February 3Feb 3 Author I thought it was decent enough to get the palate wet, but not really anything amazing. Ready for Daytona.
February 3Feb 3 If nascar looking for ways to get more views. I'd like to go retro have them race different eras cars. I know it would be impossible from a safety stand point. But I miss seeing chevy vs ford vs Buick vs Pontiac vs dodge/Plymouth.
February 14Feb 14 I love how the brain trust at NASCAR/Fox Sports can't be bothered to figure out how to show 23 positions on the on-screen scoring pylon. Idiots.
February 14Feb 14 1 hour ago, Scraps said: 9 hours ago, Jshep34 said: Hope Algier makes it into the 500. Made it That was awesome too. A lot of emotion from those guys. Love the paint scheme on that 40 car. Good for Bubba too.
February 16Feb 16 Race "control" sucks. Fuck Richard Childress. Edited February 16Feb 16 by Prepuce of Doom
February 16Feb 16 “We’ll put you right in front of the Pitbull stage but you have to dance around like you’re actually enjoying it.”
February 16Feb 16 16 hours ago, Prepuce of Doom said: Race "control" sucks. Fuck Richard Childress. It took that car less that a tenth of a second to reach the finish line in that bottom pick.
February 16Feb 16 Used to like nascar. I got bored of it (I like most motor sports), someone paid my entry fee for fantasy live or whatever it’s called. I’m gonna try and keep up. I don’t know anyone other than a few big names and Suarez and bubba. Who wants to help me win $200? Thanks. How stupid are these picks? I used ChatGPT and also picked some random stuff looking for surprises. I know I can swap garage guy in if he’s killing it before stage 2 ends. What else do I need to know as far as during the race (for those of you that may play nascar fantasy)?Everything else is about keeping up with all the behind the scenes shit and obviously track driver performance, but is also all luck so I’m not gonna spend a ton of time on nascar driver research.
February 16Feb 16 They’re running 65% throttle to save fuel? Its a different NASCAR than when I was attending races.
February 16Feb 16 Much more technical and analytical now. So I am assuming they started early because of possible weather. I thought green flag was closer to 1:30 CST.
February 16Feb 16 9 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said: Much more technical and analytical now. So I am assuming they started early because of possible weather. I thought green flag was closer to 1:30 CST. Correct. Already under yellow for a rain shower. Team Larson.
February 16Feb 16 Author Yeah it was announced Friday they were moving up an hour. Didn't help. Listening to 23 radio they are thinking like a 2 hour delay for all the rain to get out of area, but nothing official
February 16Feb 16 Author Used to like nascar. I got bored of it (I like most motor sports), someone paid my entry fee for fantasy live or whatever it’s called. I’m gonna try and keep up. I don’t know anyone other than a few big names and Suarez and bubba. Who wants to help me win $200? Thanks. How stupid are these picks? I used ChatGPT and also picked some random stuff looking for surprises. I know I can swap garage guy in if he’s killing it before stage 2 ends. What else do I need to know as far as during the race (for those of you that may play nascar fantasy)?Everything else is about keeping up with all the behind the scenes shit and obviously track driver performance, but is also all luck so I’m not gonna spend a ton of time on nascar driver research. I mess with every week, but also don't take a long time with it. Just use some common sense and keep road course guys available for road courses (SVG, possibly Allmendinger etc) Also don't make picks until after qualifying. Thats about all I got for you lol
February 16Feb 16 DFSArmy has some real in-depth NASCAR analysis every week, it’s obviously a paid subscription but I have had real good success on DratfKings using their research.
February 16Feb 16 Man I really got into NASCAR when I started reading about this guy named Jeff Gordon winning all of these races as a youngster. A couple of years later TMS opened and me and some buddies went to the race in the second year and sat in the infield close to the tunnel between 1 and 2. That first lap when they came by is something I will never forget. The most incredible site and sound I have ever experienced at a sporting event. I became a fan.
February 16Feb 16 1 hour ago, Steamboat1874 said: It took that car less that a tenth of a second to reach the finish line in that bottom pick. Fair, but that's just a picture I took of my television. This crash was in progress and evident well before that point. Or are you suggesting that this type of crash at this moment came as a complete surprise to race control? I mean, considered who we're talking about, I guess it very well could have...
