CJ Rayburn looking for a buyer...

[Krooser]

Saw a post about CJ thinking about retiring and he is looking for a buyer for his shop and equipment.

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Theres your chance go get em!

[Krooser]

I can't seem to get my $200 Mastersbilt together... Much less new Rayburns for cash customers.

30 years ago it would have been different.

[Jking24]

Doesn't cj have a son thay is involved ?

[HoosierDirtFan]

Doesn't cj have a son thay is involved ?

He has a son Christian Rayburn who raced for a while. Not sure if he's involved any more though.

[Senroc-Systems]

Heard through the grapevine that Rusty Schlenk and his car owner, Tyler Bork, are trying to put a deal together.

[Krooser]

Christian is still involved. His RaceKnowHow video showed he was building a few modifieds to try to diversivy the brand.

I know they have built mods before but it seemed they have a few new things going in swing-arm land.

[dirtcrazy4u]

The rayburn trade mark has and will always be based around his swing arm design. The building of a few modifieds could quite possibly lead his son down the road of being back to one of the best chassis out there. Today's SLM is not a car of simple set ups and designs.

[goincircles]

Schlenk

Heard through the grapevine that Rusty Schlenk and his car owner, Tyler Bork, are trying to put a deal together.

You mean Bork is trying all you have to do is ask Schlenk why he does run.big shows he will tell ya it's his subpar equipment That dude doesnt have a pot to piss in

[BTExpress]

Even with a sale of CJ's assests to a new owner, is it even possible for Rayburn cars to become a dominant force again on a national scale in a world dominated by Rocket, Longhorn & Black Diamond? The same can be said for other chassis manufacturers like GRT, Warrior, Mastersbuilt and even Barry Wright. It seems like once you fall off of the top of the mountain it seems impossible to get back up.

[over4T]

CJ's got nothing left to prove and he's getting up there in years. I say that with all respect since we're the same age so maybe he should retire.

But don't sell the property in Whiteland. That's a nice serene place in the cornfields. Maybe I could bring a couple of beagles back there and we could go rabbit hunting and I could teach him to make hassenfeffer.

[dirtcrazy4u]

BT. To get back on top these chassis guys have to get out there and be competitive in either woo or lucas. The problem comes from they no longer want to hire a top driver, and the associated costs that go along with touring. All the manufactures you mentioned still understand what it takes to climb that ladder. They no longer want to. BWRC, Rayburn, Mastersbuilt, remember the tee, make Mastersbuilt great again ? There's no reason why any of them can't get back there other than $$$ they would need to spend. Rocket is run more professionally than any builder out there. They've got guys welding around the clock. Is someone going to ramp up to be able to compete. Not a chance.

[BTExpress]

Dirtcrazy.......You are probably right, but on the other hand, I guess there is still enough regional business to keep builders like Capital, Lazer, Kryponite, CVR, Shaw, etc in business and keep a roof over their heads. It just goes to show how much of a demand there is for building Dirt Late Model chassis both on a national and regional level.

[RaceEngineer]

Even with a sale of CJ's assests to a new owner, is it even possible for Rayburn cars to become a dominant force again on a national scale in a world dominated by Rocket, Longhorn & Black Diamond? The same can be said for other chassis manufacturers like GRT, Warrior, Mastersbuilt and even Barry Wright. It seems like once you fall off of the top of the mountain it seems impossible to get back up.

It's as easy as getting popular again.

[Josh Bayko]

Even with a sale of CJ's assests to a new owner, is it even possible for Rayburn cars to become a dominant force again on a national scale in a world dominated by Rocket, Longhorn & Black Diamond? The same can be said for other chassis manufacturers like GRT, Warrior, Mastersbuilt and even Barry Wright. It seems like once you fall off of the top of the mountain it seems impossible to get back up.

I doubt they could ever be dominant in today’s landscape, but I could see them selling more cars than they have been with better marketing and some changes to make their cars more competitive with Rocket/Longhorn/BD.