So what did we discover this year here in east central IL? Well the usual. Feger is fast when in control. Smith is always going to be a factor. Pierce Jr has all the potential to be the areas best. Sheppard prooved he can hold his own and Babb still gets got as a July afternoon.
Yet as a fan, I was thinking, do any of these guys ever have that love/hate within them when competing on the track? I mean every year you hope to see those great rivalry's grow. However, I feel that there are none. I think with good rivals that really get heated on the track, you bring an extra people in each week to the track.
I'd love to see it where you have the occasional rub of the fender on the cool down lap like Unzicker gave Shirley this summer at Fairbury. I love to see Feger and Weaver tangle on top like in the shootout this year. While I am not condoning hard out of control driving, I like the fact that it can develop into a love/hate rivalry on the track. I don't see that Leka/Weaver rivalry I saw in the late 80's. I don't see that Long/Rientz rivalry like you seen in Fairbury in the 80's.
As of right now, they all respect one another and the only thing that may develop into a heated rival to where you might see the occasional "talk to" in the pits is the battle of old verse new. I thought a few times some of todays young gung don't show the patience as needed. So I think we'll see it more often than not soon. You can only get ran over so many times before we get the needed attitude of I'm going to get him back.
Rivals...we need them.
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