Jr's spin - on purpose?

#1

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

#2

Grim wrote:

Quote:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

Given the size of the hole in that tire, I doubt it.

#3

On Aug 6, 12:43 pm, ! <IllustriousPotent... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

Grim wrote:
I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

Given the size of the hole in that tire, I doubt it.

The hole came AFTER the spin (because of the spin), not before. He
flat-spotted it while spinning.

N.

#4

"!" <IllustriousPotentate (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

Grim wrote:
I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

Given the size of the hole in that tire, I doubt it.

There was no air loss from the tire in question, just a flat spot from
spinning.

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#5

Grim <> wrote in news:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

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I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John

#6

On Mon, 06 Aug 2007 22:48:38 -0000, John McCoy <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com>
wrote:

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Grim <> wrote in news:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John
Or maybe he learned his lesson at Bristol and stopped broadcasting his

intentions on his radio......
On the "INC" show tonight, they replayed a few radio clips where he
was arguing back and forth with Eury that he really needed to change
his shocks.
Shortly afterwards, he had his "lucky" spin which gave him the perfect
opportunity to do the shock swap.
What a coincidence.

#7

Kyle Roberts wrote:

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"John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote in message
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Grim <> wrote in news:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.
It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John

The shock wasn't broken. They were trying a new shock package that evidently
wasn't working at all. Car was tight and getting tighter. Seems awfully
suspect since they had just made the decision to come in and change the
shock. It took them 90 seconds to change it under caution. He would have
lost 2 laps under green from where he was running at the time.

I'm not so sure even Jr would try spinning in a turn @ 140 mph just to
bring out a caution.

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G

#8

"John McCoy" <igopogo (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote

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Grim <> wrote in news:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.

It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John

The shock wasn't broken. They were trying a new shock package that evidently
wasn't working at all. Car was tight and getting tighter. Seems awfully
suspect since they had just made the decision to come in and change the
shock. It took them 90 seconds to change it under caution. He would have
lost 2 laps under green from where he was running at the time.

#9

On Aug 7, 10:58 am, Gordon <jimmyga... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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Kyle Roberts wrote:
"John McCoy" <igop... (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote in message
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Grim <> wrote innews:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.
It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John

The shock wasn't broken. They were trying a new shock package that evidently
wasn't working at all. Car was tight and getting tighter. Seems awfully
suspect since they had just made the decision to come in and change the
shock. It took them 90 seconds to change it under caution. He would have
lost 2 laps under green from where he was running at the time.

I'm not so sure even Jr would try spinning in a turn @ 140 mph just to
bring out a caution.

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He's done it before - I think he did do it on purpose, after I
listened to the conversation on INC. Nobody close front or back, he
had good control of the car, and knew he probably could do a solo spin
out.

Too much convenience to be a coincidence.

N.

#10

On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 12:03:58 -0700, Nancy2 <nancy-dooley (AT) uiowa (DOT) edu>
wrote:

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On Aug 7, 10:58 am, Gordon <jimmyga... (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote:
Kyle Roberts wrote:
"John McCoy" <igop... (AT) ix (DOT) netcom.com> wrote in message
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Grim <> wrote innews:fj0db3pql49kjjbltiomj7ehmge8bgspuh (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

I'm just wondering if Jr. spun his car on purpose because he needed a
caution to work on it. I know he's done it before at Bristol. If so,
it was good car control.
It's possible, but I would doubt it. If the shock was in fact broken
that's about where you'd expect it to have the most effect on the
handling.

John

The shock wasn't broken. They were trying a new shock package that evidently
wasn't working at all. Car was tight and getting tighter. Seems awfully
suspect since they had just made the decision to come in and change the
shock. It took them 90 seconds to change it under caution. He would have
lost 2 laps under green from where he was running at the time.

I'm not so sure even Jr would try spinning in a turn @ 140 mph just to
bring out a caution.

G<- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

He's done it before - I think he did do it on purpose, after I
listened to the conversation on INC. Nobody close front or back, he
had good control of the car, and knew he probably could do a solo spin
out.

Too much convenience to be a coincidence.

N.

Yes, Nancy, he did, but it was at BRISTOL!! Hardly close to the speeds
they run at Indy which was Gordon's point in the post above.