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November 30, 2020 at
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Blackhurst in the Rhine Auto 17B...now the Rhine Auto 39 (not sure about that number, as Jake ran 25 previously in his familiy car).
Balog to the 07 w/ the All Stars?
Ozzie Cars?
Scotty Thiel?
Also...what 360 guys are moving up? Anyone hear anything?
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November 30, 2020 at
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Posted By: P15B on November 30 2020 at 04:21:07 PM
Blackhurst in the Rhine Auto 17B...now the Rhine Auto 39 (not sure about that number, as Jake ran 25 previously in his familiy car).
Balog to the 07 w/ the All Stars?
Ozzie Cars?
Scotty Thiel?
Also...what 360 guys are moving up? Anyone hear anything?
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Good for Blackhurst! That kid is fast and deserves a good ride. Balog must be just looking for a change I'd guess. Hasn't looked too bad in the 07 at times other than some bad luck. Wish him the best whereever he ends up!
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December 01, 2020 at
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Aside from Thiel and Blackhurst, the IRA has seen a steady decline in competiton. I went to a few IRA races this year and truth be told, the MSA 360's were a better show and those are half the price. Maybe just covid related.... but they dont pull the occasional big names pulling in either anymore. Balog is a good fit to the Allstars, as the talent gap between him and the rest of the IRA got embarrasingly wide this year. I respect them all for doing what they can within a budget, but this 410 crop wouldnt finish in the front half of an ASCS 360 race.
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December 01, 2020 at
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Plenty of 360 talent...some of which will be moving up (namely Arenz), and some of which tried out 410's and came back to 360's (McMullen, Schmidt, Walter).
Will be interesting to see where Thiel goes, if the Hood car is out there (with Reinke?). Balog always put on a show and will be missed if he isnt there. It would be cool to see him run his own car here and there also.
Regarding Talent -- I think if there were a bit more stability with the cars/drivers, that would help. In my opinino there definitely is talent there...but funding is tough, and there seems to be a lot of turnover in the 'fast' cars.
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December 18, 2020 at
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Scotty Thiel will have a new look coming into the 2021 race season as he inked a deal with the pairing of STM and Ozzie Motorsports. The new partnership will be competing full time with the Bumper to Bumper IRA Sprint Car Series to chase a championship, along with competing at various World of Outlaw and Allstar Circuit of Champions events as their schedule allows.
http://www.scottythiel.com/news/?i=89039
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