Does Robby himself ever come on here and defend himself?

I wish I could hear Robby give us an excuse for whats going on with his results

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Permalink Reply by Chris Bowman on July 12, 2009 at 8:26pm
I was commenting on the original post guys, does he come on here and defend himself
Permalink Reply by Mouseking7 on July 12, 2009 at 8:49pm
AGAIN!!!! He has nothing to defend! He is living HIS dream! We all wish we could too!!!!! GO ROBBY!!!!!
Permalink Reply by Robby Robbins on July 12, 2009 at 9:23pm
Yea, & he's worth what? about $150 Million..
Permalink Reply by shawn rhinehart on July 12, 2009 at 9:22pm
Chris I have wondered this too. He always has his laptop close by
Permalink Reply by WJM on July 12, 2009 at 11:28pm
Tin foil hats
Permalink Reply by TeamMMR.com on July 13, 2009 at 1:16am
The only thing I would like to see is Riggs or maybe Kvapil drive the car one (and I stress one) race. Record the in-car audio and let RG hear it after the race. Lets see how driver and crew communicate when its not RG at the wheel. Lets see just how much RG's talent carries this car, because at this point I want to know. Sure Kvapil at Pocono was a bit of an eye opener (junk in practice and qual) then raced better than we have in the last 7 races. Do the solid mid pack runs turn into poor 35th place runs without RG driving?

The crew chief needs make changes based on feedback, instead RG just demands what needs to be done. No other team I listen too operates like this, expect Eury and Jr and we see what that got'em. I would normally say RG should have to approve changes, but I recall this team making a ungodly (multiple rounds) up on the track bar at Dover a few years back. Greg Irwin and RG had so much success because Greg told RG to shut up and drive or come in and park, that simple.

Three separate times this year I have heard "Tires are on the wrong side" and atleast twice "Wrong way on the track bar". Im not going to get started on the poor stops because some have been good. I have faith that RG knows what he is talking about and not hurling random complains or accusations around from the seat. Getting the wrong tire compounds and making incorrect adjustments are beyond even an ARCA team. At Daytona I clearly heard a tire changer complain about how this mistake was made because of "How I was told to stack them".
Permalink Reply by GrayAntiMatter on July 13, 2009 at 2:14am
The crew chief needs make changes based on feedback, instead RG just demands what needs to be done.

Jimmie Johnson tells Knaus what is wrong. Knaus adjusts the car. Result? Three Cup championships and 42 race victories.

There is a point where it is not just an independent spirit, but just self destructive.

And before anyone tries to lecture me that ROBBY KNOWS WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE! DON'T YOU THINK ROBBY KNOWS?!?!? Well, if that were the case, the car wouldn't be finishing in the mid 30s every week.

RG is a great driver.

RG can not make the decisions to adjust a Cup car during a race.

RG can not call/manage a Cup race the way he does a SCORE race.


Proof is in the pudding.
Permalink Reply by DB on July 13, 2009 at 3:16am
How do you make applause signs on this thing? Looking true..but will we ever know?
Permalink Reply by MartyP on July 13, 2009 at 6:33am
I would love to see Robby do exactly what his crew chief tells him to do for the next four races,as an experiment.
Permalink Reply by vak7 on July 13, 2009 at 8:51am
My Italian blood boils when folks try to second guess RG or equate success with wins. What I took away from the Chicagoland race was that he had a good car in the early laps. A part failed. He went back out on the track after the repair and ran some of his fastest laps of the race. Not fast enough to make up 30 laps so results weren't where he wanted them either. Yes, it's frustrating as a fan. But to know his cars handle so much better shows improvement. The results will follow. Any type of sustainable success takes time to build.

That said, most successful enterprises are built by hiring the right people for the right jobs. And then you allow them to do it. But that's gotta be a hard thing to do when you're someone of Robby's caliber who has so much expertise in those areas. So he's not only bucking the current NASCAR trend with a one-car team, but also some business norms. Typical Robby fashion! One of the many things I love about the guy. They day he stops being his own man and starts going with the flow will be a sad day in Robbyland...

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