Grand Prix Rejects

Jeff Gordon kind of redeems himself one week later.
He wins the very race many people felt he shouldn't have participated in. That's brilliant.
87 wins now. Whoa!

Nelson Piquet Jr. is in my hometown. I wonder how many people other than me knows about how his career in F1 went.

http://www.pnj.com/article/20121129/SPO ... ext|Sports

The Trucks have tested at Eldora, and my word we could have a great race there in 2013.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V7GJdn9rZE

And the new-look Sprint Cup cars all look the business, the Chevy in particular. (although the Charger was best IMO)

BUTT-UGLY
the charger and ford are the best. damn you penske for ruining that beautiful mopar.
also:: i want to see Piquet Jr. win at Eldora! show all those redneck dudes that F1 driver can race on dirt. i aslo would like to see JPM compete at the Prelude. just for lolz

nome66 wrote:BUTT-UGLY
the charger and ford are the best. damn you penske for ruining that beautiful mopar.

Are you kidding? That is freakin' beautiful! I can't wait for the V8 version

bathplug my touch screen. i meant to type "[/sarcasm]" srsly.
but anyways, i'm not really feeling the look of this new car here. not a fan of the big gaping mouth it has. reminds me of the Pug 207 haha
it looks ok overall though. that's my honest opinion. i was going to type "butt-ugly" no matter what it looked like because i'm a bit of a Ford fan.

i WILL admit that this scheme looks pretty cool

if you've noticed:: the dichotomy of my fanhood is that all my favorite drivers (mainly open-wheelers gone sprint-cupping) drive chevys.
it's a complicated system i have in my head.

Is it a bad thing if I troll Chevy fans by calling the SS the Schutzstaffel? <_<

Would it have killed them to have called it the Commodore? Even Commodore SS is fine...

Now Ive finally found the thread...

Now that Danica and Ricky are officially Sitting In A Tree anybody else looking forward to the inevitable fall-out? I am. Its like a stoopid office romance at 200mph. I see no love on the horizon just drivers taking the piss and car wreckage

I loved how many current drivers openly troll Danica, right when she's there. Last year we had Tony Stewart, when asked a question by a reporter go "Oh, I can talk now? you're not going to ask Danica a question? Are you sure?" and this year had Clint Boywer ask who lets who go into Turn 1 first: "You go ahead! No you!, No you!, Oh my god I love yous o much!" Danica's death stares are worth their weight in unobtainium. She's not used to people not rolling over for her like they did in Indycar.

The Bud Shootout, er I'm sorry, the (sigh) Sprint Unlimited is tonight. Whether or not you like NASCAR, in America the shootout is the first sign that our damnable winter is ending. The race actually should be fairly entertaining as the drivers still haven't figured out the "Gen 6" car yet. Junior brought a three day test to an end after 1/2 a day a few weeks ago when he caused a ten-car pileup. Matt Keneseth yesterdya ended first practice not long after it started with a 6 car melee. Expect the "big-one" tonight. You mileage will vary on whether or not its a good thing, but it could lead to a surprise winner.

For extra rejectfulness it has not been decided how many pit-stops (if any) will be allowed. Fans are supposed to vote via text on their Sprint phones.

Wallio wrote:For extra rejectfulness it has not been decided how many pit-stops (if any) will be allowed. Fans are supposed to vote via text on their Sprint phones.

So what if, there aren't any pitstops allowed? Could we see the stock cars slowing down, in order to make the end of the race?

Ferrarist wrote:

Wallio wrote:For extra rejectfulness it has not been decided how many pit-stops (if any) will be allowed. Fans are supposed to vote via text on their Sprint phones.

So what if, there aren't any pitstops allowed? Could we see the stock cars slowing down, in order to make the end of the race?

It'd take them about 5 laps to slow down seen as the cars weigh more than the Costa Concordia

Possibly. Plate tracks often turn into fuel economy runs anyway. However I'm more worried about their being cars left to finish. They changed the requirements to get in, (AGAIN) making it much harder. Only 19 cars are starting the race, and as I said two accidents alone took out 16 cars. Also fans can vote how many cars get eliminated after 55 laps, with one option being six cars. If it wins, that means AT MOST we'll have 13 cars for the last 20 laps. Someone gets happy feet, look out......

pasta_maldonado wrote:

Ferrarist wrote:

Wallio wrote:For extra rejectfulness it has not been decided how many pit-stops (if any) will be allowed. Fans are supposed to vote via text on their Sprint phones.

