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February 02, 2011 at
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February 02, 2011 at
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I always thought Joey Saldana was one of the cleanest racers on dirt. But 47sec into this crash compilation video from the Jan 21, 2011 Kings Challenge at Mt. Gambier, South Australia, it looks like Joey drives it in too hard and winds up dumping the 36n of Eddie Lumbar... hard! Then two nights later, Saldana put Jason Meyers in the wall at the Grand Annual Classic in Warrnambool. Are these isolated incidents or has Joey gotten more aggressive? What's your opinion?
2011 Kings Challenge Crash Compilation - Jan 21 - Borderline Speedway, AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQu6FxkWDA
Meyers/Saldana Incident at the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic - Jan 23 - Warrnambool, AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtbbpc6ytoQ
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February 02, 2011 at
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In the first video, it appears that the other guy cranked it sideways in front of him, and it didn't look like joey nudged him all that hard.
The second clip doesn't even show the two getting together, other than Joey squeezing Myers up to the wall, and Meyers getting his right front caught on said wall.
Couple of less than aggressive moves to be accusing him of dirty driving. Remember that these cars do not have horns or turn signals, and if you want that watch Napcar.
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February 02, 2011 at
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Sorry, but it looks like "racing deals" in both cases....at least it does to me....
Chuck.....
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February 02, 2011 at
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Really Dog? For one thing, even for the best of drivers, these cars are anything but locked down and things happen very fast on the track. For another, the races are short (sprints), so drivers who are not pushing the limits of their ride are probably not going to keep the seat long. IMO there are very few drivers who I'd call over aggresive. There may be a larger number that drive over their head but I don't think Joey falls into either catagory. 2 cents....
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February 02, 2011 at
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The Meyers incident was deliberate. I can see Saldana drifting up and making a quick jog to the right feeding Jason a wheel.
Don't know what's going on but it may go deeper than just this one incident. Imo.
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February 02, 2011 at
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I've seen him put Danny Smith's front end in the wall at I-55 and it seems like he always races Sammy "different" than other cars.
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February 02, 2011 at
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February 02, 2011 at
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T-Mac and Calvin Landis (turn 1, K'ville) prob have their mind made up. I think I also know how Chad Smith (son of the Rim Rider) feels (Knoxville Nationals hotlaps, backchute) ...
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February 02, 2011 at
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February 02, 2011 at
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Posted By: chilly on February 02 2011 at 12:26:09 PM
T-Mac and Calvin Landis (turn 1, K'ville) prob have their mind made up. I think I also know how Chad Smith (son of the Rim Rider) feels (Knoxville Nationals hotlaps, backchute) ...
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He has turned his switch to Dale Sr mode. He will now wreck people on a regular basis.
Luna's Ford engine style that won 2 WoO titles and 3
Kings Royals before a weight rule against the best EVER
in their prime and now DOMINATES super dirt late model
racing is no longer allowed/wanted in a WoO sprint
car.... Was Luna a miracle worker?
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February 02, 2011 at
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I am not making any accusations against Joey, I am asking if anyone else has noticed a recent shift in his driving style. I have been involved with motorsports for 35yrs and was of the opinion that Saldana was always a very precise and technical racer. Saying that he seems more aggressive lately is not a 'slam' but rather an observation. The two incidents I posted may very well BOTH be just "racin' deals" (although Meyers didn't think so) but ever since mid season last year, something seems to have changed with Saldana's on track demeanor. But... then again... I've been wrong before. Thanks for everyone's input!!!
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February 02, 2011 at
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Posted By: chilly on February 02 2011 at 12:26:09 PM
T-Mac and Calvin Landis (turn 1, K'ville) prob have their mind made up. I think I also know how Chad Smith (son of the Rim Rider) feels (Knoxville Nationals hotlaps, backchute) ...
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DING-DING-DING!!!! We have a WINNER!
I've always thought he was one of , if not THE, dirtiest. JMO.
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February 02, 2011 at
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Meyers has no room to complain, he chops people off all the time.
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February 02, 2011 at
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If your a fan, it's aggressive, if your not, it's dirty. At some point, anybody that was ever any damn good at driving one of the has been called dirty, everybody's got their haters.
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February 02, 2011 at
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Paul McMahan told me once that anyone on the WoO circuit races that way....he told me that it was hard racing...
Chuck.....
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February 02, 2011 at
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Reply to:
Posted By: Dirt Dog TV on February 02 2011 at 04:45:52 AM
I always thought Joey Saldana was one of the cleanest racers on dirt. But 47sec into this crash compilation video from the Jan 21, 2011 Kings Challenge at Mt. Gambier, South Australia, it looks like Joey drives it in too hard and winds up dumping the 36n of Eddie Lumbar... hard! Then two nights later, Saldana put Jason Meyers in the wall at the Grand Annual Classic in Warrnambool. Are these isolated incidents or has Joey gotten more aggressive? What's your opinion?
2011 Kings Challenge Crash Compilation - Jan 21 - Borderline Speedway, AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jQu6FxkWDA
Meyers/Saldana Incident at the Grand Annual Sprintcar Classic - Jan 23 - Warrnambool, AU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtbbpc6ytoQ
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It looks to me like you're pretty good at coming up with a marketing strategy. Nobody can read your writeup without taking a look at the videos and offering up an opinion. Great job on all counts. ;-)
Stan Meissner
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February 02, 2011 at
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Posted By: StanM on February 02 2011 at 06:43:22 PM
It looks to me like you're pretty good at coming up with a marketing strategy. Nobody can read your writeup without taking a look at the videos and offering up an opinion. Great job on all counts. ;-)
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Posted By: Dirt Dog TV on February 02 2011 at 02:53:54 PM
I am not making any accusations against Joey, I am asking if anyone else has noticed a recent shift in his driving style. I have been involved with motorsports for 35yrs and was of the opinion that Saldana was always a very precise and technical racer. Saying that he seems more aggressive lately is not a 'slam' but rather an observation. The two incidents I posted may very well BOTH be just "racin' deals" (although Meyers didn't think so) but ever since mid season last year, something seems to have changed with Saldana's on track demeanor. But... then again... I've been wrong before. Thanks for everyone's input!!!
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I'd say someone who's won more races than anyone in the last two years is doing exactly what he get's paid to do and that's win. It's not like he's out there ripping up equipment like Haud, Walker or TK. As for Meyers and Saldana not likng each other... Good! Ask Lucas Wolf how he felt when Meyers turned right!
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Don't know about Joey wrecking people more than anyone else but last year has to still be weighing heavily on his mind. Two years in a row and all those wins, a ton of wins and no title. These are just two incidents. One was his fault I suppose, the other?
Lawlessness and liberalism equals Hell. NY City,
Detroit, Seattle, Chicago, Minnepolis, etc. We saw it.
Burning hundreds of buildings, a thousand assaults and
dozens of murders. Getting worser and worser.
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February 02, 2011 at
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Joey/Meyers acident happened right in front of me.Lower part of track was moist and Joey got drive with his left rear sending him up the track.Racing deal!
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February 02, 2011 at
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Personally, if I wanted to see cars slamming into each other to pass, I'd go to stock car races
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February 03, 2011 at
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somebody just starting trash. good way to promote your new website...im not even a saldana fan really, but these 2 clips r poor versions of slander. both were just racing deals. btw, i wouldnt slam an american favorite when trying to promote a new sprint racing website. dummy
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