sheep_herder ★ Posted July 5, 2020 Share #1 Posted July 5, 2020 Are they going to race today or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted July 5, 2020 Share #2 Posted July 5, 2020 Did they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 5, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted July 5, 2020 4 minutes ago, Airehead said: Did they? Not yet, but only says lightning delayed the start at Indy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #4 Posted July 6, 2020 Sorry, missed the thread because I was busy watching the race today. 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #5 Posted July 6, 2020 That is OK, and I listened to it off and on after it got started. I think I tuned in initially after they started for the red flag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #6 Posted July 6, 2020 I feel like you two are just going around and around now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheep_herder ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Author Share #7 Posted July 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Dottles said: I feel like you two are just going around and around now. Why don't you go play with your pellets?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dottleshead ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #8 Posted July 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, sheep_herder said: Why don't you go play with your pellets?? My stove actually came on the 4th of the July. Are you serious?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #9 Posted July 6, 2020 It actually turned out to be quite an entertaining race. It reminded me a bit of the initial NASCAR race at the Talladega Speedway. You can go faster, but for less time before the tires fail. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #10 Posted July 6, 2020 A historical note for those who haven't been following NASCAR racing forever. The very first Talladega 500 was run in 1969 upon completion of the biggest, fastest NASCAR track ever. Cars and especially tires had never been stressed and tested at the speeds generated at this new track. It was the first race for the winged warriors of Dodge. Large numbers of tire failures during practice led to the one and only walkout strike in NASCAR history. The field was mostly made up of replacement drivers. Fans were offered free tickets to the next Daytona if they bought tickets to the Talladega race. The race was run, the pace was controlled and an overnight shipment of tires sort of saved the day. The drivers union had a very short life span and never surfaced again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #11 Posted July 6, 2020 11 hours ago, sheep_herder said: That is OK, and I listened to it off and on after it got started. I think I tuned in initially after they started for the red flag. That red flag was scary. Pit lane entrance is way too narrow the pit stalls start too close to the entrance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kzoo Posted July 6, 2020 Share #12 Posted July 6, 2020 31 minutes ago, jsharr said: That red flag was scary. Pit lane entrance is way too narrow the pit stalls start too close to the entrance. I hope the tire guy is OK. His leg took quite a crunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #13 Posted July 6, 2020 18 minutes ago, Kzoo said: I hope the tire guy is OK. His leg took quite a crunch. News is reporting he was released from the hospital to travel home for further evaluation. That seems somewhat good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted July 6, 2020 Share #14 Posted July 6, 2020 Just think what it was like back in the day when pit road speeds were unregulated. Dare you to change tires on the right side of a car with other cars going by at 120 or so a couple of feet away. In April of 1991 lives became more important that unregulated pit stops. There was even a time when there were no walls between the track and the pits at many races. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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