So what if, there aren't any pitstops allowed? Could we see the stock cars slowing down, in order to make the end of the race?

It'd take them about 5 laps to slow down seen as the cars weigh more than the Costa Concordia

Well the Gen 6 is several hundred pounds lighter than the COT, but yes, they're still tanks.

I like the fact that it has returned to being exclusive to pole winners. Otherwise, winning a pole during the season doesn't mean very much. But the prospect of having 6 cars eliminated is worrying. I can't imagine a 13 car field would be all that exciting.

Hound55 wrote:I like the fact that it has returned to being exclusive to pole winners. Otherwise, winning a pole during the season doesn't mean very much. But the prospect of having 6 cars eliminated is worrying. I can't imagine a 13 car field would be all that exciting.

Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvich don't have poles, but all did win the event back at some point back in time. So only former champions of the Sprint Unlimited and Polesitters are allowed.

Onxy Wrecked wrote:

Hound55 wrote:I like the fact that it has returned to being exclusive to pole winners. Otherwise, winning a pole during the season doesn't mean very much. But the prospect of having 6 cars eliminated is worrying. I can't imagine a 13 car field would be all that exciting.

Terry Labonte, Kurt Busch, and Kevin Harvich don't have poles, but all did win the event back at some point back in time. So only former champions of the Sprint Unlimited and Polesitters are allowed.

Oh, yeah, I forgot to mention that.

So could this be the Marcos Ambrose National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing thread? Or is there a better suited driver in sight who maybe listened to what Boris said? There surely must be one amongst the road course specialists.

While we are speaking, it is being reported worldwide that Danica Patrick has scored the fastest practise time of this year's Daytona 500 so far on this Saturday. She really is an oval specialist.

Can one of the moderators maybe add a bathplug icon to the available smilies on the right?
A mouse-over "conspiracy theorists stand up" jingle would be nice, too

Tony Stewart reject of the race at the Sprint Unlimited, nothing can top that.

eichy wrote:Tony Stewart reject of the race at the Sprint Unlimited, nothing can top that.

His spotter took blame for it. Good save by Tony. These cars aren't doing too bad in race trim, they are moving around lots in the pack and there is a lot more of a spread from the front to the back.

RealRacingRoots wrote:

eichy wrote:Tony Stewart reject of the race at the Sprint Unlimited, nothing can top that.

His spotter took blame for it. Good save by Tony. These cars aren't doing too bad in race trim, they are moving around lots in the pack and there is a lot more of a spread from the front to the back.

I don't think he is worthy of reject of the race at all. He has been doing a great job of saving the car all night. He just saved himself from taking out Earnhardt Jr. and Logano.

Holy smokes! Danica Patrick is on provisional pole for the Daytona 500. Already beaten Tony Stewart and Kyle Busch. Let's see if her time can stand till the end

Danica gets the "lucky" plate it looks like. I won't be able to stand the media frenzy if it holds. Its already the lead story on ESPN. If she gets the pole, God help us all.

Wallio wrote:Danica gets the "lucky" plate it looks like. I won't be able to stand the media frenzy if it holds. Its already the lead story on ESPN. If she gets the pole, God help us all.

May Manica save us all.



PublicoCrap will never be the same.

I see it coming, more people will talk about Danica than about the actual winner of the Daytona 500.

Ferrarist wrote:I see it coming, more people will talk about Danica than about the actual winner of the Daytona 500.

Like Takuma Sato last year in Indy 500? Everybody talked about Taku's bravery more than Franchiti's win

What if Danica ends up winning the Daytona 500? The rage will probably be biblical.

Want to know a funny fact? This will be the first season of NASCAR without a truly american car:
Chevy SS = Holden Commodore (AUS)
Ford Fusion = Aston Martin (UK)
Toyota Camry (duh, JAP)
And lol, no Dodge around

Ferrarist wrote:I see it coming, more people will talk about Danica than about the actual winner of the Daytona 500.

