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http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...sports/1890829/ is everyone excited for Jeff Gordon and the Axalta Coating Systems Chevrolet?
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 19:14 |
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| # ? May 22, 2013 14:25 |
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sportsgenius86 posted:http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...sports/1890829/ Okay, Drive to end Hunger sounds really really nice right now.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 19:32 |
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So Eldora is already sold out, but here's some awesome news that got buried a bit:quote:Kevin Swindell hired for 15 NASCAR Nationwide events http://www.autoweek.com/article/201...PORTS/130209949 The Chili Bowl is one of the coolest events in racing, hope Kevin can do well. Here's his win the A-Feature last month to complete the four-peat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kryKYcR8kQo
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 21:25 |
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Hopefully he wrecks less cars than his dad does. God, I hate Sammy.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 21:43 |
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So, let's say me and the other half are planning a trip to a race, most likely next spring though maybe this fall if funds allow. We're almost exactly equidistant between Texas and Talladega. Which should we choose, and how stupid is this question because it's obviously Talladega?
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 21:54 |
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My college rowing coach e-mailed me and told me he got a kick out of my website, especially the dramatic Homestead showdown between McDowell and Sorenson.mischief posted:lastcar spelled tutelage wrong in Danica's profile. He's practically official Nascar media, what kind of mickey mouse operation are we running here? EDIT: Wait a sec, I didn't write that. Great OP, kidc! LASTCAR fucked around with this message at Feb 4, 2013 around 22:05 |
| # ? Feb 4, 2013 22:01 |
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sportsgenius86 posted:http://www.usatoday.com/story/sport...sports/1890829/ Funny story about this. There was a mini meltdown on my twitter and facebook feed about big time sponsors dropping and that Jeff Gordon didn't have a sponsor because Dupont left. I had to explain to them that DuPont's sponsorship with Gordon was for their automotive paint, they sold that division off, the new company changed it to Axalta instead of DuPont, and under the new company they are still a sponsor for this season. People on facebook are still arguing with me on this. Some dudes about to get unfriended and I will do so after sending them a rather rude message about learning to read.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 22:13 |
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mactheknife posted:So, let's say me and the other half are planning a trip to a race, most likely next spring though maybe this fall if funds allow. Friends don't let friends go to Texas Motor Speedway.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 22:21 |
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Money dependent I might try to go to one of the New Hampshire races.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 22:52 |
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Kilonum posted:Money dependent I might try to go to one of the New Hampshire races. Wait, aren't you in central NY? Why would you go to New Hampshire instead of Watkins Glen?
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 23:37 |
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Kilonum posted:Money dependent I might try to go to one of the New Hampshire races. I've actually never been (I live in MA) but everybody I've talked to that has gone has suggested going to the Chase race in the fall rather than the June race because the heat and humidity just makes it a lovely time. Money being dependent the June race is probably cheaper than the Chase race but that is what I've heard from most people that have been to the races up there.
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 23:44 |
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Cannot Find Server posted:Wait, aren't you in central NY? Why would you go to New Hampshire instead of Watkins Glen? Nope, I live 20 miles west of Boston. bigbillystyle posted:I've actually never been (I live in MA) but everybody I've talked to that has gone has suggested going to the Chase race in the fall rather than the June race because the heat and humidity just makes it a lovely time. Money being dependent the June race is probably cheaper than the Chase race but that is what I've heard from most people that have been to the races up there. Looks like GA for both races is the same ($43 and change after ticketbastard fees) and they're in turns 1, 2 and 3  EDIT: and chase tickets are more available right now 
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| # ? Feb 4, 2013 23:47 |
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Kilonium go to the chase race and mactheknife go to Talladega. The weather is much better in the fall and Talladega's infield parties are legendary
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 00:16 |
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Yeah, my only problem is getting to NHMS as I have no car (or driver's license for that matter) EDIT: Also there is only one i in my name 
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 00:36 |
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mactheknife posted:So, let's say me and the other half are planning a trip to a race, most likely next spring though maybe this fall if funds allow. Having been to Charlotte, which is the basis for Texas, and Talladega's older brother Daytona, Talladega and it's not even close. Once you go to a plate race, there's not much better.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 00:53 |
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Kilonum posted:Nope, I live 20 miles west of Boston. Live Free a Race!
