Strickler back to his Longhorn

[BTExpress]

Saw Kyle will run his Longhorn chassis at Volusia next week. Although it does make sense after struggling for nine nights in his Rocket XR1, and being fast out of the gate in his Longhorn by Loenbro modified, many of you 4mers will get your wish. It will be interesting to see how this plays out.

[zyoung25]

I think it was in the release that he was going to drive his own car on the weeks lucas was off.

[gb81racing]

He was driving his own longhorn for non Lucas races but now PCC owns his longhorn and a new long horn is on order and they should have it next month. They will be trying to sell the rockets.

[zyoung25]

Thanks gb8. Didn't know that.

[Rajflyboy]

Smart move 👍

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Drivers are cheaper to replace than cars.

[Jking24]

Pretty early to make a switch he was most likely gonna suck at eastbay regardless of the chassis he was in

[Barbecueboy]

Drivers are cheaper to replace than cars.

I've never heard that one, but makes a great point.

I guess the value of the win to the owner is the magic number that fouls up normal thinking.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Kinda makes me wonder how deep the pockets are for this team & how long they last?

[raburke23]

Strickler was BAD fast in his Longhorn over the last 10-12 months, so the switch to Rocket was puzzling to me from the beginning. Hated seeing him in the back of the field all last week. Hopefully he is back up front soon!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

Strickler was BAD fast in his Longhorn over the last 10-12 months, so the switch to Rocket was puzzling to me from the beginning. Hated seeing him in the back of the field all last week. Hopefully he is back up front soon!

Guy without owner meets guy without driver. Owner likes his cars.

[BTExpress]

Did anyone ever think it might have been a mental thing with Kyle as well? I can only go fast in a Longhorn because it is the only chassis that I have driven as a DLM driver. On the other hand, a Rocket loyalist team might be getting a heck of a deal on the two PCC Rockets for sale. Food for thought?

[riddle28]

good move i never understood why they went with rockets when strickler and vinny have worked with longhorn so much in the past

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

good move i never understood why they went with rockets when strickler and vinny have worked with longhorn so much in the past

Vinny had Junghans going in a Rocket? If I'm hiring a driver, I believe he's good enough to drive what I have. It's just tubing.

[GQFlash44]

Car owner had Rockets. Pointed out in DirtOnDirt article that he is the only big name Rocket driver on Bilstein as well. So that hurt. East Bay and Bubba's weren't the only place he struggled in the Rocket either. He backed both cars in the wall at Lavonia in December.

[NeedforLM$peed]

How many wins did he have Chase Junghans going

[Rajflyboy]

Car owner had Rockets. Pointed out in DirtOnDirt article that he is the only big name Rocket driver on Bilstein as well. So that hurt. East Bay and Bubba's weren't the only place he struggled in the Rocket either. He backed both cars in the wall at Lavonia in December.Interesting just how much difference a driver faces between the 2. I wonder if Bloomer has a rocket and an XR1 in his shop to compare

[Highside Hustler25]

Didn't Marlar use both Rockets and Longhorns when he won his WoO belt?

[Pennsboro32]

Didn't Marlar use both Rockets and Longhorns when he won his WoO belt?

I believe he ran one for WoO and the other for Lucas races and unsanctioned races.

[NeedforLM$peed]

Post #17

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[foxfire2dirtracing]

Post #17- totally stupid!

[Rajflyboy]

At some point isn’t it about wheeling the race car. The driver getting 5he most out of what he has

[NeedforLM$peed]

Please logout for the day

[Pennsboro32]

I've heard it all.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Post #17

Total stupidity!

[NeedforLM$peed]

I've heard it all.

And then some...

[Highside Hustler25]

I believe he ran one for WoO and the other for Lucas races and unsanctioned races.

I thought he wrecked one or the other and their were none available at the time so they bought the other to complete the season. Either way, I don't think he missed a beat.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Please log- out from 4m permanently!

[manwplan]

The hand wringing of some of you is hilarious. The amount of excuses put forth for Rocket is amazing. If Strickler had BWRC, Kryptonite, Warrior, Lazer, MastersBuilt whatever you would have slammed those cars as junk. But when its a Rocket it can't be the cars fault it just can't be.

[ImCryn2]

The hand wringing of some of you is hilarious. The amount of excuses put forth for Rocket is amazing. If Strickler had BWRC, Kryptonite, Warrior, Lazer, MastersBuilt whatever you would have slammed those cars as junk. But when its a Rocket it can't be the cars fault it just can't be.

