2009 Loudon Race Weekend Discussion

Join in here and discuss all the weekend action from Loudon. Many Planet members will be attending the race, so we wish them all the best, and hope they share their stories here.First practice is on Friday, June 26th, from 12:00 - 1:30 pm/et, live on SPEED. Qualifying is also on Friday, at 3:10 pm/et , also live on SPEED. Second practice is on Saturday, June 27th, from 9:00-9:50 am/et and Happy Hour practice is from 11:45 am-12:45 pm/et,both live on SPEED. Race Coverage of the Lenox Industrial Tools 301 at New Hampshire Motor Speedway is scheduled for Sunday, June 28, 2009 live on TNT at 2:00 pm/et; pre-race show at 12:30 pm/et; green flag approx 2:16pm/et.Live raceday chat will be on Sunday as well, so either post here or join us there.

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on June 26, 2009 at 12:20am

I wish he would run the neon green swoosh blank rather than just a solid black car...but that's just an opinion.

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Permalink Reply by MikeNIN7 on June 26, 2009 at 12:25am

Any thing but the arrow. I think he should have "SCREW YOU ~~SELFISH~~ SAL FISH" on the hood.

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Permalink Reply by Bigzoom on June 26, 2009 at 1:10am

Or a Blank Flame car...keep Robby just no sponsor...

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Permalink Reply by Rob Hoban on June 26, 2009 at 8:43am

The problem with this is that it IS the Jim Beam paint scheme without the logo thus giving Jim Beam exposure without sponsorship dollars.

Not that I have a problem with Jim Beam getting a little extra for all that they do for Robby, but this scheme might not attract potential sponsors. It's all businss.

I kind of like the Green and Black because it is not sponsor specific.

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Permalink Reply by Country Boy on June 26, 2009 at 8:43am

In honor of Rob's car being"Naked in New Hampshire" - I will go to my local sports bar and watch the entire race --- wait for it --- IN THE NUDE!

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Permalink Reply by Beth on June 26, 2009 at 11:03am

I assume the car is solid black because it is cheaper. No sense in putting more of your own money in an unsponsored car than you have to.

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Permalink Reply by Beagle7 on June 26, 2009 at 9:04am

Caught this article by Scott Speed...apparantly it was Mother Nature..not his running out of talent...that caused him to miss Sonoma..lol

from his diary on the frontstretch:

"I certainly experienced something new in my Sprint Cup career this past weekend when I got way off track during my qualifying run in Sonoma. Basically what happened is that the wind pushed us off the track, which I wasn’t taking into consideration. It was the first time we ever had to deal with something like that with these heavy cars. Normally it doesn’t make that much of a difference, because the cars weigh so much. I went way off track though. The side of the car is so flat, which they do on purpose to gain as much side force as possible and it actually worked a little too well on Friday. That’s actually what happened. It’s not like I tried to go through the corner any faster on my qualifying lap. It wasn’t a little bit of wind either; it was a ton. As the day was going on, it was getting windier and windier."

LAME!!!

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Permalink Reply by Delanie on June 26, 2009 at 12:43pm

Wow, that's a reach!

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Permalink Reply by bill hovey on June 26, 2009 at 10:03am

All black is F***ING COOL! Just a shame that it means what it means...

All the better when potential sponsors see it covered in confetti and wish their name was on it

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Permalink Reply by vak7 on June 26, 2009 at 10:15am

I like the black... looks ominous. A danger sign to the rest of the field. Kinda like RG's mood after Baja and Infineon. I think he'll channel all of that into this black beast to become a two-time winner in NH.