Bloody Danica. I dont rate her at all. She relies on her ststus as a woman to get her places, it's so frustrating. She's a mediocre driver yet everyone raves about her. WAKE UP PEOPLE! DANICA ISN'T THAT GOOD!

SeedStriker wrote:Want to know a funny fact? This will be the first season of NASCAR without a truly american car:
Chevy SS = Holden Commodore (AUS)
Ford Fusion = Aston Martin (UK)
Toyota Camry (duh, JAP)
And lol, no Dodge around

But didn't Ford of America devise the design for the new Fusion (Which is also going to be used for the Ford Mondeo)? But yes, Ford did seem to take a page or two out of the rulebook about Aston's grills.

pasta_maldonado wrote:Bloody Danica. I dont rate her at all. She relies on her ststus as a woman to get her places, it's so frustrating. She's a mediocre driver yet everyone raves about her. WAKE UP PEOPLE! DANICA ISN'T THAT GOOD!

She actually has some talent, to the point that Jackie Stewart already saw her in Formula One. But regrettably, she chose the easy part and stayed in the US, where she's been receiving special status ever since. At least she hasn't gone on to marrying her team-owner.
On the other hand, I don't think that male racing fans would react the same way if Nico Hülkenberg was about to marry Monisha Kaltenborn .

Ok, Danica is on pole, so let the publicocrap begin...

SeedStriker wrote:

Ferrarist wrote:I see it coming, more people will talk about Danica than about the actual winner of the Daytona 500.

Like Takuma Sato last year in Indy 500? Everybody talked about Taku's bravery more than Franchiti's win

Well thats mostly because NOONE likes Dario. NOONE. Jimmie Johnson today said of Daytona qualifying "A monkey can do this". Looks like he was right......


I blame Jeff Gordon. He didn't poop today. 4/10ths of a second is just a poop. Why you no poop Gordon?

Wallio wrote:Well thats mostly because NOONE likes Dario. NOONE. Jimmie Johnson today said of Daytona qualifying "A monkey can do this". Looks like he was right......
I blame Jeff Gordon. He didn't poop today. 4/10ths of a second is just a poop. Why you no poop Gordon?

Well, after Jimmie's qualy, maybe a monkey would've been faster than him...
I can imagine Knaus in the radio saying "Jimmie, the monkey was faster than you."

SeedStriker wrote:

Wallio wrote:Well thats mostly because NOONE likes Dario. NOONE. Jimmie Johnson today said of Daytona qualifying "A monkey can do this". Looks like he was right......
I blame Jeff Gordon. He didn't poop today. 4/10ths of a second is just a poop. Why you no poop Gordon?

Well, after Jimmie's qualy, maybe a monkey would've been faster than him...
I can imagine Knaus in the radio saying "Jimmie, the monkey was faster than you."

Yea Chad would say that lol. The Monkey in a 5th Henrick car.

From Autosport.com:

Danica Patrick wrote:At this point in time it's just about going out there and getting what you can. You guys can all talk about it, I'm just turning left...

So the pole-winner at Daytona has just provided a ton(ne) of fodder for Europeans who criticise the American oval-racing scene for only turning left...

Looking at the weather forecasts and it says there will be rain next Sunday. Needless to say, I am not going through what happened last year again.

dr-baker wrote:From Autosport.com:

Danica Patrick wrote:At this point in time it's just about going out there and getting what you can. You guys can all talk about it, I'm just turning left...

So the pole-winner at Daytona has just provided a ton(ne) of fodder for Europeans who criticise the American oval-racing scene for only turning left...

NASCAR is rubbish. End of. Notice I didn't say 'oval racing'.

pasta_maldonado wrote:NASCAR is rubbish. End of. Notice I didn't say 'oval racing'.

It's not as bad as ARCA...

ARCA is WAY worse. they think Milk and Donuts is exciting

Actually, while we're on the subject of ARCA, John Less Talented managed to find some. I know, I'm about as shocked as everyone is. Him and Milk and Donuts were on the front row for this race too.

http://auto-racing.speedtv.com/article/ ... t-daytona/