DSR Rumor (1 Viewer)

[Butch]

Anybody have an idea on who may be buying DSR? Supposedly more information to come this week.

 

[4onthefl4]

A wild guess that may connected another rumor, Red Bull.

 

[Nitro Cane]

I heard that on the broadcast today. Not sure

 

[Chili]

A wild guess that may connected another rumor, Red Bull.

Elite racing would be another possibility. I don’t see anybody else buying an entire operation unless it was another auto racing team jumping into NHRA. Did anybody win the mega millions last night?
While no details are known, it really wouldn’t take much for DSR to start their own team back up again. They have all the car racing equipment on hand and I don’t know if they own or lease their semi trailers.

 

[Scoe]

RUMOR MILL - THE DSR RUMOR? | Competition Plus

{loadposition banner4} One of the more interesting rumors floating around Sonoma Raceway has been a pending sale of Don Schumacher Racing's fuel operation. We are told the sale could be finalized today with one of the entities already involved with the team. If this deal is secured, Tony...

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[Cliff]

This should be interesting.

 

[Bobby Bennett]

DSR, MAYNARD FAMILY ANNOUNCE EXPANDED PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT; MAYNARD FAMILY MAJOR PARTNERS IN TF TEAM | Competition Plus

RELATED STORY- THE DSR RUMOR? The rumor began making its way around the professional pits on Saturday at the NHRA Sonoma Nationals. By Sunday, it was official. Don Schumacher and the Maynard Family announced on Sunday afternoon, that on Monday, July 25, 2022, the Maynards would become majority...

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[Randy]

Good move. Don is one of the aging owners (I hope he doesn't hate me for saying it) so it's good to see this partnership.

 

[qualified17th]

For everyone who said for all those years "Nitro racing will be done for the day Don Schumacher gets out of it!"...

Here we are. The day has come. The world is still spinning, and nitro racing is pretty darn competitive.

 

[twostep]

Sounds like the Maynards are billionaire business owners who are prolific philanthropists and considered A-1 people by all accounts. And now in their senior years, they took a liking to drag racing. I'm glad to see it. All the best to everyone associated with Schumacher.

 

[Mike]

Spence, down from 7 cars last year and we are still walking

 

[*******]

Guess now is really good time be in the Utilities/power business.

 

[mick]

i think the expansion of DSR Performance is great. would love to see an article someday that outlines the diversity of their manufacturing.

 

[z28]

i think the expansion of DSR Performance is great. would love to see an article someday that outlines the diversity of their manufacturing.

lots of money in aerospace and defense machining. Race parts may become a sideline although my neighbor does Nascar stuff along with the aerospace. Nascar has more money though

 

[TSK]

Don Schumacher has been around drag racing for decades. He's probably wanting to step back a bit. Who can blame him? DSR has set records that likely will never be broken. I don't blame him one bit.
If anybody has earned his retirement, it's Don Schumacher.
At this year's Phoenix race I was able to get him to autograph this picture I shot of him at Tulsa's National Challenge '72.
I'll be making a hickory frame for it from a 24" diameter tree I had taken down last year and cut into 8 ft long, 2" thick slabs.

 

[Von Halen]

Don Schumacher has been around drag racing for decades. He's probably wanting to step back a bit. Who can blame him? DSR has set records that likely will never be broken. I don't blame him one bit.
If anybody has earned his retirement, it's Don Schumacher.
At this year's Phoenix race I was able to get him to autograph this picture I shot of him at Tulsa's National Challenge '72.
I'll be making a hickory frame for it from a 24" diameter tree I had taken down last year and cut into 8 ft long, 2" thick slabs.

Ted, that was the Wiebe vs Jeb Allen crash that year, right? I was there too!

 

[TSK]

Ted, that was the Wiebe vs Jeb Allen crash that year, right? I was there too!

Vaughn, the Allen/Wiebe crash happened at the ‘73 National Challenge. Here’s one of the pictures I managed to shoot during that crash.
Unfortunately, the years have not been kind to the Ektachrome slides.

 

[Tony]

Vaughn, the Allen/Wiebe crash happened at the ‘73 National Challenge. Here’s one of the pictures I managed to shoot during that crash.
Unfortunately, the years have not been kind to the Ektachrome slides.
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Ted and Vaughn I was there too in both 72 and 73. My first race ever in 72. I was in heaven. I remember standing at the finish line when Danny Ongais lit-up the Vels-Parnelli Jones FC. Was also at the finish line when Ronnie Sox red-lit, he came thru the lights with his head down. I had a bunch of pictures but they've disappeared over the years.

 

[TSK]

Tony, National Challenge '72 was my first national event. It seemed like every other fuel car grenaded their engine. But, Ongais' fire was scary.
I got this picture of the car. But, I don't remember if this was the run where things went really bad.

 

[Cliff]

Tony, National Challenge '72 was my first national event. It seemed like every other fuel car grenaded their engine. But, Ongais' fire was scary.
I got this picture of the car. But, I don't remember if this was the run where things went really bad.

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What is interesting to me is all the smoke out of the cockpit. This was before side windows and you'd see this on a long burnout. I also remember one of Maz's cars at the Winternats. Went up in smoke & driver had to shut off cuz he couldn't see. Sironian???