Lap 10.. Robby causes wreck!

Yeah, that's Robby for you doing what he does best.

Maybe its time to give him a 36 race suspension, maybe that would slow him down.
 
Wel!

I'm not saying anything that NAscar Now and Wind Tunnel didn't say. In fact they both were more vigerous with their words than I was. The guy simply races like each race was a figure eight track!
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
Betsy said:
I'm not saying anything that NAscar Now and Wind Tunnel didn't say. In fact they both were more vigerous with their words than I was. The guy simply races like each race was a figure eight track!
Betsy:rolleyes:
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The difference is they don't have an established pattern of crucifying him at any/every opportunity.

kelloggs5TLfan said:
This seems to be the opinion on a few racing boards. :AHHHH:
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Actually, a move that stupid I would call a fact.
 
It was a pretty stupid thing to do that early in the race. Had it been the last 10 laps racing for position it may have been saner.
 
Nothing is sane about Robby tkj, you are talking about someone that got on track while there were cars going around him throwing helmets at people's car. :D
 
Casey Mears after his Las Vegas race ended early:"It amazes me — every time I think Robby (Gordon) can't do anything any more stupid than he's already done, he one-ups himself. It's such a long race and he puts us three-wide going into Turn 1. It's ridiculous. He's trying to pull something off in the first opening laps when it means nothing. I guess he's trying to be a hero, you know?"
 
Magnethead said:
thats what i was wondering. you'd think harrahs would have that car absolutely smothered.
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Monster, who sponsors him in other deals, was supposed to be the sponsor. It just didn't come together in time per Scene. The crew were in their Monster shirts.
 
I think the crew took a poll

It came to light that the Monster uniforms were the cleanest and so they voted to wear them.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
tkj24 said:
Casey Mears after his Las Vegas race ended early:"It amazes me — every time I think Robby (Gordon) can't do anything any more stupid than he's already done, he one-ups himself. It's such a long race and he puts us three-wide going into Turn 1. It's ridiculous. He's trying to pull something off in the first opening laps when it means nothing. I guess he's trying to be a hero, you know?"
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It means nothing to pass cars? I though it was a race. Starting from 38th and working your way to the front only happens if you pass cars. If he hadn't started passing 10 laps into the race, he wouldn't have been one of the first cars a lap down. How many cars finished on the lead lap? Not too many. At the same time, a lot of cars spun out and wrecked because of "no grip" but no one seemed to give to much of a damn about it because they got lucky and no one was taken out.

I suppose it would be much easier if we just had qualifying and just allowed the cars to "race" under caution until the checkered flag waves. Then no one would have their precious feelings hurt.
 
Can I go to gearheadsracinggalley and buy a Jeff Gordon Lifesize Cardboard Standups? No. Jimmie Johnson? No. How about Lil'E? No not even him. But, by God I can buy me a Robby Gordon Standup for only $42.99.
They also have Kahne, Biffle, Kenseth, Martin and others. Even Kurt Busch.

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So someone must like Robby.
Betsy, is it you? I bet your house is full of Robby standups. You crazy woman you... :growl:
 
Oh yeah!

I have three of them standups! One at 50yds one at 100 yds and the last one at 200 yds! They are my favorites.
Hey we make allowances for the guys with the yellow bumpers... But a seasoned veteran should know better than to make the mistakes Robby makes at the expense of the other drivers. Did you see any of the other experienced drivers putting others out of the race because of stupid driving?
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
The time you are speaking about was when Jeffy had the faster car and had just caught Robby and passed him... Robby then went into a turn too fast and took Jeffy OUT! It was intentional.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
Betsy said:
The time you are speaking about was when Jeffy had the faster car and had just caught Robby and passed him... Robby then went into a turn too fast and took Jeffy OUT! It was intentional.
Betsy:rolleyes:
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He did not take Jeffy out. It was on the last lap. Jeff still got 2nd. it was a top 5.

