Bob was the guy that made me notice Fords. He would run what most guys couldn't and beat them doing it. I admired Bob for that, not necessarily that he did it with a Ford, but since few others could get them to run as well, he really stands out. Now, Bob is not responsible for the horsepower, he's just the shoe. Apparently the setup never came in on Morgan's old Dodge as the NHRA's round by round description of qualifying kept saying that Bob would spin, launch hard left, or something like that. Phoenix will be better because the Schmidt Pontiac will be baselined better, and all they will have to do is 'minor' adjusting for the raceday conditions. But did you see that field? And the number 16 qualifier won the race. Way to go Marnell! 36 cars in Pomona and only 16 spots. Pro Stock is is super tough!!
Back to Bob. When he was horsepower king, he never needed to have the quicker reaction times. Bob would routinely be second off the line but just plain power by on the top end. Sometimes he was a tenth quicker than the field. Now more than 16 cars are within a tenth. He is going to have to be sharp on the tree because nobody has a very big hp advantage.
Anyway, go get em, Bob!