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 02:17 |
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Talladega, by a longshot. Food is cheap and the portions are generous, the seats are cheap, and the atmosphere is something else. It's not terrible to get in/out of there, especially coming from the west on I-20, and if you don't stay at the track accommodations in Birmingham are cheap if you plan ahead. We booked 3 months ahead of the race and got into the Holiday Inn @ 99 bucks, whereas folks were paying 250+ for the same rooms but booking the night before the race.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 02:26 |
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N: http://arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=14833 V: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNWpZ-Y_KvU
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 03:25 |
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Boomer The Cannon posted:N: http://arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=14833  . ARCA is gonna own this season. I hope SRA has some comments about her in post race interviews.Also...gently caress YES!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TkSBHDz0lFc LASTCAR you rock.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 03:42 |
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ARCA's shaping up to be a ghost-town as far as fulltime quality cars. E: I updated the rosters on the first page, we're going down the development rabbit hole here folks. Boomer The Cannon fucked around with this message at Feb 5, 2013 around 04:07 |
| # ? Feb 5, 2013 04:04 |
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Thanks for the input, we were leaning pretty heavily towards Talladega as it was. Might still try to make the fall race, job market willing.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 04:44 |
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Just remembered and noticed that everyday on speedweeks from the friday before the unlimited to the 500 will have cars going around the track. Monday and Tuesday will have that all star race they call Battle at the Beach. Wonder how good that track will be compared to Irwindale. Hopefully some temporary banking can be placed very quickly on the backstretch of the big oval so it's not completely flat.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:06 |
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Hanging out on pit road at a mostly abandoned race track with Joey Logano  Ryan Blaney  Montoya  Keselowski and a bunch of leaves  and a mystery EGR Nationwide car (Kyle Larson?)  Logano stopped by to take photos with people and say hey which was totally unnecessary and pretty cool of him. Brad apparently did the same thing a little while before I got there.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:28 |
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FuzzySkinner posted:Also...gently caress YES!: Thanks! Yup, I've decided to do another starting lineup video for the Daytona 500. Hopefully I can also do my part to get this season started on the right foot.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:37 |
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Does Landon Cassill really not have a seat in any series this year? He always seemed at least competent in low-level equipment the last couple years in Cup.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:45 |
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skaboomizzy posted:Does Landon Cassill really not have a seat in any series this year? He always seemed at least competent in low-level equipment the last couple years in Cup. Yeah, I thought he was a great championship caliber test driver as well. Honestly I'd like to see him in a good nationwide ride.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:48 |
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I'd like to see Landon somewhere but he left the #83 pretty late in the offseason and that makes it a lot tougher to find a ride. Hopefully something comes along at some point.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 05:50 |
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And don't forget Landon helping Smoke win the Nationwide race at Daytona a couple years back.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 06:16 |
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The idiots arguing about Axalta not being DuPont reminded me of my aunt's stupid rear end boring husband (I refuse to call him uncle). For the longest time, me and my parents would always get in arguments with him because he kept saying the Truck Series and the (then) Busch Series were not NASCAR. I even dragged his rear end to the computer and loaded up the series logos for both of them with the NASCAR logo proudly emblazoned on them and he still didn't believe us. The fact he even married my crazy aunt should have been alarms to how stupid he was anyway.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 13:40 |
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http://www.usatoday.com/story/gameo...nascar/1891573/ Interesting read.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 15:16 |
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If multiple goons are talking a race at NHMS this year I'm totally in, I'm about 20 miles north of Boston, and could provide transport if anyone needs. Let's do this!
