Kid was running good. Then fall backs and absolutely drills Dennis Erb in the door. Might need a talkin to after that or be taught a lesson.
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Kid was running good. Then fall backs and absolutely drills Dennis Erb in the door. Might need a talkin to after that or be taught a lesson.
He needs to be given a night off after that move.
Chalk it up to being 15. I believe Erb got into him the lap before but not intentional like Lake did.
Dumb move, enough said. O'neal pulled a pretty good door job on Feger at Knoxville and nobody gave him a pass. How old one is or isn't goes out the window when the green flag drops. If one is going to dance with the big boys, they had better put their big boy pants on. The young man and his crew undoubtedly know he's gonna get punted in return at some point.
I dont care what age you are..like it was said..if you are gonna run with the big boys then you cant do stuff like that
Pawpaw had Erb jr. in snipers contest, so he's doubly hacked.
Erb was all over the Dam track that was pay back for what happened in the previous turn.
SS, I know...still hate to see a guy tear up a car like that, especially to start off a new season.
Kids like him have ruined nascar with daddy's money and no talent now there ruining dirt!! Spoiled brats
I think he saw a pizza joint and hit the gas
He punted Erb. Couldn't happen to a better guy. Wish I was in FL, so I could buy Michael a juice box, and get one of his T shirts.
He squeezed the heck out of Little O'Neal on the start of the heat too. By the flag stand Lake was up at the wall from the pole after rubbing doors. He's gotta settle down a bit.
i watched the whole thing and what the kid did was uncalled for. When my two young ones started out , they did some dumb things also and i under stand the age thing and all that, but when you do make a intentional bad decision, you have to pay for it , i handled it my self and they had to sit out the next two races, you would be surprised how quickly the matured.....
Yeah Lake did punt Erb, but it's nothing I havn't seen Erb do before too. So I'm just chalking it up to a racing deal with an aggressive young driver.
I've never seen Erb intentionally take a guy out. That was as intentional as it gets. Not only did he never brake, the car was accelerating toward Erb as he hit him. Hope daddy's got deep pockets
I agree fastford.We always made my kids walk to the other drivers pit and apologize.They didn't like doing that buit made a difference in a hurry
I miss seeing Jared Hawkins in this ride now Jared could wheel that thing
I think Horton was in Lake's back up last night.
I was surprised the article on DOD did not call Lake out. Whether or not Erb cut him off, the retaliation was over the top and had more impact on Erb's program then Lake's. Kid should be parked.
His steering broke
Worked late last night, and didn't get the ppv... Watched the feature on DoD, but it didn't show the incident.. Any of you fine gentleman have a link to any videos of it??
Maybe the steering did break, but I am pretty sure his brakes were OK...... He had no intention of turning.
Seems a lot of racers do this to Erb. Davenport, Bobby Pierce, Babb and I think I remember Birky punting him once. Thing is, Erb runs a line that uses all the track and even not illegal, it irritates drivers trying to pass. If you run low in the corners and high in the straights and didn't pick a line, you can expect some retaliation. It goes with the territory Most racers say pick a line and stay there. Low or high, leave the other lane open. After Erb ran high down the straight, he wanted low in the corner. If Lake had the fineness that Davenport has, it would have just been a door slam going by.
I see Lake drive like that at Tyler County all the time. The kid needs to get in shape, I think he gets tired about lap 20.
I can't disagree with that Bubstr, as a fan I know how he drives. The door jam from Davenport was to win a race, disappointed Erb lost but I found no issue with that (last lap, for the win, go for it,) and sometimes I wish Erb would be more aggressive to win. (another subject - The comments after the race by Davenport made me dislike him). That being said, maybe it was the bad start to the year for Erb, maybe the fact that I know how hard Dennis has worked to get where he is and Lake was handed this opportunity (From what I know), Erb was faster than Lake last night so it was not like he was holding him up, or maybe I'm just a homer - that incident last night left a bad taste.
If it sounded like I didn't like Erb, that's not true. I like him. He is a solid journeyman racer and he probably knows what baggage comes with that line. He has evidently weighed it out and decided the results out weigh the consequences. On the other hand I don't dislike Davenport for taking one of the lines Erb was hoarding that night. There are a lot of subtle things with how you race, that make attitudes for or against other drivers. It isn't bad, it just is.
If I was looking for a loose cannon from Speed weeks so far, I'd look to Wiese 7 car. When they are always in the action, you can bet they caused the action at least some of the time and the rest is pay back. We will see how that turns out. I wouldn't say he is a dirty driver, just over zealous at times.