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> >Very impressive Robert.  What kind of record do you have in league
> >competition?  I have first and second place finishes in two IVGA Gold
> >leagues and numerous wins.  Speed doesn't matter as much if you can't
> >win.  Pick-up races don't count.

> >Why do you still run on Hawaii?  I only ran on it for 5 or 6 months once
> >a week before I was confident I could compete with anyone there.  What
> >are you trying to prove, it is not the NRO.  You should quit wasting
> >your time there and work on you N2 setups.  I hope you have stock in
> >your long-distance carrier. <g>

> Hmm... How about having fun league racing with friends. Your not
> so serious that you think your going to be the Earnhardt of the
> NROS are you? N2 will become fun only after the NROS starts and we can
> race with our friends. Now it's just plain boring. Since I don't plan to
> dominate the NROS I can have a good time on Hawaii. BTW, if your really
> that good then it doesn't matter when you start working on N2 setups,
> you'll catch up.

> Good luck,

>You ever try the networking in N2?  It is more fun than racing on
>Hawaii, alot cheaper too.

>> Dana Bring it on there Bud I will smoke your ass ok.I'm no whiner
myself
>> and there is alot of great competition still on Hawaii. I have been on
>> Hawaii for over a year now and when I first came on I could run
anything
>> but Dega and I couldn't do that fast enough to run with the leaders but
>> with a little help and a whole lot of practice I came to be one of the
best
>> at Dega.Aswell now with alot more practice and little more help I have
>> became one of the best at the other tracks aswell.I thought I was great
>> when I started turning laps of 198 in qual and 199 without draft at
>> Dega.Until I started going to the other tracks and started getting
faster
>> at them.Now I run 188 to 190 mph laps at Atl,181 to 184 mph laps at
>> Darlington,192 to 195 mph laps at Michigan,184 to 187 mph laps at
>> C***te,and 131 to 134 mph laps at Bristol.As a matter of fact I
suprised
>> alot of Short track regulars at Bristol the other night when I took the
>> pole with a 133.9 mph lap I believe which isn't the fastest or my
>> fastest.But I am manily known and alot of people think of me as a
>> Superspeedway driver only.Which they said I showed them different.So
when
>> ever you want to come onto Hawaii just look for my ID GT86 and I'll
show
>> you what the competition is like ok pal.

>> Have a nice day

>> Robert
>> GT86

>Very impressive Robert.  What kind of record do you have in league
>competition?  I have first and second place finishes in two IVGA Gold
>leagues and numerous wins.  Speed doesn't matter as much if you can't
>win.  Pick-up races don't count.

>Why do you still run on Hawaii?  I only ran on it for 5 or 6 months once
>a week before I was confident I could compete with anyone there.  What
>are you trying to prove, it is not the NRO.  You should quit wasting
>your time there and work on you N2 setups.  I hope you have stock in
>your long-distance carrier. <g>

>DLB

>Dana I have ran in many Leagues I have finished in the top five in everyone
>I have ran in.I only run Hawaii on Sundays which is the night of my own
>league (UHL).Which I'm in the top 5 in points in and my teammate is in the
>points lead.I might run maybe 1 other night a week on occasions and the
>reason is because I enjoy racing against other people and racing on Kali
>sucks and I hate racing the AI cars because it is so easy to beat them even
>at 101% and higher.I also am working on N2 setups with my teammate
>Smokkinuwe prac.N2 about 3 nights a week.I also play Command & Conquer Red
>Alert on TEN just about every night which I'm Ranked in the top 80 out of
>1000's of people.My phone bill average about 150 to 200 dollars.

>Robert

>>> Dana Bring it on there Bud I will smoke your ass ok.I'm no whiner
>myself
>>> and there is alot of great competition still on Hawaii. I have been on
>>> Hawaii for over a year now and when I first came on I could run
>anything
>>> but Dega and I couldn't do that fast enough to run with the leaders but
>>> with a little help and a whole lot of practice I came to be one of the
>best
>>> at Dega.Aswell now with alot more practice and little more help I have
>>> became one of the best at the other tracks aswell.I thought I was great
>>> when I started turning laps of 198 in qual and 199 without draft at
>>> Dega.Until I started going to the other tracks and started getting
>faster
>>> at them.Now I run 188 to 190 mph laps at Atl,181 to 184 mph laps at
>>> Darlington,192 to 195 mph laps at Michigan,184 to 187 mph laps at
>>> C***te,and 131 to 134 mph laps at Bristol.As a matter of fact I
>suprised
>>> alot of Short track regulars at Bristol the other night when I took the
>>> pole with a 133.9 mph lap I believe which isn't the fastest or my
>>> fastest.But I am manily known and alot of people think of me as a
>>> Superspeedway driver only.Which they said I showed them different.So
>when
>>> ever you want to come onto Hawaii just look for my ID GT86 and I'll
>show
>>> you what the competition is like ok pal.

