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What's the World 600/All Star race weeks like? Do the locals get all excited for it like Indiana natives for the "500" or what? I'm asking sincerely because I've always wondered how the show is down there. (I'm familiar with Humpy Wheeler's bad rear end pre-race stuff...just wondering if there's anything more?)
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BMB5150 posted:Man I've been told in that video. Who was that aimed at? Also he joined yesterday and posted that today, unprovoked and totally separated from anything else going on, it was great rip in piss random dude, we hardly knew ye e- dude is still posting awesomeness distilled, why I do not know someone buy him an account Seizure Meat fucked around with this message at 05:30 on May 19, 2016 |
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May 19, 2016 05:28
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being a vaper.
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FuzzySkinner posted:What's the World 600/All Star race weeks like? Went to the 600 for five years between 1998 and 2002. I can't compare it to Indianapolis on Memorial Day weekend as I've never been, but Indy in May probably generates more local excitement than Charlotte does. It's just something that happens in town that weekend. Some people get excited, others probably don't.
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FuzzySkinner posted:What's the World 600/All Star race weeks like? People don't "get excited" in Charlotte.
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Peanut President posted:People don't "get excited" in Charlotte. Unless you bring up bathrooms, apparently. It's not really anything much special compared to most races. If you want a race with some "excitement" and a bit of life around festivities, Dega or Daytona are where to go.
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May 19, 2016 18:31
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The 600 is a loooong race to sit through, especially if it's a hot and sunny day. Last one I went to was the rain shortened one that they restarted Sunday and then called for rain again. It was a poo poo race and I've held it against Charlotte ever since.
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May 19, 2016 18:37
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FuzzySkinner posted:What's the World 600/All Star race weeks like? I live 20 minutes from the track and while I'm more of a drag racing fan I can enjoy any sort of automotive related fun. The locals are sort of split. Many embrace it (it is Earnhardt country around here after all), a lot of the typical Charlotte banker types hate the crowds and the traffic issues on the north side of town during the "10 days in May". Its nothing for them to shutdown the uptown streets and drive NASCAR cars around the city. The Thurs/Fri/Sat between the races they have a "Speed Street Festival" in town as well. I worked three races as an usher last May at the track and I thought the racing was poo poo. I hate the 1.5 mile ovals. I hope the aero stuff makes for better door to door racing this year.
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May 19, 2016 19:28
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the_worm_ posted:I hope the aero stuff makes for better door to door racing this year. this is a great way to let everyone in the thread know you haven't watched a race or pay much attention at all after a third of the year is done, lol
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mischief posted:The 600 is a loooong race to sit through, especially if it's a hot and sunny day. Last one I went to was the rain shortened one that they restarted Sunday and then called for rain again. I went to that "race" and left before it got restarted on Monday, and to add insult to injury, I missed a d-root win. At least the Indy 500 sucked rear end that year so I didn't miss much else
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May 19, 2016 20:14
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We had free suite tickets so we went both days for the free food and beer. The pre race was fun that year, the Chinook they flew in was hilariously close to our seats. I probably could have thrown a rock and hit it.
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May 19, 2016 20:33
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http://www.kevinharvick.com/news/harvick-signs-long-term-contract-extension-with-stewart-haas-racing So much for those Hendrick rumors.
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May 19, 2016 23:00
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VikingSkull posted:this is a great way to let everyone in the thread know you haven't watched a race or pay much attention at all after a third of the year is done, lol I watched the last hour of Dover while waiting on FS1's NHRA coverage.  It was great racing.
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May 19, 2016 23:09
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the_worm_ posted:I watched the last hour of Dover while waiting on FS1's NHRA coverage. I'm just pokin' fun, but yeah the consensus pretty much is we don't have to wait to make the call, Brian France and NASCAR went fuckin' yard on this one The worst race this year would have been top 5 last year
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Jeff Gluck's been running Twitter polls on the quality of the races this year, which I've found pretty telling (in a good way!) https://twitter.com/jeff_gluck/status/732578750068629504
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May 20, 2016 01:21
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Dover and Fontana over Bristol and Talladega... It's a strange new world, fellas.
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I never thought I'd say it, but I wouldn't mind a second Fontana race nowadays. The races there have been solid the last few years.
