Longhorn Chassis' Steve Arpin on chassis wars, Kevin Rumley, conspiracy theories, offseason testing

[@anthonyjohnson7870]

Absolutely great interview man I've been subscribed for quite awhile now and gotta say these interviews you've been doing have been some of the best content you've put out man keep grinding

[@RegularJoes]

While I'm not a late model fan, I'm definitely a Dirtrackr fan. Watched the video all the way through, liked and commented because I'm doing my part to help make Dirtrackr more successful. Thanks for all you do Justin!

[@TheRob8597]

We feel the same as Late Model fans

[@CorryUlitzsch]

Great interview!!! Huge fan Justin

[@kevinkotansky4184]

Fantastic interview! You asked great questions and really appreciate all the insight Steve provided. You don't hear interviews like this on the streaming channels. Great job!

[@markhumphrey9402]

Great interview, appreciate the channel doing this, and Mr Arpin sharing! Would really enjoy hearing similarly from Mark Richards!!

[@RJExpediting-rk7lr]

He is really correct about the streaming. I have absolutely tuned into numerous dirt races and I am hooked. I definitely will attend some races in person during the 25 season!!!!

[@jayaudette2063]

Awesome conversation. Steve's dedication to both business and family is amazing. Hope he can make a deal with his neighbor.

[@ScottWilson-uk1yv]

Awesome interview. You should keep the interviews coming they are great content!!!

[@jefferywilson4091]

I grew up in southern Indiana. We had CJ Rayburn and masters built which were less than 100 miles apart. They were both successful for about 3 decades. I won races in both cars.

[@richardroselle5728]

WOW !!!!! What a SHOW !! Thanks

[@timo31zz]

Big fan of Steve. Always enjoyed watching him in the modified - 00eh!

[@rontedder1086]

outstanding interview

[@chopter33]

Great interview. Thanks for posting

[@MulliganWallen]

Dirt racing NEEDS no no DESERVES more interviews like this!! just glad/ready to see Overton back in longhorn LETS GO 💪76💪 aslo im a fan of napa but sheesh i hope they go with the test car colors😂 if he does good enough im driving 5 hours to watch Jan 18th and longhorn so slammed the overton gear aint shipping but kinda glad cause imma wait till napa colors gone lol not mad at it get the money i understand

[@jhwk1970]

How interesting. Thanks!

[@briantherion5464]

Need to do the the same thing with Clements engines! They have to be super busy!

[@PaulaKellogg-e7v]

Would be awesome to see Randy Weaver back in a longhorn he was dominant till his wreck at East Alabama but he probably enjoying crate racing when he decides to with CVR he was dialed in at all tech

[@topmfg5505]

Or maybe bro can drive 😮

[@54raceman]

@@topmfg5505i never realized how many people didn’t realize just how good randy actually is until all the reactions when he won the 100k race

[@michaelolenick4078]

I live near where the Rockets are built .

[@michaelolenick4078]

Since everyone wants to run a longhorn. Enjoy the high because it will not last forever.

[@SthrnDrt]

Just think if it wasn't for this comment they would have enjoyed it forever.. thanks for spoiling it man.

[@54raceman]

Steve’s publicly said multiple times that they’re just riding the high until mark’s cars are dominating everyone again

[@michaelolenick4078]

What people don't understand is too many of one brand will make not enough winning in a series to help pay for the money they are spending. That is what happened to HTF and other better drivers than them is why many have left Longhorn.

[@JimmyJolly-d8v]

I don't believe HTF give themselves enough time in a Longhorn to figure things out on them . They went back to Capitol to basically be a house car . Plus they have a big name because of KZbin not because they set the world on fire against the best drivers in the Nation. They have done a ok job against the stiff competition the last 2 years but KZbin made them famous not winning races . Their biggest problem is they need a good crew chief with National touring experience to get better but they say they didn't have the money for that and none are available if they did . They switched from Langenfelder to Kubota you would think they would have plenty money to hire one because langenfelder bought everything they had when they switched

[@ClarkBoyzRacing]

Seems odd, 20+ years ago outlaws, lolms and majority of the regional tours were overpopulated with Rocket. At one point at Eldora 24 of the 25 starting cars were Rocket chassis. 90s and 2000s saw the same thing with MasterBilt/Rayburn/GRT while Richards was trying to get rocket going. Late model chassis wars have a weird eb and flow.

[@jonkluver7912]

​@ClarkBoyzRacing right, if there are 10 longhorns in the top 10, some may say he 'failed' 9 customers. Chassis builder job probably doesn't pay enough.

[@johnhale9892]

I was sad to see HTF leave Longhorn, then more sad to hear them say they were not getting the support they needed. So it makes me wonder what actually went wrong. I haven't seen their program get any better with Capitol. So I guess we as fans are not going to find that out. Personally, I believe that the team had better success in a Longhorn. But that's just my opinion.

[@mjriemen]

HTF is pretty unique because they made their name from KZbin, and not winning races. I would have to think they got just as much support as anyone else who just purchased a chassis, probably even more… However… theyre not at the level of Rumley, Davenport, RTJ, etc etc… so I’m not sure what they were or were not expecting.

[@jonkluver7912]

​@mjriemen I agree. At the end of the day I think it was a business decision. Not a bad break up story. Imo i think they are more consistent right now.

[@MarkLangenfelder]

You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t make him drink it HTF is a good 604 driver

[@chadha1412]

I love the Joiners. A great group of guys. You are correct they got their recognition because of You Tube and not because of winning or at least a top team. Gotta have the talent to be at that level and I don't think they have that talent. Yes a really good 604 crate driver or Modified driver.

[@54raceman]

@@chadha1412the most naturally talented driver they had walked out the door when jesse left. He’s got more natural talent than the whole joiner family combined but never had the push behind him that joseph did to show it

[@sweetdaddydee1314]

Who would want to even dream being in nascrap? The racing is boring as hell.

[@jonkluver7912]

20-30 years ago, I'd say the pool of us kid dreamers, was a lot bigger than today.

[@54raceman]

90% of the current drivers are only doing it to make bank for what they actually want to do