Post by: Machias on March 13, 2012, 10:31:00 AM
Post by: GrainfedMuley on March 13, 2012, 10:44:16 AM
Post by: rasbo on March 13, 2012, 10:49:31 AM
Post by: Arteman on March 13, 2012, 10:54:32 AM
Post by: Machias on March 13, 2012, 10:58:51 AM
Be a lot more interesting if they would take a few right turns every now and then, my old man watches it religiously. Hope you have fun and the weather cooperates.
Actually I don't even like the races NASCAR does on the road courses. I like the side by side, banging on each other races. Road courses with their right and left turns are usually single file with passing only taking place in a couple of turns, not my favorite type of race. ;)
Post by: blindpig on March 13, 2012, 10:59:59 AM
Post by: Goomsba on March 13, 2012, 11:13:44 AM
Bristol is by far the best place to watch a race from the stands because you are so close and on top of everything.
Talladega and Dayton are by far the worst because you can't see alot, you get way better view of the races watching TV. But they are both a great "experience".
Post by: GrainfedMuley on March 13, 2012, 11:39:33 AM
Post by: Russ McDonald on March 13, 2012, 12:29:39 PM
Post by: Russ McDonald on March 13, 2012, 12:30:52 PM
Yehaw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Guess who will be sitting 10 rows from the track this Sunday at the Bristol Motor Speedway!!!! Yea baby!!! Can NOT wait! Now Lord, that little 30% chance of Isolated Thunderstorms, pretty please make them very isolated and very early in the morning!!! :):)So we won't see and weigh in for you next week :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Post by: Machias on March 13, 2012, 01:52:57 PM
Post by: wsucowboy on March 13, 2012, 02:27:57 PM
Post by: Deep Forks on March 14, 2012, 04:41:09 AM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on March 14, 2012, 05:38:08 AM
Post by: thinkingman on March 14, 2012, 09:13:29 AM
Be a lot more interesting if they would take a few right turns every now and then, my old man watches it religiously. Hope you have fun and the weather cooperates.X10000
I have never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is pretty boring.
I did work timing/scoring for USAC when they used to run the Indy 500. I was there for rookie orientation (like a hall of fame list of coaches), time trials and race day.
Nothing like being able to touch the hot cars.
I still prefer road racing and have been lucky enough to be course worker for lots of amateur (SCCA, Skip Barber) and pro races and some of the most beautiful tracks in the country.
At the old Brooklyn, Michigan track the fencing hung out over the racing surface and youcould literally look straight down at the cars when they were on the outside line.
Over 200mph and 5 feet below your face.
Awesome.
Post by: Bofire on March 14, 2012, 09:43:54 AM
I guess nascar doesn't excite me.
Carl
Post by: Machias on March 14, 2012, 10:36:54 AM
Be a lot more interesting if they would take a few right turns every now and then, my old man watches it religiously. Hope you have fun and the weather cooperates.X10000
I have never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is pretty boring.
"I've never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is boring." That is some funny stuff there. :chuckle:
Post by: GrainfedMuley on March 14, 2012, 10:39:08 AM
:) I went to Daytona once with some relatives, fell asleep in the sun woke up when it was time to leave :)
I guess nascar doesn't excite me.
Carl
WAY too much beer! :dunno:
Post by: Bofire on March 14, 2012, 01:04:53 PM
Carl
Post by: thinkingman on March 14, 2012, 03:34:19 PM
Oval racing in Indy Car is boring, too....NASCAR is just worse...if it weren't for the wrecks, nobody would watch.Be a lot more interesting if they would take a few right turns every now and then, my old man watches it religiously. Hope you have fun and the weather cooperates.X10000
I have never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is pretty boring.
"I've never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is boring." That is some funny stuff there. :chuckle:
Post by: Russ McDonald on March 14, 2012, 06:11:52 PM
I don't watch for the crashes. Indy cars are no fun to watch now that is boring. Road courses you can only pass in certain areas and it is all pretty much single file. They don't race side by side they even have to have a push to pass. If you have never watched a NASCAR race watch this weekend or goto a race.Oval racing in Indy Car is boring, too....NASCAR is just worse...if it weren't for the wrecks, nobody would watch.Be a lot more interesting if they would take a few right turns every now and then, my old man watches it religiously. Hope you have fun and the weather cooperates.X10000
I have never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is pretty boring.
