Any NASCAR fans on here? - Page 2

shinerbock · #1 02-23-2007, 10:00 AM

Well I don't think its fair to compare Junior to Gordon. I think Junior is as talented of a driver as Gordon, but Gordon makes better decisions and has the benefit of a better team. Its like comparing Junior to his dad or Petty. 17 wins is a pretty good amount, and I highly suspect he'll win a championship at some point in the not too distant future.

Sigma Nu ZK550 · #2 07-13-2007, 03:04 PM

acting on a whim, the guy above wrote ask the person below a question. ok why do you like nascar?

PrettyBoy · #3 07-21-2007, 02:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Sigma Nu ZK550

acting on a whim, the guy above wrote ask the person below a question. ok why do you like nascar?

Because NASCAR is the $hit.

Jeff is still leading the points.

PrettyBoy · #4 07-30-2007, 01:59 AM

This makes two Brickyard wins for Tony in 3 seasons. That was a close finish between him and Harvick. Jeff got 3rd. Go Jeff! Jeff is running strong this season.

PrettyBoy · #5 08-25-2007, 11:31 PM

Kyle Busch is going to Joe Gibbs Racing. Great Team! Rick Hendrick will soon see that he made a mistake letting Kyle go.

PrettyBoy · #6 09-16-2007, 03:04 AM

Junior didn't make the chase for a 2nd time. LOL

Seriously though, he would have been in the top 5 in points if it weren't for 6 engine failures. None of it was his fault. I thought there was something wrong with that picture. Truex ran fine with the same engine set up. Things that make ya go hmmmmm.

Benzgirl · #7 08-17-2008, 05:57 PM

Not a NASCAR fan after what they did to Tim Richmond.

UGAalum94 · #8 08-17-2008, 06:02 PM

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Not a NASCAR fan after what they did to Tim Richmond.

I had to look him up. It's an interesting and sad story. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Richmond

I doubt it would play out the same way today, despite what people say about NASCAR fans being backwards.

PrettyBoy · #9 08-18-2008, 02:35 AM

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Not a NASCAR fan after what they did to Tim Richmond.

He had a lot of women though. I'm not sure how true that is, but that's how they say he got AIDS. He was one of those guys who didn't know much about the car or the set up, but he could drive his ass off. He was a good driver though. They tried to say the movie "Days of Thunder" was about Tim.

Benzgirl I read that you used to race cars. Mercedes. Do you ever watch DTM racing with Mecedes, Audi, and Opel? Alfa Romeo used to race in that series, but not anymore. I haven't watched that kind of racing since Alfa Romeo was competing in it. I love that kind of racing though. That, rally cars, and Australian V8 supercars. Formula One is cool too. Louis Hamilton is one of the best I've seen in that sport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veYNIojrCzc <-----DTM (Touring car racing)

cheerfulgreek · #10 08-18-2008, 03:53 AM

NASCAR!!!!!!!!!!!

It stands for Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks!!! I'm surprised the drivers have teeth and wear shoes.

I can't see how anyone can watch a bunch of hillbillies driving around and around in traffic.

Booooooooring!

PrettyBoy · #11 08-19-2008, 09:07 PM

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Originally Posted by cheerfulgreek

NASCAR!!!!!!!!!!!

It stands for Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks!!! I'm surprised the drivers have teeth and wear shoes.

I can't see how anyone can watch a bunch of hillbillies driving around and around in traffic.

Booooooooring!

Benzgirl · #12 08-18-2008, 06:03 AM

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Originally Posted by PrettyBoy

Benzgirl I read that you used to race cars. Mercedes. Do you ever watch DTM racing with Mecedes, Audi, and Opel? Alfa Romeo used to race in that series, but not anymore. I haven't watched that kind of racing since Alfa Romeo was competing in it. I love that kind of racing though. That, rally cars, and Australian V8 supercars. Formula One is cool too. Louis Hamilton is one of the best I've seen in that sport.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veYNIojrCzc <-----DTM (Touring car racing)

I'm a big F-1 fan and Hamilton is amazing. Last year, he took the series by storm. REminded me of Tiger Woods first year on the tour.

I did follow the DTM series. Loved ther German Touring Cars. Alltime favorite car was a CLK GTR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_CLK_GTR

My car was the 190E 2.3-16 and was a duplicate of one driven by Nikki Lauda in the mid 80s. It was a 4 cylinder rocket. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W201

Miss those days.

