Notice Jimmy's 2017 schedule is all Lucas races. No WoO, UMP at all. Not even Eldora. Will Bloomer's be the same?
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Notice Jimmy's 2017 schedule is all Lucas races. No WoO, UMP at all. Not even Eldora. Will Bloomer's be the same?
It could be one of two things: Owens wants to closer to home for his son or money is tight.
How many guys will be avoiding drug testing? That is a new factor in the sport...
Bloom won't be racing at Eldora until Tony Stewart sells the track or gives him the 100k he owes him
Maybe an opportunity for a savvy promoter to start up a new event that runs against the world and who isn't so difficult to deal with or power mad..
Bloomquist & his fans still 2yrs later whining about this cracks me up. Wasn't it Babb that was light 10yrs ago and never heard peep outta them. Track scales are official, end of discussion! He's been racing too long to not know rules.
I agree, but I'm still not convinced WRG/WoO/Eldora didn't screw up, realize it too late and refuse to back down in an effort to save face. There were too many questions left unanswered. Now with some big names not eligible to return to the race, I smell opportunity for a "Counter Event". I don't appreciate heavy handed authority and that deal left me with a bad taste and a lot of people got dragged thru the mud, possibly unnecessarily.
I hope this isn't directed at me...
As far as the Babb incident, he did a motor change(not his engine) before the feature and he knew that is was plausible something got overlooked.
There have been events run against the World for years. There's even more events up against the Dream. Instead of whining, the "accused" should just run some of those other events. The whole grand conspiracy thing that racing people latch onto makes the sport look retarded.
Nah guy above ya and yes knew was engine change. We already have too much division within DLM, that wouldn't help anything. World, Knoxville, & chili bowl are stand alone events that will always be the biggest of their genre
Tony doesn't want to get beat by bloomer... Idc what anyone says those 2 events aren't as fun without him there. It's fun to root for him or against, plus there is always a bloomer eldora story line
I agree not the same without Bloomer there.....What sucks the most is that he doesn't have that many years left to compete at the Big E. IMO the whole problem with dirt racing is it has commercialized into some politically correct sport instead of being grass roots like it was intended to be. Cant do Sh!t anymore in this sport.
He was lite when earl owned elders what's the difference.
The world was going on before bloom quiet came along.
It does say more dates possibly added soon... I would expect to find a few more dates outside of the Lucas Series for Jimmy.
No whining here Jimbo. Stating facts. He will not attend a race at Eldora unless Tony makes some large concessions, which I don't think is going to happen. Not for me to sit and say who's right or who's wrong, but it is terrible for dirt racing, which is the big picture issue here. I think Bloom should swallow his pride and attend Eldora's major races like he has in the past, but I don't see that happening. It's a shame.
The money lost on t-shirt sales alone should be enough to make him want to come to Eldora.
A thread about Owens and his schedule. Yet most all of the replies mention Bloomquist... If any of you think Tony Stewart NEEDS any certain Late Model driver to keep the gates open at Eldora, you are sadly informed. I'm sure the bottom line at last years WORLD was not affected one bit. It sure looked like business as usual to me.
You would have to be crazy to schedule against the World, or just like the idea of loosing money. Does any track in the country run the same day?
One fan here who won't. Bloomer needs to suck it up, and move on. You only got a few good years left, make them count and stick it to schizophrenic Tony. Track scales are not official though. Unless they are certified by the state. You are paying based on weight. You or anyone else can argue this point and in a court of law you'll lose if proven your scales aren't accurate. And I'm not talking about just Bloomer, anyone, anywhere.
Because as of now, he's only screwing himself. I'll attend the Big E with or without Bloomer. He's the one losing the T-Shirt sales and wins.
If you schedule it,,,,,,,,,, they will come.............
maybe Mars or Diemel..
And the answer is still the same. Bloomer didn't make weight at The Dream, did they still give him the 100k, no. There's nothing to grasp, you are paid based on wether or not your car weighs I think it's 2350. You don't make weight, you get last. You are paid based on wether or not you hit 2350 or whatever it is.
We went from weight-gate to tire-gate and lawsuits but bloomer folks still talking about the weight. I didn't direct specifically anyone was more of general reference but one poster brought the issue up. I recall this summer all the bloomquist faithful beating the poor dead coyote eaten carcass of skin and bone horse.
As great as he is he refuses to lose with dignity anymore. Last I recall him admitting defeat was clear back when Owens ran bloomquist chassis and they were tight. As for him & Stewart butting heads who knows. I can't see him wanting bloomquist not there but I do think he's trying to carry on the Earl way
Didn't Mars and Diemel race at the World? The bottom line is, if you have a race that Saturday, you get the cars that can't cut it at the world, and fans that don't have money or time to go.
The bottom line is, Drivers know the rules going in. They can race or stay home. The world is still the most prestigious race of the year and who goes or who stays home won't change that. They can throw the tantrum or suck it up. The majority of race fans will get over that. If it goes on too long, they will be saying Jimmy and Scott WHO?
No driver is bigger than the sport. No baseball player is bigger than the sport. Etc
We can debate all day about this, but he who owns and runs the facility sets the rules. You break the rules, you lose. Only ones making money from friv lawsuits are lawyers.