Annnd it's over. Another year of NASCAR racing has come to pass.

Now I can't wait for next year, so much to look forward to.

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Not technically a purchase since it's a promotion (3-year-old promotion, I might add But it was still valid) Anyway, I have 3 months free.




I'm a big oval nut, been watching iRacing videos, and I eventually started wanting to give it a try really bad. So I couldn't have found this at a better time! Once I started racing, I see why people pay for it. Especially if you're in to ovals, there's nothing that compares to this in the circular realm.

inb4 die-hard iRacing haters

First edit I've done for LFS.

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Quote from RandomnessInside :

Gary finished 4th in the championship lol

Whoops, my eyes failed me for a moment.

And so the inaugural season comes to an end.

This was great fun throughout the course of the season, this last round excluded, since I didn't even see track time (daylight savings caught me off-guard). I hope to see even more competitors next year, and maybe a few more rounds. That would surely spice things up a bit. But I have to give a big thanks to Toumas and Remco, none of this would have happened without them!

I must give congratulations to Toumas, Yannick and Gary. They all performed great throughout the season. They deserve to be the top 3.


And now begins the process of finding ways to bide my time until the next Formula M season. I hope I won't be too bored for the time being. Perhaps I'll make a new skin, with the series logo and such to start the off-season.

Quote from Cornys :

Well, 2 races left to go to decide the 2013 Sprint Cup Champion. Who gets it?

I want to say Matt, but I'm going to go with Jimmie... #3 returns to Sprint Cup next year, and Jimmie Johnson goes after his record tying 7th championship. Old time Earnhardt fans will be happy campers all year!

Seriosuly though, I hope the second part is not the case.

In other news, TV ratings have been up.

I'm really torn, if Johnson gets it Gordon benefits, because the whole car-owner deal... But being a Gordon fan I don't want to see Johnson get another championship. So that would make me root for Kenseth.

So, I suppose I would like to see either win it.

Well then... At least this happened before the last round, and not earlier in the season.

Quote from PMD9409 :

Exactly one year ago when Brad trailed Jimmie Rustler 7 points when exiting Texas (same as Matt this year): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ybbud7k4TZM

That kid has major issues..... Where did he even get $4M as a figure? Was there some big conspiracy I missed out on?

Quote from Bose321 :

That's all nice and well, but 3D-support is totally more important.

Not for the people who won't be able to enjoy that.

Quote from carpet200 :

I havent got any password

Neither have I, I'm sure he'll send them out soon.

Good luck everyone! I hope to see a day where we can cross paths on the track.

Quote from PMD9409 :

Of course not, it was called Rex for a reason. Ray was the one that found the holes in the rulebook and told Rex what to build essentially. Hendrick pushed for an engineering department that other teams fell short on, and with Ray telling them what parts of the car to design and what to aim for, it led them to unparalleled cars on the track. The T-Rex car is what led NASCAR to make a much tighter rulebook, essentially making things more "spec" than ever before, and that's why you couldn't build anymore of those type cars (Ray tried with the Dodges at Daytona and NASCAR penalized them).

Ray had his own share in a team yes, but was not a crew chief nor did he have the engineering department that matched what he had at Hendrick. To say Evernham wasn't a vital part of Gordon's career is more of an insult to Gordon than it is to Evernham. It would also be like already mentioned Knaus with Jimmie Rustler Johnson.

Those two crew chiefs are probably two of the best we will ever see in the sport, turning their above average talent of drivers into legends. You can't be a true Gordon fan if you can't appreciate what Evernham did for him, simple as that.

We have a winner.

Just checking... We are going to race tomorrow, correct?

Quote from Bmxtwins :

So that explains why Evernham's own race team was so successful

Haha!

He wasn't the crew chief for any of his cars though. :/ Plus, just because you're successful at one position doesn't mean you'll do great at anything else. Now I'm not saying it was all Evernham, or that I think that way. But that one fact does little to prove otherwise.

Quote from PMD9409 :

I'm not afraid to set you back to reality.

And keep up with Jeff? Psh, more like keep up with Ray Evernham.

Just like people are having to keep up with Chad Knaus now.

Quote from PMD9409 :

The working up for you guys is just too easy.

But really though, Gordon "in the 90s" is still not what is needed these days. You can win all you want all season, but any bad result in the final 10 races and you might as well count yourself out. Gordon was good at winning races and pulling out a huge gap to second in the championship and then just trying to hold on to it. In 1997, he wouldn't have his championship for example under this points system (heck he nearly threw it away in the old points system), nor would he in 1995. In 2001 he won the championship by over 300 points, yet only had 6 top 10s in the final 10 races. In 2004 and 2007, he would have won the championship if it wasn't for the new points system.

I'm not hating on the guy, I've actually liked him a bit since he got older, but I'll be honest when saying he needs more than a golden horseshoe to win this one. The dude's never had to come from behind, and with Jimmie and Matt being the two he has to surpass... wake up!

