Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted November 17, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 17, 2020 Watching Lost Speedways. The show Dale Jr produced. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Angry ginger said: Jeb must have brought some sponsor money because he's never really put cars up front and he's been running in trucks/xfinity/cup for 7-8 years now. What's funny is lots of drivers at 28 are washed out of NASACAR these days and his dad didn't even get his first busch ride till he was Jebs age. It is really amazing what people are willing to do to get themselves or their kids on the big stage, or even a chance at it. There is a guy that grew up within 45 minutes of me that ran a few Truck races. I and most of my racing friends had never heard of him. Never ran karts or cars locally, rented a asphalt ride a handful of times at best and off to the big show! Pick up life and head on down South for even a chance at making it. I don't want to think about what it would cost today, but I know people who spent $5-6000 + damage + track rental to test a ARCA car for a day. Not race, just put laps on probably 10-12 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angry ginger Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, racinfarmer said: It is really amazing what people are willing to do to get themselves or their kids on the big stage, or even a chance at it. There is a guy that grew up within 45 minutes of me that ran a few Truck races. I and most of my racing friends had never heard of him. Never ran karts or cars locally, rented a asphalt ride a handful of times at best and off to the big show! Pick up life and head on down South for even a chance at making it. I don't want to think about what it would cost today, but I know people who spent $5-6000 + damage + track rental to test a ARCA car for a day. Not race, just put laps on probably 10-12 years ago. I wonder how much Deegans put into Haileys racing. Even with the name and her sex bringing sponsorship i imagine its a pretty big nut. Combine that with paying for Dangerboys MX and it's prob been 7 figures over the last few years. kid here did real good in the local scene and dad was paying for him to go racing in some of the lower level national races. Great clean cut smart kid but eventually the money must have been too much because the stopped racing and went to work for his dads business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 10 hours ago, racinfarmer said: It is really amazing what people are willing to do to get themselves or their kids on the big stage, or even a chance at it. There is a guy that grew up within 45 minutes of me that ran a few Truck races. I and most of my racing friends had never heard of him. Never ran karts or cars locally, rented a asphalt ride a handful of times at best and off to the big show! Pick up life and head on down South for even a chance at making it. I don't want to think about what it would cost today, but I know people who spent $5-6000 + damage + track rental to test a ARCA car for a day. Not race, just put laps on probably 10-12 years ago. Yeah no shit. Here's an example of right now. Sam Mayer. Very young, IDK 16 or something. Been racing K&N east or whatever its called now. Raced Arca, now in trucks, maybe even some Xfinity. I and pretty much all locals never even heard of him until they announced him on TV for a race. Hometown 25 miles from me. Never raced anything local. Just appeared on the big stage one day out of nowhere. Surprisingly, he looks to be pretty damn good. At least in those big heavy slow cars. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 17, 2020 Share Posted November 17, 2020 9 hours ago, Angry ginger said: I wonder how much Deegans put into Haileys racing. Even with the name and her sex bringing sponsorship i imagine its a pretty big nut. Combine that with paying for Dangerboys MX and it's prob been 7 figures over the last few years. kid here did real good in the local scene and dad was paying for him to go racing in some of the lower level national races. Great clean cut smart kid but eventually the money must have been too much because the stopped racing and went to work for his dads business. I know a local that rented a truck for Eldora and it was I'm pretty sure $35k + damage + wrap. When I kind of poked around asking, it wasn't that cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 20, 2020 Share Posted November 20, 2020 Eldora - OFF the 2021 schedule for the Trucks Bristol dirt is on, rumors of Knoxville are swirling too. Payback for the series Tony is supporting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted November 20, 2020 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 20, 2020 27 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: Eldora - OFF the 2021 schedule for the Trucks Bristol dirt is on, rumors of Knoxville are swirling too. Payback for the series Tony is supporting? Very well could be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 29, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 Real bad crash in the f1 race.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 29, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 Whats left of the cockpit, car was ripped in half and burst into flames Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 It is amazing he walked away from that, let alone survived it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 29, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 He fucking got out of the car on his own while on fire Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 29, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 1 minute ago, racinfarmer said: It is amazing he walked away from that, let alone survived it. I thought I saw someone die Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 2 minutes ago, Rigid1 said: I thought I saw someone die I'm surprised a track carrying a FIA Grade 1 cert would have Armco barrier anywhere a car can hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted November 29, 2020 Share Posted November 29, 2020 Probably has a different opinion now. https://www.crash.net/f1/news/871430/1/its-a-sad-day-for-f1-grosjean-on-halo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted November 29, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 9 minutes ago, racinfarmer said: I'm surprised a track carrying a FIA Grade 1 cert would have Armco barrier anywhere a car can hit. Agree 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted November 29, 2020 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted November 29, 2020 Eesshhh...Grosjean is a lucky man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anorkist Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 any one that follows F1 they just announced george russel as driver for MB this coming weekend 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted December 2, 2020 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 2, 2020 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Rigid1 Posted December 6, 2020 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 6, 2020 F1 race on ESPN2 at noon, and I will guarantee Hamilton will not win this one!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
small-bore Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 5 hours ago, Rigid1 said: F1 race on ESPN2 at noon, and I will guarantee Hamilton will not win this one!! I watched the race. I however missed the reason Hamilton didn't race. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted December 6, 2020 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted December 6, 2020 Just now, small-bore said: I watched the race. I however missed the reason Hamilton didn't race. COVID Positive 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racinfarmer Posted December 6, 2020 Share Posted December 6, 2020 Just now, small-bore said: I watched the race. I however missed the reason Hamilton didn't race. Gots the Rona. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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