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I'd reset it to when "fat guys" like Old Rosberg and Alex Jones were doing the rounds in a cold minute if I could. As for NASCAR, many of the races of the 80s/90s are some of the most without-pause thrilling races ever committed to film. Substantial men, in dangerous cars, driving on a tight rope for an endurance length at utter break neck speeds. The bottom fell out of it when Old Earnhardt died and it's particularly tough for those who used to know what it was like to see such a grand sport fall to the spears of marketing mediocrities. |
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Agreed on the stage format being fake. And it didn't happen this time, but the contrived stage races will cause a big one at the next plate race... EDIT: OH yeah, cut that extra; not worth it til Mr. Brainless France gets put in the padded room where he belongs. Only reason I watched was for the flu and Chase. Such a pretty day here yesterday and I couldn't move because of the flu.... Last edited by fieldodreams79; 27 Feb 2017 at 18:09. |
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So... Stewart Haas takes on the seemingly impossible.. switch brands.. set up a complete chassis shop from scratch... use a totally different engine supplier.. throw away every Chevrolet part they ever used...
Then go out and win at Daytona! Show up Penske. Show up Roush Fenway. On the first bounce... Be nice to think of what they are capable of when they get settled |
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I watched some of the xfinity race and quite a bit of the 500. Enjoyed it mostly, some good close racing, some bone head moves, but it was certainly entertaining and I guess that's the point.
What improved the experience for me was avoiding the TV coverage and inane jibber jabber - I watched from the various camera feeds and drivers radio through the Android app. I do think the stages are artificial, I do think it could cause more wrecks with people desperate for points at stage end... but it does mean people have to race rather than float around at the back - so I can sort of see why. Also I think the accident damage rule getting the slow beaten up cars parked is good - I don't want to see something running slow getting in the way of faster cars trying to lap. NASCAR is far from perfect, but for all that may be wrong at least there is hard racing and a genuine unknown element to who is going to take victory. Contrast to F1 - it's going to be another year where Lewis pilots the best car to the championship, probably without breaking a sweat. Fair play to him and Mercedes but it's sure gonna be dull. |
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So Sliced Doosh and Captain Snothead got in "a fight"...
Kyle got in a good shot on Joey and then typically Joey's crew jumped in to protect the silver spoon and bloodied Kyle. Don't think a candy sponsor is happy with Kyle. I hate these two but this is the most interesting thing that has happened this year, as bad as that is to say. Can we pin this thread and unpin the 2016 thread? Keep up mods! |
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Kudos to him for having a pop, and taking a kicking for it. The Double Doosh has such an infinitely punchable face. I didn't realise I was a big fan of "Captain Snothead" until the races after he rammed the #54 into the fence at Daytona. He may not be the world's greatest person, but he sure can wheel a stock car. I think I will go and buy a bag of M&Ms. Young Joey is getting quite a rap sheet with the Gibbs boys. He busted Hamlin's back, wrecked Kenseth, and now Busch wants to batter him too. Last edited by Number4; 15 Mar 2017 at 11:11. |
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It ain't over 'til it's over. Attaboy Newman, good work making the gamble pay off.
Races like this is why I'll always enjoy NASCAR, despite all the whackiness with the rules etc. |
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Couple of weekends in a row with some feisty incidences, that some would harken back to the rough and tumble days but it kinda looks like this to me.
JR had some interesting words on the subject: http://nascar.nbcsports.com/2017/03/...ote-new-movie/ Thoughts? And good for Ryan getting a V. Been a dryspell... |
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That racing competition was off the chain. Really cool to run in to you on the fence! You are a motorsports almanac! http://www.americanflattrack.com/ |
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This was the first time that this series had been back to North Georgia, since the 1990s. In the past, this was one of the biggest forms of racing in the country. It is a long story on how it fell out of popularity, though one thing that started it's decline was when the original Indian Motorcycle Company went out of business, in 1953. Both Harley-Davidson and Indian built their names and reputation on the race track, practically from their beginnings, back in the early 1900s. With import bikes, like Triumph, BSA, Norton and later, the metric bikes, Yamaha, Suzuki, Kawasaki and Honda, to compete against H-D, the sport carried on through the 1970s, but as popular/known stars retired, the series lost it's popularity. It has been there, but has been, largely, "flying under the radar". But now, with renewed promotion/interest in bringing flat track racing back, with the revival of the Indian (now under Polaris Industries) brand and with Harley-Davidson coming back into racing and with strong interest from the metric companies and with Triumph remaining in the fray, the sport is poised for a big comeback! The race at Dixie Speedway was added to the schedule, as a trial. To see if interest was in the area. The fear was that the weather would be bad all weekend and it did not look good, at all. Weather threatened, all week leading up to the weekend. A good friend of mine, a former rider and AMA Grand National Champion, put together a reunion of retired riders, several former Grand National Champions that featured vintage racing bikes, to help promote the event. I was more than glad to help him with the event. Had the weather been a problem and the races been rained out, it is doubtful that they would have returned to this area again. It was placed on the schedule between Daytona and Charlotte, two established events in the series and there was no plan to reschedule, if the event had been