Percision and endurance are important. Typical physical ability isn't really all that important, but the aforementioned attributes are. MS could possibly take away from these important racing abilities, but hopefully Bayne's case is slight rather than severe.

In other news, Johnson will likely take his 6th championship on Sunday.

Great race so far, but the 2nd caution really got my goat. Still not over it really. Both championship teams have been making mistakes left and right.. haha

Edit: David Reutiman pounds the turn 1 wall and flattens the entire back half of that BK racing car. The rear windshild was faced straight down towards the ground along with the rest of the rear of that vehicle.

Last edited by Cornys, Sun 10 Nov 2013, 22:15.

Also, it looks as though next Sunday's Sprint Cup race will be Mark Martin's last. It's been a heck of a ride for that man. I'll be sad to see him hang it up, but it's needed. He will likely go on to live out the rest of his life quietly away from the world of racing once he finishes testing for Stewart-Has racing (if I had to guess).

Quote from jmeade :

A quick auto-x onboard with yours truly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v ... 524g&feature=youtu.be

That was a very nice run

WTF Moments in Motorsports. Figured I'd drop this here

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

When I first saw the Wallace Jr. incident, even as a huge fan of his I thought that it was his fault, but having seen it again (not while on the verge of sleep as I was last night ) I realize that the other driver basically just took him out in practice .

It's good to see Wallace have some passion about that. Sticking up for his team and the work they had to put back into that truck.

Fell asleep during the race, but I'm certainly impressed to look at Erik Jones and how he has performed. 5 truck races, 5 top 10's, 2 top 5's and 1 win.. at the age of 17! (Born in May of 1996). He also has an ARCA win under his belt

http://www.racing-reference.info/driver/Erik_Jones

http://www.phoenixraceway.com/ ... ELL-OUT-ANNOUNCEMENT.aspx

Sunday's race in Phoenix is sold out other than single seats and the hill for the 2nd straight year . That's where everybody was last week

Vote yes if you would participate in the 2014 Kyoto 400 if we were to bring back Worldwide Racing in order to run this single event on January 25th and February 1st of 2014.

Traditional format. Single car qualifying and 2x100 mile duels (54 laps) on the 25th starting at 18:00 GMT, ending around 21:00 GMT assuming a full field.

216 laps + 4 pace laps at Kyoto Ring Oval (KY1) on February 1st for the Kyoto 400. All in FZR. Racers will need to obtain at least 2 practice sessions credits prior to qualifying day. Race would begin at 18:00 GMT.

Worldwide Racing recently disolved, but I may attempt to bring it back for this single event if enough people are interested in participating.

Thank you
Cameron Corns

Last edited by Cornys, Sun 24 Nov 2013, 20:30.

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.

What on Earth did I just watch Phil?

NASCAR NAPA Series... Well, didn't they sponsor the Canadian series, or am I mistaken?

Quote from JackDaMaster :

On another note, gg gw gj nb jg24 wd gg 420

Great recovery from Kenseth, but Johnson was strong tonight . Hopefully JGR will have something for Johnson at Phoenix and Homestead

....and then there were two

I think environmental changes would make the enjoyment factor much greater in LFS. As it is the same people are always the fastest and it takes years of practice to get to the level that those fastest guys are. A little environmental grip change here and there would completely change the dynamics of a race. As it is the people who are fast at the start will be fast at the finish unless they melt their tyres.

Dynamic conditions would definitely improve the quality of league races, and would bring more driver interest in for LFS.

That's not the say that the tyre physics cannot be improved, but I think the environmental factor would be a greater improvement.

Man, and I just got GT5 today ($2.59 )

Just for the heck of it, I looked up ISC's income statements on Google and came up with this. It looks like NASCAR decreacing popularity isn't hurting the company as bad as one might think, but it is still making an impact.

https://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:ISCA&fstype=ii (click annual data)

SMI is looking about the same way.

https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSE:TRK&fstype=ii (click annual data)

Dover Motorsports Inc. is much worse off than the big two track owning companies. DVD is in-fact losing money every other year . They have drastically cut their costs to make up for the lost ticket sales and revenue.

VD&fstype=ii" target="_blank">https://www.google.com/finance?q=NYSEVD&fstype=ii (click annual data)

ISC and Dover Motorsports have cut their costs to make up for the lost reveune, but SMI has not.

