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Uncle Jam posted:I like most of these because it eliminates the stupidity of the old system where making up ten positions in the 30s was worth more than going from 5th to 1st. it was even cooler when they had non-standardized starting grids before 1996-ish, when crashing on lap 1 at Bristol and finishing 32nd would get you significantly more points than crashing on lap 1 and finishing 43rd at Charlotte. what I'm saying is, cut the loving points off at 25th, jesus
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Fag Boy Jim posted:what I'm saying is, cut the loving points off at 25th, jesus Amen. Although I'd cut the points off past 15th or 20th. I think you should have to at least finish in the top half of the field to collect points.
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Jan 27, 2014 01:24
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Cutting the points off like that would just encourage people to be even more conservative...
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Jan 27, 2014 01:38
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Fag Boy Jim posted:it was even cooler when they had non-standardized starting grids before 1996-ish, when crashing on lap 1 at Bristol and finishing 32nd would get you significantly more points than crashing on lap 1 and finishing 43rd at Charlotte. In 1983 Mike Potter finished 28th and last place at Bristol. His sponsor was Larry's Nightclub.  Cygni posted:Cutting the points off like that would just encourage people to be even more conservative... Still better than deciding the championship on garbage finishes. Uncle Jam fucked around with this message at 02:14 on Jan 27, 2014 |
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Jan 27, 2014 02:00
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Uncle Jam posted:In 1983 Mike Potter finished 28th and last place at Bristol. His sponsor was Larry's Nightclub. For a second, I thought the sponsor on his C-post was one of those black and red "For Sale" signs.
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Jan 27, 2014 02:43
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All this talk of 70s nascar in that article makes me wanna play Nascar Legends.
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Jan 27, 2014 02:59
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An e-cigarette company in financial issues? I'll be damned... http://www.catchfence.com/2014/truc..._source=twitter Too bad it'll gently caress Jeb over, though.
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Jan 27, 2014 04:13
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I didn't even know his sponsor was an E Cig company. Then again I don't know what the sponsors for over half the Nationwide and Truck drivers are.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:http://www.sportsonearth.com/article/67122818/four-math-and-racing-experts-devise-nascar-points-plans
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Uncle Jam posted:In 1983 Mike Potter finished 28th and last place at Bristol. His sponsor was Larry's Nightclub. Potter's first of four career last-place finishes in Cup, marking the last time the #76 has ever finished last in a Cup Series race. It was also the first last-place finish for the #76 in a Cup race since Earl Brooks at Rockingham in the fall of 1968. (New LASTCAR book goes into production tomorrow, aiming for February release!)
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Jan 28, 2014 06:43
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Curious. I heard an ad for "MONSTER JAM" on the radio today, and it mentioned something about one of the trucks being a 4-time national champ. a.) how's this determined? b.) I kind of need to go to one of these one day, they sound pretty cool and fan friendly FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 07:08 on Jan 28, 2014 |
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FuzzySkinner posted:Curious. There's a points system where the top 12 trucks get in the Chase on "awesome points" over the season and "most rear end kicked" at each event. After every three events in the Chase, the bottom three trucks are fed into giant compactors with the drivers still inside. The final Monster Jam is set in a gigantic ThunderDome somewhere in Somalia. The last driver surviving wins the title and gets to decorate his truck with his opponents' skulls. There's one in Tampa on Feb 1, I will admit to being tempted.
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Jan 28, 2014 07:19
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Keep in mind that Monster Jam owns all of the trucks as a singular entity, just in case you wondered if NASCAR could get worse somehow. There was a thread in AI a while ago, one of the AI guys works in the Bigfoot shop and it's interesting to hear about the conflict between the legitimate monster truck races and Monster Jam.
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skaboomizzy posted:There's a points system where the top 12 trucks get in the Chase on "awesome points" over the season and "most rear end kicked" at each event. After every three events in the Chase, the bottom three trucks are fed into giant compactors with the drivers still inside. The final Monster Jam is set in a gigantic ThunderDome somewhere in Somalia. The last driver surviving wins the title and gets to decorate his truck with his opponents' skulls. SUNDAY SUNDAY SUNDAY
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Jan 28, 2014 08:44
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Living in the Tampa Bay area, this is about 85% accurate in that Sonny's will sponsor anything with a motor and they are all over the place as the go-to crappy chain BBQ. The fatal flaw is a Twinkie cook-off; if you're going for satire, it's gotta be mastodon ribs. In all seriousness, I'm torn between MONSTER JAM and the Warhol exhibit at the new Dali museum. Either one will be awesome and hilarious. Maybe I'll flip a coin.
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Jan 28, 2014 09:14
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skaboomizzy posted:There's a points system where the top 12 trucks get in the Chase on "awesome points" over the season and "most rear end kicked" at each event. After every three events in the Chase, the bottom three trucks are fed into giant compactors with the drivers still inside. The final Monster Jam is set in a gigantic ThunderDome somewhere in Somalia. The last driver surviving wins the title and gets to decorate his truck with his opponents' skulls. I hope like hell you aren't making any of that up.  Is Robby Gordon's truck racing thing still going?
