Hudson Oneal

[HoosierDirtFan]

Please Hoosierdirtfan the news of Huddy has been broke we don't need another thread lol...

I could care less.

[lugnut24]

Huddy too SBR you herd it here 1st

[SLIDING SIDEWAYS]

Alot of faults statements in this thread!

[dirtcrazy4u]

Hudson in a midget for 2020. You heard it.

[Bloomerdirtking]

Bridget the midget??

[fryefan]

The team he has been driving for is no longer going to field a car. Last race for them is next weekend at Charlotte.

While he has some skills, he does tear up a lot of equipment (his and others). They probably could not afford another year.

[Dlmfan123]

While he has some skills, he does tear up a lot of equipment (his and others). They probably could not afford another year.

I doubt there out of money. Probably just tired of throwing away money for no reason

[hucktyson]

It’s safe to say this burns fella has spent several million dollars on racing. I don’t see anyway that he was losing less than 300k a year to find Hudson O’Neil. This is nothing against Hudson it’s just the reality of the sport .... 3 people are making money Keyser MFG , mark richards and Steve baker ... everyone else is getting by or losing their a$$. The economics need to change by reduce the cost to build a competitive car , but my opinion is irrelevant because I don’t race full time lol. I do run a successful business that I started from nothing in an extremely competitive field and I have been around racing for 35 years..... When you guys say nothing is wrong and everything is great you point to people like burns to prove it’s fine but when those guys quit you never say wait a minute maybe we should look at some things.

[hucktyson]

This whole deal of guys standing on the cars to pack down the left rear so it measures 39” and the second that car moves it jumps up to 43 is absurd. Watching that is an absolute clown show , it was acknowledged wedge cars killed racing and they have let them come back only this time with 8k shock packages and engine rebuilds costing more than the entire motor did in the wedge days ...

[Barbecueboy]

Huck

So you really believe Hoosier, Penske, Cornett, etc are barely getting by and rocket and keyser are the only guys making money??

Or did I read that wrong?

[hucktyson]

Ok I should rephrase. Dirt late models represent a tiny portion of Penske shock revenue. Hoosier has a monopoly on all things dirt racing on top of selling asphalt , drag , road course , atv , motocross etc etc etc no matter what the other rules are people still need tires. keyser most likely only gets a small portion of their revenue from racing also. Cornett only has a few guys working and a ton of legit competition, pro power , Durham, Clements , Vic Hill etc etc. Rocket is the one dominate company in this specific market that doesn’t have any real competitors. Guys with lots of money expect to win prolifically , and they aren’t stupid or the wouldn’t have the money to begin with , once they realize that the money can’t buy wins because everyone else is spending it too they lose interest and quit ....

[WisWildManFan]

honest question huck... do you think you could hop in a top touring car and be competitive with those guys at eldora. I respect you have made your money and are out there doing it... my question is do you have top notch equipment and are just missing setup from lack of racing often and full time? Could you hop in the 32 car with bob sr turning wrenches and be miles ahead of where you are now?

[TS FAN]

He will find a ride IMO

[Hoosier_Dirt]

There was just a story after ONeal won the Jackson 100 stating Burns asking O'Neal if he was gonna leave, and O'Neal stated "I'm not going anywhere". So my question, what changed in the last month and a half to make Burns close up shop?! And is it just the Lucas team? He also owns some crate stuff and Chad Stapletons car too, or Stapleton is associated with the team.

[hucktyson]

Wis man. Saying “ lack of racing often” doesn’t really paint the full picture. I didn’t even go to a race track to watch until the world in 2019. Do I think it’s possible to show up under powered with a 2016 Pierce to your first race of the year at the world and compete ?? Absolutely not , Do I think I have a chance with the new car ? Yes or I wouldn’t have bought it. My car as I took it to PRP with zero adjustments was capable of running 14.7 , the driver being unfamiliar with the track , unfamiliar with the car and overdriving the entry of all 4 corners in qualifying clearly was not. Hitting the entry correctly and seeing how this car was capable of turning and accelerating through a corner was eye opening to say the least. I predict much better results in 2020 ...