race of the he has let me tell you. I'm gonna make it better on the make you comfortable in the car I gotta make it where you can sit in the car and falsely like it's that comfortable and they did that for me. And going into. 1998 season he did was living all year of 98 and almost billion in and and really got comfortable in the car and it made me a better driver it made me more aware of what's going wrong with the car because you fit in the car getting your comfortable I'm not gonna. You know Lee is not gonna sit in the same guards me and be comfortable now are so. Dick looked at me sit in the car because what you need it. You know when you lay your seat back. We need to put your way eggs we needed you know your hands just. Changed my position in this. In the title position in the lever position the stream of position and just made me more I was really comfortable in the car and you can drive better when they're comfortable with garlic. You look at it NASCAR race on TV and you see you know dollar and our junior. Jimmie Johnson whatever. They're in a car industry rules close to but there their comfortable in the car and run your comfortable in the car you're gonna do a better job driver of the car because your. Your part of the machine you know you're you're just a part of machine instead of being in a driver plugin. The car and with that. It's not easy to build a car for. Doug Herbert because he's six foot four and probably do one undoubtedly the tolls guy out there. And I mean try until it trial was after you retired in a letter retire and enjoy it then I'm like yeah. Yeah it's way it could've been really easy to be able to do that make those cars the the way you needed them to you. I never worried about because I would just I just figured I would adapt to and you know what the scarlet and that makes you. You know your bureau is comfortable in the car with the orbiter now. Speaking of a guy that is been very comfortable in the car 87 times he's graced Victory Lane. And no doubt one of the greatest of all time and proved it this weekend in Phoenix at the Arizona nationals. I've we will talk to be winner in the pro stock division Greg Anderson would join us next. 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The II right about bad yeah it literally buried in the well. 87 wins is there any track you have a little. No I think I got a ball all know that we see there was one I had only have one winner who would kind of look. Lean chicken that there I want but I guess we get to over to a better place so now I guess but I can bridge the like that restrict to. That is awesome man and you know what and I think you've got an interesting Marty does point out only to them the past eight. Is there. A articulate the way you guys are not gonna dead in Austin and hopefully be racing team. You your didn't lose momentum from. We did and the bottom line is you know and we showed up at Pomona and more guys more competitors have made. Big strides over the winter and we really didn't have any kind of performance advantage at all we have last year and we just they just do better go of a race the racetrack and in and mention what director would give you we were really really good with the card were sixty floated just protesting at Pomona and it's Phoenix and that's really would go to Doug for a week we're running more speed rated run anymore road. While lower than anybody did. I think over the whole weekend what we were able BT just slightly better because of our sixty votes so rob us from downing into the great job literate Garzon. Thank god because the competition is absolutely ratcheted up and is gonna pick and even an effort from here for sure. For those that may not know that off the track that is some your best friends is here in the Charlotte, North Carolina that area are the great family in and is chains and specifically in his son tanner. Unfortunately had to hurt some feelings this weekend into both of them up this weekend but it didn't come what about. Just right down to the wire in all of those races got addicted through a second and third round against the great Fam. Yes I thoroughly Shane and I think. It very coalesced for progress we've had have been decided boy less than by thousands every race some some to meet. It is just the great battle every time we do a good base there were great bodies were. You know others you know we don't wanna beat anybody anymore you wanna be your bodies your brother your friends at the U wanna beat the workflow. He loved to be BLO to be given a script around a bit in that just made. Made a midriff a road to turn over to our great number two which was terror. Is he doing a fantastic job driving that race car he's he drove and we'll Lebanese he's still wore T number wonder regardless the clutch on the car is fast. So I got by one element like home like on Argo and no one in this kid is this kid is. NATO on wheels he's he's ready to win. He wants to win he says he's gonna win and he told the world is gonna win and golden but some also played I got lucky yeah I got my focused just in time. It is very closely held to a world were able to get the win with. It was a it was a heck of a well. We'll speak to kids who is about the right age where he needs to become a lug our breaks class I think your police and is. What's he up to now he's he's like good ready to go PGA golf. These big over these days it's. Cooperative golf tournaments every week and I go iterations. He played a golf tournament trying to hold his killer Philip L Baltimore all of that but as far as the brakes still yes 110%. I gotta get a more direct clout. In I exactly I no longer percent I'll give are that age. As they drive would be installed and have no career and you know you gotta make sure that the in order dual behind the wheel because they just think they do they don't believe that they do a good age. Right we are sixteen before two and three and I hate that. All hey anything I saw I can black was that the race this weekend had in the winner struggle with it what I've what a neat deal that be able to have him there with you at the race and and boredom. Do you like you guys did with the way. It is this is not the same when he's not there and his little more difficult for me get across the country nowadays but you keep deftly get to Pomona just to Phoenix every year. In dale trying to to Charlotte race here but. We don't feel