June 2009 Blog Posts (18)

RGM Internship Journal

DISCLAIMER: THIS BLOG REFLECTS ONLY THE OPINION OF THE WRITER: GARRETT GLEASON AND DOES IN NO WAY REFLECT THE OPINIONS OF ANYONE AT ROBBY GORDON MOTORSPORTS. ALSO, ALL COMPANY NAMES HAVE BEEN REMOVED FOR CONFIDENTIALITY. LASTLY, THIS IS NOT A COMPLETE DAILY JOURNAL, AS SOME STORIES MAY OF HAD TO BE EDITED OUT TO ADDRESS PRIVACY CONCERNS. I REFUSE TO INCORPORATE ANYTHING SAID IN THE TEAM HAULER, PIT ROAD, OR AIRPLANE IN THIS JOURNAL, AS I BELIEVE THEY ARE OFF LIMITS. IF ANYONE FROM RGM HAS AN… Read More

Added by Garrett Gleason on June 29, 2009 at 1:00am — 13 Comments

Rain, rain, PLEASE go away!

It's about 8:30, Sunday evening and we're finally home from the track.We got to the track around 7:00AM and went in all directions, Mr Mouse, Sarah and Susan were autograph hunting, which left me on my own to get into whatever mischief I could find. Damn, I'm good at it.So, I wandered down to the SPEED area just to see what was going on. As my hubby so nicely puts it, I could step into a bucket of shit and come up smelling like a rose. Anyway, a couple of the guys were interviewing someone, and… Read More

Added by Pathfinder7 on June 28, 2009 at 9:42pm — 15 Comments

My support

No matter the result. I am a Robby Gordon Fan. The win will come.

Added by Jeff Ricks on June 24, 2009 at 4:43pm — No Comments

Cartoon - Sonoma Qualifying

For the second time this year, after not qualifying for the race, Scott Speed will race in the #87 car.
The great news was that P.J. is in the race.

Added by Bruno on June 20, 2009 at 12:19pm — No Comments

Hey Everyone Hope You All Can Forgive Me

Hey everyone, hope you can forgive for not being on here much. I have been VERY busy. I miss talking to you all very much. Please know that all of you are in my thoughts and prayers.. Hope everyone is doing good. And yes I am still waiting to meet Robby. Once again hope you all can forgive for not being on here... I love you all.. GO ROBBY

Added by Nellz on June 18, 2009 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

Slider's Sonoma Pre Race Report

#7 Jim Beam/Menards Toyota Save Mart 350

Pre Race Report

• Michigan Recap – The race adage that hard work in the shop equates to positive results at the track was proved true again as the #7 Red Stag Toyota was fast off the truck and was fast in practice. Starting in the 13th position, Robby Gordon and crew turned in a very solid 17th place finish last week. Gordon looks to continue the positive momentum this week in Sonoma at the Infineon road course for the… Read More

Added by Slider316 on June 18, 2009 at 8:00pm — 4 Comments

Off Road Team to Sonoma

Several of the off-road team will be attending the race at Sonoma. Including Andy Grider (Robby's co-driver and navigator), and both Robby's and Andy's dads.Among other hopefuls are Kyle Robbins, team mgr. and Brad Barrons, mech.
If you're planning on attending the race, stop by and say Hi to the off road guys.

Added by Neil Grider on June 17, 2009 at 7:52pm — No Comments

Amonos

Last week I learned an important lesson about tires. I went to the Mini dealership for my regular service appointment. I expected to get my oil changed and a car wash and be out of there in an hour. However, it got ugly in a hurry. The service chick came over to me and said, "We got your oil changed and the rest of your car serviced, but you have a problem with your tires. There is a chunk of your right front tire wrapped around your axle, and it will be $800 to replace the front tires."… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on June 17, 2009 at 12:37pm — 9 Comments

6/13/09 Results

Well...I blew up the motor AGAIN.....gggrrrrr...That's three in a row...I have one week to get it back together so I can race on Father's Day (in memory of my daddy). Then during our 6 week break I am building a chevy motor and junking the Oldsmobile crap. They cost a ton of money to fix and I keep blowing up in practice. The past 3 practices have cost me about 200 per lap (15 - 17 laps) on each re-build . F*ck Oldsmobiles...I'm going CHEVY!

