NASCAR.....coming soon!!!!!!!!!!!

diamonddan · Post by **diamonddan** » January 20, 2006 9:25 am

I need my F1!

springparrot · Post by **springparrot** » February 11, 2006 4:08 pm

http://www.covers.com/articles/articles ... tid=51&t=1

Besides being a NASCAR freak, I am a Parrothead, the term used to describe Jimmy Buffett fans. I also enjoy watching bullfights and hockey games. There isn’t much difference between them.

Lightning Bolt · Post by **Lightning Bolt** » February 11, 2006 4:28 pm

springparrot wrote:http://www.covers.com/articles/articles ... tid=51&t=1

I also enjoy watching bullfights and hockey games. There isn’t much difference between them.

Whattya mean?

One of those sports is nothing more than gratuitous, senseless violence toward animals to the delight of the obviously brainless, heartless masses
who pay good money just to witness such carnage....

...and for the other sport, they just stab a cow

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 11, 2006 5:13 pm

i'm taking mom to the atlanta spring race. she is a HUGE NASCAR/dale jr. fan.

it should be an interesting weekend. she wants to go to the taping of NASCAR this morning and make a sign.

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » February 11, 2006 5:39 pm

txaggirl91 wrote:i'm taking mom to the atlanta spring race. she is a HUGE NASCAR/dale jr. fan.

it should be an interesting weekend. she wants to go to the taping of NASCAR this morning and make a sign.

I live 10 miles from the Atlanta track, we are there from Thurs-Sun let me know when yo come in and you all can join our tailgating

Crazy Navy Flyer · Post by **Crazy Navy Flyer** » February 12, 2006 8:49 am

I'll be at the Atlanta race next month also, with 3 other Parrotheads. We need a Parrothead section!

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 12, 2006 10:22 am

dawgfan wrote:
txaggirl91 wrote:i'm taking mom to the atlanta spring race. she is a HUGE NASCAR/dale jr. fan.

it should be an interesting weekend. she wants to go to the taping of NASCAR this morning and make a sign.
I live 10 miles from the Atlanta track, we are there from Thurs-Sun let me know when yo come in and you all can join our tailgating

sweet! thanks for the invite. i'm trying to go all out for my mom with this trip. she will be so up for tailgating!

any other suggestions you might can give me would be great!

dawgfan · Post by **dawgfan** » February 12, 2006 10:38 am

Crazy Navy Flyer wrote:I'll be at the Atlanta race next month also, with 3 other Parrotheads. We need a Parrothead section!

CNF & txaggirl91 I am PM cell # let's talk and put something together.

This offer is open to anyone else that wants to join n

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 12, 2006 11:07 am

dawgfan wrote:
Crazy Navy Flyer wrote:I'll be at the Atlanta race next month also, with 3 other Parrotheads. We need a Parrothead section!
CNF & txaggirl91 I am PM cell # let's talk and put something together.

This offer is open to anyone else that wants to join n

I know this is the NASCAR thread, but is anyone going to the Bristol NHRA race in April?

Left Field ParrotHead · February 12, 2006 2:11 pm

prrthd1987 wrote:I need to pick a new favorite driver... since my old favorite is a drunk driver

Can I make a suggestion?

brahmafear · Post by **brahmafear** » February 12, 2006 5:12 pm

Work for Cingular. 31 is my car. Jeff Burton is the driver. Go Jeff!!!!!!!

prrthd1987 · Post by **prrthd1987** » February 12, 2006 9:41 pm

Way to go Denny Hamlin winning the Shootout!

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 12, 2006 9:42 pm

prrthd1987 wrote:Way to go Denny Hamlin winning the Shootout!

i was so excited for him! it's nice when the unknown guy wins...

Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 13, 2006 5:10 am

txaggirl91 wrote:
prrthd1987 wrote:Way to go Denny Hamlin winning the Shootout!
i was so excited for him! it's nice when the unknown guy wins...

I agree

NASCRAP is wrong to black flag Carl Edwards

. Fine, next time just drive into the back of a slowing car and try to kill each other

. NO wait, NASCRAP will call that wreckless driving

txaggirl91 · Post by **txaggirl91** » February 13, 2006 9:36 am

they should have flagged baby bush - he was the one causing all the wrecks

or at least he was always "around" when they happend.

Wino you know · Post by **Wino you know** » February 13, 2006 9:45 am

I'll bet many of the same people who dislike NASCAR will sit for hours on end and watch GOLF and TENNIS and get excited over THOSE "sports."

NASCAR + BUDWEISER = AMERICA!

