Bob Glidden update

jmcarter · 12-24-2010, 02:30 PM

Was disappointed to read that apparently Bob will not be driving this year (or at least that's inferred by the article). Trust me, that first run he made at the Nationals was unbelievable...Bob is THE MAN.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2010/12/21...orsports-ford/

Superfan1 · 12-24-2010, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jmcarter

Was disappointed to read that apparently Bob will not be driving this year (or at least that's inferred by the article). Trust me, that first run he made at the Nationals was unbelievable...Bob is THE MAN.

http://www.nhra.com/story/2010/12/21...orsports-ford/

Jim, that first run at Indy was as good as it gets; it was as if he had never retired. On the positive side; he is deeply involved in Cunningham's engine program, especially the cylinder heads, and, at this time, he will be the crew chief for Buddy Perkinson. There is no one more qualified to make a Pro Stock Ford competitive than Bob Glidden!

Jim Wahl · 12-24-2010, 05:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Superfan1

Jim, that first run at Indy was as good as it gets; it was as if he had never retired. On the positive side; he is deeply involved in Cunningham's engine program, especially the cylinder heads, and, at this time, he will be the crew chief for Buddy Perkinson. There is no one more qualified to make a Pro Stock Ford competitive than Bob Glidden!

Well said! Well said. Jim

jmcarter · 01-14-2011, 09:12 PM

Well, apparently the other shoe has dropped as you can see on the NHRA site and as kindly provided by ClassRacer in the right margin of the home page. I really like this new feature but dang I hate this news. Guess Bob has always been known to want to run things his way but Cunningham should defer to "the Man", he might learn a thing about winning but guess these days it's more about money than winning.

Bill Koski · 01-15-2011, 01:43 PM

One has to wonder whether BG doesn't like the new driver or whether he didn't like EE getting the boot, if she did?

Ed Carpenter · 01-15-2011, 05:16 PM

I read in a quote where Cunningham said we have been doing this along time we know what were doing without Bob Glidden. I'm a hardcore Chevy guy, but Glidden knows how to make a Ford run. Cunningham's cars were down 4 mph to the leaders in Pro Stock. In Pro Stock that's a mile behind. He is waaaaaaaaaay down on HP. He needs Glidden big time. After 10 to 12 straight DNQ's he will figure that out.

BlueOval Ralph · 01-15-2011, 05:46 PM

Was most likely pushing Jim to put Billy in the car like he did Maskin!

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Originally Posted by Bill Koski

One has to wonder whether BG doesn't like the new driver or whether he didn't like EE getting the boot, if she did?

Dennis P Chapman · 01-15-2011, 06:37 PM

Billys not a bad driver.

12-24-2010, 02:30 PM	#1
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,382 Liked 3,176 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Bob Glidden update Was disappointed to read that apparently Bob will not be driving this year (or at least that's inferred by the article). Trust me, that first run he made at the Nationals was unbelievable...Bob is THE MAN. http://www.nhra.com/story/2010/12/21...orsports-ford/ __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

01-14-2011, 09:12 PM	#4
jmcarter VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Richmond Hill GA (and Port Ludlow WA) Posts: 4,295 Likes: 2,382 Liked 3,176 Times in 971 Posts	Re: Bob Glidden update Well, apparently the other shoe has dropped as you can see on the NHRA site and as kindly provided by ClassRacer in the right margin of the home page. I really like this new feature but dang I hate this news. Guess Bob has always been known to want to run things his way but Cunningham should defer to "the Man", he might learn a thing about winning but guess these days it's more about money than winning. __________________ Jim Carter 2340 Super Stock 2340 SST/2340 Stock Set another place at the table

01-15-2011, 01:43 PM	#5
Bill Koski Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Las Vegas NV Posts: 213 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Bob Glidden update One has to wonder whether BG doesn't like the new driver or whether he didn't like EE getting the boot, if she did?

01-15-2011, 05:16 PM	#6
Ed Carpenter Live Reporter Join Date: May 2006 Location: Dripping Springs, Tx Posts: 2,709 Likes: 186 Liked 520 Times in 132 Posts	Re: Bob Glidden update I read in a quote where Cunningham said we have been doing this along time we know what were doing without Bob Glidden. I'm a hardcore Chevy guy, but Glidden knows how to make a Ford run. Cunningham's cars were down 4 mph to the leaders in Pro Stock. In Pro Stock that's a mile behind. He is waaaaaaaaaay down on HP. He needs Glidden big time. After 10 to 12 straight DNQ's he will figure that out. __________________ Ed Carpenter 2005 Chevy Cobalt A/SM Race Engine Development

01-15-2011, 06:37 PM	#8
Dennis P Chapman VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Toms River NJ Posts: 1,594 Likes: 415 Liked 53 Times in 25 Posts	Re: Bob Glidden update Billys not a bad driver. __________________ Dennis P Chapman 1904 STK NHRA National Record Holder Car Owner.