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No ,whacu ..as in "Whacu mean we , Willis ?" or "Whacu mean we ,Kemosabe ?".. I was wondering if he meant just he and I , or if he was including you in that.
 
ted@economy said:
No ,whacu ..as in "Whacu mean we , Willis ?" or "Whacu mean we ,Kemosabe ?".. I was wondering if he meant just he and I , or if he was including you in that.
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That's all greek to me, but thanks for the splain. As far as who's a cool nerd, it's against the toadie charter to be a nerd of any kind. I may need to convene a meeting to decide what to do with MoeJoe. ;)
 
FenderBumper said:
That's all greek to me, but thanks for the splain. As far as who's a cool nerd, it's against the toadie charter to be a nerd of any kind. I may need to convene a meeting to decide what to do with MoeJoe. ;)
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If you must, torture me with big breasted women and beer.
 
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Sharp looking team.
 
In exactly 120 hours from the time I post this, I will be watching cars race, on a race track, with real race car drivers driving them, well..... most of them.
 
MOEJOE said:
In exactly 120 hours from the time I post this, I will be watching cars race, on a race track, with real race car drivers driving them, well..... most of them.
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Stop with the hours. Those big numbers make it seem like a longer wait.
 
A Saturday night Brickyard 400? Could be.

Indy seeks state aid; could put up lights: The Indianapolis Motor Speedway is seeking aid from the state as part of a plan to fund up to $100 million in improvements at the famed racetrack. The plan would create a "motor sports investment district" to collect existing state sales, income and corporate taxes generated in an area that includes the IMS to help pay for the improvements, IMS officials said. The collected taxes would raise up to $5 million a year that the state would contribute to help pay off bonds for the improvements over a 20-year period, while the IMS would put up $2 million each year. Legislation to enact the plan will be unveiled Monday by Sen. Michael Young, R-Indianapolis. Approval by the General Assembly would be required before it could become law. Indystar.com was first to report the plan on Friday night. IMS plans to upgrade its infrastructure with changes including new video boards, better lighting and more modern grandstands, IMS officials said. Plans call for spending $70 million to $100 million. "It's really about keeping this iconic facility competitive in the sports and entertainment world," said Jeff Belskus, IMS CEO and president. Officials say they want to make the speedway more flexible, perhaps for different types of events down the line. The lighting, for example, would make it possible for some races to run at night. NASCAR fans have complained about searing heat during the mid-summer Brickyard 400, set for July 28 this year. Asked if the IMS would move the Brickyard to the cooler evening hours if the money went through, spokesman Doug Boles said, "There could be a chance." The proposal could also help address a looming cost for the IMS. Under a deal announced last month with federal authorities, the IMS is required to spend millions of dollars on renovations to make its facilities more accessible for disabled patrons within the next 30 months.

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I don't think any sport or private business should get ANY public funding. In fact, markets like NY should CHARGE teams a fee to have access to that market.
 
FenderBumper said:
I don't think any sport or private business should get ANY public funding. In fact, markets like NY should CHARGE teams a fee to have access to that market.
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Spoken like a YORKER.

I dub theee Fender Bumper - The NOBLE DOOK OF YORK


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#NASCAR tightens up rules on race car communications
In a technical bulletin issued on Jan. 30, NASCAR officials made some more changes to what is and is not allowed in regards to in-car communications.

The changes include the following:
-In-car communications will only be permitted between team members of the same car number. Translation: A spotter for say Kevin Harvick cannot also communicate with his Richard Childress Racing teammate, Jeff Burton.

-Direct vehicle-to-vehicle communications will not be permitted. Translation: Drivers cannot communicate with each other directly, even if they are teammates.

Last January, NASCAR altered its radio policy to prohibit drivers from communicating with other drivers during the race. The communication was primarily used at Daytona and Talladega when two-car drafting tandems became commonplace.
 
Some more of the new rules for 2013 that you may or may not have head about.

Past Sprint Cup champions can use a past champion’s provisional only once every six races this season instead of having unlimited access to provisionals as in the past.

Provisional starting spots are available to drivers who don’t make the field on speed under NASCAR’s new qualifying rules.

NASCAR officials went over many of the new rules and policies for 2013 during a meeting with the media on Thursday, and the past champion’s issue was among those discussed.

Any past champion who ran at least one race the previous season starts the year with one provisional starting spot. Once a driver uses it, they must make six attempts to qualify before getting another past champion’s provisional — the driver would get use of the provisional at that sixth race.

Past champion’s provisionals could come into play more this season, although it is still unlikely as no past champion is driving full time for a team expected to be low in owner points.

NASCAR has changed the qualifying rules for Sprint Cup in 2013. Instead of the top 35 teams being locked into a race, only seven drivers will enter a race with a guaranteed a spot.

The first 36 spots will be based on qualifying speed, then six spots go to non-qualifiers based on owner points. The final spot goes to a past champion. If there’s no past champion, the final spot goes to the next driver based on owner points.

The change is only for Cup and not for the Nationwide or Camping World Truck Series. Those series have impound races and NASCAR did not want teams to feel they needed to run a qualifying setup to get into the race and then try to make race-setup adjustments on pit stops, NASCAR Vice President of Competition Robin Pemberton said Thursday.

The Nationwide Series, which has cut its fields from 43 to 40 cars, will lock in the top 30 in owner points while the Camping World Truck Series will lock in the top 25 in owner points.

Among other new race weekend procedures for 2013:

• The qualifying order will be determined by random draw for Cup, while the qualifying order for Nationwide and truck will be the driver’s best speed from all practice sessions, slowest to fastest.

• For all three series, the current year’s owner points will be used starting with the fourth race of the season.

• For the Sprint Unlimited, the vote taken by fans at the track that day for the starting order will have three options. Those options have changed since the original announcement last month. The new options are career wins, 2012 driver points or pole speed that got them in the race.

• Gas men will not be able to make any adjustments to the car while fuel is going into the car. They can only make adjustments after the fuel can is disengaged from the gas intake. Several times last season, gas cans either remained attached to the cars or fell off the cars as the cars sped away.

• NASCAR will use its new laser inspection station this season. It will check parts and pieces that can be changed from race to race and does not replace the inspection of how the body rests on the chassis that is done at NASCAR’s research and development center every Tuesday.

• For the Eldora Speedway truck race, only 20 instead of 25 trucks will be locked in by owner points because only 30 trucks will start the main event. The rest of the race procedure for the dirt race, including how heat races will work, is still to be determined.

• Nationwide teams will get extra practice time at Las Vegas, Richmond, Charlotte and Mid-Ohio. The Richmond weekend in April will include a Nationwide test Thursday morning. The Charlotte weekend in May will include a test day Thursday with practice Friday (Sprint Cup will still have its traditional Thursday-Saturday-Sunday schedule).

• Nationwide teams will get an extra set of tires to practice at 10 tracks this season.

• Truck teams will get an extra day of practice at Charlotte and Iowa.
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