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Permalink Reply by Jason on August 22, 2009 at 12:41pm

why would the 66 take a prime pit selection if they are going to just park

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on August 22, 2009 at 1:24pm

Coulda been... it's the 33

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on August 22, 2009 at 12:54pm

Maybe the 66 is hoping this will be the week he's racing at least to the mid point. Strange to see the 48 in the back pits too.

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Permalink Reply by xcmtb on August 23, 2009 at 8:50am

Looks like the Browns got it done for you...

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 8:24am

I do not think it was as bad as the result. RG was moving up before the first caution. According to Race View he had the fastest car. Car was a little tight so he took two tires for track position and one round on track bar. Car got very loose after that and moved to the back. Next caution took four and tightened the car up. Turned out to be the right rear tire had low tire pressure. The pressure and changes made the car really tight. Bumped the wall three times and knocked the two out. Loss multiple laps under caution fixing the toe.

In summary, car was very fast at drop of green. Low right rear tire pressure ruined the night.

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Permalink Reply by Saluki7 on August 23, 2009 at 8:40am

The book of excuses just keeps growing. Looks like Speed may catch him for 35th.

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 9:16am

robt - Maybe Robby will let you drive it for a race or two and then you can give him a few pointers.

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 9:19am

I hope he keeps going as owner/driver with maybe a second team. I am sure he has a good business plan to present to current and possible sponsors. Hopefully they take the bait and fund a second team.

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 9:15am

Saluki7 - Excuses? I listed facts and a little bit of opinion. Your big dollar Hendrick and Gibbs teams did very well yesterday.

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Permalink Reply by Lance on August 23, 2009 at 10:15am

We sucked yesterday guys. I listened for about 100 laps to that mess. They had a good car until lap 60 when they took on 2 tires and jumped up to 12th. Robby sucks on old tires as usual and so what do they do at next caution? They lose 2 laps working on the toe. It was a complete joke last night. Robby is the biggest waste of talent in the garage. Robby needs to focus on driving the car and hire some people who have had some measure of success in the cup series to work on his stuff. I mean seriously, what is the point of all this?

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 10:44am

Lance - were you watching the same race? The problem with the second stint was NOT two tires but instead the right rear lost air and the car became very loose. Ever turn left when the right rear tire was low on air? They didn't know the tire was down so they corrected for the loose condition. After the correction and air in right rear the car developed a push. The toe happened late in the race not at the next caution.

The point is watching a single car owner/driver attempt to achieve his goal of racing in cup his way. Not to sound rude but if you want to watch a big funded team with a good driver with loads of engineers and top dollar equipment succeed then there are a few teams you can follow. This is why I like RGM over Hendrick, Gibbs, and Roush.

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Permalink Reply by GasOnRobby on August 23, 2009 at 4:01pm

Sorry but I don't see the similarities. I must admit that I am new to offroad racing but does he have the Hendrick budget, equipment, and multiple drivers or does he just have an efficient operation with a good driver?

I don't mind teams dominating and I do not dislike Hendrick, Gibbs, and Roush. I just like the RGM underdog more. I was a fan of Bill Elliott's when he showed up at Daytona and spanked the field.

I do dislike parity and managed competition by the sanctioning body. I think Nascar is Nascar's worst enemy.

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