Carrier Jr. taking job at Rocket

[bleedblue55]

ECJ wasn't in his own equipment the last couple years when he wheeled a Longhorn for Jake Keaton.

[RaceEngineer]

LOL. Dlmfan. If he's not a big fan of XR-1's do you really think richards would bring him on board ?

Carrier didn't like the XR1 he drove for Grover. That is a fact.

[Clayton_Wetter]

What job is he giving up to take a good job?

Maybe one that will still exist down the road...

Why does everyone think this is so great?

[RaceEngineer]

Maybe one that will still exist down the road...Why does everyone think this is so great?

I don't know if it is or not. You make it sound like he left a $100k/yr job to be a street musician.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

As long as Mark and Steve don’t say screw it one day and leave Eddie high and dry, it’s probably a good opportunity. Keeps his foot in the door in the racing community, is around the top selling chassis manufacturer, and can gain some knowledge about the XR1. Which I to would agree Eddie did not like.

But certainly not an opportunity you’d wanna turn down. Maybe one day he’ll get a chance in one of Mark’s cars. No I’m not saying replacing that overrated BShepp.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

And I’d assume some decent benefits, which I’m sure he has had sparingly. Not sure if his wife works or not.

[Clayton_Wetter]

I don't know if it is or not. You make it sound like he left a $100k/yr job to be a street musician.

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[Josh Bayko]

Carrier didn't like the XR1 he drove for Grover. That is a fact.

The XR1 didn’t exist yet when he left Grover. He drive one for Keaton and said it didn’t fit his style.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

Josh

I think the car he drove for Keaton was an older Rocket, like 14’ish. But I do believe Carl had one of the first XR1’s also.

[King1]

He got a few races in the XR1 before Grover closed up shop. There's an in car video of him winning a heat at 201 in it. I also remember them being posted on racing junk shortly after they parted ways.
If he's just now starting to make smart career choices I feel sorry for him. Sounds like he'll be working til he dies. There isn't much calling out there for a professional dirt car driver. If you're lucky enough to land a ride driving for a guy who's fortunate enough to have a CPA that calls and tells him to spend a 1,000,000 in order to avoid paying a ton in taxes then by all means ride that train as long as you can, but I hope you have a skill you can fall back on once that guy decides to retire and sell his business.

[zyoung25]

I look at this like....there goes another one. I know Jake was solid in the mod, and was improving in the late model before he put Eddie in the car. I understand his decision, I just hate to see another guy step away.

I'll be curious to see if Jake gets back in a car or sells out. They had a pretty good year last year for a regional team.

[RaceEngineer]

Thanks for backing me up guys. He had an Xr1 struggled with it. Made it plain as day he didn't like it. But, I heard plenty of complaints about them in year 1. Obviously, the bugs are worked out now.

[Barbecueboy]

good things happen to good people and big Eddie is about as good as it gets.