Racing Thread

Yesterday, the subject of nascar came up in the chatbox, which got me to thinking, why not try a "Racing Thread".

Seeings how this is an 'international' lounge, we can't limit it to nascar, but, we should stick to legal or sanctioned racing, also, please no hating, rivalry is one thing, hating is another. So, let's see how this goes,,,,,,,,,

First thing that should be mentioned-- Scott Kalitta, may he rest in peace

OK,,my favorites are Moto GP, Formula 1, and Nascar, in that order, but any racing thrills me :drool

Soooo,,,, GEEKS!!!!,,, START,,,,YOUR,,,,,ENGINES!!!!!!!!!!

 

How about Nascar (Mark Martin) Then Late model (Dirt racing), Sportsman, Pro Stock and Cadet all is dirt but Nascar

 

@ MK-- I put Moto GP first

http://www.youtube.com/user/MotoGP?ob=1

@Tx that's what leathers are for

@ halo,, thanx, but, :mad I'm recording it NOW, while watching the indy iowa race. We don't get F1 here much, so when I do I tape it, I don't really have a driver, but F1 over all is intense. Now that I have the net, I'll be able to follow it better

 

@ halo,, if you had to pick one "event" in all motorsports, what would it be???


mine? Isle of Mann TT, I could watch that over and over and over, always dreamed of seeing it live.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pe8WagL5peM&feature=related

I actually start drooling when I see this stuff, wife wont let me on my bike for a day after I watch it

what's everyone else's answer???

 

Does turtle racing count???

 

Well, it was good enough for Gilligan and the Skipper!

 

Not sure where all the aussie blokes have gone :confused, so I guess I'll bit on this thread. Here probably v8 supercars are the best know, and they are what I like best. They have a huge weekend in October every year at Bathurst NSW. They are loud, fast and pretty:-D, does it show I'm female. Be nice now fellas.

paramonks

 

I don't know, I guess if you can "soup" it up, it counts.

@paramonks,, what would I google that under?

 

I like nascar, because it's easy to follow, I mean it's everywhere, TV, newspaper, taverns.
Some of the others, like formula or turtle racing,,, where do you go to see it on TV?
Matt Kenseth fan here!

 

Have we met before?

If there was a group like AA for race junkies my family would probably make me go.:-D I used to go to dirt track, NHRA, motorcycle & even demolition Derby's every chance I got. I used to stand in the pits @ Lancaster right at the start line...WOW! what a rush!! Oh Lord...monster trucks too..*sniff, sniff* If it has an engine and goes vroom broom I'm hooked.:cry

I passed my addiction on to my children.http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/star17abby/Smilies/yikes4.gif I just can't get enough of it...I'll sit and watch a race....like today's race at Sanoma?...and what do I do? I tape it as I'm watching it in case I miss anything due to a phone call or whatever. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/star17abby/Smilies/thud.gif


Hi, my name is AbbySue and I'm a race addict. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v173/star17abby/Smilies/surrender.gif

 

@ AbbySue - I hear you on the passing along the addiction thing, my generation z offspring has already got a taste for LOUD ROCK music, am trying real hard not to turn her into a rev head also - too late for me unfortunately, I'm hopelessly lost.


@ scorcer - a couple of linkies for you - http://www.v8supercar.com.au/ - this is the official site.

and http://www.v8supercar.com.au/content/bathurst1000/ - this site is about race in October - there isn't much on it yet, the map of the track is interesting although it does not show how steep the track actual is. The race goes for 161 laps of the circuit.

Hope you enjoy.

paramonks

 

@ Halo-- ok I finished the race, yeah hamilton goofed, and I have to agree about Kovalianen, he was throwing that car thru the chicanes. But, Räikkönen finishing 2nd, with a broken exhaust, now thats something. Fox, a network here, is going to carry the F1 series I guess, at least they're going to show the July 6th race in england, that'll give me time to catch up.

