DJR - Jim Beam Racing 2007!!!

[Bigcol]

Thanks for the facts Marcus.

I was about to say if it weren't for Will being bashed from pillar to post he would have had a better year than Steven.
This attitude of being better than your team is just a plain crock of sh!t.
To win and keep good sponsors they have to see some results.
Being better than your team proves didly squat.
Which by the way is Junior's claim to fame.(apart from being Dicks boy)

 

[TS-50]

Well, yeah that is Jnr's claim to fame , the Johnson name

It seems that nepatism is alive and well in V8's with Larry giving his young'un a drive this year

But realisticly , when you've got no budget for your team you aren't hireing the most expensive driver to win races, especially if you can barely afford to fix bashed up cars each round.

I wonder if Will puts in the year I think we all expect to see this year and Steve still can't make any more headway than around 10th and without any podiums either, will Jnr retire to a management roll next year.

 

[Newhat]

woh there TS 50 - there was never an occassion that i can remember thet the DJR cars were not presented 100% on the money. And considering the three development cars as well. If a car is damaged beyond repair well so be it.
If the cars will be stronger,better chassis then Steve will be higher up the order rather in borderline top ten.
Do we know when the sponsorship announcement is going to be made ???

 

[TS-50]

Ummmm, well , Steve is pretty good with the cars and didn't really break that much and if you remember when Marcus had that unfortunate little experience in the AU it took quite some time to get back on the road,

I never for one second said that the cars weren't perfectly presented on the starting grid for each race , I did however, make the observation that if dad was saying there wasn't too much money around to fix smashed cars, then Steve may have been a little more conservative to try to minimise extra unnecessary damage repair costs. And i'm not saying he was told to either, I think it's his nature to bring home a straight car , and even more than that he probably feels it's helpful to the ongoing financial stability of the team to reduce avoidable costs.

Also, on the bottom of the ten ,where Steve has made a bit of a home lately puts him well ahead of a lot of other drivers. Anyway I would like to see Steve put in a few hard races and just show some more aggression, because I think thats the only shortcoming between bottom of the ten and the top , outside of having a few teammates to run interferance.

 

[JB-17]

quote:Originally posted by gilson65

quote:Originally posted by newhat

When is the official 2007 announcemnet being made and the livery of the cars shown. Does anybody have any information on this

all i know is it is going to be in the new year as what has been reported theres a lot of people waiting like myself

Monday the 15th of Jan DJR will be back to work from Xmas break,so expect things/news to start rolling through the system from then.

 

[Nascar12]

Part of Steve's style that appeals to me is that he can race at 100% all day, door handle to door handle-bumper to bumper and not trade paint. I believe he keeps a cool head behind the wheel. The way half these jokers race you'd think they have absolutely no regard for the human life inside each car.
As for driving wih more aggression, I think he is driving the car to the cars limit. He knows what it takes to get up in the points and if your car isn't the fastest one, you got to keep it straight and don't get DNF'd.

We all observed how fast Will was after Bathurst. Despite the speed he got from #18, as good to see as it was the best DJR looked on the track for some time, at the end of the days racing he really didn't finish better than jnr.

The agressive type of racing, while thrilling to watch, dosen't display much thought/skill from the drivers I dont think.
We've all bagged lil Reck for what he did, but honestly Lowndes is no angel either, he'll punt anyone in front off given half a chance. And maybe if Will wasn't on the agressive push at PI, Lowndes would have been the Champion for 2006 as Rick should still have been given a drive through for the punt, and Lowndes quite possibily would not have had a damaged car to finish the race with.


Ahh but thats racing - if it was easy as that we'd all be doing it.

 

[TS-50]

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The agressive type of racing, while thrilling to watch, dosen't display much thought/skill from the drivers I dont think.
We've all bagged lil Reck for what he did, but honestly Lowndes is no angel either, he'll punt anyone in front off given half a chance. And maybe if Will wasn't on the agressive push at PI, Lowndes would have been the Champion for 2006 as Rick should still have been given a drive through for the punt, and Lowndes quite possibily would not have had a damaged car to finish the race with.


Ahh but thats racing - if it was easy as that we'd all be doing it.

You can see craig following a driver awaiting an opportunity , when it comes he takes the line and and usually get it done, he still has to be aggressive about it, because even back markers (some of them ) are not too keen to yeild to the faster car, We've also seen Craig take this aggressive driving style for too long and the usual result is a prang or a big off that looses him ground.
I think Jnr has a great style and could use just a little more aggression to get past a continually slower but blocking driver ahead, how many times have we seen Steve lapping on the tail of one of those only to be caught , and passed by someone who will "duck up the inside, forcing the way through under brakes" or take the outside in a swich back and hold the line to force the other off line to get the position, after as you said it is racing , not follow the leader.

