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  • 20fan
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 206

    #1

    Bloomers secret sauce?

    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
    Senior Member
    • May 2007
    • 2861

    #2
    Sure looks like he is steering better than the others. Driving straight back to throttle sooner.

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    • Josh Bayko
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 8737

      #3
      His driving talents are unrivaled, and over the years, his understanding of the cars themselves is on that level too.
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      • Chris Thomason
        Senior Member
        • Jan 2017
        • 1078

        #4
        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.

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        • MaverickSprints
          Senior Member
          • Apr 2017
          • 209

          #5
          Originally posted by 20fan View Post
          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 View Post
          Sure looks like he is steering better than the others. Driving straight back to throttle sooner.
          Originally posted by Josh Bayko View Post
          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.
          History doesn't always repeat, but it does often rhyme.

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          • CIRF
            Senior Member
            • Jul 2007
            • 8122

            #6
            Bloomy is among the very best in a dirt late model, but that's as far as it goes.

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            • MI Dirt Fan
              Banned
              • May 2007
              • 8806

              #7
              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.
              Last edited by MI Dirt Fan; 06-09-2017, 10:16 AM.

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              • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2013
                • 7658

                #8
                Originally posted by MI Dirt Fan View Post
                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!
                THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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                • MI Dirt Fan
                  Banned
                  • May 2007
                  • 8806

                  #9
                  Originally posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS View Post
                  Thats a devise called traction control!
                  Explain your argument

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                  • Black I
                    Banned
                    • May 2017
                    • 846

                    #10
                    Originally posted by MI Dirt Fan View Post
                    Explain your argument
                    He can't. He's an idiot

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                    • MI Dirt Fan
                      Banned
                      • May 2007
                      • 8806

                      #11
                      Originally posted by Black I View Post
                      He can't. He's an idiot
                      Exactly...

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                      • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                        Senior Member
                        • Mar 2013
                        • 7658

                        #12
                        Originally posted by MI Dirt Fan View Post
                        Explain your argument
                        Nothing to explain plain and simple.
                        We'll see if it works sat night
                        THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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                        • SLIDING SIDEWAYS
                          Senior Member
                          • Mar 2013
                          • 7658

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Black I View Post
                          He can't. He's an idiot
                          Thank you for the compliment!
                          THE REAL SLIDING SIDEWAYS!

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                          • Black I
                            Banned
                            • May 2017
                            • 846

                            #14
                            Originally posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS View Post
                            Nothing to explain plain and simple.
                            We'll see if it works sat night
                            Told you he couldn't explain

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                            • Black I
                              Banned
                              • May 2017
                              • 846

                              #15
                              Originally posted by SLIDING SIDEWAYS View Post
                              Thank you for the compliment!
                              That is for u. Yw

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