February 16Feb 16 3 minutes ago, Ichabod said: DFSArmy has some real in-depth NASCAR analysis every week, it’s obviously a paid subscription but I have had real good success on DratfKings using their research. I dig your username. That was the name of the band I was in back in 1970. We won second place in the 1970 Austin Aqua Fest Battle Of The Bands. Contraband won first and they were great.
February 16Feb 16 3 minutes ago, Prepuce of Doom said: Fair, but that's just a picture I took of my television. This crash was in progress and evident well before that point. Or are you suggesting that this type of crash at this moment came as a complete surprise to race control? I mean, considered who we're talking about, I guess it very well could have... Pretty sure race control always delays the yellow when a crash sequence begins on all tracks at least for a second or two to see how it plays out.
February 16Feb 16 4 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said: I dig your username. That was the name of the band I was in back in 1970. We won second place in the 1970 Austin Aqua Fest Battle Of The Bands. Contraband won first and they were great. It’s a nickname that my high school football coach, Warren Trahan, gave me because he said I was running around the field with my head up my ass like a (bunch of expletives) Ichabod Crane. The nickname has stuck with me for life.
February 16Feb 16 3 minutes ago, Steamboat1874 said: Pretty sure race control always delays the yellow when a crash sequence begins on all tracks at least for a second or two to see how it plays out. I don't think they're very consistent at that, though I would agree that different tracks and different situations require different considerations. But at a plate track and when it will clearly decide the outcome of the race if you wait? (and wait for what, exactly? "maybe this Big One won't be very big???") Throw it on the early side. I find plate races tedious and boring and needlessly expensive/destructive/unsafe, so it's not like I felt like I lost out on anything, but I think this was just another entry in the long tally of NASCAR putting it's thumb on the scale and/or operating inconsistently.
February 16Feb 16 5 minutes ago, Ichabod said: It’s a nickname that my high school football coach, Warren Trahan, gave me because he said I was running around the field with my head up my ass like a (bunch of expletives) Ichabod Crane. The nickname has stuck with me for life. Ha Our Coach always called us constipated dogs.
February 16Feb 16 1 minute ago, Prepuce of Doom said: I don't think they're very consistent at that, though I would agree that different tracks and different situations require different considerations. But at a plate track and when it will clearly decide the outcome of the race if you wait? (and wait for what, exactly? "maybe this Big One won't be very big???") Throw it on the early side. I find plate races tedious and boring and needlessly expensive/destructive/unsafe, so it's not like I felt like I lost out on anything, but I think this was just another entry in the long tally of NASCAR putting it's thumb on the scale and/or operating inconsistently. I agree. Plate races are great when they don’t crash on the last couple of laps but that rarely happens.
February 16Feb 16 9 minutes ago, Ichabod said: Looks like the rain is moving out faster than anticipated Good
February 16Feb 16 Guess I'll be watching UT Baseball on the pc and racing on the TV later. In the meantime.... Edited February 16Feb 16 by Bevo&Pevo
February 16Feb 16 Boneless pork chop, sausage, burger patties, wrapped japs, corn on the cob and one hot dog for the dog. We're ready. Pork chops, corn and wrapped japs for tonight. Patties for meh...lunch or snackin' tomorrow or ...... Edited February 16Feb 16 by Bevo&Pevo
February 16Feb 16 Radar shows one more small shower quickly moving off to the east. Should be good to go rest of the evening.
February 16Feb 16 Author Jumped the gun. Making them come to pit road and can cover. Drivers staying in sounds like it
February 16Feb 16 Man I really got into NASCAR when I started reading about this guy named Jeff Gordon winning all of these races as a youngster. A couple of years later TMS opened and me and some buddies went to the race in the second year and sat in the infield close to the tunnel between 1 and 2. That first lap when they came by is something I will never forget. The most incredible site and sound I have ever experienced at a sporting event. I became a fan.Same, didn’t help that some of my uncles are/were into building dirt track cars for the local dirt tracks.And Adrian Fernandez being bad ass around that time too
February 17Feb 17 Larry Mc: yeah, he is running a 1000 rpm down and 20 mph of the pace. Mike J: What a shame. Me: LOL.
February 17Feb 17 Author STOP WITH ALL THE COMMERCIALS. RIDICULOUS You will get 1000 more and like it
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