@ dnnyo- did you catch that? Sunday, July 6th, FOX Network, 10 am PST/ 1pm EST Formula 1,

@ Abby :-D, when I go to the outlaws, have to sit up front, so you can feel the dirt, wear the dirt, and taste the dirt :yum. Oh,and don't feel bad, we have both tv's and the recorder going because the wife feels the same way, might miss something. She's a BIG Jeff Gordon fan, I keep tellin her Tony Stewart is the MAN,

@ paramonks thanks for the links, I check it out :cool

 

scorcer- thanks, my son says formula cars do more than just step on gas and turn left, so I'm setting my alarm clock on my cell phone... highfive

 

I love Rally racing. LOVE. :drool

After that, I long for the old days of Trans Am or anything along the lines of touring car championships.

I do not watch NASCAR, unless it is a road course.

 

whoa, you must be psychic, I was going to ask you what you thought of no TCS and the tire change. Thats aomething I really like about F1, by changing those kinds of things it keeps the engineers on their toes, also the fact that they don't stop the race cuz a few raindrops fall. And on a seperate level is the beauty of the body work, all slightly different. I know the ferari's look like jets ready to fly, and I think the renault's look like alien spaceships.

You know I was joking about spoiling the race, but now I'm :mad because your that close to MY dream! :-D

@dnnyo- no prob, it's rare over here, got to get it when you can

@jamiko- rally racing is great, have you seen Travis Pasterino(sp?), the X games guy, he's been driving a suburu rally, and competing in the baja series also. You might like paramonks type here's a clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Iw9PBofK_8

 

Yes I have had a chance to sit down and talk to Travis Pastrana a few times at some of the US events. He is a great guy and knows how to promote himself and the sport. He always takes time to talk to kids and sign autographs and he is very humble. A natural talent as well. I wish him well as he competes on events all over the world now.

 

soooo, that's how you spell his name

yes, he's a good guy, musta been something to meet him,
I was watching when he did that double back flip, awesome
Some people seem to have the ability to shine in any motorsport, he is one of them :cool

 

@ HALO

MA said to play with youtube, we must do as we are told,,,

this thread is about to get real good


running off to youtube now

 

And here we go,

I got to see the montreal race,,,what did you think of this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKny-Nx2CdI
this is SO sweet :major

 

This is for all of you Gordon haters.
Just to show that NASCAR"s best (active) driver has bad days, too.
Enjoy!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjF7Yxk8DdU

PS: the season is not over and even with several DNF's he is still got a chance to grab another title this year.

 

Just a few pics, I don't know much about any racing except Nascar, but I'll learn...

 

@dnnyo-- the middle one's cool,

in fact I have one,,,,in GT4 :-D

 

I wanted to send 2 more open wheel pics but they are in jsp filetype...:confused
i copy/pasted them but now i don't even know how to open them myself, nor will they attach to this message :confused :tas :confused
so here's 2 others...

 

thought you racing fans would like this - if you put the code "DALEWINS" into the form at AMPEnergy.com, you can get your name on dale earnhardt jr.'s car at the AMP Energy 500. he's putting the first 70,000 names on his car. i thought that was a pretty cool way to give back to his fans. i'm also kind of hoping my name pops up on screen.

 

Well, I guess that's nice, IF you are a Dale Jr. fan

I mean, now IF it was,,, say,,,,, Tony Stewart, that would be something rolleyes

just kidding, actually there's a chance Dale and Tony may be team mates soon, so I better be nice

Be sure to hit this thread on monday, so we can discuss who is the man after the race :-D

 

hahah, nobody said you couldn't put your name on his car AS a tony stewart fan. you can put whatever you want.

 

Well it's friday, let's talk Nascar

This weekend it's New Hampshire, for the Sprint & Nationwide series, Craftsman trucks are in Memphis

anybody who's seen any race at New Hampshire knows the answer to that one:-D
But the big concern is the new cars and the new aero package, lack of left weight, and the taller,wider car,,, should be some bumpin' :cool
here's the story http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/features/06/26/ccc.gmartin.cbowyer.loudon/index.html

Team changes in 09

It's a done deal, Casey mears is out of the #5 Hendricks car at the end of the season,,,this is from Rick Hendrick,,

So, with that news, and the talk at Joe Gibbs, anybody want to place a bet an who's gonna be in the #5 next year?????

