Rally for Robby - Speed Energy edition.

TMS is giving Robby crap about promoting Speed Energy at thier track. They towed the show car, and forced RGM to remove all of the Speed Energy from the track - no free samples can be given away. They're citing the tracks Red Bull sponsorship as the reason. More exclusivity bullshyte.

We need to let TMS know that they are alienating fans. They have a twitter account that someone follows, so let's blast them. If you have a twitter account, use it, if you don't, go sign up for one.

Send tweets to @TXMotorSpeedway expressing your displeasure. Mention @RobbyGordon and @SpeedEnergy and include the hashtag #RallyForRobby.

Let's do this!

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Permalink Reply by Robert Richards on April 8, 2011 at 10:06pm

yeah, Nascar saw this as a perfect opportunity to rid RG of Nascar.... at least at TMS...

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on April 8, 2011 at 8:25am

If the Speedway is riding Robby out on a rail so to speak while allowing other brands of the same type of product to remain without any financial compensation or prearranged agreement that could stand to be a foundation for legal action. That's what one half of my brain says.The other half says F U Bruton Smith or your track prez/manager or both or all three or whatever. As far as twitter goes i'll send one if I can get my account going it's a while for me using it i'm just lazy or behind the times or both I guess.

P.S. We reserve the right to do whatever we feel the need to.

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Permalink Reply by Michael Martinez on April 8, 2011 at 8:43am

I also fired off an email to Larry Mac, he has been very good over the years getting back to me. Here is what I wrote.

Larry, I'm not at all familiar with and or to what degree your loyalty resides within the warm financial cuddling arms of NASCAR is in your private life. I'm not fully abreast as to who employs you other than FOX. I'm not sure what side of the fence you walk on or which side of the tracks you live on so to speak when it comes to your current professional outlook and where your loyalty may lay. However from watching you for quite some time I've come to conclude that in my mind you know what is what and who is who but have to answer to a higher power and for the most part you are held back on the opinion side of things from time to time.However for my knowledge and from your own knowledge I was hoping you can shine some light on the interworkings of what went on at Texas Motor Speedway and why Robby Gordon had his product black listed of sorts and if any other same type of products fell to the same tune. Thank You. I look forward to hearing your inside view and facts whatever they may be.

A Fan Mike Martinez

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Permalink Reply by David Z on April 8, 2011 at 9:07am

Well I'm wearing my Speed shirt today, just let them try and take it

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Permalink Reply by kevin dinsmore on April 8, 2011 at 9:21am

refresh my memory.......did this not happen before somewhere ? maybe it was the truck at a track or event ?

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Permalink Reply by Speed Racers on April 8, 2011 at 9:26am

Yes, at the 2010 fall Texas race track personal towed RG's personal truck with the Speed Energy logo on it.

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Permalink Reply by Bob Sadowski on April 8, 2011 at 9:36am

I think something happened at Dega too.

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Permalink Reply by ryan austine on April 8, 2011 at 12:49pm

yes it did, except Dega is an AMP track.

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Permalink Reply by Delanie on April 8, 2011 at 9:06pm

I took this pic walking into the garage last year at 'dega. ...... I actually just took it off my camera before I went to the Indy/Grand am stuff today.

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Permalink Reply by laura_a_Robbyfan on April 8, 2011 at 10:02am

what tracks are red bull tracks?

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Permalink Reply by ROBERT SAVAGE on April 8, 2011 at 10:46am

I don't remember which track it was but NASCAR would NOT let Robby on the track with Verizon sponsorship on the race car another time with Motorola they had a similar experience. Sorry I can't remember the tracks or dates .