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Nobody will be headed home on Friday this week. Only 43 teams will attempt to qualify (to be expected with the new car).

One of my favorite tracks personally for it's semi-banked nature and unique shape . I'm excited to see the increased speeds and see how the Gen-6 car races at a handling race track. Look for the racing to be more competitive with the reduced adjustment capabilites of the Gen-6 car, the reduced weight, and the increased downforce

Also, how will Patrick fair at the non-drafting tracks? (I'm assuming much worse than at Daytona)

Last edited by Cornys, Thu 28 Feb 2013, 02:53.

Quote from Rappa Z :

I miss [FM] FOX Junkies. No SS racing except for demo servers nowadays.

edit: Racing hours stink, too. Peak hours are 3-6 pm here, when I'm always ****ing busy.

I suck at anything with downforce, but the racing hours always suck. Most everybody likes cars with downforce even so

What did you think of the Daytona 500?

Hope you had a good time here

http://bleacherreport.com/tb/d ... r&utm_campaign=nascar

Dinger to be in the 51 this Sunday

NH has always been rather boring to watch a race at on TV

Also, NASCAR is looking at making some "minor changes" to the Gen-6 plate track package

http://espn.go.com/racing/nasc ... head-next-restrictor-race

Last edited by Cornys, Wed 27 Feb 2013, 22:26.

And, if the attendance there is the same as last year you'll be able to move to the higher rows from that seat anyways (Unless they have more security at that track than at the ones I've been at)

Jack, the only problem would be that if they added spoiler and take away the plate side to reinstate the speed they draft will still be stronger and the pack would still travel at much greater speeds.

If the spoiler is made bigger qualifying times will have to drop. Unless they take away the plates for qualifying only

Quote from Rappa Z :

Ugly, but I guess it worked.

They could make it plexiglass like the sharkfins are now .

Wouldn't that just be like making the spoiler bigger?

Also: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.c ... writethru.0537/index.html

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 25 Feb 2013, 03:34.

Last Lap Motorsports won the Daytona 500 portion of our NASCAR Fantasy League . I came in 4th (out of 43 teams )

I've been trying to find some information on the wicker, but I really can't find any? Do you have any good reading on it PMD? All I ever manage to find is that Dale Earhardt didn't like it (which tells me nothing).

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 25 Feb 2013, 02:46.

Pretty boring race until the 20 lap to go mark. One way or another the inside lane needs to be given some kind of speed. That's probably going to mean that the rear spoiler needs to be made longer or a small bit higher. Everything else aside though, my statements following the Duels stand. Thank goodness that RACING is back at the plate tracks. Track position matters now and the best teams and drivers have an advantage once again

Now to the better race tracks Phoenix and Vegas should give us a really good idea of how this new car will race

The showers that were forcasted for today's race are missing the track currently by about 15 miles to the south. Race start time is at 1:30 PM local time (18:30 GMT).

5% chance of rain at race start according to weather.com and 0% through 3pm when it goes to 10%. 25% at 4pm and 50% at 5PM (the race should be over by that time however).

Radar: http://www.weather.com/weather ... na+Beach+FL+USFL0106:1:US
Hourly Forcast: http://www.weather.com/weather ... dex=0?from=hdrmini_backto

What are you guy's picks to win the race? I'm going to go with Denny Hamlin

Quote from JackDaMaster :

also try www.racefansonlytv.com

My solution: plexiglass in front of the catchfence. move the spectators back a bit and put a trench inbetween the stands and the fence like so:

With Kentucky being the newest track in the Sprint Cup Series, it probably is the best as far as spectator safety thanks to the height given to the front row. This means that there are more good seats as well. This really isn't an option for the older tracks though unless they cut away and re-do the entire front grandstands below the top deck.

Fans in the Sprint Tower were also injured though, so it may not have mattered. Plexiglass would be the best solution in my opinion, but not even that will fix everything. So long as the cars travel at a high speed, there will be danger to those who are close to it. It wouldn't be as exciting if it wasn't so. Those fans in the front row would be missing out on the wind and the noise from the cars as well, which is 25% of the experiance unless they find something which doesn't reduce that.

So you're saying that people will die of bordom if the pack is spread out? You're saying the people die of bordom watching every race other than Daytona and Talladega? There's no pack there . I personally am very excited that in the Sprint Cup the pack has been spread out.

I'm glad to hear that you're okay Scrabby I don't have much time to type though, but enjoy the Daytona 500 tomorrow

I now think that it is safe to say that everybody survived the crash today. ESPN is now reporting that there were only 2 fans placed in critical condition and both of them have been moved to stable condition at this time.

Thank god that type of tandem racing is now completely gone from the Sprint Cup Series. It's been the cause of the two worst wrecks in NASCAR since it was started. It's asks for blocking.

I was glad that nobody celebrated that victory, and I'm glad that that hadn't happened tomorrow in the 500 with a full grandstand.