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 15:56 |
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The weird thing is, both are right IMO. Bruton is rich enough that he could help if he wanted, and TBR seems like a team that wants to eventually be a full time race team.....but start and parks are terrible and there are a few teams out there just making money off of showing up. No idea how to fix it.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 16:58 |
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Bruton wanted his own racing series. Why doesn't he toss some money at the teams so he can fulfill his own twisted vision of trolling the big teams with his own rogue teams? As one of the resident Jeff Gordon fans, I'm just curious as to what the new car will look like. It will be weird not saying/seeing DuPont, though. Boomer The Cannon posted:N: http://arcaracing.com/news.php?contentid=14833 I was expecting ARCA at Eldora or a Daytona Figure 8 race with the music, but this...this... SRA, get in here and make snarky comments to describe your anger at that link.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 17:02 |
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VikingSkull posted:The weird thing is, both are right IMO. Bruton is rich enough that he could help if he wanted, and TBR seems like a team that wants to eventually be a full time race team.....but start and parks are terrible and there are a few teams out there just making money off of showing up. Yeah I had the same reaction when I read the article. I'm not big on S 'n P teams but I understand it is kind of a necessary evil for some of these guys to make a living and fund other things. I see Baldwin's point saying hey, you don't like it, then how about at your tracks we make a deal with some sponsors that you know and we'll have the funding to make a full race. But I see Bruton's point saying it's not really his job to find these guys sponsors and it'd be nice to have a 43 car field where all are trying not to get last place. If it weren't so lucrative to start and park then I think you would see some of the start and park teams dissapear, or at least teams that run multi-car start and parks, they would be down to 1 car but I think the flip side of that would be seeing only 43 cars or less showing up to events. How would Bruton feel if it were some of his tracks that couldn't even draw enough drivers to fill the field out, never mind the half empty grandstands? E: does Bruton have any say in how the purse is structured or does the sponsor of the race itself structure the purse payout? bigbillystyle fucked around with this message at Feb 5, 2013 around 17:19 |
| # ? Feb 5, 2013 17:17 |
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bigbillystyle posted:
Neither I believe. I think the payout structure for the actual race purse is determined by NASCAR. The different bonuses are determined by the sponsors. Which is how you get someone finishing 3rd and taking home more money than the winner. If you look at the associate sponsor labels near the front tire, you see a lot of cars with similar ones, thats because they are enrolled into the bonus programs with the company. I could be wrong on that but I think thats how its done.
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CBJSprague24 posted:I was expecting ARCA at Eldora or a Daytona Figure 8 race with the music, but this...this... Milka Duno is going to bankrupt Venturini in wrecked cars and I have been cackling gleefully at this prospect for the better part of a week now. The two great pestilences of the series are intertwining their filthy appendages in unholy union, and with any sort of luck the fruits of their perversion will destroy them both. Just kidding, she's got filthy Venezuelan govt. money out the wazoo, and they'll keep building shitboxes for her as long as she's stupid enough to keep paying. The fireworks should be pretty hilarious though 
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Some Random rear end in a top hat posted:Milka Duno is going to bankrupt Venturini in wrecked cars and I have been cackling gleefully at this prospect for the better part of a week now. The two great pestilences of the series are intertwining their filthy appendages in unholy union, and with any sort of luck the fruits of their perversion will destroy them both. I really hope you're saving all of this for posterity, it'll make for a great memoir one day.
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Danica! posted:Neither I believe. It would be kind of funny to put in some crazy bonus pay out for coming in 22nd or something like that so the back half of the field would actually have something to race for/make it interesting to see them fighting over a spot 2 laps down.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 18:02 |
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bigbillystyle posted:I knew about the bonuses, like the Raybestos Rookie of the Race and all that stuff that gets given out but I was unsure of how the purse payout was structured. I figured the sanctioning body wouldn't have much to do with the prize money end of it but I guess it makes sense so the sponsor or track owner couldn't do anthing to gently caress with how much money is given to those guys in the back of the pack. I don't know if that will change anything. Start and park is a result of a decent paycheck for last place. The goal for start and park is to turn a profit at minimal risk. As long as they make the paycheck for 35-43 enough to turn a profit, it will be there. The only way to fix that is either drastically reduce the purse money at the back of the field or regulate that you have to have certain criteria to start the race. You have S&P teams that are pulled off the track because they don't have a crew chief/spotter/pit crew. Simple answer is to make those positions be vested by Nascar similar to how the drivers must be, and then require them to start the race, if you don't start the race you are not eligible for prize money. That in and of its self won't end it, but its the simple solution to start. Beyond that really the best you can do is require that someone run X% of the race to qualify for purse money. The problem with that is if big teams get caught up in early wrecks, they don't get paid even though they were there to race.
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| # ? Feb 5, 2013 18:44 |
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| # ? May 22, 2013 14:25 |
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I can't find it but I remember someone posting a list of OFFICIAL NASCAR SPONSORS, and the list was basically every major company that doesn't sponsor a car already.
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