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25 Jan 2005, 07:33 (Ref:1209235)
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25 Jan 2005, 07:56 (Ref:1209250)
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25 Jan 2005, 15:36 (Ref:1209630)
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Wow, I don't remember that stuff.
 All I remember is an interview where he said he was going to Nascar because he didn't believe Ford would be competitive in CART.So who are the drivers that you think look at these boards? |
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26 Jan 2005, 18:05 (Ref:1210533)
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I remember reading an interview from when he first went to NASCAR in 1996 and his reasoning was that he could stay with Ford in CART and be non-competative or he could move to NASCAR and try to have a good car. I remember the article saying that he pushed for a different engine for his car, but his team was stuck with Ford or something like that. When he went to NASCAR he of course landed with a mediocre team and his first NASCAR attempt didn't last very long. Now that he has started his own NASCAR team he should at least be happy since he can do whatever he wants. But I don't think he stands much of a chance of being competative with a small single car team in NASCAR.
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26 Jan 2005, 19:44 (Ref:1210605)
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Robby Gordon has grown up quite a bit since the incidents mentioned above....
and concerning the 1999 Indy 500....he didn't dominate it until about lap 163.... He was completely hooked up and was the fastest car on the track...he lost that race because there was a yellow at about lap 168 and he had just stopped a few laps earlier....the team thought for sure there would be another yellow, so they kept him on the track... Robby wanted to do a splash & go, and would have retained the lead...but the crew kept him out...and thus he ran out of fuel on the 2nd to last lap... Personally...I think his best discipline would be sportscar endurance racing....in the ALMS....and I think he would excel if he did go that route... But I will tell you this...I've seen Robby Gordon make passes at Indy (pre-split and post-split) in places on that track where I have NEVER seen another driver put a race car and make the pass happen.... But I think he is wasting his time in NASCAR.... If I ever hit Lotto, I'm paying his salary to run an LMP1 prototype... Sebring Le Mans Petit LM and the rest of the ALMS season... He is a born natural for that form of racing... |
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26 Jan 2005, 20:02 (Ref:1210625)
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For those who get it - tomorrow's Autosport magazine has an excellent article on Robbie, his Dakar run and his plans for this year.
His enthusiasm really comes over. Great stuff! |
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27 Jan 2005, 22:19 (Ref:1211573)
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Tim, I agree with you here! His talent for "knowing" the car born during his off-road days is ideal. Plus he has the raw speed to turn in those blistering laps for qualies or when the team needs to put their heads down and push hard to build/capture the lead.
Definitely would pay to see him do an LMP-1 car! |
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27 Jan 2005, 23:02 (Ref:1211610)
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He is two-time overall winner of the Baja 1000. He's won ChampCar races and NASCAR races. He's won tons of races in tons of categories.
Robby Gordon is a true racer, IMO. He could drive the wheels off of anything you give him the keys to. |
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27 Jan 2005, 23:16 (Ref:1211635)
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That doesn't say much macdaddy, as most race cars don't have keys.
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29 Jan 2005, 10:05 (Ref:1212506)
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