Respect - GBE or TS? Colin Banks vs. Dennis Perry

[99Smokin73Stroker]

I've read a lot of posts saying that we need to come together to further the sport, this is true....but as long as Banks continues to try to drag every one of their competitors through the dirt no one will want to embrace Banks as part of the industry. Has anyone here met Dennis or Gale? I have met Dennis once as he was walking near my truck at TS. We spoke briefly and he said I had a "nice unique" truck since it was an 03 with a 5 speed, and asked me what I had done to it. After I told him he said something like that's a great combo, 500+ easy, why aren't you racing? I kinda laughed and said it was pointless to compete against the guys there and he laughed back and said nice to meet you. What impressed me the most is that he didn't even say anything about my lack of TS parts on it. I could see meeting Gale and how it would go. "what, you aren't running my products?...you HAVE to be losing then! Get my stuff on your truck, stop being a smoke boy! I have better things to tend to...."

['strokeThis_'07]

Originally Posted by 99Smokin73Stroker

"what, you aren't running my products?...you HAVE to be losing then! Get my stuff on your truck, stop being a smoke boy! I have better things to tend to...."

Haha, I could see Gale make a sales pitch for his crap. Ive never met anybody in the industry, because of work its hard to make any events, so I have to judge a persons character from others' experiences with them. Sucks, but thats how it is. Thus, Ill have no problems giving my money to Dennis and TS when I get an MP8. Banks, however, will never see so much as a penny from me.