ever ever sort of like we used to soak it just alternate when you went without of their relieved there it's the best thing in the world we wouldn't have. If they we have here we wouldn't have victory number one we would have nothing right now reward for ten blacks and he's the man. We love the guy he's a great coaching your recorder wrecked and you know he's. He can't speak. No doubt about it is when you talk about KV racing that's what it is Ken black exists because seven championships are going to be before there's going to be easily for you got seven. You know question and wanted to go back to. Your post race and just and kind of show what drives you have to win every year talk about tanner grade he wants to win he's telling everybody wants to went. I all quotes you to some people it looks easy talking about winning all the time it's not easy. You're always scared you won't win again in this may be your last one. If that does go through your head that hey this may be the last time I ever do this so we've got to get get get gold here right. Absolutely and and legislators say you never want your last winter's going to be your over last Wendy you never know like produced although rural America gonna win. There are fifty port number I have no earthly idea what took the crippled also for you just got to try as hard as you can and you know I know we've won a lot of racing over the last twelve months but it has not been easy it's been. Because of a complete total to even operatives you know we had a little. We're less than the last season at least the first Pavel last season we had a little performance advantage but still are so many ways to lose the driver a little late there were. You kick the tires are you missed on the court sitting here or whatever a million ways to lose their land mines everywhere you if you walk out there are so. We dodged so many of them last year and got a lot of wins but. Tell you if you even if you have an advantage it's hard to secure its. Everything done perfect and won't slight mistake if you're done it and now this year things are even open even more there's there's your room for error and we've raised these first two races basically your free. That's where we got the win but once one small step. You don't and that's where the classroom right now obviously it is going to be. So if they're tighten up received also bring your game at all. Hey Greg tell me so that the remark about not knowing when you're gonna win again to that. You know a couple of years ago but listeners would remember that you had to sit out a few races with some health issues and I mean don't yet. I would be silly and we were not old at all. To did you did have to sit out because it held issues did that change your perspective on. On a look on life in general racing especially. Absolutely not a prefer that it would do was touch and go there or whether it be able to get in the race coral again and I remember when I was. Gotta come and a lot of it still an organ in here in the doctors nurses talking an incident while with the you've got a stroke you know obviously don't know whatever is guardian but. You know we take you live with it probably hope it'll be able to do anything you will learn art and I can hear that. They are basically. Half asleep and I'm hearing a talks food just. That quick you can go way and you just never know what tomorrow brings so. He's got to make the most every day you have been in has certainly learned to appreciate them more through their experience. Greg we're gonna keep it through the break. Keep it here on MRN dot com after this break we'll have more what the Arizona or Arizona nationals winner Greg Anderson. 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And join us was drumming in the on Saturdays at 9:30 AM and 12:30 PM he's third on the LP big. We thought the biggest thing. Regarding your view the latest move to great results for the third trot around the country. I'm armed waiters and on Embarq dot com the semi. The. It's the straight line brought to you by O'Reilly auto parts. Now once again here's the Marty. Thanks for being here on the straight line. Please join me by the Arizona national pro stock winner Greg Anderson and Greg I know laughter. I've dominating 2016. Year it probably just wanted to keep everything saying don't touch any big will this go on the 2000 say it's seventeen with. Guns blazing but there is somewhere down along the line you ended up by getting a brand new piece from shabby and in new Camaro. Also a new paint job on that kind of take us through getting a new car in and how are you moved wound up with this new paint job. Yet is the brand new 2017. Camera body and it's something meant to do this because it surely the engineers are surely in and on this have been working on for the last year trying to come up with a new and usually look at Cardiff even more aerodynamic and didn't I guess over the last. In fifteen years every time we've. Go with a brand new model of new GM most of better than the last so this live again and I think again they did it a double play again and it. My hat's off to those guys that we really didn't know what to do with the design of his body were kind of step back and let let the experts at GM and says dawn has. It's just to go where there's understanding and it is a great job again these are going well and if they bring up that they've gone to see if you haven't told time right now he's got some cancer these finding it hard. It's. It's put up leg of a flight form and do we hope we kick this thing in the book. You've been taught this class of pro stock class I go along work back a long way it would it would drop would have been sort of a great guy and wish the best reluctant it and it worked and purse for a reduced to pull through this deal and antics in the book that. He's responsible for this new Camaro with a great car that works great run great panels great. Is that a great job that was felt mr. Kibaki has come up was working his son Trevor assess her room or traders came up with you know there's a little bit retro. It's it's it's a little bit different dude it's taken awhile for breather give my hand there ought to put a step McGraw number I think I don't like it. Is this if this is something different you know. Addition need to shake things up once in awhile and they get away from that there every hero of the military job in this bill