Interesting stat from Derek Kessinger for this season

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  • JabberJaws83
    Senior Member
    • Jan 2008
    • 848

    #46
    How does total cars sold vs tour wins ratio make any sense?

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    • BTExpress
      Senior Member
      • Sep 2015
      • 1212

      #47
      Let's be honest, right now on the National Scene it is Longhorn vs Rocket with a "smattering" of Capital, MB Customs and Black Diamond. That being said, there are a ton of other chassis builders making a living and still keeping the lights on somehow, so they must be selling enough cars on the regional level. I'd put BWRC, Mastersbuilt, Lazer, TNT, CVR, Kryptonite, Warrior, Stinger, Domination, Swartz etc. in that category. It looks like Bob Pierce threw in the towel and is no longer building DLM Chassis. I too like it when there is a variety of chassis winning races.
      Last edited by BTExpress; 10-28-2022, 07:12 AM.

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      • MasterSbilt_Racer
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 14320

        #48
        Originally posted by JabberJaws83 View Post
        How does total cars sold vs tour wins ratio make any sense?
        You can choose any measurements you want. I can tell you when the tour wins decrease, so do the phone calls.

        I have been to some of those shops that haven't produced any of those wins recently. There isn't much going on. There are a few who have carved out a nice business supplying crate guys, but many are hobby shops at this point.
        Modern Day Spec Wedge Racing

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        • ZERO25
          Senior Member
          • Aug 2018
          • 5240

          #49
          Originally posted by Snake X3 View Post
          If you take one particular driver out of the Rocket side, how does that effect things?
          The top Longhorn driver won 40% more races than the top Rocket driver!

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          • Raceready
            Senior Member
            • Jun 2015
            • 4737

            #50
            Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
            The top Longhorn driver won 40% more races than the top Rocket driver!
            That is HUGE for sure ! !

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            • Raceready
              Senior Member
              • Jun 2015
              • 4737

              #51
              Originally posted by ZERO25 View Post
              The top Longhorn driver won 40% more races than the top Rocket driver!
              I see last night that Brandon Overton added yet another big win on the Longhorn side of the fence .

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              • Barbecueboy
                Senior Member
                • Mar 2013
                • 18116

                #52
                He looked like his old self last night……..good win, he sorta needed that I think.
                Where is the move over flag when you need it?????

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                • Raceready
                  Senior Member
                  • Jun 2015
                  • 4737

                  #53
                  The World Finals ! ! Who would have thunk that a series that is dominated by The Rocket Chassis brand would have their Grand Finale of the season won by one of those outsiders in a big old Longhorn driven by J.D. ? ?

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                  • powerslide
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 2696

                    #54
                    Originally posted by Snake X3 View Post
                    One thing about the chassis wars that bothers me is that Rocket and Longhorn are dominating. Back in 2015-16 I did a lot of tracking of the number of chassis entered in races and how they performed and things have really gone downhill since then. I hope the trend reverses. I'd really like to see more chassis out there and run competitively.
                    It seems like alot of the smaller builders quit chasing the national scene and started trying to cater to the crate or local guys. Alot more of those types then the 20-30 guys running nationally

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                    • ImCryn2
                      Banned
                      • Oct 2009
                      • 885

                      #55
                      Originally posted by Raceready View Post
                      The World Finals ! ! Who would have thunk that a series that is dominated by The Rocket Chassis brand would have their Grand Finale of the season won by one of those outsiders in a big old Longhorn driven by J.D. ? ?
                      If someone in the sport looked at the entries and didn't think that top longhorn driver was a favorite they haven't paid much attention. JD has been in a league of his own this year. Davenport no surprise, Madden no surprise, Erb finishing ahead of McCreadie was kind of a surprise. It was more of a surprise that there were only 2 longhorns in the top ten than it was Davenport won.

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                      • dirtcrazy4u
                        Senior Member
                        • Feb 2017
                        • 3212

                        #56
                        Only 2 horns in the top 10, say it isn't so. You had big sexy as the dominate guy a year ago. JD was the guy this year for sure. Brandon Sheppard before that. Wins add up to more sales and I bet Rocket is selling twice as many cars than Longhorn. You can't base everything off 2 national series. They both are without question the chassis to have if your on tour. Yes there are a few guys running something different but just for the support rec'd you'd be crazy not to have a horn or xr in your stable. Neither chassis maker is hurting for orders I guarantee you that much.

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                        • Pennsboro32
                          Senior Member
                          • Jan 2020
                          • 3440

                          #57
                          Originally posted by Raceready View Post
                          The World Finals ! ! Who would have thunk that a series that is dominated by The Rocket Chassis brand would have their Grand Finale of the season won by one of those outsiders in a big old Longhorn driven by J.D. ? ?
                          When you purchased a longhorn shirt, did it come with a free pair of longhorn knee pads?

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                          • Highside Hustler25
                            Senior Member
                            • Nov 2009
                            • 12950

                            #58
                            Originally posted by Pennsboro32 View Post
                            When you purchased a longhorn shirt, did it come with a free pair of longhorn knee pads?
                            He bought the knee pads. They threw in the shirt for free.
                            8/13/16

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                            • 84wedge
                              Senior Member
                              • Sep 2020
                              • 2091

                              #59
                              Originally posted by Pennsboro32 View Post
                              When you purchased a longhorn shirt, did it come with a free pair of longhorn knee pads?
                              Pennsboro saddling up whenever anyone speaks unkindly about Lord Mark Richards of House West Virginia.

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                              • Raceready
                                Senior Member
                                • Jun 2015
                                • 4737

                                #60
                                Originally posted by 84wedge View Post
                                Pennsboro saddling up whenever anyone speaks unkindly about Lord Mark Richards of House West Virginia.
                                Some people tend to that blind of the obvious FACTS that the superior Longhorn brand has won every large event of note this year. They can't bring their selves to realize that the bandwagon that they have been riding atop for years has developed a flat tire. We have been noting as to how the main apologist on here makes snide comments or calls out [like a Karen] the spelling of any member that who simply makes a comment about any of the many big significant wins that the Horns have conquered these last few years. It has [perhaps jokingly] P.M.ed to me that one particular fellow idolizes Rocket so much that if Mark Richards stopped real fast that somebody would have to call a wrecker to pull him out of Marks rearside ! !
                                Last edited by Raceready; 11-07-2022, 11:48 AM.

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