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CBJSprague24 posted:I feel like the nine biggest teams in the sport for all intents and purposes unionizing against NASCAR may finally scare them to the point that the dumbassery will have to stop. Despite all the money the France family has, I can't imagine they're going to allow CART/IRL because it'll affect their ability to continue to make more money. Yeah this could be the first time in its existence NASCAR could really see a challenge to its dominance of American stock car racing. NASCAR is a shadow of the 800lb gorilla it was in the early 2000's, and to a tee the RTA represents every team that is responsible for putting on "The Show" every sunday. It's not a terrible stretch to say that NASCAR truly does need them as much as they need NASCAR, unless everybody is ready for an all-out, terribly unprofitable war. (Hint: they aren't) I agree that they won't ever go the full CART path, two of the owners know personally what a clusterfuck that was and everyone else in the room sat and watched as indy burn to ash. It won't come to open revolt and nobody's going to start demanding things suddenly.That said, I always try to remember that organizations like the RTA may start with the best of intentions but they also don't tend to give concessions of power back once they get them. There could be benefit in having more of a binary governance system, or this could be what everybody looks back at in 20 years as the beginning of the end. Who the hell knows let's just enjoy cars going round in circles
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VikingSkull posted:This right here is the correct attitude and the people not concerned about NASCAR getting smaller are these dudes. That's an odd opinion for someone who just a page ago was saying NASCAR shouldn't run short tracks.
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This is understandably one of the greatest announcements we've ever had to make. ... After the accident on I-95, we've lost Brian France
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Top Hats Monthly posted:This is understandably one of the greatest announcements we've ever had to make. ... After the
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Peanut President posted:That's an odd opinion for someone who just a page ago was saying NASCAR shouldn't run short tracks. where did I say that
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Some Random rear end in a top hat posted:I agree that they won't ever go the full CART path, two of the owners know personally what a clusterfuck that was and everyone else in the room sat and watched as indy burn to ash. It won't come to open revolt and nobody's going to start demanding things suddenly.That said, I always try to remember that organizations like the RTA may start with the best of intentions but they also don't tend to give concessions of power back once they get them. There could be benefit in having more of a binary governance system, or this could be what everybody looks back at in 20 years as the beginning of the end. Who the hell knows let's just enjoy cars going round in circles  " anyway.
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NASCAR media is trying to make Morgan Shepherd's visit with Logano into a major story this morning. Jesus Christ, give it a break. They're selectively forgetting when Smoke punted Andy Hillenburg at Darlington in 2004. Andy, a contender for LASTCAR when it really started to ramp up, as our statistician can attest, spun back into the groove and Gordon plowed into him because he had nowhere to go. Gordon was also running second. As much as I hate his presence there, how about Kyle Busch getting dumped by a slow car at Bristol in Nationwide in 2009? Or what about GAH Tim Schendel cutting a tire at Texas and collecting Kyle? poo poo happens, that's racin', and until you get a full field of cars that won't be 15 laps down, this is a danger.
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http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/apcm/templates/racedivisions.asp?articleid=60140&zoneid=95 Are you loving kidding me kyle.
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VikingSkull posted:where did I say that Like I said, a page or so ago.
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devmd01 posted:http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/apcm/templates/racedivisions.asp?articleid=60140&zoneid=95 At least it's IRP?  Our Man Spence, you know what to do. e- Ok, maybe it's NOT the ARCA race.
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Its the development series to ARCA, which tells you how bad Kyle is gonna curbstomp everyone. Two years ago there was a hilarious 10-car wreck in turn 1 with those guys. devmd01 fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Jul 14, 2014 |
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Jul 14, 2014 17:34
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Kyle Bush in ARCA is the best thing ever. And I'm heavily against buschwacking, but its just too amazing.
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devmd01 posted:http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/apcm/templates/racedivisions.asp?articleid=60140&zoneid=95 Warming up his cheated-up SLM for Berlin raceway. E: CRA was decent, then they sold it to ARCA and now it is poo poo.