 

[Poita]

quote:Originally posted by TS-50

how many times have we seen Steve lapping on the tail of one of those only to be caught , and passed by someone who will "duck up the inside, forcing the way through under brakes" or take the outside in a swich back and hold the line to force the other off line to get the position, after as you said it is racing , not follow the leader.

The trouble with big Steve is he has a lot more weight to pull up so it's a bit hard for him to do anything under brakes let alone perform switch back manoeuvres.

 

[Thetormentor]

There is an article on DJR in this weeks Auto Fiction that quotes Steve Chalker saying the rumours of Jim Beam coming onboard have hurt potential sponsors, and that Jim Beam havent been confirmed because a deal might not have been signed yet.

 

[ROB17]

I saw that too tormentor. Personally, I wouldn't be suprised if that's a bit of PR to keep prospective DJR sponsors on the front foot.

I'm not from a legal background, but I wouldn't have thought that Motorsport News would progress with such a detailed article including liveries, etc if it wasn't founded. If this article really did put potential sponsors at risk, surely it wouldn't have taken Steve Chalker the better part of a month to respond?

At the official DJR site, they have also added fuel to the fire by blacking out the liveries of both cars and placing a question mark over them. The plot thickens.....

 

[JB-17]

There are two things i don`t do.

One is belive a thing in Auto Action.

Two is belive a word Steve Chalker says.

 

[Racin Jason]

quote:Originally posted by JB-17

There are two things i don`t do.

One is belive a thing in Auto Action.

Two is belive a word Steve Chalker says.

I am 100% with you on that JB.
Everyone likes to tell us how DJR have gone backwards since Bowe and the Stone's left but I reckon it started with the loss of Wayne Cattach!

 

[DJR1718]

I'm taking that with a grain of salt. If the potential sponsers are concerned, get them to speak to Jim Beam & ask how much their sales have increased since the unoffical announcement. Either that or ask my liver.

 

[Doug]

Geez guys sorry to say but I am really biased towards Steve Chalker -talking to him before christmas and he reckons this gig is harder than anything he had when with CUB - yet he has remained loyal to DJR when I am sure he could have jumped ship - anyways we are all entitled to our opinions, just reckon he has done a damn good job so far!!

 

[Car61]

quote:Originally posted by Doug

Geez guys sorry to say but I am really biased towards Steve Chalker -talking to him before christmas and he reckons this gig is harder than anything he had when with CUB ...

Maybe it's too</u> hard a gig for him ??
He's the General Manager! - responsible for all 'off-track commercial activities' - so other than Westpoint, who has he brought in ?? - only Dick Johnson (self sponsoring - via First Rock/V8Telecom)!!

 

[Nascar12]

As a fan, I'm just relieved with the possibility of Beam $$ onboard, to keep the team competing, but its a little ironic too that advertising alcohol on cars can be interpreted by some as giving the wrong message, grog and driving etc.... (remember cigarette advertising bans in motorsport etc....)
Warner Bros cartoon sponsorship I don't think would be happy to be painted along side Jim Beam......well, maybe "Yosemitie Sam" could hack it.

BTW, I reckon Steve C is OK. He's been good to the people of this site with issueing news for Doug to post here from time to time.

 

[Racin Jason]

Under Wayne Cattach DJR grew, under Steve Chalker they have gone backwards. SC tells the media that DJr has been saved at the eleventh hour which they report. Now he seems to be angry that he has been misrepresented and the deal is not done. What the hell is going on? We don't know because noone from DJR wants to tell anybody anything!

Steve Chalker may be agreat bloke and a good manager but so far he doesn't have the record that Wayne Cattach has. I am prepared to give the guy a fair go, but so far I haven't seen much to be that impressed with.

 

[Rob 18]

Maybe Jim Beam aren't going to be title sponsors & that's what Chalk's is pissed off about. Maybe it's hurting the chances of landing a potential 'title' sponsor with all this speculation that Jim Beam have signed as title sponsor.

 

[Racin Jason]

The problem is that noone is telling us anything. I thought DJR was all about the fans. We need to know something and so far the fans are being treated fairly poorly.

 

[Doug]

Chalks isnt back till monday officially and is uncontactable - believe me I tried, however hopefully he will respond to my emails