Truck RACE thread --- Daytona

[Charlie Spencer]

12% of this race lost to scheduled cautions.

Haven't they always counted caution laps? You want a guaranteed 100 green flag laps i guess.

They haven't always scheduled cautions as part of every race. Hell, the comp cautions in the Duals last night didn't go six laps each.

 

[KTMLew01]

The problem isn't counting caution laps. The problem is counting laps between segments.

But they ARE caution laps. If they didn't count them the race could be 200 laps...

 

[ChexOrWrex]

6 laps under caution for nascar's previous segement. 6 laps. Watdahell

 

[ChexOrWrex]

But they ARE caution laps. If they didn't count them the race could be 200 laps...

Planned cautions. Not the same.

 

[Naitch]

Planned cautions. Not the same.

And NASCAR is advertising certain segment lengths when that's just a blatant falsehood.

 

[VaDirt]

Rhodes is twitchy as hell, wreck coming?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

This crap will run me off the supporting series. Too high a percentage of green flag laps sacrificed intentionally. 12 laps out of 200 in a Cup race is bad. 12 out of 100 is almost unwatchable. This is going to kill TV ratings for this series. Who wants to watch a bunch of planned caution laps? Truck races have plenty enough organic cautions without scheduling more.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Rhodes is loose as ****. Ticking time bomb till he rotates

 

[KTMLew01]

Don't anyone misunderstand me. I hate Gimmicks. This is a gimmick. But not counting laps makes the "race distance" longer. Some bitch about GWC. How is not counting laps run,
better?

 

[Hotrod]

Its still racing. Don't get too bunched up in the minutia.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Don't anyone misunderstand me. I hate Gimmicks. This is a gimmick. But not counting laps makes the "race distance" longer. Some bitch about GWC. How is not counting laps run,
better?

GWC is race overtime.

These segments strip 10-15% of organic racing away via manufactured cautions. Brian is a certifiable ignoramus.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Don't anyone misunderstand me. I hate Gimmicks. This is a gimmick. But not counting laps makes the "race distance" longer. Some bitch about GWC. How is not counting laps run,
better?

Those laps aren't being run competitively. The caution is scheduled for the end of a stage, but the caution takes laps out of the next scheduled stage. If NASCAR is going to introduce stages, they should compensate by not counting the stage laps.

Part of the reason the breaks between stages take long is the NASCAR-mandated requirement that the leading drivers be interviewed. That doesn't explain why it takes three frickin' laps to get pit road open when there's no accident.

 

[KTMLew01]

And NASCAR is advertising certain segment lengths when that's just a blatant falsehood.

So then they can't advertise a race distance either.

 

[KTMLew01]

Its still racing. Don't get too bunched up in the minutia.

Which is my point. Some don't get it. I'm watching a race.

 

[jws926]

I am really starting to believe that monkeys are running NASCAR.............., no wait, I think monkeys could do a better job.

 

[29-4]

GWC is race overtime.

These segments strip 10-15% of organic racing away via manufactured cautions. Brian is a certifiable ignoramus.

This. They are advertising false race distances by counting these laps.

 

[racingfan7]

This crap will run me off the supporting series. Too high a percentage of green flag laps sacrificed intentionally. 12 laps out of 200 in a Cup race is bad. 12 out of 100 is almost unwatchable. This is going to kill TV ratings for this series. Who wants to watch a bunch of planned caution laps? Truck races have plenty enough organic cautions without scheduling more.

Agreed. I'm not a fan of segments, but I'll watch. The caution laps & flawed damage system have turned me off.

 

[KTMLew01]

This. They are advertising false race distances by counting these laps.

I disagree.

 

[29-4]

I disagree.

It's like if the clock in a football game counted down during halftime.

 

[Michfan]

I disagree.

How much is NASCAR paying you

 

[jws926]

And that was a big one that didnt happen , wow

 

[Blaze]

He might be done now.

 

[Michfan]

Bell has to be done now, right?

 

[Charlie Spencer]

So nice, he wrecked it twice.

 

[Blaze]

It's like if the clock in a football game counted down during halftime.

As a Falcons fan I wish that did happen...

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Boy, they sure got pit road open in a hurry after an accident.. They're already serviced and out. Wonder why it took so long after the stages?

 

[Naitch]

As a Falcons fan I wish that did happen...

 

[Blaze]

I'm just happy the Falcons didn't get destroyed like some people said they would.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Stage races will have less commercials they said

 

[VaDirt]

Way to go Peters.

 

[Michfan]

Way to go Peters.

Peters did nothing wrong

 

[KTMLew01]

I think Bell has been rung.

Anyone want to buy a used jersey?

 

[ChexOrWrex]

UsamaBinLaden.com #4 truck piloted by Bell

 

[Charlie Spencer]

Bell has to be done now, right?

Again, apparently not.

 

[Naitch]

I kind of want to see Bell pull it off at this point.

 

[Charlie Spencer]

I kind of want to see Bell pull it off at this point.

Yes, kids, you CAN repair a truck so it can compete in less than five minutes. TWICE.

 

[ChexOrWrex]

Are they just gonna ignore Bell passing under the yellow lines

 

[Naitch]

And NOW we go single file.

 

[jws926]

Yes, kids, you CAN repair a truck so it can compete in less than five minutes. TWICE.

And with part of your right front missing too

 

[ChexOrWrex]

If Chase reverts to his iracing mentality, hes gonna wipe Kaz out along with everyone else