Whats the differnce with Robby doing it for a win and Jeff doing it to Rusty?
 
barelypure said:
Can I go to gearheadsracinggalley and buy a Jeff Gordon Lifesize Cardboard Standups? No. Jimmie Johnson? No. How about Lil'E? No not even him. But, by God I can buy me a Robby Gordon Standup for only $42.99.
They also have Kahne, Biffle, Kenseth, Martin and others. Even Kurt Busch.

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So someone must like Robby.
Betsy, is it you? I bet your house is full of Robby standups. You crazy woman you... :growl:
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Iv got a small Jim Beam one. Got it for like 3 bucks, when i worked for Twin Hills.
 
Yeah well I could use a small Jim Beam or maybe 2 about now. It's been a long day.
 
Lap3Forever said:
Iv seen him to a bump an run on Jeff, just like Jeff did to Rusty!! :cool:
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To me last lap bumps and runs is almost acceptable by now, heck Nascar deens it acceptable. But this doesn't compare to stupidity such as making dumb moves so early on a race.
 
esorlxaw said:
It means nothing to pass cars? I though it was a race. Starting from 38th and working your way to the front only happens if you pass cars. If he hadn't started passing 10 laps into the race, he wouldn't have been one of the first cars a lap down. How many cars finished on the lead lap? Not too many. At the same time, a lot of cars spun out and wrecked because of "no grip" but no one seemed to give to much of a damn about it because they got lucky and no one was taken out.

I suppose it would be much easier if we just had qualifying and just allowed the cars to "race" under caution until the checkered flag waves. Then no one would have their precious feelings hurt.
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axl, it was WAYYYYY to early in the race for Robby to be that aggressive going three wide to pass. If he would have waited until the next turn or maybe even the next lap, I'm sure that that crash wouldn't have happened like that.
 
majestyx said:
axl, it was WAYYYYY to early in the race for Robby to be that aggressive going three wide to pass. If he would have waited until the next turn or maybe even the next lap, I'm sure that that crash wouldn't have happened like that.
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Yeah, I agree with your post. Simply too agressive move that early on, especially knowing that the grip was more than just a little questionable.
 
majestyx said:
axl, it was WAYYYYY to early in the race for Robby to be that aggressive going three wide to pass. If he would have waited until the next turn or maybe even the next lap, I'm sure that that crash wouldn't have happened like that.
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Maj, Maj, Maj, I hate to do this, but waaaayyyy too early doesn't exactly mean that the next turn is soon enough. When you're racing (yes, racing) from the back, you don't have the luxury of waiting. He got in there and the tires didn't grip, it happened all day. The only reason anyone gave a crap is because someone else got taken out. If it had been Robby by himself, they wouldn't have even mentioned it.

We can Mark Martin it up and respect our way to the front, but Casey Mears (who used to be a destruction master in the 41) clearly showed us how much people respect Robby. So, I don't think he had the Mark Martin route. He was doing what he had to do, to get to the front, to secure sponsorship, to stay in the top 35 to win the the championship. His tire didn't grip and he spun out.
 
They just show a clip on the show.."inside nextel cup" and they put the radio thingy they do..Robby had the guts to say he got pinned down there or something like that.
 
esorlxaw said:
Maj, Maj, Maj, I hate to do this, but waaaayyyy too early doesn't exactly mean that the next turn is soon enough. When you're racing (yes, racing) from the back, you don't have the luxury of waiting. He got in there and the tires didn't grip, it happened all day. The only reason anyone gave a crap is because someone else got taken out. If it had been Robby by himself, they wouldn't have even mentioned it.

