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ig wrote:

TC.Troy wrote:

Ok...cant help it, gonna rant for a minute or so...

The topic of: "its a banked oval..." and braking.  Look, you gotta brake at each and every oval save maybe Talledega.  Even at Daytona, if you have an ill handling race car, you are gonna be on the brakes.  At places like Dover (32-34deg banking), or Bristol (36deg banking)...Las Vegas (24 deg)...at some of these places, you are on the brakes so hard, and so often the rotors are glowing like hell, and the fluid is on the verge of boiling.  Not braking in an oval my ass...

How many Cup drivers have done well in other series?  heheheh
Look at Tony Stewart, Jeff Gordon, Robbie Gordon, Dave Blaney...the list goes on.  They have come to NASCAR for 2 reasons.  1. Its by far the most competitive motorsport in the United States.  2. Money, yes cash...that and fame...and who can blame them, if you have the skill and the desire, rock on I say.

As far as F1 goes...its an entire breed of its own, top to bottom, front to back.  I do not doubt for one second that a Cup driver could go to F! and fall on his face...no question.  But not for long...  And I say that about Juan Pablo too, just in reverse.  He has come to Cup, learned, and I expect great things from him this year.  A talented driver, is a talented driver.  I dont care what discipline he comes from.

Now about F1 cars doing 145mph (average...lol) on a track with even *looks around stealthily* CURVES ...
An F1 car only has to manage about 1500lbs wet weight.  And from top to bottom, those cars use the air to hold them down.  The tires...1 to 2 inches wider on an F1 car than on a Sprint Cup car (yes even though F1 are forced to run on grooved tires, they still have a larger contact patch...more grip) and they are made of a far softer compound than Cup tires.

Again, I dont take anything away from F1, WRC...any of those guys.  On the contrary, I have the Utmost respect for them and their skill.  But when one educates oneself about NASCAR, it swiftly becomes more than "lets go wide open and turn left all day"

/rant
thank you, and have a nice day

good post

Locoloki wrote:

ig wrote:

*raises hand*

Mark Martin will win it. He got jewed hard last year.

I hope Tony Stewart does well in his Toyota this year even though I doubt it. As long as Gordon/Johnson don't win, I'll be happy.

hehe you said "jewed"

havent heard that since highschool

Last edited by kylef (2008-02-05 10:27:24)

Poseidon wrote:

I always catch it, even though I don't follow racing vehemently. It's always good fun.

I was a Dale Earnhardt fan...when he died I was really, really upset even though I didn't follow racing too much. So now, I'm a Dale Jr. fan.

Ajax_the_Great1 wrote:

So boring. Only "sport" where you take commercial breaks while the "action" is still going on.

ig wrote:

Stingray24 wrote:

Mark Martin will be driving the #8 Chevrolet.  I can't think of another driver I'd rather have in that car since Dale Jr isn't driving it.

for sure

kylef wrote:

"Mark Martin is driving the race of his life. And there's no one who's better at holdin' people off at Daytona." - NASCAR commentary, Daytona 500 2007

Last edited by Stingray24 (2008-02-05 22:11:14)