when not that kind of wardrobe deal in action reconcile a bit. It will hopefully yeah best. Outlook for done this hopefully he can pull through that's a tough situation. Greg join in the final round against Greece Gillman you have little choice what is lane choice mean nowadays is it is it only means something that some trick certainly Trace psychologically. Probably always. I think if psychologically as the morning goes in they kept this great race triggered such great shape we didn't really know what when we wanted to prick to begin with so little they really weren't much different side to side in carver overrun dispersed mutilated but I don't think. Performance was there was an advantage but anytime you can give it an hour ago. You know my deal and and it is this an intangible that. As you wanna have a retirement. We were able to keep it all day long it definitely makes a difference so he generally does a lot of they were going to win and you gotta have a fast car you gotta drive where all the you've also got to make that run. Perfect enough for your able to do it went choice for the next trying to around the restaurant to get lane choice so. Every deep stage in Camby doing anything like that he got a big show you can in and go slowly to your room around you get that lane choice because. It just never know what it might mean way more than it did last time when. And I hit just. I think always when we've had. I can look back on it and as deathly decided many areas that we won't. So Marty thinks that you guys were sitting around all year you know all winter cooking. Enables fevers and now. But I know how you and and Jason I don't think you guys feel a lot of cigarette every time I can have your. Obvious you're like. You're out of there when it's time to go back to work like here's a kid that you done. We got word so I don't think there is what should be around what was that was the winner like that. We know a lot of that are well probably about sort of who the killer though no and we know better than you know we've been in this quote long enough to know that abuses you'll. If you go admiration for him and we were. We were treating dogs this week you know we should have to do is just maintain what we got the wreck who became dark next week and you'll be wrong you'll future doors blown up an extra risk of everybody works are between every race. And everybody tries to pick a performance for mourners to the next but we'd sit on what. If you do your best buys so it's it through the pretty simple mindset you're only as usual frustration. We did a great job is Lester is but if we don't find something special between now and Gainesville. Will get smoked on their just the way it is this that the price of poker they say yeah and we're good with that we'll go to work. 87 wins in his career going for number 88 at Gainesville. Greg Anderson thanks so much free time we're really appreciating good luck of the Gator nationals. Appreciate guys. Have a great day. Figured. More to show coming up. I'll. When it comes to safety nothing is more important than your vehicle's brakes if it's hard to stop when you hear squealing their grinding noises during breaking stuff by O'Reilly auto parts you'll find a brake parts you need from trusted brands like break fast break best select that everyday low prices play it safe with breaks from O'Reilly auto parts better cars better prices every day. Okay. Oh cool bars and this is power. This is freedom. This is tradition. This is being. This is more than a race. He is Talladega. May fifth through seventh. It's when the smoke settles the entertainment never stops adjustments to be employed on race weekends your favorite NASCAR personality is an everyday superhero that's. And when they leave the race track they're just like everyone else besides I've killed myself or Steve balanced with the it was my first professional lifetimes is the Armstrong join me on a daily journey as we discuss the hot topics. And engaging personalities of NASCAR nation enter a world of racing quick update on the motor racing network. You're listening to the straight line. Brought to you by O'Reilly auto parts. Now back to Marty up and fervor. Big thanks to Greg Anderson for joining us on today's program. Happy well happy belated birthday yesterday. Was in Tron Brown's forty. First birthday. Congratulations. Champ for. Of another birthday in an event and another championship 41 years old. 45 top fuel wins it's up out of them. A top Al ball bearing and if 41 years old I mean. It in the view looks like he's going one and acts like he's no sixteen herself. You know are or act like he's sixty he's the ebitda activities. In arteries in the car right yeah showed no happy birthday to Intron. Desperately wishes to him and you know. One thing we've talked about a little bit. That configuration in the initial hot he said they've lost little edge and I guess regulated and what they have but last couple weeks she would've known that by looking at that you do it. You know that those guys work hard. And then the rivalry between John force and dodger and we dug a little bit about a week. It doesn't I don't know I don't know that it's chemical this many times you think. You know force he's he's he's goes he'll definitely. As you have that considering that Schumacher has some and take in. Both the funny car and dragster. Winds at Pomona in Phoenix he had a he cannot be happy about all. So that I don't know that's gonna hold any time soon so we'll you know stay tuned in Madison what happens there was that I think there's going to be some. There's going to be a little better than a little bit sometime in the lead didn't. Earlier beating Brittany you all shot at Phoenix. I'm curious what the conversation was between John. And does his daughter to arm doesn't get in Europe. Thanks for being here so for our award winning crew and for Dutch guy Marty we won't talk to you next week on the straight line. You've been listening to the straight line. Presented by O'Reilly auto parts of the straight line is these show for drag racing fans and was brought to you by Hercules tire. Tune in again next Thursday on MRN dot com and be a Moran asked. The straight line is also available on demands an MRN dot com's media center on our FaceBook based on YouTube and and I. Tunes more than Google Playskool. The straight line as of production of the motor racing network.