Can the Red Bull Team become competitive again this year?

If they're going to be competitive, they need to get Mears out of the 83. I just don't think he has anything left in him at this point, and he's probably finding difficulty adapting to a new crew. Speed. on the other hand, does show some skill from time to time. Last year during the handful of Nationwide races that he drove for Waltrip, he was running in the top 5 the majority of all the races(despite finishing in the top 10). The COT is a farcry from the equipment he's used to, but I'm confident that when he finds his bearings, he can be a serious contender. Unfortunately, we may have to wait until next year to see anything decent from Red Bull.

Both teams at RBR are struggling right now.

Scott Speed started off really well, and he was actually in the top 12 for think the first 5 races of the season. And then it all went downhill from there.

As for the 83 team, unfortunately, I dont think that Casey Mears is a good fit to replace VIckers while Vickers gets healthy. Yes, Brian and Casey are best friends, and Brian personally asked Red Bull to put Casey in the car. However, from a business standpoint, the guy is a mediocre driver. He has been given chance after chance, and he just isnt good enough to drive in the cup series. I do not think that they have a chance to be very competitive for the rest of the year.

No, because look who they have as drivers. Scott Speed been in Cup more than a year nothin to show for it. And you got Casey Mears been in the Cup Series 7 years, 3 differ owners, 1 win. Only reason he is drivin is because Vickers is out for season. Cmon you can do better with Ken Shrader

I think the unexpected change is probably throwing a monkey wrench into their game plan. Brian and Casey are two totally different personalities. And very likely their driving styles are different. If you have a bunch of cars built for driver A and then driver B has to drive those cars, there may be some differences that are going to be difficult to overcome unless you tweak the cars built for driver A so they fit the style of driver B. It's a tough challenge for the Red Bull team. Will be interesting to watch and see if they can overcome that challenge.

No

Not with Mears driving. He had a horrid 600. The dude does NOT belong in Cup.

give them time and i think they well. red bull has themselves in all kind of motorsports

yes they can be competitive. They got all the pieces of the puzzle, they just have to put them together!