Bloomer

[Escobar]

Actually he didn’t have much going forward & he didn’t own the plane.
There was a reason also he removed the Chasis jigs to another person the previous week.
Everything was well calculated beforehand.

Quit being so cryptic about it and let us know about the “calculations” he made?

It wasn’t a secret that the McDowells were taking over the Team Zero chassis business. If they didn’t get the jig then who did and why? Did the alleged recipient of the jig know about Scott’s intentions? If he had life insurance, why risk losing it by killing himself?

Scott’s had money issues ever since the lawsuit with Blankenship.

[Dirt Clod]

What's even more cryptic is people seem to be arguing about who knows more, who knows what, well calculated, I know what I know, ETC. Can't some just let it go? This thread started about Scott's character. People are sure taking it down a demeaning path. Far from character.

[foxfire2dirtracing]

Dirt Clod/ Escobar
you both bring up good points: I will have no more comments on this issue.
I apologize if I offended anyone.

[Driver50x]

He wasn't .2 tenths faster then other drivers. His rr had a special shock. MasterSbilt_Racer

Then he must have ran that same shock for over thirty years.

[Henry Every]

Then he must have ran that same shock for over thirty years.

If it works, stick with it. LOL

[chopter33]

Then he must have ran that same shock for over thirty years.

That would be impossible cuz you can't keep a secret for very long in the pits. MasterSbilt_Racer

[Henry Every]

I'm done with it, without knowing what went on behind the scenes or in his head there is no way for anyone to know for sure one way or the other what transpired, short of a note spelling it out. I concede some of his decisions leading up to the day can be viewed as evidence of intent, but at the same time in a different light be seen as evidence of something else. The NTSB will eventually issue their findings, the coroner will give theirs as well. If he did do himself harm, its a shame and a tragedy and a loss for everyone. I think if he did chose to do this, he made a huge mistake thinking it was his only choice, it wasn't. Peace everyone, 2024 is almost in the rears and i for one am glad.

[Highside Hustler25]

I'm done with it.

I got a shiny quarter that says yer not

[84wedge]

Quit being so cryptic about it and let us know about the “calculations” he made?

It wasn’t a secret that the McDowells were taking over the Team Zero chassis business. If they didn’t get the jig then who did and why? Did the alleged recipient of the jig know about Scott’s intentions?

Someone else here said they saw a Bloomquist jig at the Rocket shop.

[chathamracefan]

My wife got to witness her first eldora/bloomer moment in 2018 when he slipped and fell on the step of his hauler, dodged the drug test, and missed a whole prelim night. I told her he would somehow still win. She didn't believe me. The boos were pretty stout that night too. That was probably the last time we got to hear them be that loud.

I was there that weekend too. My Bloomer lovin son said the same thing you did. Soon as he fell, he said Bloomer's winnin this weekend.

[Driver50x]

For what it’s worth, the NTSB is currently conducting a “level 4” investigation into this crash. That is the lowest level of an aircraft crash investigation. The investigator did not even travel to the scene of the crash to look things over. He is doing the investigation “remotely”. I wouldn’t expect to much to come out of it.

[MasterSbilt_Racer]

For what it’s worth, the NTSB is currently conducting a “level 4” investigation into this crash. That is the lowest level of an aircraft crash investigation. The investigator did not even travel to the scene of the crash to look things over. He is doing the investigation “remotely”. I wouldn’t expect to much to come out of it.

A summary of the facts, from an official source, may be "quite a lot" for some people.

[KTMLew]

A summary of the facts, from an official source, may be "quite a lot" for some people.

Appears around 1/3 of our residents don't believe in facts or anyone that presents them. "They talking down to me again, mom"..."my 8th grade education was plenty"..."college is just to get those darn librels indoctrinated".

Etc, etc, etc...

[Josh Bayko]

Someone else here said they saw a Bloomquist jig at the Rocket shop.

Mark Richards has said that they were going to provide cars to
Bloomer. Perhaps that was part of the deal.

Jimmy Owens’ self built car is supposedly some Zero/Rocket hybrid. Maybe he has the jigs?

Though, the orange front Rockets were supposedly Zero copies, and they went over about as well as a lead ballon.

[Henry Every]

Mark Richards has said that they were going to provide cars to
Bloomer. Perhaps that was part of the deal.

Jimmy Owens’ self built car is supposedly some Zero/Rocket hybrid. Maybe he has the jigs?

Though, the orange front Rockets were supposedly Zero copies, and they went over about as well as a lead ballon.

You can't just stick this front end on a different chassis and expect the same outcome, it just doesn't work that way. The Zero stuff was a much more rigid platform than pre-XR1 Rockets and the Rockets in general seem to respond better to the "Yawed out, drive it like you stole it!" driving style. Bloomquist/Zero has never been that and perhaps thats why JO was so phenomenal in them but sporadic with Rocket. JMO