NASCAR road course weekend at Watkins Glen. - Page 2

rustyfan · 9 Aug 2009, 17:10 (Ref:2518393)

Looks like rain could become a factor... again.

Hazard · 9 Aug 2009, 18:44 (Ref:2518421)

Put rain tyres on! If not...put the Indycar on please Sky! We'll watch the NASCAR later when it happens.

I want to go to bed before sleepy time.

broadrun96 · 9 Aug 2009, 19:36 (Ref:2518436)

I understand not running the speedways in the rain, although Martinsville could be fun in the rain, but to not have the road course cars set up for rain is ridiculous. Esp since everybody makes a special car just for the road courses, or at least they used to before the CoT.

rustyfan · 9 Aug 2009, 20:09 (Ref:2518443)

Race called, will be run tomorrow at noon local time instead.

**Craig** · 9 Aug 2009, 21:29 (Ref:2518491)

Ridiculous. Three hours of my life wasted

Matt · 9 Aug 2009, 22:42 (Ref:2518518)

Mike Helton said yesterday that the rain tires are only for the Nationwide cars, for marketing. It's ridiculous.

broadrun96 · 9 Aug 2009, 22:58 (Ref:2518521)

Were the rain tires to make sure the Nationwide guys didn't mess with the Cup race if it had to be postponed, or because they had developed tires for the old chassis and never tested a tire with the CoT? Has to be better for their ratings to have the race actually on the weekend than postpone when there's an alternative. It may not be what NASCAR wants, road racers would probably charge to the front with wet conditions, but I'm sure ESPN would rather have a Sunday race rating than Monday.

Matt · 10 Aug 2009, 00:16 (Ref:2518536)

For the record, the only two cars that really went off last year at Montréal, were Max Papis and Jacques Villenueve.

**gomick** · 10 Aug 2009, 04:56 (Ref:2518576)

Damn, have stayed away from internet/news all day to watch the replay of the race only to find out it has been rained out

Peat · 10 Aug 2009, 05:23 (Ref:2518584)

What a joke. No wet tyres? NASCAR ought to be ashamed...

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 08:46 (Ref:2518638)

In all fairness I don't think there would have been much of a race had the option of using rain tires been there in the first place. We would most likely have been treated to a slow, cautious parade.

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 11:23 (Ref:2518722)

20% chance of additional rain today according to That's Racin'.

Splatz the Cow · 10 Aug 2009, 14:41 (Ref:2518860)

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustyfan

In all fairness I don't think there would have been much of a race had the option of using rain tires been there in the first place. We would most likely have been treated to a slow, cautious parade.

Is that because 95% of the drivers can't drive in the rain?

Great PR work by the tyre company too - "Our tyres can't be used on wet road surfaces."

Matt · 10 Aug 2009, 15:24 (Ref:2518893)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splatz the Cow

Is that because 95% of the drivers can't drive in the rain?

Great PR work by the tyre company too - "Our tyres can't be used on wet road surfaces."

Ever driven a slick tire in the rain?

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 16:45 (Ref:2518934)

Quote:

Originally Posted by Splatz the Cow

Is that because 95% of the drivers can't drive in the rain?

Great PR work by the tyre company too - "Our tyres can't be used on wet road surfaces."

More that 95% of the drivers have very limited wet racing experience. How fast do you think the Formula 1 drivers would be prepared to drive if one of the coming races this year was perhaps the very first time in their career that they drove in the wet? Not very fast either, I can assure you of that.

As for Goodyear, their wet racing tires have been used successfully in the Nationwide Series at Montreal, so it's more the CoT that's the issue - not the tires.

Hazard · 10 Aug 2009, 16:45 (Ref:2518935)

Well, it's on now. Monday night racing. May get used to this.

Also got to bed a midnight thankfully not having to wait for a delayed NASCAR race followed by the Indycar too. All in all, not too bad a result.

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 16:47 (Ref:2518937)

Caution #1 - Debris.

First round of pitstops underway. Ambrose stayed out.

Edit - I have some doubts about the strategy selected by Ambrose's crew chief. Hopefully he'll be able to pull away in that clean air. Assuming he can grab the lead on the restart, that is.

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 16:59 (Ref:2518947)

Caution #2 - Crash between #12 Stremme, #29 Harvick and #24 Jeff Gordon coming out of the bus stop chicane. #99 Edwards went into the grass and grazed the tire wall in avoidance.

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 17:29 (Ref:2518969)

Caution #3 - #88 Earnhardt Jr. lost his brakes and went head on into the tire wall. Took the #43 Sorensen car off the track with him.

Peat · 10 Aug 2009, 17:35 (Ref:2518971)

looked like a hard lick.

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 17:58 (Ref:2518987)

Seems the commentators completely missed that Ambrose was on pitroad with the other cars earlier since they keep talking about how he needs to come to pitroad.

**Craig** · 10 Aug 2009, 18:03 (Ref:2518991)

Bit of a bump there...

rustyfan · 10 Aug 2009, 18:04 (Ref:2518992)

Caution out, HUGE wreck between Hornish Jr., Jeff Gordon and Burton.

Matt · 10 Aug 2009, 18:04 (Ref:2518993)

Those were MASSIVE hits, glad to see everyone out of the car and okay.

Matt · 10 Aug 2009, 18:05 (Ref:2518995)

Red Flag.

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