7lords · Post by **7lords** » February 13, 2006 9:54 am

prrthd1987 wrote:I need to pick a new favorite driver... since my old favorite is a drunk driver

Go with the the guy who's family lives down the road from us:

captainjoe · Post by **captainjoe** » February 13, 2006 11:22 pm

Stewart predicts death this week at Daytona
Defending Cup champion blasts officials for creating dangerous conditions

Updated: 10:51 p.m. ET Feb. 13, 2006
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Defending Nextel Cup series champion Tony Stewart criticized superspeedway racing following his third-place finish in the Budweiser Shootout on Sunday, saying “we’re going to hurt somebody really, really bad.”

Stewart said “bump drafting” was out of control, with drivers slamming into competitors heading into turns, running through them and coming out of them.

“We’re sitting here watching TV before we came down here and they’re talking about the tribute to Dale Earnhardt,” Stewart said. “Well, five years from now we’re going to have to do another tribute to another driver because we’re probably going to kill somebody from Wednesday through Sunday.

“It could be me. It could be Dale Jr. It could be anybody out there.”

Stewart suggested that NASCAR officials “soften” front bumpers on cars in hopes of forcing drivers to keep their distance from others and penalizing them with damage if they do get too close.

“We’ve got to find some way of calming this down,” Stewart said.

Stewart spoke with NASCAR officials after the race and expressed his concerns. NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said it was unlikely anything would change before Sunday’s Daytona 500.

“It’s become a problem,” Hunter said of bump drafting. “We know it’s a problem. Any solution that we look for, we have to make sure we don’t make the cars less safe instead of more safe. That’s the No. 1 thing.

“We’ve got to make sure that whatever we do to cars that it’s scientific and not shade tree. We’ve thought about this before. I think we’ll ratchet up the research and get a lot more input, but I don’t think it will happen before the Daytona 500.”

Dale Earnhardt was killed on the final turn of the 2001 Daytona 500 when he slammed into the wall at more than 180 mph. Numerous safety issues have been installed since, including “soft walls” and head and neck restraints.

Nonetheless, NASCAR’s aerodynamic packages keep the cars in tight packs, especially during the horsepower-sapping restrictor-plate races at Daytona and Talladega.

The aero packages also have created bump drafting, a technique in which cars run into each other in hopes of creating space and holes to move to the front of the pack.

Dale Earnhardt Jr., who finished second in the Shootout behind race winner Denny Hamlin, was less concerned than Stewart about that type of racing. He also said it won’t be as prevalent in next Sunday’s Daytona 500.

“Tony’s got a point. It was dangerous in a couple of spots,” Earnhardt said. “I don’t know how you fix it. I don’t think you’ll see it a lot except in the Shootout. For the most part, the drivers won’t race that hard and risk crashing every lap.”

Earnhardt said drivers were the cause of the problem and said there was little NASCAR could do to end aggressive driving.

“We’ll find something else to run into each other with, if it’s not the front bumper,” Earnhardt said.

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Sidew13 · Post by **Sidew13** » February 14, 2006 5:20 am

Knaus ejected from Daytona Speedweeks

http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlin ... index.html

On Monday, Knaus was suspended from the Daytona 500 and all other activities leading up to the race, just 24 hours after Johnson's car failed post-qualifying inspection in the rear window area.

Sources close to NASCAR said Knaus likely will receive further suspensions for California and possibly Las Vegas, reminding that Todd Berrier was suspended for four weeks and fined $25,000 last season for doctoring a fuel cell on Kevin Harvick's car at Las Vegas.

An appeal to reduce Berrier's suspension was rejected by the National Stock Car Racing Association.

Knaus could appeal further suspensions, but there is no appeal for this week because Knaus technically was ejected.

"In the NASCAR rule book, we can take emergency action to eject somebody from an event,'' NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said. "That's what we used here.''

davesnik · Post by **davesnik** » February 14, 2006 6:33 am

Sidew13 wrote:Knaus ejected from Daytona Speedweeks

http://www.nascar.com/2006/news/headlin ... index.html

On Monday, Knaus was suspended from the Daytona 500 and all other activities leading up to the race, just 24 hours after Johnson's car failed post-qualifying inspection in the rear window area.

Sources close to NASCAR said Knaus likely will receive further suspensions for California and possibly Las Vegas, reminding that Todd Berrier was suspended for four weeks and fined $25,000 last season for doctoring a fuel cell on Kevin Harvick's car at Las Vegas.

An appeal to reduce Berrier's suspension was rejected by the National Stock Car Racing Association.

Knaus could appeal further suspensions, but there is no appeal for this week because Knaus technically was ejected.

"In the NASCAR rule book, we can take emergency action to eject somebody from an event,'' NASCAR spokesman Jim Hunter said. "That's what we used here.''

I saw this on the news late last night.....what was he thinking??????