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See this is what you people do not know.   In the winter Tyler was in Charlotte winning Legends car races.  This is where nascar wanna be's start.  This ride was offered to him off of his showing down there.  He even raced with a broken leg this winter.  You people say bringing money to the table is everything.  Not true who is going to keep you in a ride if you are no good?  Your money will run out if you aren't making anything back because you stink.  

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See this is what you people do not know.   In the winter Tyler was in Charlotte winning Legends car races.  This is where nascar wanna be's start.  This ride was offered to him off of his showing down there.  He even raced with a broken leg this winter.  You people say bringing money to the table is everything.  Not true who is going to keep you in a ride if you are no good?  Your money will run out if you aren't making anything back because you stink.  

 

Would you care to elaborate on the amount he raced, and the races he won? 

 

I definitely think the dude can drive, he came from 10th to finish 2nd at OCFS two weeks ago and looked extremely strong. And he looks strong everywhere he goes. It'll be interesting to see how he does, but I'm in agreement with other posters about getting a ride in NASCAR country costing a hefty chunk of change and that a lot of guys who can compete at that level do so because they have the financial ability. In all seriousness, who was the last driver to make it to the big show that was truly discovered based off of talent? Clint Boyer maybe? I really don't have the answer to that question. 

 

It's no knock on Dippel, but running a couple successful seasons in a sportsman doesn't really translate to running successfully in an asphalt late model. I'm excited to see how he does, and wish his team the best of luck. It would be cool to see someone local gain some national notoriety.  

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Let's not give the kid too big of shoes to fill at age 15 guys.  He drives for a high dollar operation, and with great set-ups in the car every night (the car is great through the corners compared to others in the sportsmans).  Apparently he can drive so i'm not knocking that.  But a lot of drivers put in those cars would be doing the same thing.  It's just that he's 15 that it's a big deal.  So let's hold off all the Nascar talk for now. Not hating, just being realistic.

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i find it odd with how many races pappa has won in the legend and what he has won in the crate modified that he didnt get this offer but dippel, when i, like many others never even heard of dippel until i found out on here that he had been running illegally at lvs. to me hes a young kid with money and some talent, nascar teams saw this and decide to bring him in to develop him, whether it actually become anything serious is more of a coin flip and that coin wont be landing for a few years

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i find it odd with how many races pappa has won in the legend and what he has won in the crate modified that he didnt get this offer but dippel, when i, like many others never even heard of dippel until i found out on here that he had been running illegally at lvs. to me hes a young kid with money and some talent, nascar teams saw this and decide to bring him in to develop him, whether it actually become anything serious is more of a coin flip and that coin wont be landing for a few years

I like Pappa as a driver but when he runs against Dippel at Lebanon Pappa is clearly not nearly as good.

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Only a handful of races on dirt compared to a few seasons on dirt shows. I'd put money on Pappa giving Dippel a lesson on how to drive a legend car. Pappa put it on its lid in heats Saturday and still had a decent showing in the feature. I bet Matt Yearns pockets have a few more"Ty-dollars" than Pappa cash in them too

I wouldn't pick against Pappa in a legend car but in a budget sportsman Dippel came through the field and passed Pappa after a hard crash.  If he didn't get nudged into the wall coming out of turn 2 Dippel would likely of finished in the top 5.  I am also willing to bet with Pappa's car being Hearn's it is likely just as good as Dippel's so equipment shouldn't be much of a factor in comparing them.

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I don't really care either way, nor do I know anyone involved - In fact, I've never even seen this kid race, but what I will say from firsthand knowledge and experience is that the landscape "Down South" has changed bigtime in the last 10 years - It's all about money. My grandma could get a "driver development deal" if she brought money. None of these teams are "scouting talent" like they used to (and even if they were, let's be realistic here - With no disrespect intended to Mr Dippel, I highly doubt that they would be scouting talent in an entry level "budget sportsman" division) - Now they're "scouting money", and anyone with enough money can negotiate a top 15 truck or nationwide ride regardless of their resume. There are plenty of experienced, winning Nascar drivers on the sidelines who have been displaced by guys with little or no experience due to this.

I'm not trying to discourage anyone from following their dreams, I'm just trying to be realistic here. The competition level between sportsman and modified is not even close. In my experience, in sportsman you can come in and"buy wins", whereas in modified you just can't do that because you're running a slick track every week against guys with 1000+ races under their belts. If you can win lots of sportsman races, good on you, but I think it's laughable to think that winning a handful of sportsman races prepares anyone for success"down South". I have won lots of local 360 races and then raced in world of outlaw sprint car races and the competition difference is beyond comprehension - Those guys are beyond good, and how many of those guys have ever been successful"down South"?

Again, I'm not being a "hater", I'm just trying to be realistic here. Good on this kid for having the resources to chase his dreams, but I don't think it's fair to expect much from him anytime soon, nor do I think it's fair to "pretend" that his driving talent resulted in him being "pursued" by teams down South.

 

Dippel has a full sponsorship driving down south.  They didn't have to fork out any money at all for this so I've been told.   Several teams have had their eye on him for over a year now I heard and if you've never seen him drive a modified then you really need to get to a track and watch this kid.  It's truley unbelievable.  He also drives down south in the winter on asphalt and blows those guys away too.  So,  "money or talent" you say? If you've never seen him wheel a car then how can you even make such a ignorant comment like that?   Stupid ppl  SMH

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I totally agree with the gunslinger ryan hunsinger. he is dead nuts on about money. heres a few names.....

 

coleman gullick thought he was supposed to be the next young thing......

 

danny samons thought he was ON HIS WAY.....

