Race Fans

Mooseherder · February 16, 2013, 07:55:33 PM

It starts tonight in Daytona under the lights at 8:30pm.
The cooler weather should keep their motors running strong.

dchiapin · February 16, 2013, 08:00:25 PM

Gonna be a good one. New cars and no practice racing together.
The new generation cars are awseome, actually look like the real cars, like Smoke said "win on Sunday, sell on Monday", like the good ole days of NASCAR.

Magicman · February 16, 2013, 09:43:40 PM

Yup, it's ah runnin' and I'm ah watchin'. ;D

Jeff · February 23, 2013, 11:55:33 PM

Tough day at Daytona eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBv3JCQJgok

Ianab · February 24, 2013, 02:19:04 AM

Did the guy in the lead deliberately swerve to block the 2nd place guy, and thereby cause the crash?

If someone tried a stunt like that on a local track it would be the last time they ever raced....

Ian

Mooseherder · February 24, 2013, 06:07:06 AM

Scary stuff. Hopefully everyone will be okay.
The drivers sure dislike plate racing and voiced their strong opinions.

Roger2561 · February 24, 2013, 06:48:36 AM

The scariest thing about this crash (I don't call them accidents because they are preventable, IMO) is that the rookie's front clip, everything from the firewall forward is missing. Most of it landed in the area off the track just in front if the grandstand with one entire front wheel assembly (tire, wheel, spindle, hub, etc...) landing in the crowd. It amazed me that the driver was able to walk away from the crash.

It appears to me from watching the replay, one of the drivers turned down to block (which is legal in NASCAR - they need to re-assess this at the super speedways) the car coming up on his drivers side, which turned him sideways. That's what started the mess. This isn't the first time that something like this has happened and it won't be the last. Sounds to me either the spotter wasn't doing his job or the driver was simply ignoring him if he was being told.

This will not keep me from watching the "500" today. I love NASCAR racing.

Have a great day everyone! Roger

rospaw · February 24, 2013, 07:03:21 AM

Should be a good one! 8)

thecfarm · February 24, 2013, 07:12:34 AM

I don't watch all the races. Usually just the Sprint Cars ones. It was one of my friend GD birthday so we went over to The Party and he had it on. I would not of seen it if we would of stayed home.Yes,it was quite the crash,just before the checkered flag came down. I do hope all that got hurt in the stands will not be in pain for long. That will be a hot topic before the race today.

clww · February 24, 2013, 11:43:56 AM

That end-of-race crash was scary, to say the least. That's another reason to never get near the fence during the race, even at a short track.

Warbird · February 24, 2013, 11:50:36 AM

Quote from: Ianab on February 24, 2013, 02:19:04 AM
Did the guy in the lead deliberately swerve to block the 2nd place guy, and thereby cause the crash?

If someone tried a stunt like that on a local track it would be the last time they ever raced....

Ian

I don't think so. The #22 car was all over the rear end of the #7 car who was in the lead. If you watch closely, you can see the #7 car being jolted as he was getting hit coming out of the corner.

Peter Drouin · February 24, 2013, 01:31:56 PM

It's all fixed, :D :D :D :D

POSTON WIDEHEAD · February 24, 2013, 02:35:09 PM

Quote from: Peter Drouin on February 24, 2013, 01:31:56 PM
It's all fixed, :D :D :D :D

Nascar and Wrestling are REAL......and you can't change my mind! I believe in that stuff. :D :D :D

beenthere · February 24, 2013, 02:59:36 PM

What!!?? Danica is not real??

clww · February 24, 2013, 03:00:06 PM

NASCAR is NOT fixed! Anyone that assumes that knows nothing about the racing.

sawguy21 · February 24, 2013, 03:33:23 PM

I have some river bottom farm land to sell, well irrigated. Interested? :D :D Seriously, I'm not casting my vote either way (lost interest in car racing years ago) but let's face it he who has the most dollars wins.

Peter Drouin · February 24, 2013, 04:20:15 PM

Quote from: beenthere on February 24, 2013, 02:59:36 PM
What!!?? Danica is not real??

last year all she did was wreck, this year shes on the pole of the 500 :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D ok,

lumberjack48 · February 24, 2013, 06:36:19 PM

I wish they'd let-em take the re-stricter plate off and let-em run, then they wouldn't be all bunched up like that.

When they started putting the plate on i quit watching, around and around they go in one big pack, they all have the same hp.

Back in the 70's they were fun to watch, i liked it when they ran street cars. It was who could manufacture the fastest car Chevy, Ford, Dodge and ect. In 1964 when Ford built the 427 Cammer engine, it ran away from the rest. I think they black balled it, i don't think that was right. The rest should have had to figure out how to catch it. The same with Plymouth Super Bird, it ran away from all them 220+ mph, that was black balled. Alls fair in love and war, i think racing to. 8)

I sure hope Danica isn't another scam by promoters to get people to watch.

Don_Papenburg · February 24, 2013, 06:50:01 PM

Danica did all right for a girl

Good race Jimmie is now in a very exclusive group with Lee and Richard Petty ,Pearson and Ernhardt ,winning their 400th start. Looks like Jr has things figgered out this year.

WH_Conley · February 24, 2013, 09:17:47 PM

I agree with Lumberjack48. Lete m run, in the old days they would run on the track, fight in the pit and drink at the local bar with the fans. It was truly a "good ole boy" sport then.

easymoney · February 24, 2013, 09:55:02 PM

i heard Danica say more than once that she was just riding around at half throttle most of the race. i had suspected that is what they do during those long races until it gets down to the last few laps. i was glad to see her do as good as she did. that shows that you do not have to be a big brawny boy to do good in nascar.
she is not the only one that wrecked a lot while learning how to drive.

clww · February 24, 2013, 09:57:35 PM

They run a reduced throttle in the draft, unless you're the leader, at the front of a particular line. Normal procedure at Daytona and Talladega super speedways.

scgargoyle · February 25, 2013, 06:48:19 AM

DANICA PLACED EIGHTH! (some other guy won) DANICA PLACED EIGHTH!

I'm proud of her accomplishments. but she is a little over-hyped, ya think? When the racing actually started in the last lap, she went backwards pretty fast. Maybe with a lot more experience, she'll be in it at the end.

DanG · February 25, 2013, 10:13:01 AM

Yeah, she got outgunned by experience at the end, but she drove a good race. It is a huge challenge to stay up front all day in a race like that. If you could average their position lap by lap, she would probably win that. I think the hype will eventually die down once she wins a race or two. She'll just be one of the guys then...I hope.