Bob Pierce race cars

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

i know for a fact he had to sign a non-compete and non-disclosure agreement to become a rocket dealer. now whether or not mark lets him still design cars for bobby is unclear, but new platinums are not supposed to be built based on the signed contract with rocket. and fwiw, i think that's a smart move on rocket's part to protect themselves, but when you get to where there are less people selling an item in a market because of things like signed contracts, etc, then prices can just be driven up higher and higher and there won't be anything that can be done. with everyone whining about the cost of racing, don't forget there are PLENTY of agreements already out there between sellers and "buyers" like rocket has and we all see the effects when we go to buy something.

I'm sure. Rocket is big on legal documents.

[fastford]

The xr-1 has been on more tables than you mite think. Been that way for years and will be that way for many more years.

im sure , i know of 4 within 100 miles of me , so yea , there is no telling.......

[chupp n bloomer fan]

He ran the Pierce car at Macon.

I wanna say that’s the last he ran it then. They said they wanted it for bullrings, so they didn’t screw up the XR1’s. They had good luck with the Pierce cars on the bullrings, according to Bob I think it was.

[chupp n bloomer fan]

In my opinion, Bob kind of put himself in a strange position when he become a Rocket dealer and Bobby runs an XR1 vs a Pierce Platinum chassis. I am sure there is a need from a business point of view for repairs and/or updates and parts for the Pierce cars already in existence, but it is hard to have teams pay good money for a new chassis that the builder and his team don't currently run himself. Bob would be better off in focusing on only building modifieds under the Pierce Platinum banner and selling XR1 late models. The shop would still be busy servicing both. Just my two cents.

Same here. I wouldn’t touch a new Pierce car. His son ain’t driving them, so I wouldn’t either. I know Bob’s reasoning too, and I think it’s a good one.

[BILL47A]

First of all I would like to thank all of you who contributed to answering my original question on this thread. I don't post a lot, usually only if I have questions or on subjects I don't quite understand. I have enough drama in my life where I do not need to get involved with the written confrontations and finger pointing on 4M as some people do. In closing, I have some what of a comical statement to make. What if, down the road, Bob Pierce and Rocket part ways. Knowing Mr. Pierces talents and skills in building and designing late models, as well as modifieds he and Bobby decide to get back to it. They could take a little Pierce experience, blend it with a little XR-1 stuff (of course not legally stepping on any of Mark Richards toes) and come up with a new design. I think they could call it the "Pierce Pocket". Get it. Replace the "R" in Rocket With the "P". OK, I'm done now.

[Jking24]

Unzicker said he has a brand new car bob just finished fresh off the jig in last night's interview so that should answer the question

[dirtcrazy4u]

I think mark understands the xr-1 has probably been on a lot of tables, including the pierce clan. He has probably had other builders chassis on his table in shinstown.

The NEW pierce platinum I'm sure has a combo of his measurements and rockets numbers.

[fastford]

thats why no one bothers to try and patent a chassis , to easily broken by changing a few insignificant bars and its your design then...also , i would bet the pierce rocket relation ship will do good to survive another season , i think bobby will be back in " THERE" design next season....JMO....

[turnleftandgasit]

Thought Ciera was the Pierce Pocket

[chupp n bloomer fan]

First of all I would like to thank all of you who contributed to answering my original question on this thread. I don't post a lot, usually only if I have questions or on subjects I don't quite understand. I have enough drama in my life where I do not need to get involved with the written confrontations and finger pointing on 4M as some people do. In closing, I have some what of a comical statement to make. What if, down the road, Bob Pierce and Rocket part ways. Knowing Mr. Pierces talents and skills in building and designing late models, as well as modifieds he and Bobby decide to get back to it. They could take a little Pierce experience, blend it with a little XR-1 stuff (of course not legally stepping on any of Mark Richards toes) and come up with a new design. I think they could call it the "Pierce Pocket". Get it. Replace the "R" in Rocket With the "P". OK, I'm done now.

The Pierce Pocket Rocket. I like it. Different colors, maybe some different attachments, $$$$.