Birky running WoO July 6th @ Dubuque

[plunks7]

Ahhhh..... Is he ever gonna race them? Lol.

He had 1 of them out and raced it locally. EPJ raced 2 races with it that I know of.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Alissa just posted in "Brian Birkhofer Racing Fans" Facebook page about an hour ago - The rumors are true! Brian will be racing at Dubuque and Deer Creek this weekend.

[huskerdirt]

Alissa just posted in "Brian Birkhofer Racing Fans" Facebook page about an hour ago - The rumors are true! Brian will be racing at Dubuque and Deer Creek this weekend.

Yeah..... we know.

[HoosierDirtFan]

Yeah..... we know.

Title of Thread said Dubuque. Didn't mention Deer Creek, so maybe some didn't know. No every one does social media.

[Birky.Fan]

I for one didn't know he was going to Deer Creek. Which is nice to know since I'll probably make it there.

[TackyTracker]

so who wins more crown jewels the rest of the yr...
birky or bloomer

just saying if Rauen said hey run the USA,World,Knox and DTWC for me.. Thx Brian and go get em

RightOff would still have an excuse

[MotoMatt]

That's a great question but Birky has a lot of rust in the elbows by now. A lot has changed since he slid past Bloomer high at Knoxville and Rauen may have top notch equipment but nobody is going to say he's got a top notch setup. It would take a miracle for him to win the first night out after so long, and if he did go on to run the rest of the crown jewels he would have to get some serious seat/setup time in between now and then to be a contender.

I am sure my opinion will be as popular as Bloomer not pi$$ing in a cup or Bobby pulling the dirtiest slider since sliding out of his mom but hey, it's what I think on the subject.

[getinit]

That's a great question but Birky has a lot of rust in the elbows by now. A lot has changed since he slid past Bloomer high at Knoxville and Rauen may have top notch equipment but nobody is going to say he's got a top notch setup. It would take a miracle for him to win the first night out after so long, and if he did go on to run the rest of the crown jewels he would have to get some serious seat/setup time in between now and then to be a contender.

I am sure my opinion will be as popular as Bloomer not pi$$ing in a cup or Bobby pulling the dirtiest slider since sliding out of his mom but hey, it's what I think on the subject.

Actually Brian hasn't been out of the setup game as long as you'd think. It wasn't but a couple months ago Simpson mentioned having him at his shop helping go thru his longhorn before his win at LaSalle. Simpson has as good of equipment as anyone also. It's still an uphill battle, but don't think Brian isn't paying attention to what's going on. I wouldn't doubt that Brian has been preparing the car and testing some for while. I do agree that not competing at least weekly puts a guy at a disadvantage though.

[Hollis]

Is it somewhat of a gimmick to put butts in the seats? Birky is good so we will see what happens.

[Highside Hustler25]

That's a great question but Birky has a lot of rust in the elbows by now. A lot has changed since he slid past Bloomer high at Knoxville and Rauen may have top notch equipment but nobody is going to say he's got a top notch setup. It would take a miracle for him to win the first night out after so long, and if he did go on to run the rest of the crown jewels he would have to get some serious seat/setup time in between now and then to be a contender.

I am sure my opinion will be as popular as Bloomer not pi$$ing in a cup or Bobby pulling the dirtiest slider since sliding out of his mom but hey, it's what I think on the subject.

I agree with this assessment. Was a huge Birky fan but being away that long will make it a tough battle. Was kind of disappointment with the last comeback. Hope this one's better.

[bullring]

What kind of car counts would you guys guess for Dubuque? There aren't a lot of open late models in that area are there?

[kazual]

Promoters are frequently taken to task for lack of effort and initiative. This one wouldn’t be cheap and maybe not for all but it’s an interesting play given Birky’s strong appeal in that region. Like to see more of these; Kelly Boen at I80 comes to mind.

[MI Dirt Fan]

What kind of car counts would you guys guess for Dubuque? There aren't a lot of open late models in that area are there?

I looked at a few past results from Mason City Iowa in 2016 and a couple from Oklahoma last year. And it was 20-27 range.

[15b24fan]

What kind of car counts would you guys guess for Dubuque? There aren't a lot of open late models in that area are there?

I would say 20-25 cars would be a fair expectation. I think 30 would be pushing it. I'm just hoping for enough to have a full A main. Looking forward to the show regardless. I'll be rooting for the 15B (or 30?) and 157!

[BirkyTime15B]

I’d say about 30 cars max. Will be a great field nonetheless and good to have racing in Iowa again.