Random NASCAR Stuff to talk about.....

Hello everyone i am apparently not new to this forum but i am because i started posting only last night after NFP announced they were closing

*staying on NASCAR topic* I support Jeff Gordon always have been from the beginning when i started following NASCAR in 2000/2001. my first race that i saw on TV was sadly the one that killed great Dale Earnhardt Sr, the Daytona 500. My first track i went to see was Indianapolis racetrack in Indy in the summer of 2001 then went to my first race at Dover right after 9/11 attacks. Dale EArnhardt Jr won that race. Sadly i never saw Jeff Gordon win a race in person but I have seen numerous drivers win in my eyes. been to like 14 races at around 8 tracks. my last race i went to was at Dover last June. I got to see David Ragan win his first race at Daytona back in July 2011. I also support few other drivers but im loyal to Chevy teams.
 
Clutch said:
I see this reported today.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=11367339

The days of Australian motorsport's greatest rivalry are officially numbered after Ford Australia confirmed they would not support the category from 2016.
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I figured, but that sucks. Hopefully they'll return with a turbo V6 at some point, when the series opens up the engine formula and allows coupes to compete. At least there will likely be privateers on the grid in 2016.

In the meantime, the series needs to do everything they can to keep Nissan, Mercedes, and Volvo. I read Lexus is interested as well.
 
Phillywis said:
Hello everyone i am apparently not new to this forum but i am because i started posting only last night after NFP announced they were closing

*staying on NASCAR topic* I support Jeff Gordon always have been from the beginning when i started following NASCAR in 2000/2001. my first race that i saw on TV was sadly the one that killed great Dale Earnhardt Sr, the Daytona 500. My first track i went to see was Indianapolis racetrack in Indy in the summer of 2001 then went to my first race at Dover right after 9/11 attacks. Dale EArnhardt Jr won that race. Sadly i never saw Jeff Gordon win a race in person but I have seen numerous drivers win in my eyes. been to like 14 races at around 8 tracks. my last race i went to was at Dover last June. I got to see David Ragan win his first race at Daytona back in July 2011. I also support few other drivers but im loyal to Chevy teams.
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Welcome to the forum!
 
Randy said:
I have seen "T-Rex" in a warehouse on HMS grounds back in 2006(?)...I dunno...it wasn't so much special, all I noticed was that the right side was kinda concave shaped...not much, but one guy said it made a difference in the airflow.
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Ah, makes sense. Thanks for the informative post!
 
Happy 77th birthday Bobby Allison!

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@nateryan

Dover International Speedway releases economic impact study of 2014 @LiveAtFirefly. Estimates $68 million impact on region, $9.9M in taxes.

Amazing what these dates mean to the local economy.
 
But not enough that the local greed won't kill the goose that brings in the money. Reminds me of those that live in Florida and don't pay taxes because of the money brought in by the snow birds. ( Canadians who go there all winter) All you see is the whining because these old people drive to slow.
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Team Penske said:
But not enough that the local greed won't kill the goose that brings in the money. Reminds me of those that live in Florida and don't pay taxes because of the money brought in by the snow birds. ( Canadians who go there all winter) All you see is the whining because these old people drive to slow.
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Just get out of the left lane and turn that blinker off. We'll all be fine. ;)
 
Team Penske said:
But not enough that the local greed won't kill the goose that brings in the money. Reminds me of those that live in Florida and don't pay taxes because of the money brought in by the snow birds. ( Canadians who go there all winter) All you see is the whining because these old people drive to slow.
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Don't pay taxes my azz. Don't start on something that you know nothing about. We don't have State Income Tax but we have other taxes to compensate for it. Higher property taxes, higher sales taxes, etc etc. Us Florida residents would gladly pay State Income Taxes if it would get rid of the damn snowbirds. They're a helluva lot more trouble than they're worth. We wish they would tax their asses right outta the state.
How come you didn't mention these states??
  1. States with no income tax:
    • Alaska.
    • Florida.
    • Nevada.
    • South Dakota.
    • Texas.
    • Washington.
    • Wyoming.
 
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Johali said:
Don't pay taxes my azz. Don't start on something that you know nothing about. We don't have State Income Tax but we have other taxes to compensate for it. Higher property taxes, higher sales taxes, etc etc. Us Florida residents would gladly pay State Income Taxes if it would get rid of the damn snowbirds. They are a helluva lot more trouble than they're worth. We wish they would tax their asses right outta the state.
How come you didn't mention these states??
  1. States with no income tax:
    • Alaska.
    • Florida.
    • Nevada.
    • South Dakota.
    • Texas.
    • Washington.
    • Wyoming.
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Your getting your wish, fewer and fewer are going now and it's mostly do to the extra health insurance fees.
Quite a few have sold their seasonal homes. At one time ( late 80's early 90's) Canadians owned a lot of trailers in Daytona
but all the ones I know have sold those as well. We had a block of 18 Daytona 500 tickets darn near the top seats. Nascar got greedy and charged a hefty fee for Canadian dollars and now they own the tickets.
 
DanicaFreak said:
Looks lifted an inch or so? Great to see an older truck still in service. Thats what, a 1996? Up here that would likely be in the junkyard due to all the salt.
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My truck is a 1994 Chevy, use it for plowing the yard in the winter.
 
Team Penske said:
Your getting your wish, fewer and fewer are going now and it's mostly do to the extra health insurance fees.
Quite a few have sold their seasonal homes. At one time ( late 80's early 90's) Canadians owned a lot of trailers in Daytona
but all the ones I know have sold those as well. We had a block of 18 Daytona 500 tickets darn near the top seats. Nascar got greedy and charged a hefty fee for Canadian dollars and now they own the tickets.
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I wish they would hurry but It's not happening and it aint gonna happen. There are more every year. And snowbirds aren't just canucks. We have more from the northern states including Alaska than from Canada.
 
DanicaFreak said:
Looks lifted an inch or so? Great to see an older truck still in service. Thats what, a 1998? Up here that would likely be in the junkyard due to all the salt.
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It's a 2000. 4X4, towing package, and no lift kit just an off road package. It'll go through anything that don't bottom it out too hard.
 
@dustinlong

NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus on company's excitement to airing #NASCAR "We're like a puppy that can't wait to run out the door."
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
@dustinlong

NBC Sports Chairman Mark Lazarus on company's excitement to airing #NASCAR "We're like a puppy that can't wait to run out the door."
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I certainly hope they have better producers than we have seen the last few years. The split screen deal where they show part of the race and most of the commercial needs to have someone with math skills involved. The two screens showing only used about 3/5 of the total available.
They also need to get people in the booth who are able to talk about what they are seeing and NOT what is being said in their ear.
 
Team Penske said:
I certainly hope they have better producers than we have seen the last few years. The split screen deal where they show part of the race and most of the commercial needs to have someone with math skills involved. The two screens showing only used about 3/5 of the total available.
They also need to get people in the booth who are able to talk about what they are seeing and NOT what is being said in their ear.
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The 16x9 HD format doesn't lend itself well to using the entire screen. Both screens tend to be rather small.

We're stuck with FOX and it's crew. Time will tell with NBC.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
The 16x9 HD format doesn't lend itself well to using the entire screen. Both screens tend to be rather small.

We're stuck with FOX and it's crew. Time will tell with NBC.
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I watched a show where they split the screen right through the middle between top and bottom and it worked. I guess the sponsor has to be the bigger. As it was I just fast forward.
 
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