Made it home in time for the race!
Ready to see some racing --- could be very interesting. LOL
Ready to see some racing --- could be very interesting. LOL
Xfinity RACE thread --- Daytona Road Course
- Thread starter TexasRaceLady
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StandOnIt
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DewChaser988
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Yeah, starting a race in the late afternoon in the summer in Florida.. Real galaxy brain move NASCAR.. You are just asking for lightning
Charlie Spencer
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So the same as the Glen chicane.
StandOnIt
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I don't think they can screw up the exit at Watkins Glenn, they eat dirt if they screw it up
2019PensekeFan
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And nearing the peak of hurricane season to boot.
DewChaser988
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Yeah, I really think NASCAR didn't think that one through
donthaveanickname
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No lightning delay? Unbelievable
StandOnIt
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Kiante
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donthaveanickname
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Time for Snooker
StandOnIt
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That cloud looks nasty
machinistman3
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Has anyone ran the numbers on rain delays this year? It’s got to be a record this is unreal.
Sure wish that cloud/rain was here. Hit 111* yesterday --- probably again today.
2 Sweet
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Yeah, it's annoying, just like everything else in 2020.
Seems like a lightning delay every week.
Kiante
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It's pouring here in Central Florida, more rain is on the way to Daytona.
I heard thunder, if it gets there in time... It will more than likely cause a delay.
I heard thunder, if it gets there in time... It will more than likely cause a delay.
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West is getting slammed. Was 106 yesterday here in the Sierra Foothills and they shut down the grid for two hours due to overload.
Could be worse tho, they calling for 124 today at Furnace Creek.
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Who was the sh!1 for brains that came up with these start times...
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You’ll have to ask the broadcaster.
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A light drizzle throughout the rest of the day would work.
Keep it greasy.
Keep it greasy.
Charlie Spencer
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Scattered showers in the Finger Lakes region where this race would have been run if not for COVID.
Summer pop-ups in central eastern Alabama around Barber.
Pouring T-storms at Road Atlanta.
Pop-ups at VIR.
Scattered T-storms at the Charlotte Roval.
An orange cell just moved out of Mid-Ohio.
Lightning last week at Road America; no reason to think the chances aren't the same this weekend.
So, smart guys, where would y'all have run this?
Summer pop-ups in central eastern Alabama around Barber.
Pouring T-storms at Road Atlanta.
Pop-ups at VIR.
Scattered T-storms at the Charlotte Roval.
An orange cell just moved out of Mid-Ohio.
Lightning last week at Road America; no reason to think the chances aren't the same this weekend.
So, smart guys, where would y'all have run this?
TEXAS ! ! LOL
Kiante
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Rain would have followed the circus to Texas.
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Summer afternoon in Florida thunderstorm. Genius media planning here.
Charlie Spencer
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Okay, ya got me there, Boss Lady. COTA's currently clear and dry.
Kiante
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Why the lightening clock is a thing:
2 Sweet
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Complaining about the start times is wayyyyy down on the list of stuff that matters to me, but I have a question:
On a typical August day in Florida, what are the chances of rain usually around noon? What are the chances of rain at 3pm? What are the chances of rain at 7pm?
I'm pretty sure I already know the answer.
StandOnIt
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What day? I heard somewhere it rains more on Mondays
Charlie Spencer
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I'm also pretty sure you already know TV sets the schedule, not NASCAR or the track. It's their broadcast window. Apparently they feel they can draw a larger audience with a delayed mid-afternoon race than one that starts on time at noon.
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
40% of all sick days are taken on a Monday or a Friday.What day? I heard somewhere it rains more on Mondays
2 Sweet
HMS 4-life
What day? I heard somewhere it rains more on Mondays
Not a specific day of the week, obviously. Just generally speaking.
Yeah, which is why I don't really complain about the start times very often, but you would think a little common sense would play into the decision making process. TV might pay the bills, but NASCAR still runs the show.
But no, TV's gotta "capture that California market"
StandOnIt
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I was kidding. As far as I am concerned, Weather predictors should be wearing this when guessing about the weather
Cindric is a hack.
East coast weather sucks.
StandOnIt
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Top 5 for Gragson. A.J. Cendric, Briscoe and Haley round out the top 5
Charlie Spencer
Road courses and short tracks.
That's the timely information we've come to expect.
2 Sweet
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Hell, even the "experts" aren't good at predicting the weather, but there are trends and history that NASCAR/TV chooses to ignore. That seems foolish to me, but it's not my call so I don't typically worry about it. But it would be a much bigger inconvenience for fans in attendance, if there were any of course.
StandOnIt
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Got lights, oh yeah