The Daytona 500 (Pre-Race)

*sigh* looks like tonight was the last day we won't be talking about the weather.

Scattered thunderstorms starting tomorrow around 8pm and I'll let someone else find a a forecast the rest of the weekend to post because the ones I've seen are all terrible.
 
Speedbowl14 said:
*sigh* looks like tonight was the last day we won't be talking about the weather.

Scattered thunderstorms starting tomorrow around 8pm and I'll let someone else find a a forecast the rest of the weekend to post because the ones I've seen are all terrible.
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Yeah I was thinking about bailing out of work after a few hours tomorrow and heading over for the duels after saying I wasn't gonna go to any speedwek events this year lol. Gonna check the hourly forecast in the morning and decide.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
Front row, not the pole.

2018 - P1
2019 - P2
2020 - P2
2021 - P1

Bowman has started on the front row for the Daytona 500 ever since he signed with HMS.
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Yep, that's very impressive. He always seems to have a fast car there and he definitely has that track figured out. Being the only one to go 191 was pretty awesome also. Now I just hope he can avoid any trouble for 500 miles and put the 48 in the winners circle. :)
 
Mispeedway15 said:
This whole thing is partisan & absurd. I'm the furthest thing from political, but it's so obvious the attack on certain states based on political affiliation.
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The whole thing is a global public health crisis. You've lost almost 500,000 people in a year.

The revitalized Covid Response Team is on the job. You should be grateful for that, irrespective of your politics.
 
Mispeedway15 said:
This whole thing is partisan & absurd. I'm the furthest thing from political, but it's so obvious the attack on certain states based on political affiliation.
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Being a Floridian I am fascinated by how interested the rest of the country is of what goes on in our state. I mean if we were Louisiana or Alabama I could understand. ;)
 
DIDIT said:
Being a Floridian I am fascinated by how interested the rest of the country is of what goes on in our state. I mean if we were Louisiana or Alabama I could understand. ;)
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State borders are imaginary lines on a map.

People are interested in what goes on in Florida because it's Florida. In this case, it blows Covid all over North America after every one of Deathsantis' super-spreader events ... this mutt wants to be President.

Best vote for Ryan Blaney.
 
DIDIT said:
Being a Floridian I am fascinated by how interested the rest of the country is of what goes on in our state. I mean if we were Louisiana or Alabama I could understand. ;)
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Probably because of this

Variant cases in US spike by 73%, with Florida leading the way​


www.usatoday.com

Variant cases in US spike by 73%, with Florida leading the way; CVS, Walgreens to start giving shots Friday: Latest COVID-19 updates

The Biden administration will begin sending coronavirus vaccines directly to community health centers as it boosts distribution. Latest COVID-19 news.
www.usatoday.com
 
aunty dive said:
State borders are imaginary lines on a map.

People are interested in what goes on in Florida because it's Florida. In this case, it blows Covid all over North America after every one of Deathsantis' super-spreader events ... this mutt wants to be President.

Best vote for Ryan Blaney.
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On average Florida is 3 percentage points better than the rest of the country for number of cases. Something right must be happening down here.
 
AdoubleU24 said:


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Wouldnt hurt my feelings on bit if NASCAR said screw it , we are running rain tires
and road course all weekend for all divisions. Yep that would be two weeks in a row.
I could use a Daytona 500 with out the ginormous wrecks. But highly unlikely, so I guess
we have non stop air titans and replays of last years races to look forward to. Enough of
that though, I swore I would never complain about rain again after living through
a few major droughts, those are zero fun.
 
aunty dive said:
State borders are imaginary lines on a map.

People are interested in what goes on in Florida because it's Florida. In this case, it blows Covid all over North America after every one of Deathsantis' super-spreader events ... this mutt wants to be President.

Best vote for Ryan Blaney.
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Florida is middle of the road when it comes to their covid death rate and that is astounding when they are at the top of the list for elderly residents. Atleast they didn’t decide to throw covid patients in nursing homes, purposefully undercount their covid deaths, then write a book at how great of a job they’ve done.

For what it’s worth, Desantis was “caught” not wearing a mask while eating his food in a private enclosed glass booth at Raymond James stadium. The outrage over that is ridiculous.
 
From the dashboard at John Hopkins
Florida 1,798,280 cases, population 21,400,000 = 7.9%
US 27,295,950 cases, population 328,000,000 = 8.2%

OK, maybe .3 percentage points. I am old and forget how numbers work sometimes.

Also remember we have approximately 1 million snowbirds who don't get counted in the population, but do get counted in the number of cases.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Perhaps that's because the Republican leadership of those states have refused repeatedly to take this pandemic seriously.
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I guess the dozen+ democrat elected officials who violated their own covid protocols are in the clear? Both sides are full of hypocrites during this pandemic and both sides have awful numbers in their respective states and municipalities.

Turning everything into a partisan battle has ruined any unified common ground on any issue, much less COVID-19. Government is not God. Relying on them to do anything in an efficient manner is asking for trouble. Do your own research, figure out your own precautions. Pointing the finger is a waste of energy only points 4 back at yourself.
 
Hotrod said:
Wouldnt hurt my feelings on bit if NASCAR said screw it , we are running rain tires
and road course all weekend for all divisions. Yep that would be two weeks in a row.
I could use a Daytona 500 with out the ginormous wrecks. But highly unlikely, so I guess
we have non stop air titans and replays of last years races to look forward to. Enough of
that though, I swore I would never complain about rain again after living through
a few major droughts, those are zero fun.
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Yeah I agree, problem is they don't have cars that can go left or right down there. That does bring up a point about the new car. If the Chassis is locked down with specs, I wonder if it could go either way with some adjustments and a change to rain tires. That's probably too simple.
 
With a possible rain delay on Sunday, I had better go make a pot of chili to enjoy while waiting for the race to start even if it takes a couple of days to get it in.
 
Charlie Spencer said:
Nope. But at least they set protocols to violate, instead of leaving adjacent cities and counties to a mismash of insistent policies.
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Ah yes because when the government creates rules, everyone follows them. If a government creates rules that they themselves break, without consequence, there are no rules.

For what it’s worth, most of the states that are letting their municipalities and private sector do the leg work are performing better. It’s a global pandemic that has affected 188 countries and ruined the global economy. Nobody is doing a “good job”.

If you are terrified, take it up with yourself. Don’t coerce your neighbor to follow.
 
ChexOrWrex said:
I guess the dozen+ democrat elected officials who violated their own covid protocols are in the clear? Both sides are full of hypocrites during this pandemic and both sides have awful numbers in their respective states and municipalities.

Turning everything into a partisan battle has ruined any unified common ground on any issue, much less COVID-19. Government is not God. Relying on them to do anything in an efficient manner is asking for trouble. Do your own research, figure out your own precautions. Pointing the finger is a waste of energy only points 4 back at yourself.
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That is why the current leadership is full on trying to get everybody vaccinated as fast as possible. Weither you or I agree that the past leadership sat on their hands or not is irrelevant at this point. The virus doesn't care about which party anybody belongs too. But new strains are concerning and being number 1 in cases of the more powerful strain isn't good. This virus will continue to replicate and effect a much wider(younger) age group if we as a world don't get a handle on it. The younger Rambo's day will come if this virus continues to get stronger.
 
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