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TC.Troy wrote:

phishman420 wrote:

DSRTurtle wrote:

Maybe Jr could accidently run over JJ at pit practice so JJ can't finish the season?!  lol. 

I doubt I will watch any more races this year.

That's the spirit!

I hate the whole chase thing. As much as I dislike Kyle Busch, I think he deserved the championship after such an amazing run. He has been plagued by bad luck these last couple of months, but he would probably still have the most points. Correct me if I'm wrong.

I cant be arsed to do the math, but no, I really dont think the 18 would have had a point lead at this time.  Sure he ran the field into the ground during the first 20 races or so, but his luck and mechanical crap have killed his season.  Couple that with the surge from the 48 and viola' you have a new points leader (imo).  The fact remains tho, that the 18 was "paid" for those wins via the seeding portion of the chase set up ie: 10 bonus markers for each win.  Lets not forget that the 18 had a nice pad when the chase started and they blew it...rapidly and just as sure as if they planted a box of C4 under his season.

No...I dont think Kyle "deserved" the cup...not at all.

TC.Troy wrote:

At Martinville???  wtf??

Strngs012 wrote:

qoute from nascar.com article-

NASCAR officials found that the sheet metal used to construct the side structures of the car (doors and quarter panels) did not meet minimum thickness requirements. According to the Sprint Cup Series rule book, car bodies must be constructed from 24-gauge (.025-inch thick) sheet steel. Acid dipping or chemical milling to reduce the thickness of the sheet metal is specifically prohibited.

Garage sources told the Sporting News Wire Service that using sheet metal that fell below minimum tolerances could reduce the weight of a car by as much as 50-75 pounds. Conceivably, the lost weight could be re-added to the bottom of the car in the form of lead weights to lower the center of gravity -- something that could enhance the car's ability to turn through the corner.


I give kevin hamlin an A for effort, but it sucks he got caught on a random inspection. It just goes to show if your not cheating, your not trying.

Last edited by TC.Troy (2008-10-23 16:08:20)

Stingray24 wrote:

49 pages and still no sticky ...

Last edited by DSRTurtle (2008-10-25 10:16:42)

Strngs012 wrote:

TC.Troy wrote:

But my question (disbelief actually) still stands.  Martinsville??  Wtf??  I mean, at M'ville, you are doing maybe 70mph in the center of the turn.  Why not use it somewhere like Charlotte? or Atlanta?  Somewhere where the actuall G-forces are sufficient to make something like this worth the risk.  I just dont see it being effective at M'ville...not as effective I should say, as somewhere that it really counts.

Well Martinsville would be a great place to try this out. Think about it, Charlotte and Atlanta are 2 high speed, high banked tracks where the cars use the banking to help turn. Martinsville on the other hand is very flat but yet still very fast considering how tight the turns are.