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good luck with finding a sponsor, tommy..

I guess the job of crew chief pays better than everyone thought... he is startinghis own team.....good for him..
the dr.

where did my first comment go???
the dr.

now it is back.... this sucks
the dr.

DR., Stop being such a Page Hog! LOL

TBR sounds like a team that will be replacing "Hall of Fame" racing filling in the final rows. I know racing is a passion and something that really digs into you, but when you have teams like Roush, Gibbs and Hendrick out there with the massive R&D owning the circuit, is it really lucrative nowadays to actually start a team unless you have a HUGE backing and some sort of extra support? Does NASCAR have any type of revenue sharing program in place....that in itself would almost make it worth it considering how much bread they bring in on a single weekend.

Lots and lots of spare cars, drivers and crews around.

What if Toyota subsidizes this team, they can experiment on set ups and if the car doesn't do well, no one knows any different as it wasn't expected to do well anyway. By experiment, I mean things that might be in the grey area, like a little cheating. This could be invaluable to the upper tier teams at a later race. Just saying

Behave yourself Dr.
And go for it Tommy, go cheap and make some money and prove the big teams blow.

I wish him well but there are obviously a few details missing to this story.
JK's suggestion could explain it.

No sponsor and no driver? Hmmm.

I'd like to announce that I am starting a NASCAR Cup team to race in the 2009 season.
We'll be racing Mini Coopers, out of my rented garage in downtown Annapolis.
I'll name a sponsor and a driver later.
A lot later.

Think you nailed it JK! The only 'downside' to that would be Tommy's reputation. The guy's pretty hardcore..but a financed Cup team might be worth the price. Sign on Bobby LaBonte and you've got at least 7 races 'in'.

Can I get Tommy's e-mail?, I'm looking for work! LOL

Perry Mason, Hawaii 50, Adam 12 reruns are getting old!

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Originally posted 02:02 PM ET  01.07 by -Mr. FLOAT-

Perry Mason, Hawaii 50, Adam 12 reruns are getting old!

BLASPHEMY!!!! HAWAII 5-0 NEVER GETS OLD!!!! I remember this one episode when Jack Lords hair actually got messed up!!! BOOK 'EM DANNO!!!!!

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Originally posted 10:39 AM ET  01.07 by JKINDELRAY

What if Toyota subsidizes this team, they can experiment on set ups and if the car doesn't do well, no one knows any different as it wasn't expected to do well anyway. By experiment, I mean things that might be in the grey area, like a little cheating. This could be invaluable to the upper tier teams at a later race. Just saying

Doubtful Toyota will cough up as they just announced serious cuts to their racing budget in F1. While not withdrawing like Honda, the big bucks just won't be the same. Gotta admit, takes a lot of guts to launch a new team these days. I hear Petty might be looking LOL!! Can't wait to hear who the sponser is, Barry's Bail Bonds may have a dollar or two.

Oh yeah, Hawaii 5-0 rocks!

Killer, I never would have imagined that you are that old!

Killer, I never would have imagined that you are so old.