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Aaand the IMS Nationwide race will henceforth be known as the Diabetes 250. Sounds about right.  https://twitter.com/IMS/status/488760104708100096
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devmd01 posted:Aaand the IMS Nationwide race will henceforth be known as the Diabetes 250. Sounds about right. Because watching NNS at IMS is akin to having diabetes?
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Because most of the people you see at a NASCAR race are fat. And that's just the officials, let alone the fans!
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devmd01 posted:http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/apcm/templates/racedivisions.asp?articleid=60140&zoneid=95 it's almost as if promoters pay top tier drivers to drum up attendance
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The NHRA couldn't promote oval events for Lucas oil raceway to save their life. Literally zero marketing for any of their oval events ever, the most I've ever seen is the billboard that's on 465 right now.
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Why would the NHRA promote oval racing?
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Peanut President posted:Why would the NHRA promote oval racing? Because they own an oval track and would probably like to make money from the racing that goes on there.
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devmd01 posted:http://www.lucasoilraceway.com/apcm/templates/racedivisions.asp?articleid=60140&zoneid=95 True or False: I could redneck up some sort of half-assed dirt track in a local park, and Kyle would race it the night before Watkins Glen. I'd put good money down on him trying to do the double next year after seeing how Kurt did.
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Kwik posted:I'd put good money down on him trying to do the double next year after seeing how Kurt did. Honestly that would be one of the few situations I would be overjoyed to see Kyle run outside of Cup. (the others? Running anything on Dirt, Sports Cars, or something cool like that) The Busch Brothers would join Bobby (1970, 1971) and Donnie Allison (1973, 1975) as the 2nd pair of NASCAR drivers who were brothers to race in the Indy 500. FuzzySkinner fucked around with this message at 05:56 on Jul 15, 2014 |
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There's not much difference in him doing that or running Nationwide in terms of talent.
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Well this sucks, Gary Lee died within the past day or so.
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devmd01 posted:The NHRA couldn't promote oval events for Lucas oil raceway to save their life. Literally zero marketing for any of their oval events ever, the most I've ever seen is the billboard that's on 465 right now. This is surprising. So the biggest way fans heard about races at IRP was watching them on TV? It seemed packed when I was there in 2005 (which was the most fun I've ever had at a racetrack).
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Looks like we wont have to worry about cool color schemes in The Chase. Mandatory. But they cant use them at the back where they'd be useful because they look too much like rookie stripes. Thank you Sprint, thank you France. Thsprance.
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I kinda hope a bunch of teams don't read carefully and we get like 8 cars with their numbers being "'14"
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I actually like it when they do the stripes.
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Shadow Puppet Of posted:Looks like we wont have to worry about cool color schemes in The Chase. Black Stripe, with or without yellow outline? Realized while typing that I'm subconsciously channeling IRacing.
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Jul 15, 2014 18:00
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Can't wait for Paul Menard to run that yellow number
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Shadow Puppet Of posted:But they cant use them at the back where they'd be useful because they look too much like rookie stripes. Because there are so many rookies in NASCAR to cause confusion.
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8 this year with a revolving set of paint schemes. I know it's fun to launch broadsides at everything NASCAR does but seriously pick your battles. Half of you look like lunatics.
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I think I've been kind of lovely toward ICS this year too, in all fairness. I barely care about both series at all right now. 
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VikingSkull posted:8 this year with a revolving set of paint schemes. Consider the source.
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2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Driver Name
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VikingSkull posted:8 this year with a revolving set of paint schemes. Thanks for the input Viking "nascar shouldn't run short tracks" Skull.
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LASTCAR posted:2014 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Driver Name What's his nickname? I know he's racing in SuperTex's 14, so we got that much of the grid finished.
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shyduck posted:I hate what has happened to this sport 
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We need to collaborate and yell at NASCAR with one voice. No more personal vendettas guys. We have to figure out the number 1 wrong thing with NASCAR, first. I'll put forward the clear lack of Steven Wallace in the top tier series.
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