"I've never seen a NASCAR race, oval racing is boring." That is some funny stuff there. :chuckle:
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on March 15, 2012, 05:55:49 AM
Post by: rasbo on March 15, 2012, 06:08:16 AM
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Post by: jeepasaurusrex on March 15, 2012, 06:45:31 AM
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Post by: DoubleJ on March 15, 2012, 06:49:38 AM
Post by: Russ McDonald on March 15, 2012, 06:58:22 AM
Post by: Sumpnneedskillin on March 15, 2012, 07:29:00 AM
Used to watch quite a bit of racing because it was one of the few things that you didn't need to speak the language to understand what was going on.
If I had to pick one between F1, Rally and NASCAR it would be Rally racing.
If I'm not doing anything and NASCAR is on I'll watch it. I may get up and take care of some quick chores and come back to it or flip the channel for a bit. But I won't sit and watch from pre to post race.
Post by: brocka on March 15, 2012, 08:08:50 AM
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on March 15, 2012, 08:16:43 AM
Post by: gramps on March 15, 2012, 08:19:09 AM
Post by: thinkingman on March 15, 2012, 11:18:50 AM
Spent 10 years overseas. There's two kinds of racing....Formula 1 and Rally. There were a few others that had quite a bit of coverage too. Semi truck racing, off road hill climb obstacle course, motorcycle and motorcycle hill climbing.I used to chase/spectate rallys in the mid eighties when the Gruppe B (killer B's) were still running.
Used to watch quite a bit of racing because it was one of the few things that you didn't need to speak the language to understand what was going on.
If I had to pick one between F1, Rally and NASCAR it would be Rally racing.
If I'm not doing anything and NASCAR is on I'll watch it. I may get up and take care of some quick chores and come back to it or flip the channel for a bit. But I won't sit and watch from pre to post race.
Great stuff.
Post by: gaddy on May 15, 2012, 06:43:11 PM
hate to bring up an old thread but was looking around & found this.
Was it every thing its supposed to be? Could you hear afterwords ?
Post by: Machias on May 15, 2012, 07:48:10 PM
Post by: gaddy on May 15, 2012, 08:15:39 PM
Post by: Machias on May 16, 2012, 08:09:45 AM
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 16, 2012, 11:34:52 AM
Post by: Machias on May 16, 2012, 12:36:22 PM
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 16, 2012, 12:42:46 PM
Post by: gaddy on May 16, 2012, 12:51:41 PM
& yes you get more coverage on tv but you miss out on the noise, the smells, crowds ect..
Post by: fair-chase on May 16, 2012, 01:19:52 PM
I gotta tell you most of the fans have been staying away because of the new style, they took a survey and it was overwhelming the amount of folks who hated the new style.
I can't really put my finger on one isolated thing that keeps me away. Just a combination of changes that made the whole atmosphere of NASCAR too clean. I lost interest shortly after Winston was dropped as the cup sponsor. Not that Winston sponsorship had anything to do with my loss of interest, that was just the time frame when the changes started to make me less interested. I think the new sleek, clean, refined image of NASCAR as a whole keeps me away.
Regarding the crashes and fighting. No I do not want to see fighting and multi car pileups at every race. OK, maybe every other race. :chuckle: What I would rather see is more than a sticker on the grill separating the vehicle "manufacturers". Maybe NASCAR should look at what their own acronym stands for and put a little more stock cars in stock car racing. I would pay good money to go see a NASCAR race between cars pulled off the assembly line with the only improvements being those regarding safety. Not only has NASCAR's regulations and purpose built cars made racing less interesting, it has taken away a great deal of competitiveness between the automotive manufacturers and their production line sports cars. Can you imagine the improvements in production cars today if they would have been racing side by side for the past 30 years?
Post by: fair-chase on May 16, 2012, 01:27:44 PM
Post by: Russ McDonald on May 16, 2012, 01:59:51 PM
I still have Bristol on my bucket list.
Post by: Machias on May 16, 2012, 02:02:04 PM
Post by: Machias on May 16, 2012, 02:06:52 PM
I always figured that is one manufacture had an advantage over another manufacture the crews need to figure out to make their cars better. That is what they pay the engineers and crew chiefs the big money.
AMEN!
Post by: gaddy on May 16, 2012, 02:11:33 PM
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Post by: Russ McDonald on May 16, 2012, 06:34:41 PM
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Post by: gaddy on May 16, 2012, 08:24:24 PM
Russ, i dont mean to be rude & ruin any memories you have, but while trickle dick was a good racer he was no friend of mine.( he was good)
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Post by: ksblazer on June 04, 2012, 10:10:02 PM
Look forward to having some Nascar talk with you guys
I've just been watching it for the last 10 years. So I'm fairly new to the sport.
Also enjoy going to the dirt tracks at Grays Harbor and Skagit and watching the sprints run.
Who's your racer(s)
I pull for Kasey Kahne since he is a local guy and Tony Stewart & Kyle Bush.