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LordPants posted:I hope like hell you aren't making any of that up. http://stadiumsupertrucks.com/ssts/
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FuzzySkinner posted:Curious. Monster Jam has a world finals thing where the winner is the champ. edit: If they're doing it at a bigass football stadium or whatever then it can be really fun. If they're doing it at a hockey arena it'll be terrible because they can't get up to speed. If you ever wanted to see a truck that is classified by the us government as 8 tanks (yeah, whatever. "words") do a backflip, then Monster Jam is for you. Doubly so if they have TRUCKASAURUS. Peanut President fucked around with this message at 17:40 on Jan 28, 2014 |
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In other "Let's make some changes to NASCAR because" news, the All-Star Open will now run Friday instead of immediately before the All-Star Race.
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CBJSprague24 posted:In other "Let's make some changes to NASCAR because" news, the All-Star Open will now run Friday instead of immediately before the All-Star Race. I guess the plan is to get people to go to the truck race?
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Truex is currently doing his media day responsibilities from a tropical island while drunk. quote:@JennaFryer 38m Owns.
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Cygni posted:Truex is currently doing his media day responsibilities from a tropical island while drunk. Oh my god... incredible. We need that interview right the gently caress now. I love Truex Jr. now.
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CBJSprague24 posted:In other "Let's make some changes to NASCAR because" news, the All-Star Open will now run Friday instead of immediately before the All-Star Race. Actually, I'm unironically pleased with this change. Not only are they going to run the Open on Friday, but the three-lap qualifying session for the All-Star will be on Saturday, giving the Open qualifiers a chance to participate in that session. Now, if they would just hold the entire event at Eldora instead of Charlotte, we'd REALLY have something to watch! Cygni posted:
I've never been a Truex fan, but that is awesome. There seems to be something about Furniture Row Racing hiring you that makes you easier to root for.
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LASTCAR posted:Now, if they would just hold the entire event at Eldora instead of Charlotte, we'd REALLY have something to watch! Gonna empty quote this.
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LASTCAR posted:I've never been a Truex fan, but that is awesome. There seems to be something about Furniture Row Racing hiring you that makes you easier to root for. Without his stint at Furniture Row i would never be a Kurt Busch fan.
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Peanut President posted:Monster Jam has a world finals thing where the winner is the champ. All of this is true. If you're nearby a smaller venue event, it's still pretty fun for kids.
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Peanut President posted:If they're doing it at a bigass football stadium or whatever then it can be really fun. If they're doing it at a hockey arena it'll be terrible because they can't get up to speed. Only at a football stadium (or larger) will you see one jump for 40 yards, and then bounce off to flip through the air for another 30. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_p8W2i3WT4 2:20 in
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Slickdrac posted:Only at a football stadium (or larger) will you see one jump for 40 yards, and then bounce off to flip through the air for another 30. Freestyle runs for points based on how loud the fans cheer is pretty much where NASCAR is heading.
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CactusWeasle posted:Freestyle runs for points based on how loud the fans cheer is pretty much where NASCAR is heading. Whoever is trending highest on Twitter gets pole position!
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Finally a championship for Junior  For the next 20 years 
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So Eric McClure is driving for Front Row for the 500, and says he's retiring after this season.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:So Eric McClure is driving for Front Row for the 500, and says he's retiring after this season. Ahhh, Troy....I will remember him from such races as...um...well...
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Eric McClure was intensely bad.
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Boomer The Cannon posted:So Eric McClure is driving for Front Row for the 500, and says he's retiring after this season. YOU MAY REMEMBER ME FROM SUCH RACES AS THAT ONE WHEN I ALMOST DIED
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Fag Boy Jim posted:Eric McClure was intensely bad. He's had a lot of bad luck, too. His house was destroyed in a tornado, he was injured in a wreck at Talladega, and last year he was sidelined by a kidney ailment for several races, putting LASTCAR leader Jeff Green in the car. EDIT: drat, pnut, you beat me to it.
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From the article, it was the wreck at Talladega that freaked his children out enough to make him want to retire.
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Ryan Blaney is getting the Roush Development Driver treatment: He'll still only run 15 NNS races this year, but does get to try to make two Cup races.
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Someone said JPM's running the Brickyard 400 for Penske, but I haven't seen it confirmed. In other news, Horseface Sr. has slightly redeemed himself in my eyes: http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/story/_/id/10370997/drivers-differ-proposed-nascar-format-changes
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PatrickBateman posted:Is there a fantasy league this year? Not yet. e- There is now: Group ID: 5780 PW: sascar Do Fantasy players want their worst score in each segment dropped or not? CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 04:39 on Jan 30, 2014 |
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