It's apparent that the Rocket cars are capable and have been for many years. I'm not sure you can put the ones you listed as regular Lucas Oil or WOO winners in today's world. That being said, Sheppard seems to be off some compared to normal, but other Rocket cars have been pretty good. Some drivers are just better in certain cars, I don't think it's a bash on those drivers at all. I'm going to guess their shock package on that chassis is what's throwing them for a curveball, not that either is bad, just bad when put together.

[Rajflyboy]

The hand wringing of some of you is hilarious. The amount of excuses put forth for Rocket is amazing. If Strickler had BWRC, Kryptonite, Warrior, Lazer, MastersBuilt whatever you would have slammed those cars as junk. But when its a Rocket it can't be the cars fault it just can't be.Amen brother

[Jking24]

Amen brotherMaybe it has somthing to do with the fact that Hudson won in the very same equipment strickler has. Then left for another team and got new rockets and has already won in them. That might indicate its not the cars. I'm not arguing that he may not do a little better in what he already knows a little better but He's gonna struggle this year regardless of witch chassis he's in. Their are plenty of guys out their who can show up at a few particular tracks and flash a little speed. It doesent mean they can race night in and night out with the best. Look at ferguson i can't count how many fast times and track records I've seen him set but he's clearly not at the level that owens and Sheppard and mcrreadie etc... are. The worst move strickler made this year was running his own car at Volusia because as soon as they went somwhere else and didn't go good out of the box its now the cars fault. Couldn't possibly have anything to do with Volusia being one of kyles best tracks. Maybe they should've took the rocket to Volusia where he knows how to get around and got more comfortable. He signed up for the struggle bus this year. As masters said cars are way more expensive than drivers and most owners are pretty content with week to week expenses but when you start switching the big stuff like motors chassis etc.... and results don't improve it really wears on the situation. Hopefully it's the right move for him and not a nail in his coffin.

[Pennsboro32]

The hand wringing of some of you is hilarious. The amount of excuses put forth for Rocket is amazing. If Strickler had BWRC, Kryptonite, Warrior, Lazer, MastersBuilt whatever you would have slammed those cars as junk. But when its a Rocket it can't be the cars fault it just can't be.

The difference is rocket is winning. Those other cars you mentioned, are not.

IMO, the problem for Strickler was Bilsteins with Rockets.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

How many wins did he have Chase Junghans going

Not sure. He was consistently pretty good, unlike now.

[TRocket8]

How many wins did he have Chase Junghans going

Junghans was a top 3 to top 5 car consistently with Vinnie on the wrenches

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Jking24

Excellent perspective- good reading- thank you!

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

The difference is rocket is winning. Those other cars you mentioned, are not.

IMO, the problem for Strickler was Bilsteins with Rockets.

Yes and no. A guy who normally valves longhorn shocks, valving shocks for an xr1. The brand doesn't matter.

[Hoosier_Dirt]

Kinda makes me wonder how deep the pockets are for this team & how long they last?

PCC has deep deep pockets!

[Rajflyboy]

at some point the driver has to “WHEEL IT”

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

Trust me kyle knows what hes doing or he wouldnt have as many wins as he does. When you have a pair of gloves or jeans or whatever and they just are your favorite well may b he feels the same w his Longhorn. He just feels comfortable when hes driving it. I dont blame him for tryn something he fells he can win in. Jmo

[ZERO25]

Strickler was BAD fast in his Longhorn over the last 10-12 months, so the switch to Rocket was puzzling to me from the beginning. Hated seeing him in the back of the field all last week. Hopefully he is back up front soon!

Its the Golden Rule.....the man with the gold, makes the rules!

[crownman25]

Cars are deff. Diff ole madden said the rocket was totaly diff and it took a little learning to figure out what they wanted...

[dirtcrazy4u]

Stickler and Longhorn and bilsteins work well. The xr-1 is capable to do the same thing. Magic doesn't happen over night with setting up a car.

[NeedforLM$peed]

DoD tweeted an article about it like it was some big news he was running Longhorns next week

[NeedforLM$peed]

Stickler and Longhorn and bilsteins work well. The xr-1 is capable to do the same thing. Magic doesn't happen over night with setting up a car.

It did when Owens put Ohlins on his.

[Dlmfan123]

DoD tweeted an article about it like it was some big news he was running Longhorns next weekIt's Kevin kovacs weekly column.(which are always phenomenal) Goes a little more in depth on the situation

[gb81racing]

Pretty early to make a switch he was most likely gonna suck at eastbay regardless of the chassis he was in

He wasn’t good at all tech, Eastbay or bubba

[Slinging]

I know I good well known driver that didn't like the xr1s..he said he didn't like the way they drive (steer)..

[mskdorf]

Next up on chassis roulette........Rayburn

[TeNfOMaFiA69]

DoD tweeted an article about it like it was some big news he was running Longhorns next week

If you would have read the article... the Switch isn’t just for next week....