Sad thing is that if they dropped the ticket prices the total cost of attendance would be hardly effected. Hotels and gas are the primary costs any more for the majority of people. No doubt it would raise the attendance, but rather or not it would make the companies more money is all that they care about, and I'm not sure it would do that sadly

No, I do not own any of these stocks, nor do I want to.

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 21:44.

Quote from NitroNitrous :

I've been thinking about investing for a while (actually after I started playing GTA V ). My problem is that I have no clue about economics and I'm not interested in learning them either, and you obviuosluy can't win a game that you don't even know how it works or what the rules are.
At the end is like everything in this world: the better you are at something, the better the results.

In this case I'd suggest that you stick to something a little less risky (and easier to understand) such as bonds . Or, you could have a company manage your money if you have enough to make it worth your while

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 28 Oct 2013, 02:06.

Quote from Bmxtwins :

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

Danica did much better this Spring in Martinsville, but she performed well again today.. sort of.

A great weekend of racing in Martinsville . Bubba finally broke through for a win, and anybody getting mad at a Dillon is fine with me . Today's race was a little messy, but never a dull moment in it . Great racing all day.

Moving to Texas for the 8th round of the Chase with a tie at the top of the Sprint Cup points standings .

Jimmie Johnson will take the green flag from the outside of the front row (assuming Denny takes the inside, and why wouldn't he at Martinsville?) tomorrow with Matt Kenseth right behind him

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I was wondering about insurance companies. With Obamacare, the forced buying of insurance should make for higher profits.... But with increased people draining premiums, would those be something to invest in or avoid?

http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=UNH
http://finviz.com/quote.ashx?t=AET

I didn't get into any of these myself, but they probably wouldn't be a bad idea. They will receive more business anyways, but I personally don't like the government having a hand in any market. They screw more things up than they fix, so I'm avoiding that.

The government debt is bad everywere, but how will that effect the earnings of companies? Tax, maybe, but the US receives plenty of money in taxes as it is. We just spend it in some of the most inefficient ways possible. (almost $500 mil. health care website that doesn't even work )

Last edited by Cornys, Sat 26 Oct 2013, 13:45.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

Front wheel drive nty

Well, that part aside obviously

Quote from dekojester :

Also, don't own any (or as little as possible) stock of the company that you work for - why take a double whammy if they go under - you lose your income AND your savings!

You know, as true as this is I know a lot of people who do exactly this .

I finally got tired of getting .02% interest on the money I have saved, so I recently opened a self-directed investment account online for the money I can spare for now.

I bought stocks with it, and I've done pretty well so far. I just invested the money a week ago today so it's really to early to tell right now, but so far I've gained almost 3%

Does anybody else have any experience with investing? I'm curious to know

NASCAR is looking to scrap the single car qualifying everywhere starting next season in favor of group qualifying like this year at road courses. At Daytona & Talladega they are likely to be given an open track 60 min. session.

What?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s ... CTIME=2013-10-24-14-23-36

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Also, why don't the Sprint Cup cars look like this? http://www.motorzone.com.br/wp ... 2013/ford-fusion-2013.jpg

Or this? http://www.diariomotor.com/ima ... et-ss-2013-9-1024x736.jpg

Or this? http://img.autobytel.com/2014/ ... emexteriorfront-72443.jpg

Just widen the dimensions to allow for a safety cage and the foam on the sides. Not hard . Is it a step backwards as far as technology and speed? Yes. Would it bring manufactures into the sport? Probably. Would it increase fan interest? You bet. Would it make aerodynamic problems disappear? Most likely.

What's wrong with it? Honestly.

Last edited by Cornys, Fri 25 Oct 2013, 00:25.

This was possibly one of the best plate races in a long time. The end of the race was very disappointing, but still much better than the end to last year's race .

So long as the cars remain the way that they are at the plate tracks, I don't think there is anything to worry about... other than drivers running out of tallent like Dillon . There would have been a strong battle for the lead had the caution not come out, and that's all that should be expected at a plate track. If 15 people can win in the final lap, the entire rest of the race is almost pointless. There becomes a point where passing is too easy.

Also, what on Earth was Danica thinking?! she blew through the entry to pit lane and then, because of her crazy high rate of speed, flies past her pit stall. She comes around to serivce her car, and then has to come back in and make a pass through penalty .

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Justin Lofton hospitalized :S

http://www.usatoday.com/story/ ... trucks-talladega/3069845/

Broken left thumb