Hopefully we won't see that again tomorrow. It appeared as though Larson's front end struck a gate in the fencing. I hope that I am correct and that nobody has been hurt.

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I think people were like "A league with the name "a league with the name 'sprint cup'??? This might be an official league! I'm joining!"


Also, is it possible to join more than one league? Somebody I know has a league, and I can't find the "join league" button...

Yeah, you'll just need to create another team on the same account

I created a weird named league a few weeks ago and it filled in 2 days like ours did actually

I'm speaking of Florida other than the panhandle . Compaired to where I live the cost of living is very high (but here it is likely below average in the first place).

I hope the rain stays away for you guys Sunday Scrabby . How was the truck race last night? (I didn't think it was very good myself on TV, but in person it's always different )

Well, you always have to take the assumption that there might be driver who are hurt in an accident, especially at a track like Daytona. The fact that the crash was right after the start/finish line ment that rescue crews would have to wait for over a minute after the impact to get there. That's unacceptable in any situation.

If this happenes on the back stretch or turn 3/4 I would be up in arms about the caution as well. It did ruin the race after all

In other news: weather forcast for Sunday calls for 50% chance of storms. Why was the 500 moved back a week again? (last Sunday was bright and Sunny)

Oh, and I made our fantasy league public this morning.. It's full now . Don't forget to set your line-up!

I must say that RACING is back at Daytona. The crap called racing previously (for lack of anything else to call it) is gone. Yeah, single field for a while, that's fine. It's the fastest way to go. It's a vast improvement from the Generation 5 race car.

Now all that's left is for the leader to actually be challneged in any lap. There's not been much so far sadly, but that will change once the Daytona 500 white flag is dropped

The 2nd fastest Daytona 500 duel qualifying race ever was the second race today. Caution free with an average speed of 194MPH

Last edited by Cornys, Fri 22 Feb 2013, 03:32.

Scary crash for the Modified with the fire and all being upside down. Glad that he was okay.

In general I find that I like the Southern United States much more than the Northern as far as hospitality. On the other hand, you're more likely to find somebody from the south who is extremely closed minded. I find this rather aggravating myself

Florida however (on the peninsula anyways) requires a good amount of money to live on. This makes it a nicer place to visit . The people in Daytona while I was on vacation there were really nice. I expect that you are experiencing the same?

Is it very busy in town yet Scrabby?

Also you might enjoy this video : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_gcNKeTZYo&safe=active

Last edited by Cornys, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 13:51.

Watching the Modified race? I am. I missed the race last night, but the move on the last lap was pretty dirty. Crossed a line for me, because he turned into him again on corner exit. That's what turned me off. Otherwise a great race

I like the new marketing direction that NASCAR is taking . Look at this new commercial for airing in the Daytona 500

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/ne ... brand-campaign-twist.html

Also, how about this? Another Woman in NASCAR, but not in the driver's seat

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/n ... ave-before-170207111.html

Last edited by Cornys, Wed 20 Feb 2013, 01:24.

Quote from Mustangman759 :

you going to the unoh short track races? idk if there is even any spectator area tbh but i think the whelen race would be fun

I beleive that the UNOH Battle at the Beach will be infront of the back stretch grandstands

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 06:49.

http://bleacherreport.com/arti ... ning-to-popularity/page/5

This is the funniest thing that I've ever read

IT'S HORRIBLE!!!!

Also, this SportsNation Poll on ESPN

http://espn.go.com/espn/fp/fla ... nascar&pollId=3529539

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 06:40.

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Danica is on pole.

Oh god, the media hype.

Quick recap of her racing in National Series at Daytona

First Start - 2010 Drive4CPD 300 (Nationwide Series)



Final Lap of Daytona 500 Duel #2 Last Year (LOL at the NASCAR spotter )



Spring Nationwide Race Last Year (after starting on the pole)



Lap 2 of the 2012 Daytona 500



She's not crashed every time, but only once was she involved in a big crash. All the others were little or even just her. . She's not going to be a factor in the race, and I'll be surprized if she makes it out of the Duel races Thursday with the same car (unless she hides like pole winners typically do)

Also, NASCAR won't provide attendance estimates anymore: http://www.usatoday.com/story/ ... racks-attendance/1925205/

ESPN is sweet. "Top speed" rather than average speed :sigh:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8957025

Last edited by Cornys, Mon 18 Feb 2013, 05:14.

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We will also be having a commerical contest within today's stream. I'll post a voting link here as soon as I post it

I'll make the fantasy league public very soon I made one public a week ago and it filled in under 2 days . I still know of one person who wants to join, and once that's finished I'll make it public

Tony in the last 2 plate races Talledega 2012 fall race anybody? . Busch ran into the back of Hamlin who checked up when seeing Tony spin it looked like to me. That's what spun Hamlin really it looked to me.

75 laps, and only one true caution. Of course, when you run a race with 12 cars that should be expected