Jimmy Owens to Rocket

[dirtdobber45]

Not sure if Jimmy was in the new XR-1 tonight at Florence or not wasn't there due to work schedule but, he finished 16th. So do you all think it's the powerplant possibly? or Chris Fox's absence? Or maybe a combination of the two? Like someone stated earlier maybe a Sweet-Bloomquist chassis, Cornett engine, and the return of Chris would put him back on top. Not really sure...

I wonder if he even got to stop somewhere and get a lil practice in to shake down that car

[Aces&Eights]

What goes up, must come down and it hit with a dull thud in 16th, a lap down...
Really? Not shaking the car down was what happened, c'mon. I'm sure he'll improve tonight, but according to the NASA diehards this was to be magic, lightning in a bottle, but it was worse than I thought it would be. Jimmy can drive no doubt, but I have to disagree on the, "It's just a lump of tubing" argument. If Rocket was serious about showing what their car can do in the right hands they should've made sure that car was spot on before it left Shinnston and sent a tech man with him. Missed opportunity...

[Kromulous]

The new XR1 looks good, Owens looks like he may be down on power. I know compared to Bloomquist they are all down about 100hp, if you seen Bloomer in qualifying...

Owens car looks good thou, right attitude around the track, seems to square up and go off the corner. I noticed him and Erb really dicing it up in the heat race, both really wanted that bottom groove.

[toast]

It's hard to get to the top of any sport, It's even harder staying at the top!!

[bleedblue55]

What goes up, must come down and it hit with a dull thud in 16th, a lap down...
Really? Not shaking the car down was what happened, c'mon. I'm sure he'll improve tonight, but according to the NASA diehards this was to be magic, lightning in a bottle, but it was worse than I thought it would be. Jimmy can drive no doubt, but I have to disagree on the, "It's just a lump of tubing" argument. If Rocket was serious about showing what their car can do in the right hands they should've made sure that car was spot on before it left Shinnston and sent a tech man with him. Missed opportunity...

Pretty sure this ranks close to the top of ignorant comments on this thread.

[onlyfacts]

What goes up, must come down and it hit with a dull thud in 16th, a lap down... Really? Not shaking the car down was what happened, c'mon. I'm sure he'll improve tonight, but according to the NASA diehards this was to be magic, lightning in a bottle, but it was worse than I thought it would be. Jimmy can drive no doubt, but I have to disagree on the, "It's just a lump of tubing" argument. If Rocket was serious about showing what their car can do in the right hands they should've made sure that car was spot on before it left Shinnston and sent a tech man with him. Missed opportunity...

How was McDowell in the Sweet Bloomquist? You do know that high profile guys have their own shock packages and engine choices.... If you were such an expert you could figure out what the two winningest cars have in common... But I will help you out they have Fords built by the same guy... More to it than chassis. Maybe Jimmy could hire you for tech help you seem to be an expert on everything. But glad to see you come back Supereight after you said you were retiring from 4m. We all should be honored to have such an expert like you to keep us informed on 4m.

[Centeroff]

Seriously gonna question the power plant in the car? Those guys were 3/4 throttle most of the night. You don't need big HP on a slick Florence track. They just missed it last night. Track will change 1000 times by the 100th lap sat night

[NormP]

If he really didn't get to test it any before last night, then it's only natural that it will take some laps to figure out the differences in this car vs. the others. I would look for him to be more competitive in it than last night pretty quickly.

[Centeroff]

Just got the heat race win in that rocket. Didn't look bad. 0 was coming hard from the tail but big turn around from the anchor he drove last night

[Highside Hustler25]

What goes up, must come down and it hit with a dull thud in 16th, a lap down...
Really? Not shaking the car down was what happened, c'mon. I'm sure he'll improve tonight, but according to the NASA diehards this was to be magic, lightning in a bottle, but it was worse than I thought it would be. Jimmy can drive no doubt, but I have to disagree on the, "It's just a lump of tubing" argument. If Rocket was serious about showing what their car can do in the right hands they should've made sure that car was spot on before it left Shinnston and sent a tech man with him. Missed opportunity...

I've never heard of anyone purchasing a chassis and getting a tech man thrown in for free. You Sir are a few french fries short of a happy meal. Your mouth is in gear, but your brain is in neutral.

[dirtdobber45]

What goes up, must come down and it hit with a dull thud in 16th, a lap down... Really? Not shaking the car down was what happened, c'mon. I'm sure he'll improve tonight, but according to the NASA diehards this was to be magic, lightning in a bottle, but it was worse than I thought it would be. Jimmy can drive no doubt, but I have to disagree on the, "It's just a lump of tubing" argument. If Rocket was serious about showing what their car can do in the right hands they should've made sure that car was spot on before it left Shinnston and sent a tech man with him. Missed opportunity...

Hmmmm...missed opportunity? Last night mustve been the shakedown session. Lmao 1st and 3rd tonight, oh yeah thats it tech guy showed up. lmao Anybody that is changing chassis should get a few test in to get the feel for it duh lmao

[stevensracing_6]

Am I really the only one that didn't expect the car to blow out the field the first night out?.....

[a25rjr]

Hmmmm...missed opportunity? Last night mustve been the shakedown session. Lmao 1st and 3rd tonight, oh yeah thats it tech guy showed up. lmao Anybody that is changing chassis should get a few test in to get the feel for it duh lmao

WTH.... I heard ,after Thurs nites fiasco, he had ordered a new Longhorn!

He must have bolted on a "special" set of them Hoosier tars.....it couldn't have anything to do with that new chassis though....roll eyes...afterall its just a bunch of steel welded together! lol

[fastford]

Am I really the only one that didn't expect the car to blow out the field the first night out?.....

nope...............

[dirtdobber45]

Am I really the only one that didn't expect the car to blow out the field the first night out?.....

As most on here know Im a big Jimmy fan but since there wasnt a test & tune session before he went to florence I knew he wouldnt lap the field lol But since hes had some time in it I think he'll be just fine in the future