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RG IN LEAD 1ST CHK!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Added by Todd Gikling on January 13, 2009 at 10:37am — No Comments

Testing is soooo 2008

I was having some dinner at Outback last night and I saw the first commercials of the year for the Daytona 500. I pointed them out to my friends and they laughed at me and told me that had been on for atleast a week. Even so, it is getting close enough that you can almost smell it, can't you. Apparently there is still going to be a Pre-Season thunder event at Daytona this year, but no fan that is interested in the racing more than the soap opera will go (I hope). With no testing going on, it… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on January 11, 2009 at 2:18pm — 3 Comments

Seriously? Wood Brothers?

Happy new year to one and all. There is nothing like a change of the year number to breathe a little fresh air into life. New goals, new challenges, and a blank sheet of paper. Obviously 2008 was a bit of a challenge for me in a couple of ways. My career path took a couple of dips and dives. Around Thanks giving of 2007 I was going to leave RGM for Wood Bros., only to have an 11th hour change of heart. (Seriously...Wood Bros.???....What was I smoking???) I was glad that I stayed at Rob's and… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on January 2, 2009 at 1:50pm — 5 Comments

Uprising

How do I join uprising????

Graeme

Added by Graeme on December 29, 2008 at 7:13pm — 5 Comments

Waltrip

Whats with all the Waltrip pictures.
A very very ugly man.

Graeme

Added by Graeme on December 29, 2008 at 7:08pm — 3 Comments

Back to Toyota

Just messing around with Anime Studio… Read More

Added by Bruno on December 29, 2008 at 12:30pm — 4 Comments

You Can Run, but You Can't Hide

I learned something yesterday. If you spend 150 bucks at the beer store, you get a free T-shirt. I guess I went a little overboard. If anyone is in Charlotte and is jonesing for some good beers, check out Brawley's Beverage on South Blvd. (http://www.brawleysbeverage.com/) They have a superb selection (don't go there to buy Bud Light Lime, OK...they have it, but don't waste their time), and since my family is coming down next week, I wanted to make sure they drank well. So now you know where… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on December 21, 2008 at 11:03am — 6 Comments

Camber Tuna

I am proud to report 2 major achievements that were attained just today. The first was that I took tuna sandwiches to a whole new level. For lunch today I mixed cucumbers, onions, and feta cheese into my tuna with some mayo and plastered it on an onion bun with some muenster cheese...Brilliant...The other achievement of the day is probably more profound, but less tasty. I am pleased to announce that TheHotPass.com has taken $100 from THP store sales and donated it to the Jamie McMurray… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on December 14, 2008 at 8:58pm — 4 Comments

The first win in 1995

Phoenix was Robbys first Indycar victory, the other one was just a few months later at Detroit.

Added by Bruno on December 14, 2008 at 6:38am — 2 Comments

NBC Broadcast of SCORE Baja 1000

NBC Sports will air the 2008 Tecate SCORE Baja 1000 on Sunday, December 14 at 1:00PM ET/10:00AM PT

Added by Rene Hernandez on December 13, 2008 at 10:21pm — 1 Comment

1993 Indy 500

The first Indy 500, in 1993, for car owner and legend A.J. Foyt.

Added by Bruno on December 10, 2008 at 6:14pm — 3 Comments

The first indycar race

This was the first indycar race that Robby did. The Detroit GP in 1992 for Team Ganassi. He was running good in the top 10-15 but ended up with a DNF. He raced 3 more times that year before getting hired by A.J. Foyt to race the full 1993 season.

Added by Bruno on December 8, 2008 at 5:53pm — No Comments

It's Going to be a Bumpy Ride

I am pretty sure that I am finally getting caught back up in life after the Thanksgiving 30 hour driving weekend last week. What a nitemare. Two years ago I said I would never travel again for Thanksgiving, so i guess I lied to myself.

Anyway...Here are the final 2 weeks of the 25 Days of Robby Items. We'll get that wrapped up by the 19th so everyone can get their Christmas gifts.

It's the middle of the offseason now, and… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on December 7, 2008 at 10:00am — 3 Comments

Burning the Midnight Cacti

So we finally made it to the end of the season. The last race was a bit anti-climactic as the 48 was never really in danger of losing the championship, and the race for the 35th owners points position was not really all that close either. Congrats to the 7 car team for keeping their driver in the top 35 and the guaranteed spot in the Daytona 500. With a new year always brings renewed optimism, so 2009 could be happy hunting for the 7. Time will tell.

Before I delve any deeper, just… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on November 23, 2008 at 9:21pm — 5 Comments

Robby Gordon and the 2008 Tecate Baja 1000

I have been following Robby's progress since the race started yesterday. The GPS tracking shows him somewhere near La Salinas at 0 mph...I hope it's wrong. I am communicating with a certain "someone" ( also MIA right now) down there and waiting to hear what he finds out. Norman Motorsports’s Roger Norman and Larry Roeseler piloted their Trophy Truck to victory early this morning in Baja California Mexico. Robby's Team USA Teammate, B.J Baldwin has… Read More

Added by Clance' McClannahan on November 22, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

All Quiet on the Testing Front

My appologies for being so late again with the post. Being back in the working world is tough I guess. My appolgies for to the THP users for this being so Robby-centric, but Robby's is the only cup team I've ever worked on, so my oppinions have been shaped from my experiences there.

Want to get some buisness out of the way before I touch on some of the craziness that has gone down in nascar world this week. First of all, THP store has been so successful that we are are going to make… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on November 15, 2008 at 5:23pm — 4 Comments

Spring in the Dessert

Most of the time I just write about food, but I figured I'd take a stab at writing something technical. But first, since I consider myself a tiny bit of a writer, I'd like to give a shout out to Michael Crighton who died this week. He obviously wrote Jurassic Park among other books, and produced E.R. (which I have never watched). I think Jurassic Park was the first book that I read twice. I was about 12 or 13 when that came out, so it was right up my alley. Then Jeff Gordon drove the Jurassic… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on November 6, 2008 at 8:46pm — 5 Comments

The End is Near

All appolgies for the late post this week...I just spent 5 hours in line with the whole early voting deal, after a long night of Halloween partying, so I am a bit spent. Not as spent as the people who travel with the cup teams, though. It's a long season and the end is finally in sight. Usually there is a sense of relaxation that comes at the end of the season that is similar to the last day of school. However, I fear that the state of the economy and the knock on effect on some of the less… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on November 1, 2008 at 4:36pm — 2 Comments

Trick or Treat!

Added by Bruno on November 1, 2008 at 4:00pm — 3 Comments

TR Dizzles

After a quarter of a year and atleast 500 games of Mario Kart (Wii of course) I finally got off my ass and got a job. I am working for TRD as a seven post guru now. TRD just opened a new facility north of Charlotte to support Truck, Nationwide, and Cup teams (and Grand Am), and it's pretty nice. Basically, any Toyota team will be able to schedule time on the seven post or other test rigs in the facility, and it's my job to support them. So, now I have worked with or for every manufacturer in… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on October 23, 2008 at 8:53pm — 18 Comments