Interesting stat from Derek Kessinger for this season

[84wedge]

And how many Longhorns are on WoO? There wasn't one last year.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

And how many Longhorns are on WoO? There wasn't one last year.

English later in the year. Maybe Larson?

[Highside Hustler25]

Gundaker? Not sure.

[bleedblue55]

Gundaker? Not sure.

I think Gundaker is in a Longhorn now but ran a lot of the season in a Black Diamond.

[84wedge]

A more telling stat would be win percentage by races ran per chassis in each series.

[Drop Shock]

We got people on this thread arguing which is better, Longhorns or Rockets, that can’t even look at a car and tell whether it’s a longhorn or a rocket

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

I don't see any pictures in this thread. The argument is only a matter of perception anyway.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Here is how I read into this. Both rocket and Longhorn have no trouble selling there cars. I believe what gives longhorn a small advantage is location. Making that trip up thru WV esp when the snow flies. No matter what the reasonning, horns seemed to have the upper hand this year. Rumley works closely with a few of those teams and right now he is the guy that makes those horns go fast. Rocket drivers will catch up and when they do the chassis orders will go up. When the xr-1 first came out they couldn't produce them fast enough.

[bleedblue55]

A more telling stat would be win percentage by races ran per chassis in each series.

That tells you nothing except a useless percentage. Doesn't matter the series or the car count there are only about 6-10 well funded teams capable of winning on a regular basis. Doesn't matter what brand the balance of the field of local and regional drivers run. Look at the Hillbilly this year where the majority of locals are running Rockets. Rumley shows up and takes the top prize. What that showed is that Rumley is very good at what he does, Bilstein has a great package for the Horn, and Kyle Larson is a generational talent. Saying a Longhorn beat a field that was 60% Rocket is totally irrelevant considering that most of that 60% don't win at Tyler on a weekly basis.

[ZERO25]

If you took one particular drivers wins out of the Longhorn side, the numbers match up better to the amount constructed!

[MIdlmfan]

Similar arguments can go on with motors Clements obviously is the most most popular well TMAC won Lucas with a Cornett BShep was second in a Durham and Hudson was fourth with a Cornett but Clements is being awarded the engine builder of the year for Lucas that don’t seem right

[kipling]

If Longhorn has 6 of the top ten in DOD rankings, how did Rocket win more races? I look forward to all the expert replies.

[kipling]

And, I have no interest in either company, just a senseless argument for internet experts.

[play4kps]

Geez, who cares, This idea that chassis are what it takes to win is a big problem! Lets give the drivers the respect they are due.

[dirtcrazy4u]

Geez, who cares, This idea that chassis are what it takes to win is a big problem! Lets give the drivers the respect they are due.

Well if you look at EPJ a chassis does make a difference. 2 yrs ago he could barely make a starting line up. He got back in a longhorn and he is a threat to win again. EPJ didn't forget how to drive, that chassis he was in was and is terrible. That is until they copied other makes.