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December 11, 2008 at
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Seems to me that the youngers guys on many of the divisions are being more and more competition for the seasoned veterans. Many of tracks the young guns have kinda taken over in the top spots. So my question is what drivers (in Oklahoma) do you think will be future Hall of Famers?
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December 12, 2008 at
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I kind of like that Taylor Howell guy. Hes a up and comer. One hell of a crew chief. If that Brandon Jennings would have let him turn the wrenches a little more, he would have been on the track more last year.
(Brandon that is for saying, I can't count)
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December 12, 2008 at
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Yup, Taylor will be right next to old Karl Kinser in the HOF.
I understand what your asking EKM, but I think that answering this question would just create a popularity contest. The answers you'll get won't be who people think will eventually be in the HOF, it will just be people saying that their favorite driver/friend/family member would be in it. With that said I think that the young generation of talent at SFS and OK in general is great and many that come out of it will be legends in their own time.
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December 12, 2008 at
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Gee, no pressure being put on anyone here, is there? I tend to get a bit testy about the whole age thing when Gillette can't even hire the newest Whatever Cup star because he isn't shaving yet, but that's just me. Let the kids have fun and become good or lose interest or whatever without anyone trying to tout them as the next Ricky Bobby. My question is, how many of the kids starting out right now at 6 or 8 or 10 will stay with racing long enough to even find out if they're really any good? They find other things to do, they discover the opposite sex, they get hurt and/or scared, Mom and Dad run out of money, they get tired of the work and travel, or of being yelled at by the adult who's pushing them....there's so many things that can happen at that age, talent is a minor factor in whether they stay or go or move up.
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December 12, 2008 at
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Posted By: Galen on December 12 2008 at 09:23:42 PM
Gee, no pressure being put on anyone here, is there? I tend to get a bit testy about the whole age thing when Gillette can't even hire the newest Whatever Cup star because he isn't shaving yet, but that's just me. Let the kids have fun and become good or lose interest or whatever without anyone trying to tout them as the next Ricky Bobby. My question is, how many of the kids starting out right now at 6 or 8 or 10 will stay with racing long enough to even find out if they're really any good? They find other things to do, they discover the opposite sex, they get hurt and/or scared, Mom and Dad run out of money, they get tired of the work and travel, or of being yelled at by the adult who's pushing them....there's so many things that can happen at that age, talent is a minor factor in whether they stay or go or move up.
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Galen I agree with you 100 percent. I have seen your scenerio a few times while growing up around the track.
"The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands
in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he
stands at times of challenge and controversy."
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Erich Petersen
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