BuckeyeTriDelta · #13 08-18-2008, 08:55 AM

Please don't call me a "joker" just because of the driver I support and do not assume what I believe or think about the driver I choose to support. I do honestly think Jr. will win a championship because he has determination. He has the drive to drive in my opinion and I believe if you have that determination and drive you will eventually be rewarded. After listening to his radio at Michigan (I was fortunate to be at the race yesterday) he wants to win. He wants that championship. Whether or not he will achieve those goals is unknown to you and to me, but I believe that with determination and the drive he has he can an will win. I'm sure you will counter that, but that is what I believe and really nothing you say will change my mind. He can't help his last name. Did he ask to be an Earnhardt? Nope. Does he have a whole lot of pressure because of that last name? Absolutely. He isn't Dale Sr. and never will be. He will never achieve what his father did, and that's fine with me. I want Jr. to be Jr., not Sr. Even if Jr. never wins a championship, he has still been successful in my eyes with his Nationwide team and his bar in Charlotte.

Interesting about that Gibbs Nationwide team infractions though.

PrettyBoy · #14 08-19-2008, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeTriDelta

Please don't call me a "joker" just because of the driver I support and do not assume what I believe or think about the driver I choose to support. I do honestly think Jr. will win a championship because he has determination. He has the drive to drive in my opinion and I believe if you have that determination and drive you will eventually be rewarded. After listening to his radio at Michigan (I was fortunate to be at the race yesterday) he wants to win. He wants that championship. Whether or not he will achieve those goals is unknown to you and to me, but I believe that with determination and the drive he has he can an will win. I'm sure you will counter that, but that is what I believe and really nothing you say will change my mind. He can't help his last name. Did he ask to be an Earnhardt? Nope. Does he have a whole lot of pressure because of that last name? Absolutely. He isn't Dale Sr. and never will be. He will never achieve what his father did, and that's fine with me. I want Jr. to be Jr., not Sr. Even if Jr. never wins a championship, he has still been successful in my eyes with his Nationwide team and his bar in Charlotte.

Interesting about that Gibbs Nationwide team infractions though.

LOL, BTD I wasn't trying to offend you. I use the word joker all the time. It's a habit that I have. I certainly do apologize if I did offended you, and I'll try not to use that word when I quote you. My apologies.

I wasn't trying to change your opinion. If you like Junior then so be it. IMO, I just don't think he's got the skills to win a championship. I bumped this thread because I was trying to make my point. About a year ago I said Kyle was going to be "The Man" and that he would win a championship before Junior does. When I said that, I almost got laughed off of this thread. You, shinerbock and other greekchat members posting on here said that Kyle was no comparison to Junior. I agree with you 100% when you said neither one of us can predict the future, you are absolutely right. What I can do though is make a judgement call based on the way a driver drives. I used to watch Kyle when he was racing in the Busch series before he entered cup racing. I knew at that point that he was going to be the next Jeff Gordon, or close to it. The question I have is, what is Kyle doing now? He's doing exactly what I said he was going to do. WIN. He almost won at Michigan which would have been race win #9. The next question I have is who is at the top of the food chain as far as points are concerned? Kyle. I said that he would win a championship before Junior. You all thought I was insane. What's about to happen? I'll be surprised if Kyle doesn't take the Sprint Cup home this season. Sure, I agree with you, Junior is a successful business man "off" the track, but on the track he is not. I'm sure when he retires he'll also be inducted into the NASCAR hall of fame too. But for what? How is he the most popular driver in NASCAR with 0 championships and his father a 7 time champion and Gordon a 4 time champion never, not once got that honor? Last but not least. IMO Junior will not win a championship. He doesn't have the skills nor does he have enough time. He'll be 34 soon. If he was as good of a driver as Eury Jr. is a crew chief, that team would more than likely win no less than 2 championships. Eury Jr. is by far one of the best crew chiefs in the business.

I haven't been keeping up with the Nationwide series. What's up with Gibbs?

What do you think about Tony leaving Gibbs as an owner/driver? I like Tony and I hope he succeeds, but I have yet to see a successful owner/driver.

PrettyBoy · #15 08-19-2008, 09:38 PM

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I'm a big F-1 fan and Hamilton is amazing. Last year, he took the series by storm. REminded me of Tiger Woods first year on the tour.

I did follow the DTM series. Loved ther German Touring Cars. Alltime favorite car was a CLK GTR: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_CLK_GTR

My car was the 190E 2.3-16 and was a duplicate of one driven by Nikki Lauda in the mid 80s. It was a 4 cylinder rocket. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W201

Miss those days.

Yup. Lewis is the man. He would have won the championship, but unfortunately he made a few rookie mistakes which cost him. Yeah, the CLK GTR is nice. If I had to choose though as my all time favorite racing series, it would by far be the FIA GT (the cars that race at the 24 hours of LeMans and 12 hours at Sebring). Lamborghini, Ferrari, Benz, Porsche, Maserati ect ect all compete in that series which is why I like it so much.

Yeah, I like 190s a lot. I didn't like it's replacement that much though unti now. The C220 that's currently available is one of the best styled Benzes I've seen in a long time. If I'm not mistaken, I think the 16vs only came in grey. I may be wrong though.