Anybody watch these shows on Speed? Pretty cool stuff. Tonight they showed
the race at Martinsville from 1971. Back then they only started 30 cars,
what they should be doing today on the small tracks and get this....cars
spun, and gasp, they didn't throw a caution. The world didn't come to an
end either. I think todays folks in Nascar could take some cues from back
then but wait, too many big money cars would either not make the race or
would finish a few laps down. Can't have that now can we??


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What Time and days do they Air?

On 27 Feb 2006 18:54:25 -0800, "71swinger400"
<ss71swinger400 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

There is a new show every Monday at 9:00 PM (EST) on SpeedChannel.
They do replay them during the week. Not sure of the times. It
should be easy to find out on the schedule at speedtv.com.

On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 14:00:37 GMT, "mark" <usenet1958 (AT) verizon (DOT) net>
wrote:

Did you see the pit crews? What were they thinking back then? One
crew had those funky Coca-Cola pants that I am old enough to remember.
I think I saw one crewmember with shorts on.

It would get me back to the track!

"Dean Caudle" <newage (AT) joink (DOT) com> wrote

"PaulMofAtl" <paulmorabito (AT) charter (DOT) net> wrote

Some of the real old time drivers, especially in open wheel, wouldn't wear
seat belts. The thinking being it is better to be thrown clear of the
wreck. Back in the 50's, that happened to Johnny Key, who was originally
from California, but back east racing midgets. He brought two of them. I
can't immediately recall which track it was, but he had a wreck and was
thrown clear. Only to be hit and killed by his other car while getting up
off of the track.

Carey in Manvel

"Dean Caudle" <newage (AT) joink (DOT) com> wrote


I was worried that his show would be mostly fluff, nothing too much to it.
But the shows have turned out to be pretty good. I don't really care for all
the Junior laden lead-ins (and I am a Junior fan) but the re-runs of these
old races are pretty cool. Brings back a lot of memories for me, as I
started going to NASCAR races in the early 1970s. The "PopUp Video" approach
to the trivia/facts of that year are pretty neat, though I think they run a
few too many during the course of the show.

I just read on Jayski today (and it may be old news) but Speed just picked
up another 8 shows, apparently to stretch it out to what they're calling a
whole "season" of it. Not too shabby for a show and production company that
Junior lead the way on, given the copious amount of Junior haters out there
and all. Honestly, I dig the old race footage, and would be
watching/Tivo'ing it regardless of who was starring in or producing it. I
guess other people feel the same way, and is why it appears to be a success.
I just wonder how much Car & Track footage there is out there to make into
episodes? Did Junior/Hammerhead buy the whole catalog of shows?

Carey Akin wrote:

So the flaw in his plan is that you should only bring one car?


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"PaulMofAtl" <paulmorabito (AT) charter (DOT) net> wrote

would dare.
Over 100 mph aiming for their pit crews.

"24-Dynasty" <2X.better.than@2X-champs> wrote

Pit road speed limits and the whole open/closed pits routine has really hurt
NASCAR. There were very few problems with the old unrestricted pits. I wish
they would go back to it.
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