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CBJSprague24 posted:I never thought I'd say it, but I wouldn't mind a second Fontana race nowadays. The races there have been solid the last few years. Yeah the racing has been great this decade. Just took many years to get the track from a single groove to drive everywhere. Speaking of tracks, Gran Turismo Sport showed off a gameplay trailer and they made a faux-Bristol Motor Speedway but with asphalt. Kind of dorky seeing GT3 cars running around it though but I thought that was cool.
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https://twitter.com/23SpeedRacer/status/731953597672357888 I don't know what this is a reference to but same.
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SRA continues to own
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VikingSkull posted:SRA continues to own
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I'm not sure what brought on that tweet and if there's a backstory, so I'll just say Yes. God didn't like that they didn't move the Showdown back to Saturday night as He intended, so it'll run tomorrow morning 11am. Trucks are apparently running tonight with no practice.
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May 20, 2016 23:17
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https://www.thevideogames.co.uk/nascar-heat-evolution-releases-on-september-13-for-ps4-xbox-one-pc/ DMR was extremely hush about the development of this year's game, but apparently they have the old Heat/Dirt to Daytona team working on it. So maybe a decent game coming this year.
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CBJSprague24 posted:I'm not sure what brought on that tweet and if there's a backstory, so I'll just say Yes. SRA on the front row!
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Slickdrac posted:https://www.thevideogames.co.uk/nascar-heat-evolution-releases-on-september-13-for-ps4-xbox-one-pc/ Fuuuuuuuuuuck I don't wanna get hyped but I think I'm getting hyped.
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Trucks postponed until tomorrow noon est looks like.
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Slickdrac posted:https://www.thevideogames.co.uk/nascar-heat-evolution-releases-on-september-13-for-ps4-xbox-one-pc/ If this is even half as good as Heat 2002 and Dirt to Daytona were I'll be fuckin' so happy, man. EA's games really took a nosedive starting with 2005 and Eutechnyx's games had a decent driving model but just the worst game built around that model that they could have possibly made.
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Cubey posted:If this is even half as good as Heat 2002 and Dirt to Daytona were I'll be fuckin' so happy, man. EA's games really took a nosedive starting with 2005 and Eutechnyx's games had a decent driving model but just the worst game built around that model that they could have possibly made. First console game I bought was 2006: Total Team Control. 
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May 21, 2016 01:14
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Dig out your PS2 and find yourself a copy of Dirt to Daytona. You won't be disappointed. It rocks.
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Cubey posted:Dig out your PS2 and find yourself a copy of Dirt to Daytona. You won't be disappointed. It rocks. I have a ps2 and one game.. dirt to daytona,it looks like poo poo on an flat panel but I'll be damned If it's not fun. When I don't feel like running iracing I hook my wheel to the ps2 and go to town.
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May 21, 2016 01:20
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Someone itt was playing that on twitch which was great. That soundtrack. 
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LordPants posted:First console game I bought was 2006: Total Team Control. I loved that game. I'd skip qualifying every race and would just race from the back every time
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LordPants posted:Someone itt was playing that on twitch which was great. That was prolly me, I streamed both it and Thunder 2003 a great deal a while ago.
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Cubey posted:That was prolly me, I streamed both it and Thunder 2003 a great deal a while ago. What was the name of that super great/horrible song? Ungratek posted:I loved that game. I'd skip qualifying every race and would just race from the back every time I was never any good, I couldn't get used to the push the cars had.
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Ah man I wanted to see some Spanner Goldenher and all I see is a rerun fake race.
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That was prolly one of the Thunder 2003 songs, all of which aside from Magic Carpet Ride were pretty bad.
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HEY YOU GETINTOMAHCAR MEEEEEE? YES YOU GETINTOMAHCAR
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Possibly Chicken posted:HEY  AYE!H8!EVERYTHIN ABOWT U!Fake edit: NASCAR Summer 2016: I HATE EVERYTHING ABOUT YOU! WHY DO I LOVE YOU?
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May 21, 2016 04:21
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I haven't played 2004 in so long that I forgot it even had Three Days Grace in it. Man, looking back, the 2000's were really loving awful for rock music.
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Cubey posted:t. Man, looking back, the 2000's were really loving awful for rock music. That quote right there is an understatement. There was a few blips of light here and there (I love "The Black Parade" by My Chemical Romance), but god you really had to dig deep past the poo poo that was on the radio at the time.
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