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Rooting for none of the chase drivers to win a single race and Danica to win the next 10.
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Sep 14, 2014 07:40
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Seems like NASCAR was a lot more fun before it became so commercial.
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Sep 18, 2014 05:28
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LASTCAR posted:Well hey, welcome to the party! Am I the other? I've mainly hung out on IRC, but I will answer the questions anyway. Got into the sport because my father likes it and it gave us something to chat about. I'd watch with him sometimes and it grew on me. Fav driver is probably McMurray. And I root for Gordon because his was the name I used to hear or would hear interviews in the Bay Area back in the 90s. So I knew him coming into the sport. And I recommend joining IRC. It's a great place to learn.
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Sep 19, 2014 04:26
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Why did Gordon curb stomp everyone? Best crew, car, tech before those things got equalized? From watching him it seems that he is just solid and steady so I can see how balancing everyone would bring the pack up to where he is.
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Sep 19, 2014 06:01
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How did they cheat? E: next time I see my dad, I'm going to borrow the Nascar book I bought him. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1412797845/ref=wms_ohs_product_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Seemed like a good book. Lot of information. Should be some good potty reading. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 06:30 on Sep 19, 2014 |
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Sep 19, 2014 06:27
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Slickdrac posted:
Not sure what I was seeing that was cheating?
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Sep 19, 2014 06:41
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My dad was quite happy with it. I glanced through it and it seemed to be everything a newcomer to NASCAR could want.
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Sep 19, 2014 07:31
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Slickdrac posted:Look at the wall, and the side of the car, and the angle. This is going straight down the backstretch. Hendrick managed to make the COT basically drive sideways so they got a lot more downforce on the rear spoiler and more rear grip/power. TV camera angles really don't do proper justice to just how seriously kicked out the rear was on their cars. Can you dumb it down a little? What is COT? What did they do that is cheating? What was the rule? Remember, I am new to all this so have no idea what you are talking about.
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Sep 19, 2014 08:42
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Thank you for the answers, everyone. When did the cars start to become more alike? I'm guessing back in the 70s and earlier the cars were very different from one another. Was there a point of demarcation where NASCAR enforced engine size limits and the like?
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Sep 19, 2014 15:46
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Quantrill posted:Really dissapointed this LOL ARCA moment isn't in that video: big crash That was quite a crash. What is difference between ARCA and Nationwide?
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Sep 20, 2014 14:47
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This should be a good race, right? Dover + 7 drivers within 12 points of each other. Bottom four are out. Should be more aggressive than usual. Or am I missing something?
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Sep 26, 2014 19:45
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Fair enough. Race will be poo poo. NASCAR is poo poo. Woohoo!
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Sep 26, 2014 20:18
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I actually enjoy Dover races. In part because I immediately know the track. LOL rookie.
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Sep 26, 2014 20:25
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^^^ First time I've liked Brad.
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Sep 28, 2014 01:45
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Hollywood Casino? WTF. How is Kansas?
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Oct 4, 2014 01:59
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What does SRA stand for?
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Oct 4, 2014 16:05
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and that driver is Mitchell? He is on their team?
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Oct 4, 2014 16:08
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Oh duh. Is SRA Mitchell? Don't gently caress w/ the noob, please.
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Oct 4, 2014 16:12
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VikingSkull posted:aka a real live race car driver posts in this thread My new favorite driver.
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Oct 4, 2014 16:37
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Gordon won't fall out. But Jr and JJ probably will. At least one of them will. E: standings: http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sprint-cup-series/standings.html The disgusting thing is 99 and 18 did nothing in the past 3 races yet there they are at the top. Chase is awful. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 02:48 on Oct 6, 2014 |
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Oct 6, 2014 02:46
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I actually think 48 will win one of the next two. One of the current top 8 will wreck and fall out. And somehow Brad will finish #8 because he's a troll that way.
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Oct 6, 2014 03:03
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Who schedules a race during the MLB playoffs? Bleh.
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Oct 11, 2014 01:31
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Penalize Brad 26 points or whatever would make it so the only way he advances is with a win.
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Oct 13, 2014 16:54
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kidcoelacanth posted:Jimmies totally winning Dega This is what I've been saying.  I was just reading about Talladega / restrictor plates. Man, I feel I missed out. Late 80s look wild as hell and even some of the earlier 2000s races, too. Those plates cut 40% of the HP? That's kinda crazy. How fast could they go without them now? 225? 240?
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Oct 13, 2014 17:11
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Some Random rear end in a top hat posted:It honestly wouldn't surprise me one bit to see a modern plateless cup car be able to achieve a 230mph average lap these days. Probably be close to 250 in the straights, especially with that baby plate spoiler they use these days Would the drivers be unsafe at these speeds? Or is it the possibility of cars flying into the stands that is the big fear? I am guessing it is the latter.
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Oct 13, 2014 18:09
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I think they should suspend 99 and 18 just to make an example.
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Oct 14, 2014 22:35
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mearn posted:They suspended Robby Gordon for the next four races, isn't that enough? Who?
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Oct 14, 2014 22:41
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gret posted:Wrong. He stole that 96 championship from Our Jeff. Jeff 10 wins. Terry 3? Top 5s and Top 10s equal? Terry only won because of DNFs? Yeah, that's BS.
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Oct 15, 2014 18:16
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pos driver car points BEHIND Starts Wins Top 5 Top 10 DNF + / - 1 Terry Labonte 5 4657 Leader 31 2 21 24 3 0 2 Jeff Gordon 24 4620 -37 31 10 21 24 5 0 E: Let me try reformatting that. E2: Well, that's better. E3: gently caress! E4: whatever. stupid thing keeps unformatting poo poo. Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 18:58 on Oct 15, 2014 |
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Oct 15, 2014 18:55
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BMB5150 posted:Using code BBcode does that. Thanks.
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Oct 15, 2014 19:19
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_NASCAR_Winston_Cup_Series All the top 10s are here. Not gonna count out their places.
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Oct 16, 2014 02:05
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kidcoelacanth posted:For future reference, http://racing-reference.info/ is the go-to site here. The wiki page has the top tens all on one page. No clicking around.
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Oct 16, 2014 02:21
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I think the point is that 2 DNFs and whatever # of races you finished further behind is not equal to 8 more victories. Winning a race should be of the highest value. E: also a DNF usually has nothing to do with your driving so much as someone hitting you or your vehicle failing. E2: ^^^^^^^what happened to fagboy? Waltzing Along fucked around with this message at 02:53 on Oct 16, 2014 |
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Oct 16, 2014 02:50
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Holy poo poo.
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Oct 16, 2014 04:10
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Qualifying is today? Isn't that odd? I mean, aren't they usually finished with that by Friday?
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Oct 18, 2014 17:35
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Be 11AM / 2EST now, please. Thanks.
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Oct 19, 2014 17:28
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kidcoelacanth posted:I'm going to miss most if not all of this race, so actually delay a lot of it thanks. Don't tempt the weather gods, dammit.
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Oct 19, 2014 17:46
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NASCAR is awful.
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Oct 20, 2014 00:46
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Sigh. .01 seconds earlier or later and Brad gets hit in the tire and he's gone. Shoulda suspended him for a race.
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