Added by Barbara West on June 14, 2009 at 5:54pm — 1 Comment

I'M RACING 6/13/09

Update to the drama on the 37.

A thousand and some odd dollars later the motor it done and in the car! I am taking it to the track tomorrow night to test and tune! It's been a long, hard and expensive season and we're not even half way! I found an engine builder that use to build motors for Ricky Rudd! How cool is that?! He assures me that the motor will hold together for the rest of the season and that I will only need to focus on keeping the car on the track and out of the… Read More

Added by Barbara West on June 11, 2009 at 9:30pm — No Comments

Slider's Michigan Pre Race Report

#7 Red Stag/Kid Rock LifeLock 400

Pre Race Report

• Pocono Hustle – Starting at the rear of field has never intimidated the Robby Gordon Motorsports crew, and last week’s race in Pennsylvania was no exception. Gordon, returning to the track after a huge victory at the Tecate SCORE Baja 500, took the green flag at Pocono officially in the 43rd spot and worked his way up to 25th in a very stout race car. However a chassis/tire issue plagued Gordon for the rest of the… Read More

Added by Slider316 on June 11, 2009 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments

Robby Gordon Official Crew on NASCAR.com/Community

The Manager of the NASCAR.com Community asked me to head up the official crew. My screename is JOHN7FAN on there....Join the crew. If you like to blog, there is some fun on there as well. (Not as much fun as in here, of course!)
John

Added by John Marsh on June 9, 2009 at 11:23am — 1 Comment

Can I sign it too ??

Just after happy hour practice was completed at Dover, Robby was about to go to in the hauler when a young boy asked Robby to sign his photo.The photo was a picture of a quarter-midget. Robby asked the kid " hey , is this you? " The boy then replied " Yes" . Robby then said " that's cool! " . Robby was about ready to sign the photo,when Nascar driver David Ragan(who was on his way to the Nationwide car ) stopped in his tracks to see what Robby was signing.…

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Added by TOG on June 9, 2009 at 12:47am — 15 Comments

Nice little visit today

Well I had a pleasant surprise today.

This morning a mom and her 3 year old son came into my office. The boy was wearing a new Robby Gordon Baja 500 T-shirt. I said "I know where you were this weekend." The mom said no he wasn't but his dad was. The dad was part of a teams pit crew and because his son is a Robby Gordon fan he brought the t-shirt home for him. Before I could say anything else a coworker came out of her office laid her hands on my shoulders and said, "well this is Robby… Read More

Added by laura_a_Robbyfan on June 8, 2009 at 8:08pm — 1 Comment

THE MAN

CONGRATS ON 500 WIN!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by John on June 7, 2009 at 2:44am — No Comments

New Cartoon - Not about Robby this time...

I just finished this one and I was wondering "do I put it in my page at the planet or not?" Why not?
It's not about Robby, yet it's about NASCAR.
Bruno

Added by Bruno on June 5, 2009 at 5:00pm — 15 Comments

Hail Caesar

Before diving into the Cup talk this week I have to tell you about an excellent culinary adventure I had the other day. For the first time in my life, I made my own salad dressing and it came out awesome. I made a fresh Caesar dressing. MMM..mmmm.The fresh ground garlic just gave it a sublime quality that is unmatchable by the packaged stuff. It was so easy and I would recommend it to anyone. I'm not sure why I got motivated to do it, but it was a fantastic experiment.

I digress.… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on June 5, 2009 at 4:37pm — 4 Comments

Sliders Pocono 500 Pre Race Report

#7 Pittsburgh Paints Pocono 500

Pre Race Report

• Monster Mile Mishap – A very untimely collision and hard contact with the inside wall at Dover ruined what was shaping up to be another solid run by Team Gordon last Sunday. The crash relegated the #7 Richmond Water heater’s Toyota to 33rd in what has become something of a recurring theme for Robby Gordon this year. Gordon looks to improve this week in Pennsylvania for the Pocono 500 sporting the green and black… Read More

Added by Slider316 on June 4, 2009 at 4:52pm — No Comments