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Big track v small track
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Big track v small track -
01-12-2006
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I was watching the Michigan race (again) from 2005 and I think I prefer the big track over the small track. |
should have all your newbie quirks worked out....
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It was exciting watching *everyone* racing. There were cars *everywhere*. Some were in the high lane, some in the low lane and some in the middle two lanes. It was exciting watching them passing each other and being passed. I think I get more bored when the cars have to play follow the leader (until you can slip under one and pass). Another thing that impressed me more, for some reason, was the green flag pit stops. The camera angle was from the exit of pit road looking down pit road. Cars were coming in, stopping, guys were running around the cars like bees and then the cars were going out like army ants. Looked like a well oiled machine in the midst of chaos. |
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On 2006-01-12 15:52:16 -0500, Paul <ME (AT) MYISP (DOT) COM> said: I was watching the Michigan race (again) from 2005 and I think I prefer the big track over the small track. hmmmm..... we'll work on that. Don't ya worry, by mid-season we should have all your newbie quirks worked out.... |
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It was exciting watching *everyone* racing. There were cars *everywhere*. Some were in the high lane, some in the low lane and some in the middle two lanes. It was exciting watching them passing each other and being passed. I think I get more bored when the cars have to play follow the leader (until you can slip under one and pass). Another thing that impressed me more, for some reason, was the green flag pit stops. The camera angle was from the exit of pit road looking down pit road. Cars were coming in, stopping, guys were running around the cars like bees and then the cars were going out like army ants. Looked like a well oiled machine in the midst of chaos. I gotta say, I do find your novel perspective very refreshing. |
"that is just the way it is" thinking. I am like a little child learning
something new and asking, why.
I must say, though, I am rather surprised at my very strong emotions about some
things in NASCAR. I mean, why should I car if a driver gets sent to the rear? I
have no favorite driver. If I did and it was my driver that got sent to the
rear I could understand that.
It is all new and confusing --- and I am enjoying it.
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Paul of El Cajon
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 16:23:40 -0500, Julia <nospam (AT) home (DOT) com wrote: On 2006-01-12 15:52:16 -0500, Paul <ME (AT) MYISP (DOT) COM> said: I was watching the Michigan race (again) from 2005 and I think I prefer the big track over the small track. hmmmm..... we'll work on that. Don't ya worry, by mid-season we should have all your newbie quirks worked out.... Right now I hope not. :-) It was exciting watching *everyone* racing. There were cars *everywhere*. Some were in the high lane, some in the low lane and some in the middle two lanes. It was exciting watching them passing each other and being passed. I think I get more bored when the cars have to play follow the leader (until you can slip under one and pass). Another thing that impressed me more, for some reason, was the green flag pit stops. The camera angle was from the exit of pit road looking down pit road. Cars were coming in, stopping, guys were running around the cars like bees and then the cars were going out like army ants. Looked like a well oiled machine in the midst of chaos. I gotta say, I do find your novel perspective very refreshing. Maybe because I haven't yet been tainted by "same-old same-old" boredom and "that is just the way it is" thinking. I am like a little child learning something new and asking, why. I must say, though, I am rather surprised at my very strong emotions about some things in NASCAR. I mean, why should I car if a driver gets sent to the rear? I have no favorite driver. If I did and it was my driver that got sent to the rear I could understand that. It is all new and confusing --- and I am enjoying it. -- Paul of El Cajon |
That will really give you some new appreciation for the sport and
put a kink in your perspective ;-)
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Catch any or all older races on ESPN Classic whenever you can. That will really give you some new appreciation for the sport and put a kink in your perspective ;-) |
I don't get ESPN Classic (if that is a network, just ESPN and ESPN2.
Care to explain what I would see if I did get it?
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:28:56 -0600, "SG" <spaamtrapper (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: [3 quoted lines suppressed] I don't get ESPN Classic (if that is a network, just ESPN and ESPN2. Care to explain what I would see if I did get it? |
seconds is boring. when it takes 10
laps of side by side racing is
entertaing. i do agree, bristol bump
and run is boring.
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I was watching the Michigan race (again) from 2005 and I think I prefer the big track over the small track. It was exciting watching *everyone* racing. There were cars *everywhere*. Some were in the high lane, some in the low lane and some in the middle two lanes. |
about 1/3rd of the races there. The remainder turn into fuel
economy runs, with everyone strung out all around the track
waiting to see who runs out before the end of the race. But
a good Michigan race is a race well worth seeing.
Rockingham always gave you the "cars everywhere" deal, but
unfortunately that's gone now.
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I think I get more bored when the cars have to play follow the leader (until you can slip under one and pass). |
as often happens on the 1.5 mile tracks like Vegas or Chicago.
But it's different when you look at the short tracks, or
Darlington. Passing can be done there, but it takes some
planning and some skill. Perhaps it takes a while to gain
an appreciation for it, to see the setup and then the success
(or failure, as the case may be) of the pass.
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Another thing that impressed me more, for some reason, was the green flag pit stops. The camera angle was from the exit of pit road looking down pit road. |
viewed from a camera in turn 1. The track's wide enough for
cars to spread out 8 wide, and if the leader doesn't get going
right sharply, they _will_ spread out 8 wide.
John
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Michigan can be like that - unfortunately, it only happens in about 1/3rd of the races there. The remainder turn into fuel economy runs, with everyone strung out all around the track waiting to see who runs out before the end of the race. But a good Michigan race is a race well worth seeing. Rockingham always gave you the "cars everywhere" deal, but unfortunately that's gone now. |
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I think I get more bored when the cars have to play follow the leader (until you can slip under one and pass). I agree with you, when you get a track where cars _can't_ pass, as often happens on the 1.5 mile tracks like Vegas or Chicago. But it's different when you look at the short tracks, or Darlington. Passing can be done there, but it takes some planning and some skill. Perhaps it takes a while to gain an appreciation for it, to see the setup and then the success (or failure, as the case may be) of the pass. |
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Another thing that impressed me more, for some reason, was the green flag pit stops. The camera angle was from the exit of pit road looking down pit road. Along those lines, you've got to watch for a restart at Pocono, viewed from a camera in turn 1. The track's wide enough for cars to spread out 8 wide, and if the leader doesn't get going right sharply, they _will_ spread out 8 wide. John |
show it on NASCAR Fast Forward.
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Paul of El Cajon
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 17:28:56 -0600, "SG" spaamtrapper (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote: Catch any or all older races on ESPN Classic whenever you can. That will really give you some new appreciation for the sport and put a kink in your perspective ;-) I don't get ESPN Classic (if that is a network, just ESPN and ESPN2. Care to explain what I would see if I did get it? -- Paul of El Cajon |
Cars you could recognize, Thunderbirds, Monte Carlos, Buicks -
shit what model was it, I forget.....etc...
No speed limit on pit road.
Pit crews with no helmets and only the top teams had crew
uniforms.
No cautions for a car spinning and not hitting anything.
Drivers going after each other after the race with no fear of
being fined or points taken away.
And numerous other things that my tired old mind can't remember
right now. I'm sure others won't mind to chime in.
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Cars you could recognize, Thunderbirds, Monte Carlos, Buicks - shit what model was it, I forget.....etc... |
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No speed limit on pit road. Pit crews with no helmets and only the top teams had crew uniforms. |
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No cautions for a car spinning and not hitting anything. |
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Drivers going after each other after the race with no fear of being fined or points taken away. |
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