KORETSKY WAS CONFUSED
Wed, 2006-10-18 08:23
NHRA announcer blamed it on the world spinning backwards and then his
crewchief called him an idiot. After running a career best 6.59 in
Virginia, "Captain Choas" Kenny Koretsky was the first to admit he was
a little confused and caught off guard. 
“[crewchief] Eddie [Guarnccia] came on the radio and said what I thought was a 6.659. He said, ‘No, you idiot…I said a 6.594. I was excited and I knew we had to have run fast because all of the cameras came over to speak with me.” NHRA announcer blamed it on the world spinning backwards and then his crewchief called him an idiot. After running a career best 6.59 in Virginia, "Captain Choas" Kenny Koretsky was the first to admit he was a little confused and caught off guard.
“[crewchief] Eddie [Guarnccia] came on the radio and said what I thought was a 6.659. He said, ‘No, you idiot…I said a 6.594. I was excited and I knew we had to have run fast because all of the cameras came over to speak with me.”
Koretsky said he was fooled because the GM cars have a different feel than my Mopar.
“I think this car has a little more in it,” Koretsky admitted. “The car still goes to the left, so I am trying to drive it to the right. The crew is working hard. When the day is over, I think we have another hundredth in it. We left soft with a .980 and most everyone was in the .970s for 60-foot.”
Koretsky believes the team left at least .02 on the table and could have gone a low 6.57.
The key for Koretsky is comfort and he feels comfortable in the Rick Jones-built car.
“That has made a big difference in the transition to this car,” Koretsky said. “We went to Atco, New Jersey, and made three starting line burnouts and three half-track burnouts and never put the car in third gear. To come here and run as quick as we did is a tribute to Steve Schmidt, Rick Jones, Greg Hill, Tommy Lane and Eddie Guarnccia. It’s a collective effort.”
Koretsky added that another major factor has been his success in dieting which enabled him to trim down from 262 pounds to 248. He’s hoping to get down to 225 pounds.
“[crewchief] Eddie [Guarnccia] came on the radio and said what I thought was a 6.659. He said, ‘No, you idiot…I said a 6.594. I was excited and I knew we had to have run fast because all of the cameras came over to speak with me.” NHRA announcer blamed it on the world spinning backwards and then his crewchief called him an idiot. After running a career best 6.59 in Virginia, "Captain Choas" Kenny Koretsky was the first to admit he was a little confused and caught off guard.
“[crewchief] Eddie [Guarnccia] came on the radio and said what I thought was a 6.659. He said, ‘No, you idiot…I said a 6.594. I was excited and I knew we had to have run fast because all of the cameras came over to speak with me.”
Koretsky said he was fooled because the GM cars have a different feel than my Mopar.
“I think this car has a little more in it,” Koretsky admitted. “The car still goes to the left, so I am trying to drive it to the right. The crew is working hard. When the day is over, I think we have another hundredth in it. We left soft with a .980 and most everyone was in the .970s for 60-foot.”
Koretsky believes the team left at least .02 on the table and could have gone a low 6.57.
The key for Koretsky is comfort and he feels comfortable in the Rick Jones-built car.
“That has made a big difference in the transition to this car,” Koretsky said. “We went to Atco, New Jersey, and made three starting line burnouts and three half-track burnouts and never put the car in third gear. To come here and run as quick as we did is a tribute to Steve Schmidt, Rick Jones, Greg Hill, Tommy Lane and Eddie Guarnccia. It’s a collective effort.”
Koretsky added that another major factor has been his success in dieting which enabled him to trim down from 262 pounds to 248. He’s hoping to get down to 225 pounds.
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