[Bob Tanner]

I just picked this one up> First impression is that I don't care for it, especially since it's Bill and Gail Davis.

Latest on Bill Davis Team Sale: Jacques Villeneuve has apparently completed a buy-in of Bill Davis’ High Point-based Toyota operation, according to sources close to the team, and Villeneuve will have at least a majority interest in the operation, perhaps even full ownership. Last Sunday, when asked about the report of a planned Villeneuve buy-in, Davis said he wasn’t in a position to give a specific answer but did say he was considering a number of options. It is unclear what a purchase price might be. It is also unclear why Villeneuve, who lives in Montreal, would want to buy a NASCAR team, or if Villeneuve might move the team from High Point, where Davis has operated for more than 15 years.(Winston-Salem Journal | NASCAR Notebook)

[oncea3fan]

curious to see the numbers, geoff bodine bought the raining championship team from A.K. estate for like 7 million in 93, whats a hohum team go for ???

I have always liked bill davis racing....seeemed like good people.
it's sad to see pepole like him get bought out of the sport.

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by oncea3fan

curious to see the numbers, geoff bodine bought the raining championship team from A.K. estate for like 7 million in 93, whats a hohum team go for ???

I have always liked bill davis racing....seeemed like good people.
it's sad to see pepole like him get bought out of the sport.

The possibilities increase... I heard Bill on a radio interview today. He denies the J.V. buyout but he says he is looking and listening. Also learned today that Bill Davis Trucking of Batesville, AR recently filed for financial relief under Chapter 11 bankruptcy?

[PettyBlue]

Bob,it saddens me to say that BDR is done as we know it. NASCAR.COM - Bill Davis Trucking seeks bankruptcy protection - Oct 30, 2007

[PettyBlue]

Bob,it sounds as if Bill and his wife are not the standup type people we were thinking they were.Run from injury/accident suit using bankruptcy,ouch to their rep.What is your take? Bill Davis Trucking files for bankruptcy

[jks812]

Originally Posted by PettyBlue

Bob,it sounds as if Bill and his wife are not the standup type people we were thinking they were.Run from injury/accident suit using bankruptcy,ouch to their rep.What is your take? Bill Davis Trucking files for bankruptcy

OMG, I've seen that article and never read it before now. So someone got hurt( from the way it sounds, by one of his trucks) and he's filing bankruptcy so that basically they can't sue him? Is that right or did I read it wrong?

[Bob Tanner]

Originally Posted by PettyBlue

Bob,it sounds as if Bill and his wife are not the standup type people we were thinking they were.Run from injury/accident suit using bankruptcy,ouch to their rep.What is your take? Bill Davis Trucking files for bankruptcy

My take is that, like all American and Canadian Interstate Commerce companies, BD Trucking carried liability insurance heavy enough to buy the State of Rhode Island. The accident victim was compensated to the maximum allowed by the insurance carrier.

What I can easily see happening, but I have no knowledge that this is the way it happened is one of two directions.

(a) The injured looked at the money the clown who spilled coffee on his lap while enjoying the haute cusine of McDonald's and thought they could stiff BD Trucking for more.

(b) The driver was at fault (DWI, reckless driving, speeding, etc., etc.) and the insurance company, which will usually pay the claim no matter the underlying reasons, is now going after Davis. Davis is going through the wringer in order to protect itself against the failings of some jerk driver,(believe me, the Interstates are full of such supposed professional drivers!) thus forcing the insurance company to go after the driver himself.

Until I see prove that Bill Davis is trying to stiff someone, I'll maintain my impression that he and Gail are standup people.

That's what I, personally, think.

[Jeffrey4318]

Originally Posted by Bob Tanner

My take is that, like all American and Canadian Interstate Commerce companies, BD Trucking carried liability insurance heavy enough to buy the State of Rhode Island. The accident victim was compensated to the maximum allowed by the insurance carrier.

What I can easily see happening, but I have no knowledge that this is the way it happened is one of two directions.

(a) The injured looked at the money the clown who spilled coffee on his lap while enjoying the haute cusine of McDonald's and thought they could stiff BD Trucking for more.

(b) The driver was at fault (DWI, reckless driving, speeding, etc., etc.) and the insurance company, which will usually pay the claim no matter the underlying reasons, is now going after Davis. Davis is going through the wringer in order to protect itself against the failings of some jerk driver,(believe me, the Interstates are full of such supposed professional drivers!) thus forcing the insurance company to go after the driver himself.

Until I see prove that Bill Davis is trying to stiff someone, I'll maintain my impression that he and Gail are standup people.

That's what I, personally, think.

Agreed. To me this is business, and Business is a whole different part of life.

[PettyBlue]

Originally Posted by Jeffrey4318

Agreed. To me this is business, and Business is a whole different part of life.

I will hold my take on this until I learn more other that to say one thing.Rick Hendrick did not use such a tactic but settled when his plane quit flying and the lawsuits started flying.People are business.