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Robby Gordon Motorsports is truly the little team that could. In its third full season Gordon’s team made the switch to Dodges after having been with Ford and Chevrolet in the prior seasons. Despite it being in a disadvantaged position, Gordon’s team was able to keep him sponsored and on-track.
Gordon’s performance in 2008 was slightly down from years past. While he was particularly strong at the superspeedways, he struggled to find speed everywhere else. He finished the season 33rd in driver points and 34th in owner points. His average finish was 29th.
While there was an almost merger at end of last season with what was then Gillett-Evernham, RGM remained an independent. The team still went through changes in the offseason though. For the fourth time in as many seasons they switched manufacturers, joining the Toyota camp.
Jim Beam will be back on the car for 13 races and I suspect RGM will be able to line something for the remainder, as they have in past seasons.
As with Waltrip, expect more of the same out of RGM. Gordon will have good races here and there, but there won’t be anything too spectacular from him. Whether talent or equipment, the team just doesn’t have the resources to compete with the Roushs or Hendricks of the world.
Robby Gordon Motorsports is truly the little team that could. In its third full season Gordon’s team made the switch to Dodges after having been with Ford and Chevrolet in the prior seasons. Despite it being in a disadvantaged position, Gordon’s team was able to keep him sponsored and on-track.
Gordon’s performance in 2008 was slightly down from years past. While he was particularly strong at the superspeedways, he struggled to find speed everywhere else. He finished the season 33rd in driver points and 34th in owner points. His average finish was 29th.
While there was an almost merger at end of last season with what was then Gillett-Evernham, RGM remained an independent. The team still went through changes in the offseason though. For the fourth time in as many seasons they switched manufacturers, joining the Toyota camp.
Jim Beam will be back on the car for 13 races and I suspect RGM will be able to line something for the remainder, as they have in past seasons.
As with Waltrip, expect more of the same out of RGM. Gordon will have good races here and there, but there won’t be anything too spectacular from him. Whether talent or equipment, the team just doesn’t have the resources to compete with the Roushs or Hendricks of the world.
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Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on
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Agree'd, GEM was suppling Robby with shitty engines and he didn't have the TT COT chassis until 2/3 of the way thru the last season.TRD engines,Kirk,TT COT's all schould be good. I pray to God!
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Permalink Reply by Keith on
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1) Robby never complained about the motors... other than fuel mileage
2) As pointed out in the article, lack of resources is our weak point. While the TT chassis seemed to be a vast improvement, other teams are now on their 6th or 7th generation
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Permalink Reply by Kevin Meyer on
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I have a real issue with the end of that article where the "Insider" questions the amount of talent RGM has. We all know RG is one hell of a wheel man. Kirk is an experienced CC and the improvement the team showed at the end of last season shows that Kirk can get the job done. While there has been some changes with the pit crew, many strong members remain intact and they will benefit from another year together and can bring along the new guys. The engineering/chassis team created the TT chassis based on their off-road experience. What other team has thought outside the box like that and showed success with it? I like the way this team is coming together. The talent is there.. the equipment should improve considering factory support with Toyota motor program and engineering department. 2009 is the first year RGM will be getting equal motors compared to the big teams. Despite what the "Insider" thinks, this could be a big year.
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