BBQ I just hope he's competitive like he has been in the Perce chassis because, he is worth the price of admission when he's on the track.
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BBQ I just hope he's competitive like he has been in the Perce chassis because, he is worth the price of admission when he's on the track.
when little bobby started racing , pierce was a well known name in the chassis building world , they were building as many or more than a lot of other builders , there was even several running down here in the south with success , I am not taking any thing away from bobby,s accomplishments , but to make it sound like he started out like me with some jack stands and an old lincoln 110 wire welder , just dont add up to me .....
It was a few of his slobber knocking fans that made that statement. Bobby or Bob have never made that claim that I can recall.
And they wonder why?
Before he decided to order 2 Longhorns I sure wish him and Scott would have talked and Bobby would take the seat of the 0. Man would that be a fun to watch as a fan :)
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Scott does not have the financial resources to put another driver in his car. Also, Bloomquist Chasis are designed to be driven fairly straight in the turns- probably wouldn’t fit Bobby’s driving style. It would be very interesting to see him try one tho!
That would explain why they had their ups and downs in the Rocket. Well it should be interesting to see how he does in the longhorn. I know he drove Vic Hill's car but, I haven't heard if he gave any feed back about the car. That would be interesting to hear if he has.
He has always done well in his dad's design. I do understand Bob's health is not the best. What I don't understand is if you have the ammount of success achieved in your design, why change it ? I'm sure they use a jig when building a chassis, pipe is pipe, cut it, fit it, clamp it. Welding is another story, you need a guy that knows what he is doing. A guess, but they have to have at least 2 complete cars sitting in there shop. Are they tore up or stressed that bad that they are going over to horns ? I do agree with the comments when Bobby was in the rockets. They seemed to be off, so who says it can be different if they switch to horns. Bloomer made the comment recently he is done building cars. Can you call Brucebuilt and get one ?
Just my two cents here.. in the Pierce Chassis, Bobby is always a threat to win on any track with a cushion. However in their own chassis the past couple of years when tracks go dry slick he is more of basically a top 10 car and not really a contender to win. While I feel like they gained a lot in dry slick in 2022 there are still several guys they’re not gonna beat. 49, 76, 44. Of all the big chassis builders currently, longhorns seem to be the most versatile in both cushion and dry slick conditions. It may take a bit to get the hang of the longhorns, but I think this is a really smart decision for Bobby moving forward. They can always keep a couple Pierce Platinums around for tracks he has them dialed in at locally while they’re dialing in the Longhorns too.
Towards the end of him in rocket cars I feel like he was getting around in them petty good. The things that sticks out in my mind are is fact that I think every rocket car he sold was bent. From my perspective it looked like they went back to their own stuff because the cost to fix the rocket cars was two high for them. Well.... those horns bend just as easy as those rockets. And I'm willing to bet money he has issues with noses early on. Not that I'm downing them in any way but it seems like they have every thing in the horns shaved down to the bear minimum to get the job done in "normal" circumstances. They don't usually fair to well with jumping the cushion and I feel like the front suspension gets bent really easy with minimal contact. These could be big problems for BP. It will be fun to watch regardless
One thing is for certain, Bobby will get everything out of a racecar that it can give !! He leaves nothing on the table. Was it Richard Childress that told old Dale Earnhardt to " Bring me the checkered flag or be carrying the steering wheel back here " ? Thats basically how young Bobby seems to be; All or nothing ! !
I’m totally great with that attitude…..as long as there are no excuses made for it.
That’s one of the things I loved about the 3.
I dont understand the negative perception of running the cushion in a Horn. Davenport probly won 75% of his wins on the cushion. Hes just wayyyy smoother doing it!
Bobby will be fine in a Longhorn or Rocket or Bloomquist...what ever he drives. He's a great driver and is young, With time he will only get better. He has already done more then a lot of racers twice his age. The kid has a lot of talent and is only going to get better.