The Daytona 500????

SPEEDY MCCREADY
SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
edited June 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
I only watch one race a year....The Daytona...

I figure since its this sports "SuperBowl" I will watch for a few hours.....

Did anyone else watch that debacle yesterday???

A POTHOLE on the racetrack??? A fucking pothole??? Shuts down the track for 2 and a half hours???

The last 30 laps took almost 2 hours??


But I will tell ya one thing....I found myself cheering ......when Dale Jr. came out of fucking nowhere, and went from 15th place to 2nd place in those final 2 laps.

Oh well, so much for a bunch of hillbillies driving around in circles.....hehehehehe
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  • All Those Yesterdays
    All Those Yesterdays Posts: 2,723
    I watched it, as always. I don't watch the entire season religiously like I used to, but I watched it.

    As for the hill billies driving in circles, that sort of left that stereo type in the early '80's.
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  • Jokertt14
    Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Very long race . but alot better racing .

    AND DALE JR. OUT OF NO WERE . VERY NICE !! only thing that could have top it at that moment would have been a pearl jam show . cheers !!! ;)
  • drtyfrnk29
    drtyfrnk29 Posts: 846
    They should have just ended it at 30 to go, with Harvick in the lead. Not a fan of the three attempts to go green white checkered either
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    drtyfrnk29 wrote:
    They should have just ended it at 30 to go, with Harvick in the lead. Not a fan of the three attempts to go green white checkered either
    I disagree.....

    Finish the damn race...
    Whatever it takes.....
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • know1
    know1 Posts: 6,801
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I only watch one race a year....The Daytona...

    I figure since its this sports "SuperBowl" I will watch for a few hours.....

    Did anyone else watch that debacle yesterday???

    A POTHOLE on the racetrack??? A fucking pothole??? Shuts down the track for 2 and a half hours???

    The last 30 laps took almost 2 hours??


    But I will tell ya one thing....I found myself cheering ......when Dale Jr. came out of fucking nowhere, and went from 15th place to 2nd place in those final 2 laps.

    Oh well, so much for a bunch of hillbillies driving around in circles.....hehehehehe

    I'm not really a NASCAR fan, but that debacle was a huge black eye for NASCAR. If I had been an announcer, I would have been reaming them on the air....and probably lost my job.
    The only people we should try to get even with...
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    I dont know a damned thing about nascar...

    But having their BIG RACE delayed for 2 and a half hours, due to a pot hole on the track.....

    Is, in my eyes, the same as The Superbowl being delayed until Monday, because somebody forgot to bring the footballs.
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • Jokertt14
    Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    30 laps . WTF yeah just finish it . watched it all day anyways . whats an extra couple hours . :lol:

    the finish was very awesome . have not seen that in years :D

    the hole in the track has to do with nature and physics .. how is that the same as forgetting the footballs . WoW
  • Jokertt14
    Jokertt14 Posts: 2,566
    Metal scraping rock and tar . = someone forgetting footballs ... lol :lol::lol:
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


    i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    jokertt14 wrote:
    30 laps . WTF yeah just finish it . watched it all day anyways . whats an extra couple hours . :lol:

    the finish was very awesome . have not seen that in years :D

    the hole in the track has to do with nature and physics .. how is that the same as forgetting the footballs . WoW
    You would think.....

    That track would be in PERFECT fucking condition...PERIOD!!!!

    Its THE BIG RACE!!!!

    A gazillion people watching....
    And you get a fucking pothole???

    Its even more ridiculous that someone forgetting the footballs...........
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    norm wrote:
    6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


    i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    norm wrote:
    6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


    i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????


    way too expensive and it takes a lot of time to do it and it should be done in the summer months as it's better to lay asphalt in the heat but since there are races there quite frequently during the year, it would be tough to do every year but it should be done every 5 years
  • Rygar
    Rygar Posts: 8,712
    All Those Yesterdays wrote:
    As for the hill billies driving in circles, that sort of left that stereo type in the early '80's.
    No it hasn't.
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    norm wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    norm wrote:
    6 hours of boredom followed by 2 minutes of excitement


    i couldn't believe the asphalt was coming up...jr said he told nascar to resurface the track last year but they didn't...
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????


    way too expensive and it takes a lot of time to do it and it should be done in the summer months as it's better to lay asphalt in the heat but since there are races there quite frequently during the year, it would be tough to do every year but it should be done every 5 years
    I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

    I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

    Anyway, you get my point....

    That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

    What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,651
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????

    You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
    would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

    what an embarrassment for all involved.

    just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    QuarterToTen wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????

    You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
    would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

    what an embarrassment for all involved.

    just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.
    2 and a half hours later....

    They filled the hole with bondo????

    bondo?????
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun
    LikeAnOpeningBandForTheSun Posts: 6,097
    i tried to get into it and was into it for about 5 minutes. the end was like 5 minutes of racing, followed by 10 minutes of yellow flag driving. zzzzzz.
  • norm
    norm Posts: 31,146
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

    I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

    Anyway, you get my point....

    That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

    What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

    yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive' ;)

    also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

    this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

    also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:
  • SPEEDY MCCREADY
    SPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 27,004
    norm wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    I am going to disagree with the "too expensive" comment.....

    I am thinking Nascar has more money than GOD...hehehe

    Anyway, you get my point....

    That track should be in A+ condition for that race....Every single year.....

    What happened yesterday is just pure nonsense......

    yeah i know i'm just saying from nascar's perspective they would say it 'cost prohibitive' ;)

    also, drivers don't like racing on new surfaces because the data they collect from practices and races are dependent in part on how the surface of the track affects the car...a new surface every year would piss the drivers off because they couldn't set up their cars properly

    this is all coming from the perspective of the drivers and teams...personally, it should be resurfaced every 3-5 years

    also nascar needs to change their name since those cars aren't anything close to being 'stock' :roll:
    I wanted Dale Jr. to run over that car that was in the lead.....

    Whatever it took....
    I wanted to see Dale Jr. win that race.......
    Take me piece by piece.....
    Till there aint nothing left worth taking away from me.....
  • QuarterToTen
    QuarterToTen Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 3,651
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    QuarterToTen wrote:
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    Wouldnt you think that track would be resurfaced every year???
    Right before the BIG RACE????

    Doesnt it just make sense?????

    You'd think for the biggest day of the NASCAR season someone, anyone
    would have at least made an attempt to level the playing field.

    what an embarrassment for all involved.

    just kind of reinforces the hillbilly sterotype, unfortunately.
    2 and a half hours later....

    They filled the hole with bondo????

    bondo?????

    Well i guess it beats chewing gum and super glue.

    Maybe they needed the time to go to visit several Home Depot's.
    The race should have been cancelled due to lack of brains.

    Inexcusable.
    Nice shirt.

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