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Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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Oval races without undercard events won't draw for poo poo, and NASCAR either has all of the undercard series at their control, or has the other ones who could theoretically run a non-speedway track by the balls.

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Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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VikingSkull posted:

Buy out ISMA :colbert:
gently caress it, 500 miles of Supermodifieds :getin::fap:

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Oct 27, 2011

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Yes.

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IOwnCalculus posted:

2006 500 was a pro choice as well. 1992 is worth it for the finish and the clusterfuck of wrecks that led up to it, 1994 if you want to watch an Ilmor curbstomp the field.

Also, the 2013 Freedom 100 Lights race.
The 1995 500 was a pretty good race, too. The 2000 and 2001 Michigan 500s were good as well.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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I think you underestimate how awful Ganassi was in NASCAR in 2008.

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Oct 27, 2011

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RE: Canadian motorsports writers

You have to take their writing with a grain of salt, as they had a better outlook and relationship with CART and it's teams/drivers, and given the history of open-wheel racing in Canada, that makes sense. Norris does a decent job, all things considered.

Unless it's Dean McNulty from Sun Media, who is off his loving rocker.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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I found a SCCA Toyota Atlantics race from Long Beach on Youtube.

King Hiro won, and Jeff Andretti came from 33rd to 5th :vince:

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Oct 27, 2011

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The front row was Scott Goodyear and Mark Dismore, so you can draw your own conclusions from there.

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Fauxhawk Express posted:

I want the Bill Weber and Rusty Wallace Experience.

Go all out if you're gonna have an awful open wheel commentary booth.
Todd Harris says :whatup:

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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GUESS WHOS BACK

BACK AGAIN

BARHART'S BACK

TELL A FRIEND

Guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back,
guess who's back
guess who's back
Guess who's back...

:fuckoff: :suicide:

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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VikingSkull posted:

please don't suggest Smoke again, I'm counting on him to bury the Outlaws atm, tia

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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How about we set aside 8 spots for them on the 500 grid?

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VikingSkull posted:

say such things in hushed tones lest the inquisitors hear thee
Let us instead exercise our brains and try to solve this tantalizing conundrum.

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IOwnCalculus posted:

I don't think shutting out non-American drivers is a realistic option (though I see nothing wrong with requiring a season of "IndyJunior3" regardless of nationality, if only to give people coming from GP3/elsewhere some oval experience).

So, how do we make the fields bigger? Seems like Indycar almost needs to be going after potential teamowners more than anyone else at this point.

I see nothing wrong with either suggestion. Then again, who's going to have that patience when NASCAR/ARCA will (wrongly imo) let you through the ranks that much faster?

I picture Brian France dropping his panties everytime someone comes with 'open wheel experience' and looking for a NASCAR license.

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Human Grand Prix posted:

Perhaps in a few years they may return to allowing teams to use old chassis as well (like 1-2 years old.)
That makes a lot of sense. Look at NASCAR for what happens when you don't.

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Oct 27, 2011

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Minto Took posted:

http://forums.somethingawful.com/account.php?action=logout&ma=e464e636
I built IMS out of Legos.

~*childhood*~
Pictures or it didn't happen. My Legos were too engaged in a constant state of warfare through my childhood to participate in bourgeoisie events like motor racing.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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FuzzySkinner posted:

Also these:

http://www.mocpages.com/folder.php/125526

I'd pay some good rear end money to buy the Foyt Coyote or the Gurney Eagle. Amazing job. IMS and Lego should have legit contacted the guy to create a set.
Those own all the bones.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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The Jakes car looks like an inbred Forsythe scheme.

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I lived here for 5 years, I have a hard time imagining this:

http://www.prnmag.com/4-wheel.../75-formula-fiasco.html

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Oct 27, 2011

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Norns posted:

For any of you newer car guys or race fans. I got
http://www.amazon.com/Going-Faster-Mastering-Race-Driving/dp/0837602262
I highly recommend it. It greatly enhanced my enjoyment watching races, since I actually know Wtf is going on now.

It's helped me a ton in Sim Racing as well.
I reccomend this book as well.

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Human Grand Prix posted:

I remember. My dad worked for Alumax so we always rooted for Johansson but the Motorola, Brahma, and MCI cars were my favourites. I was also at the race weekend when Krosnoff died so it was kinda disheartening.
I just saw that wreck over the weekend, and drat... :smith:

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Oct 27, 2011

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Koruthaiolos posted:

I've watched tapes of the original broadcast probably a dozen times cause I was a huge Villeneuve fan when I was a kid,
:canada::respek::)

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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Andrew Ranger was in the wrong place at the wrong time. He has the raw talent to make it, but he's a miserable prick.

The split hosed a lot of the drivers from Canada, with the weaker fields and later the weaker economics of the sport.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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I think Hinch drove for Forsythe in Atlantics.

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Human Grand Prix posted:

Canadian drivers are generally poor, IMO.
Other than Marty Roth, there was some talent there. Even loving Claude Bourbonnaise had his moment in the sun once or twice in Atlantics.

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I think Bruno Spengler, Robert Wickens and Andrew Ranger could've made the jump to Indycars post-split if the financials were there.

E: Michael Valiente, too.

Boomer The Cannon fucked around with this message at 03:07 on Mar 20, 2015

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Oct 27, 2011

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Cubey posted:

i dunno, there were some good races in that era, like the texas race with eddie cheever, greg ray and scott sharp that ended exactly as everyone would expect it to.
Dr. Jack :(

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Oct 27, 2011

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Cygni posted:

Also if you remember that graphic of winners nationalities in AOWR, the Swiss wins were Louis/Arthut Chevrolet, although Gaston Chevrolet (1920 Indy 500 winner) raced as a French driver.
With one Nazi.

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Oct 27, 2011

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Peanut President posted:

Forget I said silver crown, let's just run supermodifieds.
:getin: :getin: :fap: :getin:

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Quantrill posted:

welp, time for a goon meet at Sandusky or Toledo or Mansf....holy crap Mansfield rose from the ashes!
Yeah, about that.....

http://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/local/2015/03/18/milliron-decides-cancel-raceway-deal/24980843/

There's another article I'll try to find, but the owner came across as saying 'Oh, gently caress it all because of my reputation' when he didn't do his due diligence for things that were said/done before they even had a signed contract.

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KingShibby posted:

At least she's good looking. There's just something about ESPN reporters marrying mediocre athletes. I think guys like Christian Ponder and Ryan Briscoe make their women take their last names that way when they fade away from sports, their last names live on...

Burney Lamar says "Hey guys!"

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Oct 27, 2011

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kidcoelacanth posted:

Please stop talking about how you want to gently caress every single woman you see
/

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Oct 27, 2011

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I got wrecked by Denny Hamlin in n2003 once on the DMP server, and apparently Dale Jr bitched him out for it, calking it a BS move.

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Pardon me?

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Pippa into the 226s with a tow?

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dsriggs posted:

Buddy Hurtubise ran a 210.7
Did Carpenter bitch him out for cutting him off?

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FuzzySkinner posted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=elKH5ms5vGg&t=16m35s

Here, have some clueless sportswriters opinions on auto racing.

Bob Ryan thinks that the cops should shut down the race.
Protip: If its an ESPN property that isn't 30 For 30, its not worth watching or listening to.

Boomer The Cannon
Oct 27, 2011

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What happened, debris or contact?

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Oct 27, 2011

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Dear GoDaddy:

Is the domain shutthefuckupEddieCheever.com registered?

Asking for a friend.

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Oct 27, 2011

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Hinchcliffe's wreck kinda reminded me of Gordon Smiley's crash, just off the angle hitting drat-near full speed.

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