THE CLASH

wi_racefan said:
Race fans can be so fair weather. Yeah if the place is covered in snow and ice cancel it, but not for cold.

25 degrees is really nothing for any other major league sport. Today I was just happy to see temperature here without a minus in front of the number
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Having attended football games in below freezing temps and races in the 40’s there is no comparison. At a race you are basically passively sitting the entire time and once the cold sets in there isn’t much you can do. In comparison at a football game you are on your feet actively engaging and cheering. But hey, I live in South Florida so my perspective is a bit different.
 
StandOnIt said:
Our weather people around here say snow predictions are the hardest out of all of them. I go by what they say, but I am not surprised if it is less or more than predicted. A dry snow and they could blow it off on that little track with leaf blowers lol.
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So many variables.

But this is increasingly looking like it will be a once-in-a-lifetime event in North Carolina.
 
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This is the equivalent of a Category 2 hurricane.
 
National weather service
Friday Night
Snow likely, mainly after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 18. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
Saturday
Snow. High near 24. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
 
From Ethan Clark's North Carolina's Weather Authority page.

Anyone who lives in North Carolina knows Ethan's a very good resource during severe weather events, especially after his work during Hurricane Helene.

For reference: Winston is 30 miles west of Greensboro. The totals might be a little bit lower there, but only a little bit.

When I talk about what I'm getting, I'm about 15 miles east of Jacksonville, basically right on the Atlantic Ocean.

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HoneyBadger said:
From Ethan Clark's North Carolina's Weather Authority page.

Anyone who lives in North Carolina knows Ethan's a very good resource during severe weather events, especially after his work during Hurricane Helene.

For reference: Winston is 30 miles west of Greensboro. The totals might be a little bit lower there, but only a little bit.

When I talk about what I'm getting, I'm about 15 miles east of Jacksonville, basically right on the Atlantic Ocean.

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4 inches in Jacksonville NC will shut you for a month.
 
DIDIT said:
Having attended football games in below freezing temps and races in the 40’s there is no comparison. At a race you are basically passively sitting the entire time and once the cold sets in there isn’t much you can do. In comparison at a football game you are on your feet actively engaging and cheering. But hey, I live in South Florida so my perspective is a bit different.
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I willing sit in a tree stand for hours barely moving for hours on end, sometimes from daylight to dark in temperatures well below freezing. Its just a matter of showing up prepared.
 
StandOnIt said:
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Yep, as I predicted. They have it scheduled, and will wait, and wait, and wait, and wait, until they’ve got a clear track, mostly clear roads, and sub freezing temps. Admire anyone willing to go in spite of all this, but I’d have my tickets on a broker’s site.
 
Same one's crying today cried when it was in sunny California, and none of them will be attending either race. Typical. Happy Nascar season, enjoy!
 
Yep I think so too unless it snows. But as they say, if not then, then the next day or the next day etc. Fox's dance card isn't that full apparently. No podunk U vs, homer state for the goldie bowl championship of district 1 ought 4-3 schedule conflicts.
 
StandOnIt said:
Yep I think so too unless it snows. But as they say, if not then, then the next day or the next day etc. Fox's dance card isn't that full apparently. No podunk U vs, homer state for the goldie bowl championship of district 1 ought 4-3 schedule conflicts.
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I hope, if it's Monday night, it's on big FOX. Might even be a bigger ratings draw.

NBC's going to clean shop on Sunday night.
 
StandOnIt said:
Same one's crying today cried when it was in sunny California, and none of them will be attending either race. Typical. Happy Nascar season, enjoy!
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Have to have something to bitch about now that the championship format is all settled.
 
HoneyBadger said:
But this is increasingly looking like it will be a once-in-a-lifetime event in North Carolina.
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You didn't live here in 1989. Southeastern coast got 15 inches two days before Christmas under similar storm conditions. It stayed cold enough that the snow was still around four days later.

Besides, the west end of the state gets heavy falls regularly.
 
wi_racefan said:
Race fans can be so fair weather. Yeah if the place is covered in snow and ice cancel it, but not for cold.

25 degrees is really nothing for any other major league sport. Today I was just happy to see temperature here without a minus in front of the number
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I can't speak for other North Carolinians but I don't have the gear to sit in those conditions for hours. It's not worth the money for garments I'd only wear a few days a year. Same logic as why many in the northern tier of states don't have central air conditioning.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I can't speak for other North Carolinians but I don't have the gear to sit in those conditions for hours. It's not worth the money for garments I'd only wear a few days a year. Same logic as why many in the northern tier of states don't have central air conditioning.
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Id much rather sit home drinking a beer watching the Clash at Daytona, than freezing my ass off to watch a less exciting race than mini stocks at Bowman Grey
 
Charlie Spencer said:
I can't speak for other North Carolinians but I don't have the gear to sit in those conditions for hours. It's not worth the money for garments I'd only wear a few days a year. Same logic as why many in the northern tier of states don't have central air conditioning.
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Most of us have central air...
 
LibertyU24 said:
Id much rather sit home drinking a beer watching the Clash at Daytona, than freezing my ass off to watch a less exciting race than mini stocks at Bowman Grey
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If those were my only two choices, I'd go with Daytona too. I don't plan to watch the Clash regardless of when it's run. I'm more interested in how NASCAR and FOX will handle the weather situation than I am in the race itself.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
You didn't live here in 1989. Southeastern coast got 15 inches two days before Christmas under similar storm conditions. It stayed cold enough that the snow was still around four days later.

Besides, the west end of the state gets heavy falls regularly.
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We got 12"+ in NE-NC on 2/20/2025
 
DRS3 said:
We got 12"+ in NE-NC on 2/20/2025
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Yeah, I think we got two inches down here from that one. That's the one where the younger terrier saw snow for the first time. Poor mutt ran around for ten minutes wanting to pee but unable to smell any of her preferred spots. The older one doesn't care where she goes so she just squatted four feet off the deck. The younger one finally homed in on that spot. I expect the younger one may have the same issue this weekend.
 
I had tickets to spring Martinsville eight or nine years ago. It snowed several inches the afternoon and night before. The roads were mostly cleared but the race was postponed anyway. The highway patrol was tied up across the state and didn't have the resources to handle traffic control.
 
They're going to get those teams in there, it's going to snow, the snow will stick around for days, and they'll have to figure out how to get the teams out of there. I can see this scenario playing out.
 
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