 

:cry Qualifying is about half way through and it started raining.

 

Interesting all the changes coming about again. TBH, I didn't think Tony would ever leave Gibbs.

As for the 5 car I wouldn't mind seeing Truex jump in it. I think he's a good driver and although he's doing better this year I think he'd do better leaving DEI.

 

Here, don't want you to cry alone:cry:cry I'm twice as sad as you, I can't watch it

Tony has always worked with Dale Jr, Jimmie and Jeff G., even at times, sacrificing his team mates. I'll bet you he's tired of having to struggle through the beginning of the season

I'd like to see it, Hendricks would be unstoppable

 

LOL I'm terrible....I have to watch it all. Sometimes during the week if I get really bored and decide to watch TV I watch the re-runs of the races...

Good points! Tony has gone out of his way to work with the drivers mentioned. And, he seems to be having a much rougher start this year.

Agreed on the un-stoppable!

Curious what your thoughts are on Kyle Busch? He's a driver I have a love/hate relationship with. He really is a phenomenal driver...he can drive anything and bring it to the front. He seems to be a bit more mature this year even though he still suffers from foot in mouth syndrome from time to time. LOL

I think he'll continue to rise as far as driving goes and hope to see him continue to mature. But then again, look how many people had the same type of relationship with Dale Sr....he said whatever was on his mind too!

 

Tony had 5 races under his belt straightaway last year ...what's going on?

We can't have a convo about Tony without me posting a photo.......and yes, that is the real thang!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v509/Atkin/2007%20Nascar%20Sept/Lisa_Atkin.jpg

 

I'll break that in two,,

Kyle has potential, he is putting Toyota on the map, not to say Tony and Denny wouldn't have, (they are both having great seasons), Kyle is driving on a full tank of tetosterone, he's young and he knows that nowadays you have to jump in running, or else you fade to the back. Examples: Jeff Gorden, Dale Jr., Jimmie Johnson, Denny Hamlin, all came into Nascar winning races, I won't throw Tony in that category because he came from open wheel, plus, he's just in a class of his own

Everything fell into place perfectly,
1.Bobby LaBonte retiring opened the door for Kyle to drive for Gibbs after showing he can win with the right equipment at Hendricks, it would have been a push otherwise, Gibbs wouldn't have gotten rid of Denny for Kyle
2.Dale Jr.'s turmoil at DEI all he needed was a place to go worthy of leaving his dad's nameske Co., and the Bud sponsership, Taa Daa opening at Hendricks, still a chevy, great team, great sponsers. You gotta admit, he has a lot of fans, that means a chance they wont follow his lead,BIG risk
3.This is going to sound wierd, but Waltrips failure in the Toyota meant Toyota was willing to dump a BIG chunk a change to be seen as competitive. Remember all the "thats not 'merican, ain't havin' no dern furen cars in nascar":-D Well, everyone loves a winner, so Toyota must have been willing to pay to be driven by winners and a proven team, think Gibbs decided to go Toyota for the image boost?

With all that said, what happens next,???
Tony was VERY vocal last year when asked about the rumors of the Chevy/Toyota switch.
Hendricks is now a team of drivers(-Mears), that doesn't need to carry each other and skilled at working together, without tearing each other up, Tony HATES to be wrecked, especially by his teammates.(the only driver that Tony doesn't mind being wrecked by is Harvick:confused)

Now, the Dale Sr. part,,,
Dale Sr. was in a time that is no more, these new cars don't lend themselves to that old style of competing, it use to be that bumping is racing, there's still some nudging, but start literally knocking someone in the wall and see how long it lasts, the days of race after race of retribution racing is gone.
Now, Kyle Busch running his mouth, wrecking sometimes, and winning as much as he does, is putting the name TOYOTA all over the place, for that I am sure they are willing to keep paying big.

Whew!, this is way, way more than I planned on.

IMO, Tony will be in the driver seat of a Hendricks car, back in a Chevy(which doesn't matter to me), but who his sponser will be is anyones guess, all I know is, it won't be Home Depot, not with Lowe's already there.

