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Anybody ever think that ALL good drivers need a good crew chief. Rumley's and JD were a good combo. As times go by this season maybe will see just what Rumley meant to JD. Currently he is not running as well as last year. Car ? Who knows, yes it's something new. Power, not what he had last year. Crew, you need time to blend, that depends on 1 thing patience. If driver and crew cannot communicate all parties are just spinning out of control and mite as well move on.
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What parts does he have no one else can get?Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View PostUp in the air who my next “favorite†driver is. Really losing hope on Bloomer getting anywhere back to “normalâ€.Comment
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I'm kinda in the middle on this one. The device 110% helped him out, and him gloating when it was taken away and he still was winning early on, well, he ate them words.
In saying that, I think he is very talented. I don't know the correct answer to his current situation, other than to give him and Barry more time. He was far as I know offered the 116 car, but didn't take it. Man, I think that's a fine a$$ ride, but it's a persons decision to do what they feel is best for them, so he did what he felt was right. I know him and Barry are really tight, so is what it is.
The chemistry him and Kevin had, is very rare. But, once they started losing, poof. It was gone. But when they had it, they were magic.
I wish him the best, and I agree with Zach, it does have to wear on you. But I think just give it time. He'll find his spark again with either Barry or someone else. He is likable and talented and pretty young still.Up in the air who my next “favorite†driver is. Really losing hope on Bloomer getting anywhere back to “normalâ€.Comment
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Actually, quite a few. He always does. People are willing to develop things for him and let him try new stuff first.Originally posted by chupp n bloomer fan View PostModern Day Spec Wedge RacingComment
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Originally posted by In The Gas View Post
There trying but I think you are exactly right. But all it takes is to hit on something and it will turn around.THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!Comment
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In saying it that way, gotcha. Because of his experience, analytical way of looking at things, his consistency of running pretty good, and it's Bloomquist, I see why. People wanna sell their stuff, and on 4m he's the devil, but in the business world, he's $$$$$.Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View Post
Any parts you can think of off the top of your head? Maybe the weighted axles at first, or them shocks.Up in the air who my next “favorite†driver is. Really losing hope on Bloomer getting anywhere back to “normalâ€.Comment
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I've been on a 30 year slump and no one has noticed....Member of the Luxemburg Speedway Hall of Fame
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JD is no flash in the pan, even the season with CBR was enviable to a lot of racers. To those from the same area as JD, we knew he would be a force with the right equipment. This is not to say he is bad equipment now, he is where he chose to go, he no longer desired to chase a national series. I realize at present that he and Barry are not as fast as they want to be. Understand he's racing how he wants to, he's helping develop a new design car. Why is it people expect a new design to instantly be dominant? Some ideas don't work right out of the box, but I see them improving. It would be a mistake to compare for instance the debut of the XR1 to what Barry and JD are doing. The XR1 had the advantage of 2 years development on the national scene by Longhorn, Rumley, JD, Moyer and many others before it ever saw the track. Barry and JD are 1 car starting from scratch. So JD may not be dominating on the tour but he's far from bumming or some flash in the pan, here today gone tomorrow racer. He chose where he is and what he is doing.Originally posted by zach51 View PostHistory doesn't always repeat, but it does often rhyme.Comment
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So if you put Bloomer or Richards in a sub par car are they just average Joes? By that theory everyone is only as good as the car they are in? Silly..Davenport is a (not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word)(not a nice word) good driver..Comment
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Yes, they would be average. The driver isn't a huge piece of the puzzle. A top notch guy vs a capable guy is about 2 or 3 tenths. And can be less if the track condition is one where the capable guy does well.Originally posted by Illtsate32 View PostLast edited by MasterSbilt_Racer; 05-11-2017, 08:25 AM.Modern Day Spec Wedge RacingComment
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He was a top notch regional racer. You either knew that, or you are not very informed.Originally posted by Black FModern Day Spec Wedge RacingComment
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I agree their performance may be average..but they are still great drivers..I am still of the opinion an average driver still cannot win in a great car on an elite level..maybe run very well but not win..cream still rises to top...and yes I also agree certain track conditions favor less capable drivers..Originally posted by MasterSbilt_Racer View PostLast edited by Illtsate32; 05-11-2017, 08:28 AM.Comment
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Agree completely. A middle of the pack local cannot win a Lucas show in any car. He can win a local show in a great car.Originally posted by Illtsate32 View PostModern Day Spec Wedge RacingComment
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Really???? You being the SUPER TROLL that you are.Originally posted by Black FTHE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!Comment
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My 95 year old grandmother could win at Daytona. It ain't racing. It's a interstate drive with no rest areas. LolOriginally posted by MI Dirt Fan View Post2023 Races - WoO at TSTComment
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