2021 Food City Dirt Race Pre Race Thread

[Mispeedway15]

Damn can we go splitterless or skirtless always?

 

[StandOnIt]

No 6 minute damaged vehicle policy for this race.

 

[StandOnIt]

Bowman's ready

 

[aunty dive]

Steve explains some of the changes for this race.
Steve Letarte breaks down how the Cup cars will be set up differently for Bristol dirt (yahoo.com)

Not a word about ride height, spring and anti-roll bar rates, shock valving or tire stagger.

These people are all about cosmetics.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

No 6 minute damaged vehicle policy for this race.

Does that mean they get unlimited time, or no time?

 

[aunty dive]

 

[Kiante]

This practice session is intriguing, so far.

 

[Turtle84]

Deegan 3rd on the board

 

[Turtle84]

 

[DanicaFreak]

Be fun to drive a packer car

Edit:fun term of the weekend - dirt evacuation

 

[Kiante]

Lol, Bell is already hauling ass.

 

[DanicaFreak]

KDB ripping it up

 

[AdoubleU24]

Not as much sliding around as I expected

 

[Mispeedway15]

This is awesome

 

[DanicaFreak]

I bet JJ would have liked to drive this race

 

[Pat]

Bowman's car control is surprising me

 

[Kiante]

Bowman's car control is surprising me

He has a C6 Corvette he drifts often.

Not to mention, he started out on dirt as well. Bowman is a solid, all-round wheelman.

 

[DanicaFreak]

He has a C6 Corvette he drifts often.

Not to mention, he started out on dirt as well. Bowman is a solid, all-round wheelman.

can you imagine the grin he has on his face?

 

[Pat]

He has a C6 Corvette he drifts often.

Not to mention, he started out on dirt as well. Bowman is a solid, all-round wheelman.

It shows! I have to put him in my top 5 now

 

[Turtle84]

This is awesome

This is already surpassing expectations for me. Driver's having a blast out there. Exciting.

 

[DanicaFreak]

It shows! I have to put him in my top 5 now

you making changes to your RFFL team, Pat? lol

 

[Pat]

you making changes to your RFFL team, Pat? lol

LOL I don't play that one, but definitely changing the one I do play.

 

[DanicaFreak]

hey @StandOnIt does hambone have much dirt experience? hes doing pretty good

 

[StandOnIt]

hey @StandOnIt does hambone have much dirt experience? hes doing pretty good

I don't know in his early days if he did or not.

 

[DanicaFreak]

I don't know in his early days if he did or not.

per wikpidea:

Hamlin began his racing career in 1988, at the age of 7 years old, racing go-karts. By 1997 at 15, he won the WKA manufacturers cup. At the age of 16, he was racing mini stocks. In his first stock car race, at Langley Speedway, Hamlin won the pole position and won the race. He then progressed to the Grand Stock division in 1998 and moved on to Late Model Stock Cars in 2000. In 2002, he won ten Late Model races and surpassed that in 2003 with 25 wins, and 30 poles, out of 36 races. In 2004, while competing full-time in Late Model Stock Cars, Hamlin was signed to a driver development contract with Joe Gibbs Racing.


I wonder if some of the late model stuff was on dirt

 

[StandOnIt]

Bowman pitters around on the dirt a bit. He has CJ Leary driving for him

 

[DanicaFreak]

Anyway they cant get a camera to better see through the dust lol

 

[AdoubleU24]

Guarantee Larson finds these things extremely easy to drive here. Sounds like his lap averages prove that too.

 

[aunty dive]

I wonder if some of the late model stuff was on dirt

Asphalt

 

[AdoubleU24]

With such a long race, I almost feel like maybe they should re-work the track between stages. It's pretty clear it's really hard to move up. Chase said the bottom is pretty beat up and guys are still choosing to be down there lol.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

LOL I don't play that one, but definitely changing the one I do play.

I won't enter a team until I see heats and the starting lineup.

 

[DanicaFreak]

I won't enter a team until I see heats and the starting lineup.

apparently vegas is having fits about how to handicap this race

 

[Charlie Spencer]

apparently vegas is having fits about how to handicap this race

I'm guessing they won't get worried enough to close the books.

 

[Kiante]

Man, Byron's right-rear was cooked after a 36 lap run.

Tire management will matter quite a bit.

 

[DanicaFreak]

Man, Byron's right-rear was cooked after a 36 lap run.

Tire management will matter quite a bit.

Thanks for letting us know - I wondered if the dirt would wear away the tires as much as pavement.

 

[Efisher131]

The track is going to look exactly like this for the race. One lane and the restarts will be atrociously dusty because guys will be forced into the high lane. Dirt races absolutely have to run at night.

 

[Turtle84]

I look forward to more clearing off of "the fluff" dirt spray

 

[DanicaFreak]

@aunty dive
It doesnt look like the cars are slammed to the ground wonder if NASCAR is allowing different shock combos - you hear anything?

 

[DanicaFreak]

nice to see the Irwin paint job back. I wonder if herman would like to be in this race

 

[Pat]

nascarcasm

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I think the team accounts all got hacked because they keep posting dirty pictures. #BristolDirtRace