We can Mark Martin it up and respect our way to the front, but Casey Mears (who used to be a destruction master in the 41) clearly showed us how much people respect Robby. So, I don't think he had the Mark Martin route. He was doing what he had to do, to get to the front, to secure sponsorship, to stay in the top 35 to win the the championship. His tire didn't grip and he spun out.
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axl, I understand what you are saying about it being a race. BUT, when the tires have LITTLE to NO grip, take it easy for the first little bit of the race until you get a little more heat in the tires. Lap 10 IS NOT the time to make a boneheaded move to pass more than one car in that situation. Lap 15 or 20 would have made more sense with the tire situation and the new pavement. Of course, this is JMHO. Take it for what it's worth. My guy won, and he even had a loose situation caused by none other than Robby. ;)
 
majestyx said:
axl, I understand what you are saying about it being a race. BUT, when the tires have LITTLE to NO grip, take it easy for the first little bit of the race until you get a little more heat in the tires. Lap 10 IS NOT the time to make a boneheaded move to pass more than one car in that situation. Lap 15 or 20 would have made more sense with the tire situation and the new pavement. Of course, this is JMHO. Take it for what it's worth. My guy won, and he even had a loose situation caused by none other than Robby. ;)
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I agree 100%. I know as loud as Tony was crying about the tires he had to know. Just take a few laps and see what is going to happen.
 
What does the "R" in NASCAR stand for? I believe its "RACING". When the green flag waves, it means race...not wait and see how things shape up in 20 or so laps. It's just so easy to make Robby the whipping boy for anything, he's the perennial Salem Witch. Mears still isn't turning out to be the next big racer even with Hendrick cars. I hate saying this, because Casey Mears is one of my other favorite drivers, but he isn't exactly bringing the thunder in the 25.
 
The issue doesn't seem to be the wreck, it seems to be the fact that he was racing in the first 10 laps of a race.
 
esorlxaw said:
The issue doesn't seem to be the wreck, it seems to be the fact that he was racing in the first 10 laps of a race.
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True enough but the fact remains, Robbie did try to dive under Ward going into a turn and whether the incident occurred during lap 1, 10 or 299, it was stupid and reckless. Screw blaming tires. The drivers worth their salt adapted to the tire and tack conditions which is what a top chauffer will do in those circumstances. That is why they are the best of the best.

I think most get mad because Robbie is one of the better drivers on the track yet each week he shows less of his true driving ability and more of his balls to the wall style.

I wonder if any of the Robbie Gordon fans ever wonder why drivers like Stewart, Kenseth, JGordon, finish in the top ten each week ??? Tony Stewart, of all the drivers who tried so hard to be non-conforming, was the Peck's Bad Boy of NASCAR for no less than four years but even Tony finally got the message. The message Robbie seems to ignore. Patience.

Robbie drives every race like it is a short track race and if he could get it through his head by understanding these races are a little longer than thirty minutes in length, Robbie would be replacing one currently in the top ten every week.



Maybe, just maybe, with a little patience, Robbie would show he really is better than many of the others with contracted rides. And fewer crashes.
 
Robby

Hey the guy is 38 years old. He has raced something or other for 25 of them. If he hasn't learned patience by now... It prolly is never gonna come to him.
I think his reflexes are slower and the "feel" in the seat of his pants is not up to the top drivers in the sport. I try to call attention to his LACK of ability every chance I get. It is very obvious to me and I wonder why more folks don't see what I see.
I see the young guys in their first year outdriving him week after week.
Betsy:rolleyes:
 
Whizzer said:
I think most get mad because Robbie is one of the better drivers on the track yet each week he shows less of his true driving ability and more of his balls to the wall style.

I wonder if any of the Robbie Gordon fans ever wonder why drivers like Stewart, Kenseth, JGordon, finish in the top ten each week ??? Tony Stewart, of all the drivers who tried so hard to be non-conforming, was the Peck's Bad Boy of NASCAR for no less than four years but even Tony finally got the message. The message Robbie seems to ignore. Patience.


Maybe, just maybe, with a little patience, Robbie would show he really is better than many of the others with contracted rides. And fewer crashes.
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Nicely put Whizz. :)
 
esorlxaw said:
The issue doesn't seem to be the wreck, it seems to be the fact that he was racing in the first 10 laps of a race.
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This will be my last comment in regards to this whole subject.

There is SMART racing, and then there is STUPID racing. On lap 10, Robby was STUPID racing. I have respect for Robby's talent, but here lately, he isn't showing much of it on the NASCAR circuit.

Over and out! :cool:
 
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