7 Is Lucky

In the same way that anyone has watched the slow decline of an addict, everyone on the planet has been waiting for rock bottom to hit and to start seeing some upward momentum. So, perhaps, the rainout on Friday was the breath of sunshine in the dark forest for the Robby faithful. We only had to qualify on time for the first 3 races that I was an employee in 2006 and we made all them. Each one was nervy and anytime you have to cut a lap, you have the chance to "trip on your dick" as they say in the garage. I'm sure Rob would've beat the 2 cars that he needed to, but you never know when something stupid can break or whatever, and it could've been a long trip home. So, maybe this is the turnaround.

So New Hampshire...All of my experience as a fan was at NHIS...I think I went to the 94 or 95 race back in the day. My dad and I slept in the back of the mini van in some random parking lot. It rained like hell, and the crazy's were out in full force all night with beer balls in the back of their golfcarts. I was way too young to have any comprehension of the awesome time in the mud everyone was having, but the memory stuck. I think that was the first race that Ernie Irvan won after he bonked his head. Then in 04 i was working at a normal job in New York state and I got some free tickets to go see the first ever chase race. Little did I know that I would be on the other side of the fence in 1.5 years. So NH has some good memories for me.

This column is supposed to deal with engineering issues, but not this week. Nothing in the world of engineering on a team that is as small as RGM is going to help when you get to your 3rd crew cheif of the year. I'm sure it's a game of wack-a-mole trying to deal with all the stupid shit that you need to do to get the car on the track. Besides, it's garage wisdom that the driver usually steps up the game for a new crew chief. So...look for Sunday to be a fight, but I dare say a top 20 is in the cards.

I leave you with a confession. I am relegated to drinking Evan Williams whiskey as its a bit lighter on my unemployment budget. So,so sorry.

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Comment by Pathfinder7 on September 15, 2008 at 10:06am: Well, Jeremy, NH is my home track, and this weekend we entertained company from the Planet. Robby as we all know can be the devil himself when things aren't going well, but this weekend he was very upbeat when I spoke with him. It translated to his performance on track and that 25th place finish almost felt like a win.

Comment by Turtle7 on September 14, 2008 at 10:24am: Hey Jeremy... Thanks for the posts and some of the inside information on the sport. Good luck with the job hunt.

Comment by Christy... aka "robbyfan1st". on September 14, 2008 at 10:21am: He's hard headed, TOG, Beat Harder!

Comment by TOG on September 14, 2008 at 10:04am: Robby has to learn to be a better qualifier even when he makes it back into the top 35. I have been beating this into his head for the last 5 years.

Comment by Christy... aka "robbyfan1st". on September 14, 2008 at 9:51am: Thanks Jeremy, was hoping that you would be re-employed at RGM with Walter gone...wasn't part of the problem....got additional items from you on Ebay, the sweatshirt is sweet, but can't continue to support your Evan Williams, have 3 red teams shirts now, getting a bit redundant, lol Thanks for hanging in here with us and for your input. Hope the job search is fruitful soon, or are you actually starting to like that Evan Williams? Ugh! take care, Chris

Comment by Robbie on September 14, 2008 at 9:33am: are you going to stay in the sport? or are you looking at other options?

Comment by James Lepich on September 13, 2008 at 11:36pm: I hope a top 20 is in the cards. We need it BIG TIME. By the way, I love the team gear. Thanks Jeremy.