Finally, you have to admit, Jimmie, Jeff, Dale Jr., and Tony would be a force to be reckoned with.

PS- found out the local station is carrying the Nationwide race on Sat WOO HOO

@ LEV, sweet,, whoz the "cutie" behind the wheel???

 

Errrrr that would be me....

 

To borrow a quote from Adrynalyn---O RLY?? :-D

 

Sooooo, here is some more news on the shakeups

Biffle and Boyer each sign extensions keeping thier current rides thru 2011
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/06/27/gbiffle.cbowyer.notes/index.html

from the bottom of the story--

I guess Tony does have another viable destination, we'll have to see if he chooses his bond with Harvick, or the tried and true consistant success of Hendricks

This one deals with Casey Mears moving on, the article mentions Tony , Ryan Newman, and Martin Truex, all potential replacements for Mears at Hendricks, and how their decisions will play heavily on what's left available for Mears
http://www.nascar.com/2008/news/headlines/cup/06/27/cmears.out.hendrick/index.html

Lastly, Nascar Trackpass is offering the Live in car audio, of all the drivers in the Lenox Indust. Tools 301, for free.
I clicked on it, to see the registration requirements, seems like there is none, window opened directly to the driver selection screen, hmmm, something for nothing , hope it's not too good to be true
http://www.nascar.com/promos/newhampshire/?sc_cid=080623_nh_scan_app#Scanner

OOOooops, I almost forgot to mention, Patrick Carpentier grabbed the pole position for the Cup race, way to go open wheeler, he needed it!

 

Never heard him say that before......rolleyes

We went down to So Cal last year to watch the races and it was amazing. You just do not get the RL vibe from the TV. The place was buzzing! We want to go watch a short track race next...possibly Vegas next year.

I'd like to see Tony go with Hendricks - it would make my life much easier since my husband's driver is with Hendricks :-D

 

That would break my heart, because I wouldn't be able to beat up on Smoke anymore.
I told my wife about 3 weeks ago, that it was a good possibility of this happening.
We'll just have to wait and see.

Talk about a Dream Team: Gordon, Earnhardt, Johnson, and Stewarrt!!! :cool

 

Speaking of which, Smoke just raised his purchasability power :-D :celebrate

 

@Lev WOO HOO!!!!!!

now let's see a repeat tomorrow :-D

 

There's this great new deal on the Nascar site for watching the Sprint races called "Race Buddy".

Basically you get 4 screens. One is the view from inside the car of the most voted for race driver - last week it was Tony's :-D The other three screens are all different angles of the track. So I got to actually be in Tony's car for all of last week's race - and he would have won had Kyle Busch not done his usual screwing up of things. What's with that guy of recent? Doesn't he know we go round the track anti-clockwize yet?

 

@ Lev, lucky you rolleyes

at least I get that free in car audio that nascar. com is offering, and I get ALL the drivers audio , that's right ALL the AUDIO, I can just picture it now,,,, cuz that's all I'll be able to do tomorrow, is picture it :cry

I say Kyle's driving on a FULL tank of tetosterone, but Tony showed him today, that was actually a good race, sorta looked like a cup race from a few years ago, Tony was driving like he does when the second half of the season comes around.

On the 'race buddy' where do you watch it, pc or tv? Is it like the track pass?

 

PC, and yes...it is like track pass but free and no audio. So I tend to have the TV running in the background for the audio and then 4 screens on the PC. You get it as Nascar.com for Sprint races.

 

OK, I checked that out, I had seen this advertised on TV, I thought you got that on your phone for some reason, was wondering why someone would want to watch a race on a tiny screen

But, now that I see what you really get, that's cool :cool

Well, it's almost race time, so, GO! TONY GO! :-D

 

WELL, I'm not happy :mad the "scanner" that was supposed to be "free" today, was only "free" if you signed up for 6 months, you then got 14 days to cancel it, making today "free" if you canceled :mad

I'm a fool

If a MOD sees this, will you kill the link to the scanner I posted earlier, thanks