Page/Baird to team for 17

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Heard Baird was all set to bank roll wright-davenport,new hauler 2 cars 3 clements motors he ask barry for a price quote for a new car for Page and was quoted pretty much full price which pissed Baird off so he pulled the plug on the deal.

There prolly better off w/o baird as he wants to have 100% input. Barrys a smart bussiness man and prolly did the right thing.

[BTExpress]

I know Baird has a trucking company and sponsored Davenport, but being a fairly new DLM fan, can someone give me an abreviated history of his involvement in the sport????

[Stede Bonnet]

Heard Baird was all set to bank roll wright-davenport,new hauler 2 cars 3 clements motors he ask barry for a price quote for a new car for Page and was quoted pretty much full price which pissed Baird off so he pulled the plug on the deal.

Barry doesn't "DO" deals to my knowledge. Everybody pays full freight, even Bloomer did. Its also what usually leads to splitting, but you can't be doing "friend deals" in racing or you'll get raped, daily. I admire Barry's devotion to drawing a hard line. I know anytime I offered to help someone with what I know on shocks a little, from then on they expected free everything, calling all the time, showing up at the house anytime. This is why I don't answer PM's regarding shocks anymore, everybody wants free what I took years to learn. Its nothing personal, its just business. The way its gotta be.

[Dirtfan04]

Page impressed me this past year at the World 100. That was my first time seeing him race. However, Baird doesn't stick with guys very long so who knows how this will end up. Overton was running really well in his stuff a few years ago and he pulled the plug. Had that team stayed together, i think Brandon would have had some big races on his resume by now.

I agree with you, but ironically, I think maybe this ended up working out best for Brandon in the long run. I think the team he's with right now is far superior. However, he may have never had that opportunity if the Fair Deal had not gone South.

[Josh Bayko]

Somebody else will be in the Baird ride or the ride won't exist anymore by June. Yeah, it's always high end stuff, but Troy Baird has racing ADD unlike anybody else I've ever seen.

[Stede Bonnet]

Somebody else will be in the Baird ride or the ride won't exist anymore by June. Yeah, it's always high end stuff, but Troy Baird has racing ADD unlike anybody else I've ever seen.

Is this the same guy that hired Ross Bailes a couple of seasons ago, had a Bloomquist car, but wouldn't provide any help. Seems like he quit because it was so UN-managible, is this the same team?

[nuff said]

I believe you are correct.RLH was in it at one time also,it seems like Davenport was in it for a brief time after Hollingsworth.

[zyoung25]

I know Baird has a trucking company and sponsored Davenport, but being a fairly new DLM fan, can someone give me an abreviated history of his involvement in the sport????

The Baird transport name has been around for a good while. He's sponsored several drivers in the south since he's been involved. He's been on with Madden. Hollingsworth, and Davenport are just a few names that I can think of. He ain't skeered to toss some money around. He's fielded cars for Steve Shaver, Overton, and Ross Bailes. I think Shaver was only in the car for just a couple races, then Overton replaced him.

[MJD1rtBurner]

He's played the chassis game a lot too with both Club and Longhorn cars not too long ago.

[zyoung25]

He even had a couple of the really old Bloomquist chassis. The one he had was one Rambo drove for Hamrick out of the SC region years ago. It was the one Overton drove at dtwc 2 years ago. I guess we can say that car was built Ford tough.

They were for sale, not sure if they sold or not.

[tsand]

Steed bonnet that's the dumbest thing anybody has every said on here. Baird isn't somebody off the street. He had already committed a half a million dollars of equipment for this year for davenport and barry. That don't include the money he spent of them the first time he backed barry and jonathan a few years ago. You say you build shocks so your saying that if someone told you they will pay all your bills but they would like a set of shocks free you wouldn't do it. Hell barry could have given the man the car free and still would have been 400 thousands dollars ahead.

[B_K]

Ronnie Lee Hollingsworth
Davenport
Travis Pennington
William Thomas
Chip Brindle
Steve Shaver
Overton
Ross Bailes
Kyle Bronson
Page

I'm sure I've left off someone.

[Bwells]

I would also be surprised for this deal to last any length of time but think Micheal is deserving of this opportunity. I feel confident that he will make a good showing that will hopefully lead to more opportunities for him.

[Slideways]

I wonder how long Page will be in that ride before he gets "Bairded"??

[Stede Bonnet]

Nobody ride$ for free...(No Coupons, No Discounts)

Steed bonnet that's the dumbest thing anybody has every said on here. Baird isn't somebody off the street. He had already committed a half a million dollars of equipment for this year for davenport and barry. That don't include the money he spent of them the first time he backed barry and jonathan a few years ago. You say you build shocks so your saying that if someone told you they will pay all your bills but they would like a set of shocks free you wouldn't do it. Hell barry could have given the man the car free and still would have been 400 thousands dollars ahead.

It's funny you picked my thread as the one that angered you since no one has yet said anything nice about Baird. I took up for Barry and that set you off, wow. But lets get this straight, Baird didn't give Barry $500K, he ordered 2 cars and from whats being said and wanted a deal on a third for another guy. I've never met Baird, only read of his exploits and they are entertaining. I admire Barry, I've always been a Barry Wright Race Cars man, I've had 2 of them, but everyone in my area(45 mins from Barry) knows how it works at his shop and Judy is gonna make sure everyone pays whats expected, no discounts that I am aware of. It may be dumb to you, but when your business is in the racing world everybody wants to be your friend, hoping for the buddy pricing... Best of luck on YOUR endeavors.