Re: Robert Ballou
 

I don't know, that mad, two lap finish to the ISW show at Kokomo, where you knew that he would be doing everything to win and fight that mud packed rear . . .

Even without the dramatic action at the flag stand, that was an outstanding race.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

The kokomo race was by far the best race of the year....

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Bobaloo...Howz t goin...any luck so far?? will ya be there with ur helmetbag anyway??.....I will be there hop'n to see ya run'n....Brucer'

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Met you n guys at Daves BBQ at house last Oct....Did some Shift'n round da table with you,Dave,guys when ya were'nt thro'n Washers!!...enjoyed talk'n Rac'n with ya!!>>>>>....Brucer'

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Robt. have you checked with John Jory??...thought I saw where R. Williams is out awhile,again!!.....Mite be one of their two seats open there ??..........Brucer'

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Rip is supposed to be back racing this coming weekend.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

OOOOOOOOPS!!.....My Bad...Glad to hear good news on da RIPPER!!..Always look forward to those Big SLIDERS he and Cowboy seem to have into turn one with each other!!........Brucer'

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Thanks for the information, Clubber Lane. That helps drive home the point that Robert is one he** of a driver. THAT, Kokomo, LBurg, and a number of other places. All of us have our favorite memories of super-exciting drives Robert has made. It has always sort of mystified me that he doesn't seem to get mentioned nearly as much as a few others when we talk about our favorite, exciting drivers. And that is in no way meant to take anything away from our other favorites, just an observation that Robert should be mentioned with them.

Robert, best of luck in getting a good ride for the rest of the year. I know that if you do, the fans will be the ones who benefit.

Frank Daigh

Re: Robert Ballou
 

and as nice as we've been to Robert this year with free t-shirts and memberships, he's never apologized for taking days off of our lives this year. Vicki and I we're sitting in the front row at Kokomo that night, and there for a moment, all we saw was the bottom of the #81 coming at us. thanks again to Kokomo Speedway for not using cheap fence. if ya got a car and gas money, hire this guy. he'll drive it into the trailer at the end of the night with a fistfull of cash. bob:checkered:

Re: Robert Ballou
 

I think I would leave Hagen at the "house", put BaBa Balough in that car, make sure I had Darel Tate to "wrench" nothing against Jim Whiteside but these 2 together with Bland and Balough driving just might bring home all the money!!!

Dog gone what a combination that would be!!!!

Go Truckers Team... I support your decision behind letting T-Mez go also.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Hagen has won races at Perris. Ballou has yet to make a feature event during the Oval Nationals. His success at Manzanita has been limited, too (although largely due to a big crash and subsequent broken arm last year). Bland has yet to race these tracks, and doesn't have much big-track experience....it's very difficult for Indiana guys to go out there and do well - ask Dickie Gaines, Jon Stanbrough, Brady Short, Scotty Weir.

Should be an interesting trip out West...it will also be Hunter Schuerenberg and Brett Burdette's first trip to Perris.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Bland may not have BIG track experience in a Sprint car. He does have tons in a Modified I understand the difference but it is BIG track time none the less.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Big track experience isn't as much of an issue, it's more like west coast track experience that is much more of a determining factor on how well some of these guys have run out here.

The drivers that Spridge mentioned and Bland are all very good drivers in their own right but it takes a little different driving style and car set up to be really fast out here,Perris is a tough track to learn how to drive it and the set ups are quite a bit different than what most of these guys are used to doing with their cars.

Most of the the guys from the Midwest that have run well out here have either been coming out here for years,have a mechanic that's been out here many times or know a local driver or mechanic that will give them straight facts on how to drive the place and set their car up accordingly.

Manzy I feel is a little more comfortable for your guys since they can relate it to Terre Haute or Eldora(without the banking) and the racing surface is a lot closer to what they are used to running on normally and that all helps them to figure it out much quicker.

In Blands case it will definitely help him having Hagen as a teammate since Darren has won races at Perris and can help him with his driving style as well as car set up which will definitely shorten his learning curve out here.Good luck to him.:thumb

Re: Robert Ballou
 

someone put this guy in a ride.. he can drive the wheels off anything. Good Luck Robert... you deserve a ride with someone.

Re: Robert Ballou
 

Robert -

Just wondered how it was going? Also, what's your status for next year? Will you be back in the 81 car or are you looking for a ride next year too?

Hoping to see you land something!