postponed. Fortunately, the weather held off and the fans came out. The stands and the whole track were full! There was no parking left on the grounds of the speedway, cars had to be parked outside of the track. It was a great turnout and the fans saw some outstanding racing! Indian brought out a new racing version of the "Scout" and they dominated, sweeping the top three positions. As a Harley guy, I hate to say this, but Harley-Davidson got embarrassed! It wasn't pretty for us. I believe the first Harley finished 5th. They have brought out a new bike, to replace the AWESOME XR750, that dominated this form of racing for so many years. There isn't anything left to get out of the XR750, it's had everything that it had gotten rung out of it. The new GX750R needs ALLOT of work! If anyone can turn this bike into a winner, it will be Vance and Hines, who runs Harley's racing program. They are out to lunch right now, they have a whole lot of work to do! By all accounts, the event was a HUGE success! We talked to the AMA (American Motorcycle Association) officials and they were pleased! They said that this event/race will be on the schedule, they will be back next year! Please, come out and support the American Flat Track Series, be a part of bringing this exciting form of racing back to the forefront! Support the AFT Series, see a race, when they come to a track near you. You won't be sorry and you will become a fan! Flat track racing has been popular, worldwide, not just in the U.S., so guys, if you are from outside the U.S., check and see if there is flat track racing in your country. You will love it, I promise you! They run the 1/2 mile dirt oval at Charlotte Motor Speedway, this coming weekend. Check them out on www.fanschoice.tv . All of the AFT schedule is streamed live. Also, NBCSN will show all of the AFT races, delayed, on Thursday nights. So check out the races from Dixie Speedway, this coming Thursday evening, you might see canamman and me on TV! Again, it was a real pleasure meeting and talking with you canamman! We need to get the Georgia Gang from the forum together soon. Take care, my Friend. |
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Checking the results, a Harley-Davidson led most of the 25 lap main but the rider had an incident with the eventual winner and had an accident, he got up, got back into the race and finished 6th. A Harley did finish 4th. Neither of these riders were on the factory Harley-Davidson bikes, the GX750R. Both were independents, riding XR750s. Though old, the XR is still competitive. It is a legendary bike, that still has allot of fight in it, but it is getting long in the tooth, though still competitive and it will be around for a number of years and will likely get a few more wins before it is completely retired, (it has been raced since the early 1970s) The factory felt the need for a new design, to better compete with Indian and the other brands, that are fielding new bikes. The fact that the XR750 is still competitive and was literally holding off Indian's best, is a testament to how good this bike is and has always been! The factory team, riding GX750Rs, finished 10th, 11th and 15th. Like I said, they have ALLOT of work to do!
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(Started a flat track thread for future posts, my apologies NASCAR)
Looks like we might have to wait till July 2017 before NBCSN will air the flat track races. I ran through my dvr schedule and did not see it listed for this Thurs. Keep us posted if you see any different. Here is a link I found explaining the airing schedule. http://www.roadracingworld.com/news/...-in-july-2017/ Congrats to Larson on the Fontana win. Kid's on a roll. Last edited by canamman; 27 Mar 2017 at 14:22. |
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Hi R.Lee, How are you? What are you up to?
I have not watched a lap of cup this year, and can't say I really miss it. We have started getting the Xfinity and Trucks on free to air over here. I watched the Atlanta, Phoenix and Texas Xfinity races, they were OK but nothing remarkable. The truck race was good at Martinsville and Chase Elliot put on a display. Watching highlights means the stages don't really affect ones viewing. I have absolutely no idea what a driver has to do anymore to win a championship, there appears to be another new fangled system again. I tried reading the rules but my eyes glazed over and I began drooling. It seems there are now two point systems that I can't get my head around and I will just have to watch each race for what it is. When the commentators start saying "PLAYOFF" every ninth word I shall probably stop watching. We get the Bristol Xfinity race next Tuesday, so I will be looking forward to that. Cheers #4. |
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Well, they postponed Bristol, well before the green flag was scheduled to drop! Just too much rain coming down and it wasn't going to let up! Could be a problem again for tomorrow as well. This day SUCKED, big time! Ruined my day. It has been raining here all day along, as well. Not complaining about that, we need the rain, but it was too wet and raining to go anywhere or do anything. I had planned to watch the race today, but because it was rained out, it mean no racing for me to watch today. I wound up going back to bed, as there was nothing else to watch and nothing else to do! Not much more to day, wasted day and it just SUCKED!
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I picked Keso and Truex in my group A for yahoo. Truex is on the bench and dominating the race. Keso was my choice and goes behind the wall. I suck at fantasy sports.....
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Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Talladega! Who saw that coming? I know he had been running well, but just didn't think he break through this soon, this season. Happy for him! Congratulations Ricky!
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I actually tuned in this evening for a little bit and saw one of the nastiest accidents I've seen in some time. Logano had a failure going into 1 and collected Danica into the fence. Aric Almirola had no traction and barreled into Joey at such a high rate of speed the rear of the car was lifted far into the air. AA was pulled from the car after the roof was removed and certainly hoping he'll be okay. He was conscious when removed....
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