Official NASCAR Thread

2008-02-17 04:13:17

#176

TC.Troy: Let the rough side drag; +111|6715

6 hours, 54 minutes...

hehehe

I'm going to assume from reading the existing thread, that most of us are pulling for the 88.
Anyone else care to chime in?

I know Kylef is a Juan Pablo fan hehe. Taking nothing away from Juan Pablo, he has no chance today. Plate racing is a fickle lady, and JPM just doesnt quite know how to dance with her yet. But he'll get it, no doubt in my mind.

The 20 will be strong, as well as the 18 and the 11. I expect to see the 99 and the 17 at the front before the day is out as well. The 9...maybe ( I stress Maybe) the 41 at some point.

The 24 and 48 will be good today, as well as the 29 and the 31.

The 55 will run up front for only a short period. Mike's team mates just arent up to the task of plate racing, nor do they have enough horse under them to get it done imo.

In the end, look for the 88, 24, 48, 20, 18, 11...

*disclaimer: Daytona is notorious for unexpected winners, and the "big one" is always stalking...

Edit: In case it isnt obvious, I'm picking the 88 to win today.

Last edited by TC.Troy (2008-02-17 05:50:12)

2008-02-17 08:20:13

#177

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6587|The Land of Scott Walker

Agreed with the whole post TC.Troy. Let's go racin' boys! This is going to be an incredible race. All my picks are set in Yahoo fantasy racing. It's free to set up and pretty fun! Check it out here: http://racing.fantasysports.yahoo.com/auto

2008-02-17 09:21:48

#178

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|6664

woot! i'm glad i remembered to buy my beer yesterday stupid bible belt

Last edited by ig (2008-02-17 09:21:57)

2008-02-17 09:25:08

#179

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6763|London, England

go team

2008-02-17 09:25:26

#180

TC.Troy: Let the rough side drag; +111|6715

ig wrote:
woot! i'm glad i remembered to buy my beer yesterday stupid bible belt

Just got back from getting mine hehe all of a 10 minute trip. And no "bible belt" bs laws about no brew before noon.
Just cracked my first one.

gonna be a good day it is

2008-02-17 09:28:33

#181

TGMaverick: Member; +16|6372

Just heard on NASCAR Raceday (on Speed) that the Toyota motors are producing 15-30 more HP than everyone else. Not a good sign for the rest of the field.

2008-02-17 09:29:42

#182

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6763|London, England

TGMaverick wrote:
Just heard on NASCAR Raceday (on Speed) that the Toyota motors are producing 15-30 more HP than everyone else. Not a good sign for the rest of the field.

hax tbh

2008-02-17 09:35:08

#183

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|6664

TC.Troy wrote:
ig wrote:
woot! i'm glad i remembered to buy my beer yesterday stupid bible belt
Just got back from getting mine hehe all of a 10 minute trip. And no "bible belt" bs laws about no brew before noon.
Just cracked my first one.

gonna be a good day it is

no brew before noon?
we can't buy it all day here

2008-02-17 09:38:00

#184

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6763|London, England

Are you guys serious. You can only buy beer at certain times of the day?

Y'all governments whack tbh

2008-02-17 09:38:54

#185

ig: This topic seems to have no actual posts; +1,199|6664

Mek-Izzle wrote:
Are you guys serious. You can only buy beer at certain times of the day?

Y'all governments whack tbh

we can't buy it at all on sundays... whatever happened to separation of church and state?
(meaning my state) i don't think other states are the same.

Last edited by ig (2008-02-17 09:39:32)

2008-02-17 09:41:00

#186

Mekstizzle: WALKER; +3,611|6763|London, England

ig wrote:
Mek-Izzle wrote:
Are you guys serious. You can only buy beer at certain times of the day?

Y'all governments whack tbh
we can't buy it at all on sundays... whatever happened to separation of church and state?
(meaning my state) i don't think other states are the same.

That's fucking insane! Even if it it's in just one state.

I feel for u nig

2008-02-17 09:58:47

#187

TC.Troy: Let the rough side drag; +111|6715

We used to have that stupid "no beer sales before noon" bullsh*t...but they repealed that archaic crap a couple years ago.

As far as the Hp figures on the engines: I heard that yesterday my self. They have since quantified that statement sorta, saying that the hp difference was only about 7-10hp with a max spread of about 7-8hp between manufacturers. If 30hp were in fact the case, Chevy, Ford, Dodge would all be screaming for a rule change or modification. That simply isnt happening. That much of a hp advantage (30) here at Daytona would allow the Toyotas to litterally drive away from the rest of the field.

2008-02-17 11:09:27

#188

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6587|The Land of Scott Walker

Gopher cam ... that will be awesome. Seeing the field of growling NASCARs coming straight for your head.

2008-02-17 11:28:37

#189

TC.Troy: Let the rough side drag; +111|6715

Stingray24 wrote:
Gopher cam ... that will be awesome. Seeing the field of growling NASCARs coming straight for your head.

I wonder how many they will lose thru the race hehehe

I would like to have the $ value of the camera equipment I've seen destroyed at these things.

Should be a great angle

2008-02-17 11:38:23

#190

Stingray24: Proud member of the vast right-wing conspiracy; +1,060|6587|The Land of Scott Walker

With those splitters hitting the pavement, I imagine they'll lose a few. But perhaps they've only put one in the 1st or 2nd corner. That way the cars won't be up to speed and the camera would be less likely to get hit by the front end pushed down by the downforce.

2008-02-17 12:07:49