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[fryefan]

You beat me to it. Larson wouldn't even make the show first time out.

That is FAR from a given.

[fryefan]

If he gets enought test time in he will.

I doubt that he would need much test time to master a late model.

[HIGH ROLLER]

I doubt that he would need much test time to master a late model.

with rumley dialing it in it wont take long

[bleedblue55]

While I appreciate Donny's accomplishments, IF Kyle Larson would have been running sprint cars against him every night for as long as Donny has ran them, then Donny would have a LOT less wins.

Maybe next year Donny can drop off the WOO tour and cherry pick some ASCoC races or try for that ultimate crown of Pa. Speed Week Champ. Kyle is a once in a generation talent but he hasn't been going toe to toe every night with the best drivers or the top teams.

[Jim11h]

Stewart looked pretty good in late model and they have similar racing backgrounds

[TDRacin®]

Maybe next year Donny can drop off the WOO tour and cherry pick some ASCoC races or try for that ultimate crown of Pa. Speed Week Champ. Kyle is a once in a generation talent but he hasn't been going toe to toe every night with the best drivers or the top teams.

Like I said, in case you haven't noticed, he's been cherry picking the WoO series too! You try to make fun of ASCoC and PA, but he's making fun of WoO too. Every time he goes toe to toe with them, he's the man to beat!

If you think what he is doing isn't something special, you live in a small world.

[bleedblue55]

I live in the real world and he ain't jumping in a late model and instantly start kicking everyones azz.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I live in the real world and he ain't jumping in a late model and instantly start kicking everyones azz.

DLM racing has zero talents like Larson. There is no reason he can't win immediately with a properly prepared machine.

[nc mudcat]

I won't say immediately, but he will win pretty quickly, depending on where he goes first.

[TDRacin®]

I live in the real world and he ain't jumping in a late model and instantly start kicking everyones azz.

So you're saying he's no Scott Bloomquist. He's been running sprint cars for over ten years but only until recently has he been this dominate (and only this year has he been able to commit to the type of schedule he is).

The thing about Kyle is he has shown how adept he is at adapting quickly to whatever vehicle he is in. He can run well in a 3,300lb Cup car and turn around later that night and be competitive in a sprint car. While a LM takes a completely different driving style, there's nothing I see that says he wouldn't be able to quickly adapt to that and be just as competitive. Look at some of the newer drivers wih very limited experience in LM's doing very well against seasoned, accomplished drivers. Experience only gets you so far before talent starts to play a role. Saying there's no way he could do it is only an opinion based on nothing.

Again, hopefully we get to see it and one of us can prove the other wrong.

[Highside Hustler25]

First off, I am a huge Larson fan, but in no way will he dominate right off the bat. I will say with today's formats, I could see him turning a fast lap, start up front, and win a WoO or Lucas event.

[Pennsboro32]

Late models are way more technical than sprint cars. Sprints are more about the driver than set up IMO. He wouldn't win instantly in a super but I think he could be competitive and I doubt it would take him long to run up front consistently if he gave it a full go.

[dirtcrazy4u]

WOW. Not a word about his crew chief ! There is such a fine line in today's deal that if you don't have that guy your not going to win races. Young money is good, real good. He doesn't abuse tires, which in my opinion is one of the main reasons why he is so good. If Rumley is the guy turning the wrenches and they get some testing done, nothing would surprise me as far as how well he does. If it's a team car to the 39, forget about it kyle, sell tee shirts, smile for the photo opps and then say it was fun.

[TeNfOMaFiA69]

WOW. Not a word about his crew chief ! There is such a fine line in today's deal that if you don't have that guy your not going to win races. Young money is good, real good. He doesn't abuse tires, which in my opinion is one of the main reasons why he is so good. If Rumley is the guy turning the wrenches and they get some testing done, nothing would surprise me as far as how well he does. If it's a team car to the 39, forget about it kyle, sell tee shirts, smile for the photo opps and then say it was fun.

The dig at the 39 team in your post shows your complete ignorance

[ready2rd]

maybe larson in that ole saw blade 6 car at port royal with leroy tuning that ole big 460cubic incher with kevin working on them sprangs and shocks .