 

tim mcreadie........

 

 ABSOLUTLY NO DISREPECT but the reason I use t mac is when he won th WoO rookie title and then the WoO championship. he got a "deal" with Richard Childress. when even he with the emense talent he has, could not bring money, how long was it before t mac was no longer driving a RCR car?

 

not sure about J J racing background but he did race stadium trucks. but TONY STEWART won TONS of USAC RACING and one of few to win usac triple crown points championships in one year(one of the other is his current cup driver ryan newman) and neither one were under the age of 16 when they went "down south".

 

everyone talks about the $$$$$ the dipple dippel dippell family, however you spell it, has. he has won ZERO CHAMPIONSHIPS in sportsman 358 mod any other class. perhaps they finaly came to an agreement on how much money tyler is gonna bring is the deal they have been working on.

 

not a hater just ryan is right........

 

Dippel does not run for championships anywhere.  He runs tracks all over the counrty to get experience and seat time and to gain experience on how to read different tracks. Doinga pretty dam good job at it too.  If your running a track every single week and your not championship or at least top 5 then maybe a different career might be a good idea. 

 

His times at I-88 last night were better than some of the northeast best.  Freisen and Danny Johnson just to name a couple. 

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Only time will tell, but I am not thinking we are dealing with the next Jimmie Johnson or Tony Stewart here, Matt Sheppard had more success early in his sportsman and modified career than this kid, heck Matt won his 1st ever Modified race, and a track title in his 1st modified season. 

 

 

People get caught up in the fact he is 15, well IMO that is a product of the times and yes a product of his "funding", Just because he is having success at a young age means nothing, it is not as if he is racing locally because of his talent it is because of his "funding". As I started out saying time will tell on this, some of you have this kid starting the Daytona 500 in a couple seasons, it is possible but I doubt it. 

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I wouldn't pick against Pappa in a legend car but in a budget sportsman Dippel came through the field and passed Pappa after a hard crash.  If he didn't get nudged into the wall coming out of turn 2 Dippel would likely of finished in the top 5.  I am also willing to bet with Pappa's car being Hearn's it is likely just as good as Dippel's so equipment shouldn't be much of a factor in comparing them.

Get nudged coming out of turn 2?????????? He put him self in the turn 2 wall after he turned right into the zero car . Saw it from 30 feet away, in my car.

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See this is what you people do not know.   In the winter Tyler was in Charlotte winning Legends car races.  This is where nascar wanna be's start.  This ride was offered to him off of his showing down there.  He even raced with a broken leg this winter.  You people say bringing money to the table is everything.  Not true who is going to keep you in a ride if you are no good?  Your money will run out if you aren't making anything back because you stink.  

 

Sorry PButter... but we have an elephant in the room by the name of Danica.... she's at 8 plus years and still going..

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Whether it is money, talent or both.  If he has his foot in door, that is the first step.  Look at Buckshot Jones, Brendan Gaughn.  Both have wealthy familys.  Both had varying degrees of success.  You got to be in the game to play. 

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Get nudged coming out of turn 2?????????? He put him self in the turn 2 wall after he turned right into the zero car . Saw it from 30 feet away, in my car.

It sure looked like the zero drifted into Dippel.  The zero was drifting each time he came out of the corner for his last 3 or 4 laps before he finally hit the wall as well. 

 

That aside whether he hit him or not Dippel still passed over half the field in a few laps after a fairly major incident that had him pit and come back to the rear with his car resembling a topless crupled beer can.  I was actually a bit surprised they let him back out.

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Whether it is money, talent or both.  If he has his foot in door, that is the first step.  Look at Buckshot Jones, Brendan Gaughn.  Both have wealthy familys.  Both had varying degrees of success.  You got to be in the game to play. 

 

 

And we can't forget Jon Wes Townley.  I think he was personally responsible for price increases as Zaxby's because his dad had to pay for so many destroyed race cars when he was in nationwide.  Or Josh Richards and John Blankenship racing in trucks.  If you've got the money the teams will put you in a ride.  But I hope this kid does well, and wish him all the luck 

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Dippel does not run for championships anywhere.  He runs tracks all over the counrty to get experience and seat time and to gain experience on how to read different tracks. Doinga pretty dam good job at it too.  If your running a track every single week and your not championship or at least top 5 then maybe a different career might be a good idea. 

 

His times at I-88 last night were better than some of the northeast best.  Freisen and Danny Johnson just to name a couple. 

Friesen and Danny were also non factors in that race like Dipple.............................

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Great post Billy - I'm the stupid one here just because I spoke the truth? I don't need to see anyone wheel a car to know that it's laughable to think that winning a few sportsman races makes you a top shelf driver who is being pursued by southern pavement teams. I know fron experience that there are alotta struggling pavement teams out there who will literally take money from anyone - I wanted to find a nationwide ride for the Montreal road course eace 2-3 years ago and every single team I talked to only cared about $- I would bet you everything that I have in life that he will have to bring money to turn a single race lap in that car, which equates to him buying a ride as opposed to him being "pursued" because of his talents. Again, good on him for winning the gene pool lottery at birth and having family money, but let's call a spade a spade. Nice try though.

Dippel has a full sponsorship driving down south.  They didn't have to fork out any money at all for this so I've been told.   Several teams have had their eye on him for over a year now I heard and if you've never seen him drive a modified then you really need to get to a track and watch this kid.  It's truley unbelievable.  He also drives down south in the winter on asphalt and blows those guys away too.  So,  "money or talent" you say? If you've never seen him wheel a car then how can you even make such a ignorant comment like that?   Stupid ppl  SMH

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