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  • Okfine
    Senior Member
    • Mar 2013
    • 395

    #16
    Originally posted by Josh Bayko View Post
    Why does it have to be a Longhorn? Flavor of the month isn't always the best flavor for a driver.
    They all want the hottest new thing.............right now, that's the longhorn chassis.

    Call it flavor of the month, call it whatever you want........it's just a hot package right now.

    Somebody could come up with the next best bearing for the pit cart drawers, by the end of the season every touring guy would have one.......nature of the beast.
    EVERYBODY HAS A GAME PLAN, UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.......M.T

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    • TowerView
      Senior Member
      • May 2007
      • 1978

      #17
      Originally posted by NoWay View Post
      Just read on twitter Steve Francis dropped off the tour
      wrong Lucas is off until August 7-8

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      • Josh Bayko
        Senior Member
        • May 2007
        • 8756

        #18
        Originally posted by Okfine View Post
        They all want the hottest new thing.............right now, that's the longhorn chassis.

        Call it flavor of the month, call it whatever you want........it's just a hot package right now.

        Somebody could come up with the next best bearing for the pit cart drawers, by the end of the season every touring guy would have one.......nature of the beast.
        Capital is just as hot right now, but nobody around here ever suggests a driver get one of those.
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        • Tireguy17
          Senior Member
          • Mar 2008
          • 1173

          #19
          Originally posted by rc24 View Post
          you think its the chassis? Look at Erb's performances since he has got out of the BWRC! Francis and O'neil have not even looked competitive this year.
          Erb had 1 win in the BWRC this year. The 1st weekend on the Black Diamond he won a qualifying night at the Dream and finished 3rd in the Dream, and 2 more Summer Nationals wins since. I'd say his program has improved since getting out of the BWRC.

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          • T-MAC39FAN
            Banned
            • Mar 2014
            • 626

            #20
            Originally posted by Josh Bayko View Post
            Capital is just as hot right now, but nobody around here ever suggests a driver get one of those.
            Casey roberts always did well in his capital car. Dk why he switched to longhorn unless he just wanted to try somthing different

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            • biglaud32
              Senior Member
              • Jan 2008
              • 294

              #21
              They need to switch to Club29/Black Diamond and put fresh Jay D!ckens engines under the hood! Oneal would be right back up front virtually over night. Oneal hasn't looked fast in the BWRC since the Show Me last year! All year long they've been out to lunch and it's sad because both drivers can drive but it looks like they're trying to race station wagons!!! It's been crystal clear since the start of the season...

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              • chupp n bloomer fan
                Senior Member
                • May 2007
                • 11526

                #22
                Originally posted by Josh Bayko View Post
                Why does it have to be a Longhorn? Flavor of the month isn't always the best flavor for a driver.
                It's the only chassis made anymore. No other exist, they invented dirt racing and late model chassis. At least that's the message on 4m. Kinda dumb if you ask me.
                Up in the air who my next “favorite” driver is. Really losing hope on Bloomer getting anywhere back to “normal”.

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                • NormP
                  Senior Member
                  • Mar 2011
                  • 2262

                  #23
                  Heard he may be out at CBR before long
                  I hope that's the case. I was ready for him to jump ship about halfway through last year.



                  Originally posted by Pennsboro23 View Post
                  I agree, Francis was pretty tough the year before he got into the Bowyer ride. Since then, he has been less than impressive. I don't believe anybody has had much luck in that 15 car.
                  That was the year he was the house car driver for Barry Wright. They were on a tear. Then came the Bowyer ride, and he did about like Davenport did in it. Even though it was the same chassis brand as the year before, for both Davenport and Francis.

                  It's the Bowyer team, not the chassis. And I shouldn't even say team--it may be one guy in particular, whether it's Bowyer or a crew member. I don't know, but the common theme with every driver that has been on that team has been that it's a Bowyer ride.

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                  • keith94elliott
                    Senior Member
                    • May 2007
                    • 230

                    #24
                    could be the Penske shocks. I think oneals team ran ohlins last year.

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                    • plunks7
                      Senior Member
                      • Sep 2007
                      • 3274

                      #25
                      I know of 1 guy out there that has been in his chassis for years. All he does is tweak a few things and Wins!!!! While all the other guys switch chassis every other month or year.

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                      • T-MAC39FAN
                        Banned
                        • Mar 2014
                        • 626

                        #26
                        Originally posted by NormP View Post
                        I hope that's the case. I was ready for him to jump ship about halfway through last year.





                        That was the year he was the house car driver for Barry Wright. They were on a tear. Then came the Bowyer ride, and he did about like Davenport did in it. Even though it was the same chassis brand as the year before, for both Davenport and Francis.

                        It's the Bowyer team, not the chassis. And I shouldn't even say team--it may be one guy in particular, whether it's Bowyer or a crew member. I don't know, but the common theme with every driver that has been on that team has been that it's a Bowyer ride.
                        I have to agree w you on that norm p. Always the case w boyers team

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                        • T-MAC39FAN
                          Banned
                          • Mar 2014
                          • 626

                          #27
                          Originally posted by plunks7 View Post
                          I know of 1 guy out there that has been in his chassis for years. All he does is tweak a few things and Wins!!!! While all the other guys switch chassis every other month or year.
                          Yea plunks. Barry knows his chassis . If he could focus on one car and driver like he did w his house car they would be back to winning.

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                          • Okfine
                            Senior Member
                            • Mar 2013
                            • 395

                            #28
                            Originally posted by Josh Bayko View Post
                            Capital is just as hot right now, but nobody around here ever suggests a driver get one of those.
                            Capitol has two drivers that have won races this year that I know of on a national or regional level....with clanton winning all but one of them.

                            Longhorn has multiple drivers winning in them all over the country.......Ziegler just won in his, davenport, ferguson,Roberts,have all won multiple times in theirs, chub running great again, boom making some noise , madden getting in one supposedly,and a backlog at the shop that is a head scratcher on who's do get done next.

                            Unless I'm missing something on the Capitol thing, I can't see exactly that they are just as hot.
                            EVERYBODY HAS A GAME PLAN, UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.......M.T

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                            • Okfine
                              Senior Member
                              • Mar 2013
                              • 395

                              #29
                              Originally posted by T-MAC39FAN View Post
                              Casey roberts always did well in his capital car. Dk why he switched to longhorn unless he just wanted to try somthing different
                              Because he liked the longhorn better......but he is one of those smart guys that can figure out exactly what he likes and make whatever he has work to the best of it's potential.
                              EVERYBODY HAS A GAME PLAN, UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.......M.T

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                              • Okfine
                                Senior Member
                                • Mar 2013
                                • 395

                                #30
                                Originally posted by NormP View Post
                                I hope that's the case. I was ready for him to jump ship about halfway through last year.





                                That was the year he was the house car driver for Barry Wright. They were on a tear. Then came the Bowyer ride, and he did about like Davenport did in it. Even though it was the same chassis brand as the year before, for both Davenport and Francis.

                                It's the Bowyer team, not the chassis. And I shouldn't even say team--it may be one guy in particular, whether it's Bowyer or a crew member. I don't know, but the common theme with every driver that has been on that team has been that it's a Bowyer ride.

                                This^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^.........it's not the equipment .
                                EVERYBODY HAS A GAME PLAN, UNTIL THEY GET PUNCHED IN THE FACE.......M.T

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