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Glad to hear you will be in Vegas.
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I haven't heard anything about Robert's condition but I hope he can return
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Nunzio - Well no, I'm not completely confident Robert will be back. Just hopeful. I think you're right in that he supposedly hasn't been seen at a race all year, unlike say Mike Salinas who has been to a few since his big surgery. We read that Robert had a hand in arranging for Jack to replace John, so it sounds like Robert is at least working some. I'm just assuming that when you are treated for a disease for a full year, that hopefully they have gotten a handle on it and he can return to racing by next March. If not, then that opens up a discussion for who would replace Robert if Austin goes to John's car. Would they bring Jack back full-time? Or go with a "Next Gen" driver, like Jorden Vandergriff?
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Yeah, anything can happen and that was crazy all right. However the odds are something like that won't happen again. But...on any given Sunday, as they say.
IMO it would be crazy to move Austin out of that car and into the Peak car, there's a chemistry there that doesn't come around too often. And after all, they're all John's cars. I know Jordan made some hits in a Force FC this summer, but I don't believe he's licensed yet. Plenty of time for that to happen before the new season starts though.
It never occurred to me that Jack might not be back next week. Admittedly don’t know the situation but it sounded to me like a condition that would last a day or so and he, being the ultimate professional, took the conservative route and bowed out for the day. So hope all is well with him but I’m stunned that there’s discussion on the board about him not continuing and what to do about replacement. Did I miss something?
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Rember that Clay had something similar happen at Norwalk a yr. or two ago, and he tagged Auston to fill in for the race.
Thought I read somewhere, maybe FB, that he's good to go for Vegas.
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Yep, he'll be back in Vegas.
good memory harry, forgot about that.
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Jack texted me a little while ago and yes he will be at Vegas. He also said what he went through with the vertigo and there was no way he could have driven a race car that day. it must have been HELL.
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Having suffered from bouts of vertigo in recent years, there is no way he could have even walked around his hotel room. You can not do anything but lay there in a cool and dark room because everything is spinning and you lose all focus and balance.Jack texted me a little while ago and yes he will be at Vegas. He also said what he went through with the vertigo and there was no way he could have driven a race car that day. it must have been HELL.
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i wonder if he had something else with short term dizzy spells? so glad to hear whatever he had has passed.
vertigo, at least the different but similar cases that myself and my brother-in-law suffered
through lasted months. i had an inner ear virus, and brother in law had the crystals. both different forms of vertigo. you think you'll never get rid of it. it's horrible.
vertigo, at least the different but similar cases that myself and my brother-in-law suffered
through lasted months. i had an inner ear virus, and brother in law had the crystals. both different forms of vertigo. you think you'll never get rid of it. it's horrible.
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I get vertigo whenever I'm coming down with the flu. It stinks. The room just spins and spins. I'm glad he was supported by everyone involved in making the tough decision to sit it out rather than putting himself in danger.
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I have low blood pressure. If I bend down & then try to get up normally, I almost pass out. Have to get up slowly. Hate it, but....
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If John no longer drives there is no reason that they couldn't put a PEAK body on Austin's car and keep that team together. If Robert races he gets the AAA car he had with the crew that was the Force team.
Prock did tune Force for part of one season years ago but went back to Robert the next year. They'll figure it out. I would think Jimmy Prock would have a say in it.
I’ll be worried about the future of JFR if John is indeed done driving. The Peak deal is/was for him. Maybe not much reason for them to stick around if he’s not behind the wheel.
The other two cars already struggle for full time sponsorship. Procks former ride, the top fueler, parked due to lack of funding. Not easy to stay out there on sponsorships alone anymore. Just my opinion.
The other two cars already struggle for full time sponsorship. Procks former ride, the top fueler, parked due to lack of funding. Not easy to stay out there on sponsorships alone anymore. Just my opinion.
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