Sean Ballantine

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@Topper3420 @NReedster @STaranto92 Hoodies everywhere at Gibbs. They are given to you in your apparel package when you’re hired.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@whatsundersteer So you’re telling me, that with a 20 minute practice Kyle Larson “developed” that car so much that Zilisch went on a tear the rest of the year?

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@uncledrewski13 @andrewdoesnot Exactly correct! Why race a LMSC where LMSC doesn’t really exist?!

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@The_SuperSquad_ Rain or not, the roval is garbage. It’s great for karts, and maybe legends cars. Definitely not for full size cars

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@Michael95494331 @DaOtherShip No one I know who is a fan, or works on these cars wants pack racing anywhere other than Daytona/Talladega. No one likes the racing at Atlanta.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@eric_shin_1 @DustyGabagool I know I walk into a building everyday that has a room full of guys doing what you just asked.

Also, is there any teams other than the ones I mentioned doing what you asked in cup? Maybe just Penske and RFK added to the ones I mentioned? Everyone else is just there!

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@eric_shin_1 @DustyGabagool Do you honestly think that NOAPS cars from JGR, Hendrick, and RCR don’t have cup level engineering in them? Whether it’s past engineering from when cup used this car, or progressive from the time it was passed down to NOAPS? Get real.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@daletanhardt Looking more like 2030, but at that point they’ll ruin this too!

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@Wolfmots @drivermallozz Then manufacturers asked for the new cup car. So they in fact gave the big 3 the series, which was one of their mistakes.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@hillbillydilf @TNPiners @bobpockrass @NASCARONFOX Yeah I guess it just depends on how much money you bring. Went around twice for Brandon Jones at JGR as well. But the money is too good to turn down.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@TNPiners @bobpockrass @NASCARONFOX Maybe it’s because he’s been to every major team once already, and the ride doesn’t go around twice? Sam Hunt is the closest he can get to being back in JGR equipment without going back to JGR.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@slash_Kommando If Nitro would scale back a little, they’d be right back where they were when it was Venturini. Still doesn’t change the fact that they are the factory Toyota dev team… and finished 1-3 in the points this year!

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@coolketchup38 @slash_Kommando Exactly. A lot of people don’t realize or maybe want to admit that Nitro is the official TRD development pipeline, not JGR.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@LarryPatrifan @JeffMaconi @MambaSmith34 From everything I know, they are not…. There is no way the top late model teams are building $150k cars to only charge someone $25k a season to drive it.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@LarryPatrifan @JeffMaconi @MambaSmith34 I disagree. CARS Tour is a regional series, and you’re going to pay $20k-$25k a race for a competitive ride. I don’t know the numbers in SMART/tour mods, but I’m sure it’s similar to more. It’s way more expensive than you think these days.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@racingaddictpod Here’s the thing…. This is perfectly acceptable. Especially at a place like Bristol. If Carson had built up some equity by racing people well, Blaney wouldn’t have reacted that way. Both reactions can be acceptable at once.

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@MambaSmith34 Michael Schumacher

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@LarryPatrifan @JeffMaconi @MambaSmith34 Yeah I agree. But you were saying you can be competitive in a big series for $250k. I was just wondering what you think a big series is that you can be competitive for $250k?

[Sean Ballantine @Ballantine_28]

@NYSSofficial @drivermallozz Dominic, you can’t rent a late model for a regular Saturday show at hickory for $5k. Guys are paying that much or more for a 600 micro at Millbridge