Definitely, it's two separate eras, the way you won championships then was completely different from how you can do it now. Like I stated, I don't think it's realistic to believe he can do it this year, I was just having some fun. But people have come back from a bad finish to still be in major contention, it's really rare though. Which is why it's not reasonable to count on it happening under most circumstances.

Yep, Ole' Jeff would have been 6-time (or maybe more, who knows) if the chase wouldn't have come in. And he's never had to come from behind to win a championship because no one could keep up with him in his prime. XD


BEWARE: I will take any opportunity I see to make a joke about Gordon's success.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

JG24 just needs a lot of luck, and maybe some blackmagic. No but seriously without really bad finishes in the kenseth and JJ I don't see him winning it

Yeah, I agree 100%. I was just having some fun with that post.

Quote from PMD9409 :

Stewart just hit the button at the right time. I can't see anybody else pulling off a feat like that.

Kenseth nor Johnson will score outside the top 10 the next few races unless something catastrophic happens to one of them, so Gordon is fighting for 3rd essentially with Kyle and Kevin. IMO, he shouldn't even be in the championship, especially after turn two at Pocono, but that's a whole different topic that we will act like was never brought up.

Just because you can't see it happening doesn't mean it can't. Crazy things that no one ever saw coming have happened in the past, and there's nothing stopping it from happening again.

On a serious note: Yeah, I realize that it's not "realistic" to think Gordon, or anyone else in the top 5 other than Kenseth or Johnson will have a shot at it come Homestead. But you have to consider what this guy has done in the past, if he could just get this decade-old Monkey off his back he could be back to where he was in the 90's and early 2000's.

Quote from PMD9409 :

Yep, and you're just another blind 24 fanboy like they all are.

You act as if he has no shot of doing remotely well in Cup anymore. There are some fans that are much more "blind" than those of Gordon. I've just never understood why Gordon fans are perceived as this outcast group following without a cause, it's not like we're any different than other fan groups.

Oh, wait, we are... They don't have one of the greatest drivers of all time to root for.

I guess all the people who give Gordon/his fans a hard time are all of the leftover Gordon boo-er's from the 90's. Who are most likely still jealous because he continues to perform better than whoever their favorite driver is.

All of this would be amazing. So much added realism would come about due to this stuff.

Quote from PMD9409 :

While true, they built their own luck as well. But who knows, he could win the next 3 races.

Yeah, I suppose they did. That would be a truly amazing feat, he might snatch the title if he did. Depending on where Johnson and Kenseth finish. He would have to muster up a whole lot of the "Old-Jeff" for that to be even considered realistic though.

I honestly do think he still has a shot to win the title. It might be a longshot, but from how he's been performing leading up to and in the Chase I wouldn't see why he couldn't reel off at least 1 more win and be in serious contention by Homestead.


This is all hopes and dreams from I die-hard Gordon fan though. I'd be really happy and surprised if any of this happened.

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They weren't bad this year, Smoke just wasn't good. He wasn't that great 2 years ago either, just pulled it together in the chase.

Sorta like Gordon this year. *wink*

But yeah, he had a mediocre season at best before the chase. It was a shock to me that he even had a shot at it. (Talking about 2011)

Quote from Bmxtwins :

Well remember that Harvick didnt anticipate the 4th car

Yeah, I had actually forgotten about that.

Quote from PMD9409 :

I'd save a recording of that one, who knows the next time he will get another.

Haha, I got a good laugh out of that. To be fair though, he has had multiple chances to win this season. It was mostly things that he couldn't control that took him out of contention.

Quote from UncleBenny :

I hate how Harvick tried to apologize for what he said after the race Saturday. That's exactly what everyone thinks about the Dillons anyway, I realize he has to try to keep things civil while he still finishes the season with RCR, but it doesn't shock me that's why he left the team.

Yep, I didn't believe a word he said. From seeing/hearing about what his/RCR's relationship has been like lately, I see why he's leaving and said the things he did.

Though I can't help but wonder how things will go at SHR, they're not the hottest team either. I feel like there were probably better options for him. Especially since SHR went to 3 teams and started running poorly, you have to think that going to 4 will have a similar impact.

Quote from Bmxtwins :

I like how that race ended. My man on top. Oh wait... that didn't come out right.

I think we all know that's exactly what you meant to say.

Happy day for Gordon fans everywhere, Big Daddy's back to victory lane! I'm excited to see what this momentum will do for his championship bid.

Quote from RandomnessInside :

It has now been decided that the round 4 in Blackwood will be delayed by 1 week. The fifth and final round will be held 1 week after the new date for round 4, regardless.

Alright, this will give me some time to take care of other stuff. So it's not all bad.

I'm just happy we all know what's going on with Formula M now, this week was weird compared to other race-weeks.

Still no results, or even a conformation list for the next race? Which is in 2 days, I might add.