[JustAddDirt]

Kind of shows you that what works for one chassis to make it fast and consistent, does not necessarily work for another chassis.
I do not think a rocket steers near as good as a longhorn. Just from what I’ve been told by numerous people not because I have driven either or

[NeedforLM$peed]

So Strickler is running Longhorns with PCC decals on it and one of the Rockets is for sale...

[TTS_JF]

Apparently strickler and PCC came to some terms on the longhorn kyle already had. That being said one of the rockets will be a backup until there new longhorn is ready in March per DoD.

[TTS_JF]

Interesting enough on the drive home on DoD they said Nick Allen had purchased one of the rockets from PCC, however during the broadcast last night on dirtvision they said Allen was renting the ride but he didn't run it last night.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Hummm, team valvoline, owens, strickler, are any of the new xr -1's running that we'll ? Bronson has shown signs. Maybe they've made a chassis change that no one has got a reliable set up for yet. The 1 car is struggling you can see there not caring speed coming out of the corner and down the straightaways. Easy bay , the guys preparing the track had issues all week it seemed and if you didn't get a good lap in you had to take chances in your heat race. Will see if the rockets get faster as the week continues at volusia.

[Barbecueboy]

Interesting enough on the drive home on DoD they said Nick Allen had purchased one of the rockets from PCC, however during the broadcast last night on dirtvision they said Allen was renting the ride but he didn't run it last night.

Think I heard something about the seat not being right for the new driver for last night is why they didn't run it.

[NeedforLM$peed]

Think I heard something about the seat not being right for the new driver for last night is why they didn't run it.

He would be sitting to high

[zyoung25]

I heard last week longhorn was shutdown for a couple weeks due to the virus outbreak in the shop. Tmac kinda touched on that last night when he mentioned Bob being in rough shape.

[JustAddDirt]

there is a good interview about it all on flo racing

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

Looks like kyle was right about chassis change. Congrats to them!

[Barchetta6]

You take 10 cars. All off the same jig. Two will be real good out of the box. Six will be good cars. The other two it doesn’t matter what you do with them it won’t work.

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

^^^ this is true^^^

[ZERO25]

Makes you wonder about the quality of the steel that is produced today!

I talked to a steel supplier recently and suggested they produce a very high quality just for motorsports. He didnt think the demand would be worth the effort and would drive up the cost excessively!

[NeedforLM$peed]

Makes you wonder about the quality of the steel that is produced today!

I talked to a steel supplier recently and suggested they produce a very high quality just for motorsports. He didnt think the demand would be worth the effort and would drive up the cost excessively!
He must not have the right customer base.

[noballsnobabies]

Couple things I noticed was no pcc decals on the car. Also the announcer insinuated that strictler would be jumping to the woo series.

[NeedforLM$peed]

It's a PCC motorsports car.

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

ritchie actually has no clue but is persistent in proving how clueless he is. ... .. ....
^^^ this is true^^^Very true... HAHAHAHAHAHA

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

ritchie actually has no clue but is persistent in proving how clueless he is. ... .. ....Very true... HAHAHAHAHAHA

Phil your post are nothing but HOG WASH!

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

Your mom is a slut...HAHAHAHAHAHA

More kind words? Your hoping mods see your screen name and ban it so they will get mine too? Hopefully there sharp enough to know that you used a "zero" in topside and not an "o" like mine. But its your game just continue on.

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

Phil your post are nothing but HOG WASH!Your mom is a slut... HAHAHAHAHAHA

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

More kind words? Your hoping mods see your screen name and ban it so they will get mine too? Hopefully there sharp enough to know that you used a "zero" in topside and not an "o" like mine. But its your game just continue on.Dam are you fuging stupid or paranoid... Hahahhahahaha

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

He must like them there "kind words" he keeps coming back for more... 😊

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

I love my mom wouldnt trade her for nothing.
Your a true pos and hope u rot in he!!

[TOPSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

We will meet some day and it wont b a good day for you!

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

Hahahahaha you love the bich so much you call me dad? Hahahahaha

[T0PSIDE TIMMY 39FAN]

We will meet some day and it wont b a good day for you!Bring it c sucker... 😎

[zyoung25]

Couple things I noticed was no pcc decals on the car. Also the announcer insinuated that strictler would be jumping to the woo series.

The PCC logo is on the quarter panel below the bilstein sponsor.

[Jking24]

https://twitter.com/WoOLateModels/status/1359966605690740738?s=19 Strickler to the Outlaw tour. Wow. Smart move in my opinion (and good for WoO), but I was really looking forward to watching him vs Thornton all year.If i were him i would run from thorton to lol

[Barbecueboy]

Great for Woo and strickler......cool.