New Penske Motors? What about RGM?

New updated Dodge motors for the 2 and 22 so why can't Dodge throw some support to RGM...

http://www.allpar.com/news/index.php/2012/03/penske-sprint-cup-cars...

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Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on March 30, 2012 at 11:11am

That you would need to ask Dodge.

In case you never noticed, None of us here seem to have a friggin clue why.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on March 30, 2012 at 11:19am

Dodge seems to have lost any interest in RGM. When there wasn't some factory support to get Robby a Penske engine for Daytona I was puzzled? He had made the race and it just didn't look right to me. But, this was before Penske announced they were switching to Ford next year. Robby running his own engine didn't work not so wel, did it?

I don't have a lot of faith in Dodge doing well at anything they do in the future. The man in charge of Fiat is a fool and why would anyone think that Fiat could save any car company anyway? Come on, Fiat? You got to be kidding me!

I have a feeling that RGM will not be in a Dodge next season. Anyones guess at this point as to what he will drive next I think.

Permalink Reply by BajaTuner on March 30, 2012 at 11:21am
Because he is not racing this race.
Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on March 30, 2012 at 11:25am

Any confirmation that RGM has scrapped the Arrington Motors project this year? I assume so but never saw confirmation.

My question relates to Sonoma and WG. Will RGM lease a new R6P8 from Penske or use the old engine?

Permalink Reply by Carl Abrams on March 30, 2012 at 12:03pm

Maybe he should drop in a Brushless Motor.

I put one in my #7 RC Truck and it hauls ass now.

Permalink Reply by Scott C on March 30, 2012 at 6:09pm

I will guess the answer starts with an A.

Permalink Reply by WJM on March 30, 2012 at 6:19pm

I don't think Penske provides engines on a ad hoc or à la carte basis.

Permalink Reply by Bruce Smith on March 30, 2012 at 8:39pm

Don't you think Dodge would have made it happen at Daytona if they cared about RG?

Permalink Reply by Josh Fisher on March 30, 2012 at 10:37pm

Was the problem at Daytona a Penske not wanting to/having the resources at the track to lease Robby an engine, or was it along the lines of Brian K last year where the engine mounts & plumbing at stuff would've had to be redone to get the Penske engine in the car?

Permalink Reply by WJM on March 30, 2012 at 11:03pm

You are correct. Swapping out a RGM motor for a Penske is not plug and play.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 30, 2012 at 11:05pm

Robby's cars are set up for the R6series engine the same Penske.Brian K's old cars where set-up for the old engine. Becouse Penske's engine shop was prepared to supply 4 PR engines (one race,one spare per car) not 6.Listen to Robby's request again,he asked to use one of the spares.When you lease an engine,you get an engine,a spare,a tune technician.Cough up the 100k. Did Penske have a spare engine with the modified fuel injection manifold ready to go? Might be the biggest reason Robby didn't get the use of one.And if they had used one of Roger's bottom ends with Robby's (probably miss- matched) intake manifold,they would have burnt a piston still.Only this time it Rogers.
The new 'SRT' block is a closed deck vs open deck that the Dodge block has been since they returned to Na$crap.Not a big story,really.

Permalink Reply by Mike Kenyon on March 30, 2012 at 12:03pm

Robby own's his Dodge engines.Arrington is the rebuilder.

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