April 2009 Blog Posts (15)

ALL STAR RACE VOTES

Lets try to get Robby voted into the All Star Race, vote as much as you can. Its time to step up and support our driver.

Added by Mike Smith on April 30, 2009 at 5:22pm — 1 Comment

Slider's Richmond Pre Race Report

#7 Energizer Crown Royal Presents the Russ Friedman 400

Pre Race Report

• What if they named it the Crown Royal Presents the Slider 400? – Robby Gordon Motorsport’s run of bad luck continued for the 3rd straight week, this time as Gordon’s Jim Beam Toyota was involved in a multi-car accident that sent the #7 head first into the back stretch wall. While the Toyota’s damage was terminal, Robby escaped injury and will be back behind the wheel of his… Read More

Added by Slider316 on April 30, 2009 at 5:09pm — 3 Comments

Sing When Your Friends are Winning

So maybe I was wrong about Talladega being boring. Perhaps I just turned on the TV at the right time, but it was a fantastic result. There is no limit to the amount of times that I can watch Carl's wreck. On a personal note, the truck and nationwide races held more joy than the cup race, as two of my friends got their first wins. My friend Seth has been the race engineer on the #6 busch car for like 3 years, and finally got his first win at Talladega. Then, Mike Skinner closed the deal in… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on April 30, 2009 at 1:07pm — 4 Comments

What happens in Dega...

I have tried twice to write this thing and every time I hit a wrong key and delete the whole thing. Maybe the third time is a charm. Anyway, I had an absolute blast in Dega and would love to go back again. Now for the weekend! Most of this will be devoted to Friday night at the Montana Saloon and Grill.

Thank the Good Lord and all that's holy that I emailed RGM to find out where Robby was going to be appearing! On that note we arrived at the above mentioned spot and basically settled… Read More

Added by Pathfinder7 on April 28, 2009 at 11:27pm — 13 Comments

PlanetRobby Fan Club Meets in 'Dega!

The PlanetRobby fan club held another one of its meetings in Talladega, AL. The usual suspects were in attendance (Ms. Gibby, Path, Mouse and Sarah). The meeting was held at the Montana Saloon and Grill located on I-77, 2 miles from the track.

The members enjoyed a lovely meal before some indulged in Jim Beam Black.

Path made sure to guard the car before Robby got there.…

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Added by Sarah on April 25, 2009 at 11:48pm — 13 Comments

Slider's Talladega Pre Race Report

#7 Jim Beam Aaron’s 499

Pre Race Report

• POSitively Devastating – Robby Gordon Motorsport’s run of bad luck continued last week as the #55 car of Michael “has anyone seen Buffy” Waltrip collected the #7 Menards/Mapei Toyota and ruined what otherwise would have been an excellent finish for Team Gordon. Robby and the boys look to rebound this week at the Talladega Speedway in what should be a terrific opportunity to gain significant owner and driver points. In 2008,… Read More

Added by Slider316 on April 23, 2009 at 5:29pm — 3 Comments

No Fun in Alabama

While the NASCAR circus was out at Phoenix last week, I took the opportunity to take in a late model race at Hickory. Hickory is about 90 minues north west of Charlotte, and is a short track that used to host Busch series races, and maybe even a couple of truck races. Now it is a place for late model races and is a stepping stone track for Drive for Diversity and other young drivers. It is a pretty cool track actually. They do not let you bring beer into the track, but luckily the lot of us had… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on April 23, 2009 at 5:10pm — 2 Comments

April 18, 2009 LVMS Bullring

After the last practice which resulted in blowing the heads on the car I scrambled the past two weeks getting the car ready for 4/18. Several hundred dollars later the car is ready! I picked it up from the shop on Friday and prepped it for Saturday night’s race. Saturday practice was awful...the new rims and tires didn't feel balanced right and the car shook in the turns and on the straight ways. The car was fast and I was hitting my marks until lap 10--- then BANG---blew the bottom end of the… Read More

Added by Barbara West on April 22, 2009 at 7:30pm — 2 Comments

waltrip the worst

need i say more

Added by brewski on April 18, 2009 at 11:09pm — 1 Comment

The Queen of Beers

Normally I start with a little bit of food talk, but this week is all about beer. Charlotte (Queen City) born beer that is. In the past couple of days I was able to visit two of the local breweries, both of which I would recomend as a side trip for anyone coming in town for the May (or October races). The first one I went to was the Carolina brewery http://www.carolinabeer.com/. It is in Mooreville across the street from the Penske shop. Their flagship beer is Carolina Blonde, but they have a… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on April 16, 2009 at 5:15pm — 3 Comments

Sliders Phoenix Pre Race Report

#7 Menards/Mapei Subway Fresh Fit 500

Pre Race Report

• Back in the saddle – Robby Gordon Motorsport’s NASCAR program is back in session this week at Phoenix International Raceway as the #7 Menards/Mapei Toyota looks to rebound from a disappointing finish at Texas two weeks ago. As a result, the #7 is now 34th in owner’s points and is looking at finishing solidly at Phoenix to help move the team forward in the standings.

• I love a parade – In a… Read More

Added by Slider316 on April 16, 2009 at 4:25pm — 2 Comments

Set backs---

This week has been full of set backs...the heads and gaskets are replaced, but broke a head bolt putting it back together...waiting on parts and hoping to make the race on 4/18, Current sponsor cancelled contract. Looking for sponsors! Saturday night track side autograph session! Come out and cheer me on! Lord knows I need some (of any kind) support!

Added by Barbara West on April 15, 2009 at 12:26am — No Comments

April 3-4, 2009 Racing at LVMS Bullring

Well...the weekend didn't go so well...Froze my a$$ off at Friday night practice and the track was really slick...Saturday practice was good...I ran consistent lap times and was hitting my marks, then blew a head gasket and cracked a head during final practice on Saturday, missed my heat race and the main... what a way to ruin a perfectly good practice and evening, especially with my current sponsor there and 3 other potential sponsors looking to see me in the show...

I was so… Read More

Added by Barbara West on April 7, 2009 at 12:21am — 2 Comments

I Need a V8

The first stop at the two short tracks is behind us, and true to form, it has stirred the blood and fueled rivalries again. You get the sense that Gibbs vs. Hendrick will be the NASCAR version of Ferrari v. McLaren. Kyle dominates Bristol and rips on Dale Jr., and a week later later the 48 gives the 11 the dirty slide job to win the race. I know the 17 won the first two races, but Gibbs and Hendrick are the two best teams, and it will be fun to see the battle throughout the season.

I… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on April 2, 2009 at 1:03pm — 7 Comments

Alan Kulwicki

I posted this on the Robbys Uprising last year, but I found it on my computer and thought I would post it here today...

Today marks a sad anniversary for NASCAR, and myself. 15 years ago, the improbable journey that was Alan Kulwicki’s life came to an end.

As a 13 year old, his death really affected me. I can still remember almost everything about that morning… waking up, turning on the TV and the first thing I saw was an over-the-shoulder graphic with “Alan Kulwicki 1954-1993”… Read More

Added by Zane on April 1, 2009 at 5:31pm — 1 Comment