Bloomers secret sauce?

**20fan** · 06-09-2017, 08:58 AM

What separates him from the rest? Shocks, set up, driving ability......?
Been going to eldora for years, and his car turns the best of anyone we have seen.

**flagone** · 06-09-2017, 09:08 AM

Sure looks like he is steering better than the others. Driving straight back to throttle sooner.

**Josh Bayko** · 06-09-2017, 09:19 AM

His driving talents are unrivaled, and over the years, his understanding of the cars themselves is on that level too.

**Chris Thomason** · 06-09-2017, 09:26 AM

Like Josh says... love him or hate him, the guy is simply one of the very best to ever hit the track. The tire rules really play to a better drivers hand. Billy Moyer even stated that in his DoD recap interview. There isnt anything Bloomquist hasnt seen and just experience can go a long way.

**MaverickSprints** · 06-09-2017, 09:53 AM

Originally Posted by 20fan

What separates him from the rest? Shocks, set up, driving ability......?
Been going to eldora for years, and his car turns the best of anyone we have seen.

Originally Posted by flagone

Sure looks like he is steering better than the others. Driving straight back to throttle sooner.

Originally Posted by Josh Bayko

His driving talents are unrivaled, and over the years, his understanding of the cars themselves is on that level too.

Everything you guys said applies and I'd add that, instead of falling into the trap a lot of racers and people in general fall into, that if a little of something is good then a whole lot should be awesome. Instead of trying to over do it in any one category he has always striven for a balanced drive-able car. Even in the early years of the, "on the hook" setups you almost never saw his car toting the LF. He keeps his cars pretty simple and basic, if you look underneath you won't see a myriad of brackets with untold number of possible settings, just the minimum to stay in the sweet spot and not adjust himself out. His cars tend to be build more rugged and less prone to part failures, you can't win if you don't finish. This is why he also hasn't won as much at Eastbay as some others, he isn't a throw it and stomp it sort of throttle jockey, he's a driver. Keeps the car straight, lets the chassis do the work, saves his tires and clobbers you in the end. I think this is why he never tried GRT when they were hot, they were the opposite of his strategy, holes everywhere and flimsy aluminum bracketry, not what he would do. That's what I've observed in my time and learned from a friend that helped assemble his cars at Warrior and Barry Wright.

**CIRF** · 06-09-2017, 10:00 AM

Bloomy is among the very best in a dirt late model, but that's as far as it goes.

**MI Dirt Fan** · 06-09-2017, 10:13 AM

Smooth and straight is traction on all four wheels. Throwing the car into the corner creates more wheel spin.

The guy did dominate the USA 100 basically on 7 cylinders for almost that last 40 laps.

**SLIDING SIDEWAYS** · 06-09-2017, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by MI Dirt Fan

Smooth and straight is traction on all four wheels. Throwing the car into the corner creates more wheel spin.

The guy did dominate the USA 100 basically on 7 cylinders for almost that last 40 laps.

Thats a devise called traction control!

**MI Dirt Fan** · 06-09-2017, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS

Thats a devise called traction control!

Explain your argument

**Black I** · 06-09-2017, 10:42 AM

Originally Posted by MI Dirt Fan

Explain your argument

He can't. He's an idiot

**MI Dirt Fan** · 06-09-2017, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by Black I

He can't. He's an idiot

Exactly...

**SLIDING SIDEWAYS** · 06-09-2017, 10:57 AM

Originally Posted by MI Dirt Fan

Explain your argument

Nothing to explain plain and simple.
We'll see if it works sat night

**SLIDING SIDEWAYS** · 06-09-2017, 10:59 AM

Originally Posted by Black I

He can't. He's an idiot

Thank you for the compliment!

**Black I** · 06-09-2017, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS

Nothing to explain plain and simple.
We'll see if it works sat night

Told you he couldn't explain

**Black I** · 06-09-2017, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS

Thank you for the compliment!

That is for u. Yw

**MI Dirt Fan** · 06-09-2017, 11:07 AM

He wasn't fooling me

**Black I** · 06-09-2017, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS

Thats a devise called traction control!

Not everyone needs a "devise". An average driver like jd does, but an above average driver don't. Bloomer is well above average... We understand u don't get it

**Pennsboro23** · 06-09-2017, 11:14 AM

The reason Bloomer is so good is because he's never satisfied with how well his car is. He thinks it can always improve. You see the very best athletes with the same mindset.

**Black I** · 06-09-2017, 11:19 AM

Originally Posted by Pennsboro23

The reason Bloomer is so good is because he's never satisfied with how well his car is. He thinks it can always improve. You see the very best athletes with the same mindset.

Thats one reason of many.