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From: Lakewood, Ca.
Why in the world were cars still on the track under a Yellow while the drier was out? Nobody would have expected that the car would break, but the first rule of safety is that you never know what to expect. They would rather count laps than assure safety?
Last edited by SteveBricks; Feb 27, 2012 at 09:42 PM.
i ain't rite
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From: Marlboro Mental Hospital.
why not? they change the rules mid-race.
that is the main reason i don't watch it any more. they make so many rule changes it is no longer racing.
the straw that broke the camels back was the assinine rule that there must be a yellow with less than 20 laps to make the end of the race more competitive.
that is the main reason i don't watch it any more. they make so many rule changes it is no longer racing.
the straw that broke the camels back was the assinine rule that there must be a yellow with less than 20 laps to make the end of the race more competitive.
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From: 3rd Rock
No doubt NASCA will review the trying to catch up when under yellows
....and why don't the have aircraft fuel cells in the back of those trucks...I mean a meteor could hit one
....and why don't the have aircraft fuel cells in the back of those trucks...I mean a meteor could hit one
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Sorry folks,this one was all JPM's fault!! He had been complaining of a bad vibration,and went to the pits to get it checked out. They didn't find anything,sent him back out for a lap so he wouldn't get lapped. Now how smart is it to drive as fast as you can when you know something is wrong with the car?? I have seen this a bunch of times on the dirt tracks(minus the fireball and jet dryer,they just go flying into the corner,and right off the other end of the track when they find out what they suspected,yep,something's broke!! once you realize they didn't get hurt,it makes for a good laugh.) NASCAR has always had the jet dryers out at certain tracks to clean debris under caution,this isn't something new. here is the video for those that didn't see it.
Juan Pablo Montoya crashes into the jetdryer (Daytona 500 2012) - YouTube
Juan Pablo Montoya crashes into the jetdryer (Daytona 500 2012) - YouTube
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From: 3rd Rock
OK now you are going to....... need to... get used to this three times a year...they start to negotiate with Fox in one year and they will want three Monday night races
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the open wheel cars have rain tires.. so do the grand am cars. why dont nascar have them?? theyd need windshield wipers too though..
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From: Marengo, Iowa
IRL won't run in rain here at the Iowa Speedway either. After riding along in a stock car there, I understand why as well. We may have been on dry asphalt, but it sure felt like it was a dirt track...
