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Old 02-12-2008, 08:48 AM
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How Many Teams Can You Have

Now i could be wrong, but according to ESPN they show DSR running 6 teams out of his shop. Is there a limit on how many pro teams you can have or is the limit per category.
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Old 02-12-2008, 09:08 AM
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Now i could be wrong, but according to ESPN they show DSR running 6 teams out of his shop. Is there a limit on how many pro teams you can have or is the limit per category.
The NHRA imposed limit is 4 cars per category.
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Old 02-12-2008, 11:15 AM
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5 in Shumacher's case!
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Old 02-12-2008, 12:31 PM
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5 in Shumacher's case!
hmmmm Let me do the math here Lance....

1) Ron Capps Napa Funny Car
2) Gary Scelzi's Mopar/Oakley Funny Car
3) Jerry Toliver's ROCKSTAR Funny Car
4) Jack Beckman's Valvoline/MTS Funny Car
.....and #5 is???????

How about top fuel.....

1) Tony Schumacher's US ARMY Top FUel Dragster
2) Cory Mac's FRAM Dragster
...and....???

Who are we missing Lance?
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Old 02-12-2008, 12:37 PM
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hmmmm Let me do the math here Lance....

1) Ron Capps Napa Funny Car
2) Gary Scelzi's Mopar/Oakley Funny Car
3) Jerry Toliver's ROCKSTAR Funny Car
4) Jack Beckman's Valvoline/MTS Funny Car
.....and #5 is???????

How about top fuel.....

1) Tony Schumacher's US ARMY Top FUel Dragster
2) Cory Mac's FRAM Dragster
...and....???

Who are we missing Lance?
I think Lance is "winking" at the fact a lot of people were implying that James Day's ride is a pseudo DSR car.
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Old 02-12-2008, 03:17 PM
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I think Lance is "winking" at the fact a lot of people were implying that James Day's ride is a pseudo DSR car.
Yep there's 6 Nitro teams under the DSR banner,
But nobodys talking about the lack of participants??
Imagine this.

Schumacher gets tired of it all and decides to go full time fishing in Lake Michigan... and then C. Kalitta and Ken Black decides to do the same.

Evan Knoll is out for this year and maybe he decides not to come back next year or ever?

Who would be left?

There's not enough cars, and there's not enough money to support the few that are out there.

Sh*#! there was only 17 T/F cars & 23 F/C at Pomona... and a couple of each of those, supposedly will be parked after this very first race of the year.

IT Don't Look Good for professional drag racing.

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Old 02-12-2008, 03:21 PM
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I think Lance is "winking" at the fact a lot of people were implying that James Day's ride is a pseudo DSR car.
I guess you can also imply that Tasca is linked to Force the same way Day is to Schumacher.
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I guess you can also imply that Tasca is linked to Force the same way Day is to Schumacher.
Excellent point!
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Old 02-12-2008, 04:21 PM
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Since we're feeling all good and jolly, let's ask how many cars Force runs out of his shop too.
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Old 02-12-2008, 04:27 PM
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Since we're feeling all good and jolly, let's ask how many cars Force runs out of his shop too.
That would be five (5) if you count the Tasca car...
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:28 PM
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I think Lance is "winking" at the fact a lot of people were implying that James Day's ride is a pseudo DSR car.
That's what I thought he was implying,
...Just want him to say it...!

People can "WINK" all day long, but James Ride, except for the fact that it's a Mopar Body, and he is his Son-in-law, has nothing to do with DSR. We can all do the "6 degree's of Separation" and link people with certain teams, Give me time, and I'll link John Force to Don Schumacher himself! But at the end of the day, James Day's Funny Car has nothing to do with DSR, and Tasca's FORD, (Except for the fact that it's a FORD BODY) has nothing to do with JFR.
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:29 PM
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Yep there's 6 Nitro teams under the DSR banner,
But nobodys talking about the lack of participants??
Imagine this.

Schumacher gets tired of it all and decides to go full time fishing in Lake Michigan... and then C. Kalitta and Ken Black decides to do the same.

Evan Knoll is out for this year and maybe he decides not to come back next year or ever?

Who would be left?

There's not enough cars, and there's not enough money to support the few that are out there.

Sh*#! there was only 17 T/F cars & 23 F/C at Pomona... and a couple of each of those, supposedly will be parked after this very first race of the year.

IT Don't Look Good for professional drag racing.

Larry
Then you go to plan "B"....Remember the WINSTON SHOWDOWN?????
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:48 PM
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I think you'll see multiple teams & owners collaborating more and more in the future. I don't know all the rules involved, but look at Ken Black - how he got into nitro racing; he owns the car, but Kalitta "manages" it. In some ways it makes a heck of alot of sense for someone starting up. If you've got the cash and contacts, you can practically plug yourself & your driver into a top notch, competitive team almost overnight. I don't see a problem with these multi-car teams, as long as NHRA respects them and realizes they're a big part of thier pro tour.
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Old 02-12-2008, 05:58 PM
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Then you go to plan "B"....Remember the WINSTON SHOWDOWN?????
I'd like to see a plan 'B' show...

or plan 'C' Mix and match A/FD and T/F

or plan 'D' Mix and match TA/FC and AA/FC

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Old 02-12-2008, 09:26 PM
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I believe team owners are allowed four cars in each professional category.
So . . . the answer is - 16! Schumacher got up to eight and is now back to to seven if you count Tolliver , Cory and the PSB reportedly sponsored by Schumacher Electric (P/S team(s) are gone).
Trying to manage teams in three (or four) Pro categories has got to be like controlling an octopus!
If anyone can do this - it's certainly Shoe. However, why he would want to do this is beyond me! -
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