Rocket XR 1.2 is a Bloomquist Chassis

[kidrock]

If true I don't think it will be housed out of Brandon's shop but of course they will use his shop when they are racing close to his shop. JMO

[Josh Bayko]

That is true. Mark even said that himself. However, I don't believe the new car is a zero copy. The parts go on an old car too.

Oh I don’t think it’s a direct copy either. I’m sure Scott had some design influence on the 1.2, but it’s not nearly as much as being implied in this thread.

[KTMLew]

Interesting. Way back folks claimed that the Orange front end Rocket was a Bloomquist copy also.... and that car was prolly the worst experiment to come out of Shinnston.

Also interesting to hear of Josh's return. Is he coming back as a driver, or coming back to take over some of the business side? I could see Mark maybe wanting to start that transition into slowing down some. Do you suppose the Rocket house car could be racing out of Brandons shop? He was fairly persistent about wanting to be home more.

I'd wondered about the plans for the future of Rocket. Surely they've had a convo about it. The they being Mark and Steve.

[Henry Every]

Interesting. Way back folks claimed that the Orange front end Rocket was a Bloomquist copy also.... and that car was prolly the worst experiment to come out of Shinnston.

Also interesting to hear of Josh's return. Is he coming back as a driver, or coming back to take over some of the business side? I could see Mark maybe wanting to start that transition into slowing down some. Do you suppose the Rocket house car could be racing out of Brandons shop? He was fairly persistent about wanting to be home more.

I think it goes to show that chassis are different and just sticking another front end on a car from another or putting on a different set of brackets won't necessarily produce a winning combo. The Bloomquist car is a complete package developed in harmony.

[Flathead]

What Shane and Dale McDowell do this off season will probably let everyone know if it’s a Bloomquist copy or not. JMO.

[zyoung25]

McDowell ready has his own version of the zero car. I don't look for them to go another direction, unless a sponsor steps in and wants them to run something different. Look at how long they ran the warrior cars when no one else was. They are pretty good at being on their own island.

[84wedge]

McDowell was a non issue last night at Eldora. It's like he to start in the back to get a podium there.

[zyoung25]

McDowell was a non issue last night at Eldora. It's like he to start in the back to get a podium there.

Didn't he start on the outside pole for the world?

[KTMLew]

I never considered Team Zero to be a chassis builder/company. Scott grudgingly let a few others have them. Always appeared he was hiding something or just keeping his stuff secret as possible.


Just my impression. Do a mean giraffe too.