Rick Ekert in 2019

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

I don't think think Kyle Hardy is in the house car

Your right he is not. He is getting support from bwrc.

[MI Dirt Fan]

Must be rocket car #5000 didn't have any "magic" in it.

[Jking24]

1.) Kyle Hardy is not in the house car.2.) If you can't win in Rocket1, you probably won't win in much else either.

I don't think these are fair assessments.1. Rick did win in rocket1 2 he only drove it for the later part of one season even when sheppard got in it it took a little while for mark to figure out what he needed

[HoosierDirtFan]

Hope he finds a ride for next year. Rick's a good dude and great to talk to after the races. It would odd not seeing him on tour after all these years of racing. He's been around for a long time like some others have (Bloomquist, Lanigan, O'Neal, Eckert, Mars). Rick's one of them guys I've always rooted for.

[MI Dirt Fan]

I thought Eckert was in it for a full season.

[Zonks32x]

I thought Eckert was in it for a full season.

He took over mid-year in June of '14

His 1st win was at Cedar Lake in S/N race and then went back to back at Wilmot two nights later.

I was at that Wilmot race and Eckert was clearly the class of the field.

http://www.thehelltour.com/news-sp-498349790/170-eckert-dominates-wilmot

[rdcllk]

Is he the last of the dirty dozen?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Is he the last of the dirty dozen?

If I remember correctly yes.

[wfofan]

He's the next Birky...

[zyoung25]

I don't think these are fair assessments.1. Rick did win in rocket1 2 he only drove it for the later part of one season even when sheppard got in it it took a little while for mark to figure out what he needed

He drove it the whole 2014 season on the outlaw tour, except GA/FLA speedweeks. He did not win on WoO tour. He won a couple smaller shows in crowls car that year, and 2 SN races in rocket1.

I think a longhorn fits his style a little more than the xr1 does.

[MI Dirt Fan]

He drove it the whole 2014 season on the outlaw tour, except GA/FLA speedweeks. He did not win on WoO tour.

That's what I thought. Thanks.

When he won the championship in 11' I think he only had 3 series wins and 4 overall.

[zyoung25]

That's what I thought. Thanks.

When he won the championship in 11' I think he only had 3 series wins and 4 overall.

He won that because Richards had a flat with just a little bit over a lap or so to go at Charlotte. Josh was running like 4th and Rick was about 7th on one laned race track. Not taking anything from Eckert at all, I like him. But luck was on his side that night.

[dirtMAN007]

Hope he finds a ride for next year. Rick's a good dude and great to talk to after the races. It would odd not seeing him on tour after all these years of racing. He's been around for a long time like some others have (Bloomquist, Lanigan, O'Neal, Eckert, Mars). Rick's one of them guys I've always rooted for.

You only know one side of him ................there is a few more !But hey we all have our bad days and do and say things we may wish we had not ! Probably see him regionally this year and years to come .

[Highwayman]

...2.) If you can't win in Rocket1, you probably won't win in much else either.

Pure manure. EPJ did'nt do much in a Longhorn, now look at him and he actually did get some time in a Rumley designed Longhorn, so that's no excuse. Some cars fit some people, some don't. Lacking success in Rocket1 is not the end-all be-all of skill/talent measurement.

[Pennsboro23]

Pure manure. EPJ did'nt do much in a Longhorn, now look at him and he actually did get some time in a Rumley designed Longhorn, so that's no excuse. Some cars fit some people, some don't. Lacking success in Rocket1 is not the end-all be-all of skill/talent measurement.

Eckert has been in 3 different chassis in the past few years and hasn't set the world on fire in any of them. (Rocket, Longhorn, Bloomquist). The rocket team is the best DLM team there is, they would make almost every driver better.