2014 NASCAR Thread

[GTRacer22]

Yikes, looks like the race is gonna be postponed, eh?

Oh geez another 2011 Monday night race....

@ITCC_Andrew that's not the ocean, the ocean is closer to the left side of the screen I believe

 

[Furinkazen]

That pic is about 2 and a half hours old I think.

 

[Roo]

Heh. Clint Bowyer doing a Q&A on Twitter:

“@Caleb_adrian29: If you could go back to one race in your career, which one would it be? @ClintBowyer”

"@ClintBowyer: #2014Daytona500"

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Oh geez another 2011 Monday night race....

@ITCC_Andrew that's not the ocean, the ocean is closer to the left side of the screen I believe

Turn 1 is where the beach is.

 

[Blitz24]

People are dim-witted:

http://deadspin.com/scores-of-idiot...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[GTRacer22]

@ITCC_Andrew yea it seems it was closer to the ocean my bad 👍

 

[G.T.Ace]

People are dim-witted:

http://deadspin.com/scores-of-idiot...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

 

[nascarfan1400]

People are dim-witted:

http://deadspin.com/scores-of-idiot...ource=deadspin_facebook&utm_medium=socialflow

'Murica.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Hand tossed pepperoni? Is this a meme or real?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I think some of those guys were joking about it.

"This year's Daytona 500 looks a lot like the last one..."

That seems like a knowing, intentional joke.

 

[nascarfan1400]

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@ITCC_Andrew yea it seems it was closer to the ocean my bad 👍

@ITCC_Andrew that pic was taken looking past turn two... That's on land...

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

@ITCC_Andrew that pic was taken looking past turn two... That's on land...

Wait, has Daytona always been rotated that way? I thought T2 was against water?

 

[nascarfan1400]

Wait, has Daytona always been rotated that way? I thought T2 was against water?

No. 3 & 4 are.

Hope everyone is OK....

 

[GTRacer22]

You can't really tell if its on land or not its hard to tell

 

[Ganon83]

NASCAR in rain sucks anyway, just go look at Montreal a few years ago

 

[nascarfan1400]

You can't really tell if its on land or not its hard to tell

Well. I am assuming because, I don't think you could see the tornado across the whole peninsula, could you?

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

In that case, me too.


I know better tracks better, but I'm really not interested in Daytona. :/

 

[TenEightyOne]

You can't really tell if its on land or not its hard to tell

No. 3 & 4 are.

Hope everyone is OK....

Yup, I feel bad for ribbing people about the rain now... tornadoes are bad stuff :\

@ITCC_Andrew ; What don't you like about Daytona? I'm genuinely intrigued to know.

Personally I think it's one of the most iconic tracks in world motorsport. It's full of incredible history and remains a great track that produces great racing... but only in my opinion.

 

[nascarfan1400]

In that case, me too.


I know better tracks better, but I'm really not interested in Daytona. :/

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not good...

This track has so much history, and hosts an array of events, not including just NASCAR- It's a great track.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

I like tracks that I enjoy driving... Macau, Porto, Monaco, Spa, Nürburgring, VIR, Mosport (been there in real life numerous times,) Barber Motorsports Park, Brno, Hungaroring, etc. Because they're challenging. Daytona is just a few hairpins with a kink and a chicane. Woohoo, great track... And I don't like it.

 

[Roo]

Watching the end of last year's 500, when Johnson on the inside started coming through, why didn't Biffle or Patrick or Gordon drop down in front? The cars were hard to pass all day, so surely you're only going to win if you head one of the 2 lines?

 

[nascarfan1400]

I like tracks that I enjoy driving... Macau, Porto, Monaco, Spa, Nürburgring, VIR, Mosport (been there in real life numerous times,) Barber Motorsports Park, Brno, Hungaroring, etc. Because they're challenging. Daytona is just a few hairpins with a kink and a chicane. Woohoo, great track... And I don't like it.

Ok, Stig. I'll hook you up with a NASCAR car, better yet we can form a team. Race the Daytona 500 without crashing. I know I probable couldn't, but since for you, it's just 4 left turns, let's do it.

 

[Furinkazen]

Daytona is just a few hairpins with a kink and a chicane.

Congratulations, you just summed up every race track layout in the world with that statement. They all have that...

 

[photonrider]

Just because you don't like it doesn't mean it's not good...

This track has so much history, and hosts an array of events, not including just NASCAR- It's a great track.

👍

In the beginning was . . . Daytona.

 

[GOTMAXPOWER]

Watching the end of last year's 500, when Johnson on the inside started coming through, why didn't Biffle or Patrick or Gordon drop down in front? The cars were hard to pass all day, so surely you're only going to win if you head one of the 2 lines?

Johnson might need to do that this year, he has 37 cars to pass...

At the time I thought Danica would've won if she had gone down infront of Earnhardt at the end.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

The idea of dealing with 42 other idiots, is the hard part. Driving a lap - or 200 - of Daytona without the other 42 idiots is easy. One idiot can only make so many mistakes on that course.

Surviving the race is only difficult because of the 42 other drivers.

 

[Furinkazen]

The idea of dealing with 42 other idiots, is the hard part. Driving a lap - or 200 - of Daytona without the other 42 idiots is easy. One idiot can only make so many mistakes on that course.

Surviving the race is only difficult because of the 42 other drivers.

Wouldn't say every one is an idiot... There's an element of survival to all nature of racing.

 

[nascarfan1400]

The idea of dealing with 42 other idiots, is the hard part. Driving a lap - or 200 - of Daytona without the other 42 idiots is easy. One idiot can only make so many mistakes on that course.

Surviving the race is only difficult because of the 42 other drivers.

Andrew... Why the hell would they close the track for one "idiot"?

They aren't idiots, the track only holds 4-wide, with the closing rates and as twitchy as these cars are, they can barely go 3. But they have to.

 

[Furinkazen]

To anyone who says it is easy. It is slightly now since Daytona was repaved. But can you yourself drive a 750hp+ 1500kg car with electronic aids and power to the rear wheels with ease? And then keep it together at 200mph, running in all the air and turbulence of 42 other drivers? Stock car racing can be boring, but it is also a black art to learn.

 

[ITCC_Andrew]

Anyone willing to get into a 200 mph car has to be an idiot. It's in the job description...

"Has to be willing to put life in danger for a tenth of a second."