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Topic: Rico Abreu Storms to Capitani Classic Win at Knoxville!
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August 06, 2024 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on August 06 2024 at 09:08:50 PM
You are proving my point. Thanks! Ricky is a KING maker! That is the bottom line....yes he had a lot of help a lon the way, but he listened to those lessons and when he called the shots he was one of the best at it. Very few in front of him as far as a crew chief!
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Still nope.
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August 06, 2024 at
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Posted By: RodinCanada on August 06 2024 at 05:08:01 PM
Why is it so hard to realize two people who are great at what they do created a great team when they work together. They have their own strengths and perhaps we overlook their team skills of making others perform better. Who really cares who is better or best and why does it matter?
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Ah, the voice of reason from North of the Border.... 
Its pretty obvious that a great team needs a great driver AND a great crew chief.... Ricky didn't MAKE Schatz great, they were great together. Same with Rico...
Now that I opened a can of worms with all the expected reactions, I still think the Ford engine has a lot to do with his "less than dominating" last few years, but he's still #2 in WoO points last I looked (& I'm a "Ford guy" in "real life"....)
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August 06, 2024 at
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Posted By: revjimk on August 06 2024 at 09:24:26 PM
Ah, the voice of reason from North of the Border....
Its pretty obvious that a great team needs a great driver AND a great crew chief.... Ricky didn't MAKE Schatz great, they were great together. Same with Rico...
Now that I opened a can of worms with all the expected reactions, I still think the Ford engine has a lot to do with his "less than dominating" last few years, but he's still #2 in WoO points last I looked (& I'm a "Ford guy" in "real life"....)
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Get ready for blah blah blah or you can't handle the truth same old shit different day. The engine change had a lot to do with it and I'm sure his father getting sick and eventually passing was also a factor. But the fact is neither has had the same success as when they were a team.
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August 06, 2024 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on August 06 2024 at 08:19:06 PM
Again the nationals is only one week of the year. Ian talking the whole season. No, overall Schatz didn't run well! He was an also ran most nights!
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Ha ha ha. That's an incredible stretch of ignorance you're working with there. That's like saying a football team had apoor year because the Sulerbowl they won was only a weekend.
There are literally hundreds of race teams that dream of having a season like that.
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on August 06 2024 at 08:41:55 PM
Nope you can't handle the truth! Ricky made Shatz 199% better! Where are the championships without Ricky? None! You are the one that can't see what is right in front of your face! Schatz did win races before Ricky but he wasn't consistent enough to win the championship! Ricky changed that.
You are the one being an idiot!
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The older I get the faster I was
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August 07, 2024 at
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on August 06 2024 at 08:41:55 PM
Nope you can't handle the truth! Ricky made Shatz 199% better! Where are the championships without Ricky? None! You are the one that can't see what is right in front of your face! Schatz did win races before Ricky but he wasn't consistent enough to win the championship! Ricky changed that.
You are the one being an idiot!
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I bet you get punched in the face a lot....
The older I get the faster I was
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August 07, 2024 at
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He always wants to talk shit about Donny, but how many championships does Ricky have without Don Don. Zero. Rico hasn't been exactly dominate either. They are both great, but together they where unstoppable.
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Posted By: runnin30 on August 07 2024 at 07:05:03 AM
He always wants to talk shit about Donny, but how many championships does Ricky have without Don Don. Zero. Rico hasn't been exactly dominate either. They are both great, but together they where unstoppable.
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Yup. If you look at Rico's record, it's virtually identical to his entire career body of work. He's an excellent driver who will win some races during the year. Is this year 2 or 3 with Ricky? Not much has changed. He's still a guy to beat, and he's still a threat to win the Nats. If they win the Nats, the main reason will be Rico has always been tough at Knoxville, and if you keep making the A-main at the Nats, and you consistently run towards the front, eventually your odds of winning that race increase. The majorty of the wins have come without RW. The majority of the time he's run up front were without RW. And hey, Rico is a great driver, with great equipment. Why wouldn't you hire one of the great wrenches? All of the top teams have them. But constantly claiming RW will make or break the drivers career? Give me a break. If Ricky left this morning and never came back, Rico would continue to win at the same clip with whoever grabbed the wrench.
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Posted By: Sprinter27R on August 07 2024 at 01:10:12 AM
I bet you get punched in the face a lot....
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Funniest comment yet
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Posted By: BStrawser26 on August 06 2024 at 08:41:55 PM
Nope you can't handle the truth! Ricky made Shatz 199% better! Where are the championships without Ricky? None! You are the one that can't see what is right in front of your face! Schatz did win races before Ricky but he wasn't consistent enough to win the championship! Ricky changed that.
You are the one being an idiot!
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At 5:26 yesterday you said: "Ricky made Schatz 100% better when he was his crew chief"
What happened in the last 28 hrs. & 50 minutes that increased Ricky's value by another 99% ???
Did you realize that you couldn't handle the truth back in the good ole days?.... like yesterday?
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