What are everyones thought on their struggles recently. He was the slowest car on the track at Wheatland Both nights last weekend. Only good run recently was at his home track>
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What are everyones thought on their struggles recently. He was the slowest car on the track at Wheatland Both nights last weekend. Only good run recently was at his home track>
Is it that the expectations are to high similar to BMJ?
Is it he needs to try another Crew Chief and move on from Wiley?
Is it he needs to be a regional racer before hitting a tour such as LODLMS?
Sucks to see him slide in the standings, but hopefully he can turn it around this weekend. He was fast at I-80 last year in his first ever visit so I'm hoping they can get their feet back under them.
I hope its not a resources issue. They were very good early in the year but have fallen off. I hope their budget is not the problem. Also I think a more veteran person on the crew to teach Wiley might help as well. Seems like Donnie would be great for that
Not sure about now- but earlier in the year it was just Wiley & Devin. Donnie is not on the payroll and the car is maintained at Twaurg’s (spelling) shop and not at The Moran family shop beside Donnie’s house.
Don’t know about resources-but Every year it seems like Tye says 1 more year?
I'd start with a different shock package
You have the early season races where the Temps are not as hot as the summer races. Tracks hold moisture in a lot more the first couple months. They seem to lose the handle when the tracks start to dry up faster. How old is Wylie ? Times have changed to much for donnie to be of help. What he drove in his day is a totally different animal today.
It seems like Dohm and Overton have a pretty good grasp on the newer longhorn cars on the regional level. It seems the guys that are on the national tours with the newer longhorn cars are all struggling. Im claiming to know anything, but it just seems that way.
Did the 2018 PDC winner forget how to drive?
He just ran third in the heat At i80 and it honesty looks like he is down on power he looks alot like bloomquist And hudson And what i mean by that is he just has no speed. He seems to be lacking everywhere. He was heavily reliant on the cushion to maintain with the front two and he was still fading . He never Seemed ti make up ground anywhere just faded. Hopefully this is a horrible observation and they can get it turned around. One thing ti remember is he still realy new to Lucas. So he doesn't have many laps at alot of these tracks
Down on power, after he qualified 2nd in his group lol. If you look at someone that has that kind of operation and think “they’re lacking speed” then they’re spinning
Drop shock i didn't see qualifying so i don't know but the track can change a second or more sometimes during a set so a good draw could be the difference being second fast doesent always mean you have a big engine. Obviously he has a good engine and i doubt that's the problem but that is the way it appeared. Funding has been sighted as a possible issue in that camp so it's very likely that he could be running an engine that is tired and lapped out. As stated above i really hope it's a poor observation because i like devan and i want to see him do well
Funding? Doesn’t Moran = Oil company ?
Inexperience with lack of that crew chief knowledge is one probelm. Burning up the phone line and pit area to use anyone he can is not the way to set up a car on a national tour is another. The team is trying to play in the big league on a budget that isn't. This is why every chance Devan gets he is poor mouthing that they need money or more sponsorship. He drop many more places in points the point money from Lucas may not be enough to cover the losses for the long trips ahead to stay on out.
He's another I think needs to run regionally. He could win 10-15 races a year in the Mid Ohio Valley area. The selfish part of me would like to see him, Carpenter, and Zack Dohm compete for wins every week.
Rajflyboy
What does Moran = Oil Company mean?
Maybe they should go back to Rockets.
Donnie May have had some oil company sponsorship in his day- but the family didn’t own an oil company. Devin doesn’t have it - the team is on a tight budget.
You may be thinking of the Eddies Sunoco (or Eddies 66) sponsee Donnie carried. Not sure- but I believe it was a local company/station that was one of Donnies sponsors.
Thanks for the clarification. . I have always liked Donnie and have chatted with him a few times in the pits over the years. He was real nice to us
Thanks Clump 👍
You are right chump of Clay
Forgot about the drilling business Ron had- but didn’t know he owned wells. Thanks man- that’s been several years ago I I have slept a little since then. I guess Donnies car (at that time) was the first time I had ever seen pearl white paint. It changed colors with the sun/light- thought it to be really cool. Think it was at Bulls Gap for an NDRA show that Robert Smalley was having.
My bad : it’s clump of Clay (not chump of Clay) my sincere apologies to you! Better get myself some new reading glasses.
He started the season exceeding all expectations and running like never before. Not even up for debate.
Never slow in the Pope car. Again, not up for debate. I didn't realize he was a world beater in the xr1.
Sample size is still small and at least half of it is pretty impressive.
Exceeding expectations? He won at Eastbay, where he has been good in everything.
I think you're forgetting how good he was on the WoO tour with the rocket him and Twarog had. 4th in points in 2017 and 2018. Won the PDC, won at Terra Haute, Jim Dunn Memorial and he was just getting his feet wet then.
4th on the junior circuit? He still has way more top 10s than not. He had been way faster than only 1 win would indicate. He's lost a few late in the going and had some bad breaks. Only very recently has he fallen off some.
Even as recently be as the last race at Wheatland, he was as fast as anybody over the latter portions of the race.
I'm not sure I understand what this thread is about. Devin starts 3rd tonight at I80... Yeah struggling