>>> Have a nice day

>>> Robert
>>> GT86

>>Very impressive Robert.  What kind of record do you have in league
>>competition?  I have first and second place finishes in two IVGA Gold
>>leagues and numerous wins.  Speed doesn't matter as much if you can't
>>win.  Pick-up races don't count.

>>Why do you still run on Hawaii?  I only ran on it for 5 or 6 months once
>>a week before I was confident I could compete with anyone there.  What
>>are you trying to prove, it is not the NRO.  You should quit wasting
>>your time there and work on you N2 setups.  I hope you have stock in
>>your long-distance carrier. <g>

>>DLB

> >You ever try the networking in N2?  It is more fun than racing on
> >Hawaii, alot cheaper too.

> When I figure out how to race with 30 racing buddies throughout
> North America with N2 on a network I'll be doing just that. One
> league on Hawaii is all I've got the spare time for these days anyway.
> I would spend some time preparing for the NROS too but real life
> just robs all of my time :-(

>Real life does suck sometimes. :(  You have 30 buddies all over North
>America who you race with?  Wow, you must get around.  I don't even know
>30 people who play Nascar, let alone all over North America.  I've run 2
>leagues on Hawaii and I don't think I could name 20 people who I would
>want to race with all the time.  

>I know Hawaii is cool but you really should try setting up a network
>race.  It is much easier than you think.  Having all the racers in one
>location does alot to add to the e***ment.  If your 30 friends quit
>racing on Hawaii and ran network tournaments instead you guys could have
>pretty good prize money with the savings.

> > >You ever try the networking in N2?  It is more fun than racing on
> > >Hawaii, alot cheaper too.

> > When I figure out how to race with 30 racing buddies throughout
> > North America with N2 on a network I'll be doing just that. One
> > league on Hawaii is all I've got the spare time for these days anyway.
> > I would spend some time preparing for the NROS too but real life
> > just robs all of my time :-(

> Real life does suck sometimes. :(  You have 30 buddies all over North
> America who you race with?  Wow, you must get around.  I don't even know
> 30 people who play Nascar, let alone all over North America.  I've run 2
> leagues on Hawaii and I don't think I could name 20 people who I would
> want to race with all the time.

> I know Hawaii is cool but you really should try setting up a network
> race.  It is much easier than you think.  Having all the racers in one
> location does alot to add to the e***ment.  If your 30 friends quit
> racing on Hawaii and ran network tournaments instead you guys could have
> pretty good prize money with the savings.

> DLB

>     Well Dana i have run in a couple leagues on Hawaii and i can name 30
> guys that i would like to race with and i can even give you there first
> names and maybe a half dozen or so phone numbers of them that i talk to
> on a regular basis and they are all oover the US and even in Canada.
> Maybe you just dont enjoy the added competiton and 8 is enough for you
> to keep up with.Only you know the answer.

> Paul

> >     Well Dana i have run in a couple leagues on Hawaii and i can name 30
> > guys that i would like to race with and i can even give you there first
> > names and maybe a half dozen or so phone numbers of them that i talk to
> > on a regular basis and they are all oover the US and even in Canada.
> > Maybe you just dont enjoy the added competiton and 8 is enough for you
> > to keep up with.Only you know the answer.

> > Paul

> One of the reasons I quit running on Hawaii was the last league I ran
> in(IVGA Gold Team League) I was pretty much disgusted with the poor
> sportmanship shown by people late in the season.  They were out of
> contention and had nothing to lose so they often drove a bit too
> aggresively.  I was actually never quite impressed with the level of
> competition when I considered the limited amount of time I had prepared
> for races.  I know there are some great competitors on Hawaii but I
> still think they are few and far between.  I just couldn't justify the
> cost any longer.  Enjoyment levels as you know were never an issue.

> The only problem I have now with network racing is the lack of
> competition.  I have run great league races on Hawaii with less than 8
> people and I rarely ran races with more than 15 or 20 so that isn't the
> problem.  What league do you run in that has 30 car fields anyways?

> Dana

>The only problem I have now with network racing is the lack of
>competition.  I have run great league races on Hawaii with less than 8
>people and I rarely ran races with more than 15 or 20 so that isn't the
>problem.  What league do you run in that has 30 car fields anyways?

> Hey Dana,

> What about this setup, I have the network with 3 computers ready to
> go, but I don't know a single person within 100 miles of my house that
> plays Nascar2 seriously. I know a few guys that play for fun and never
> use a setup other than "easy".  So, in my position, I do have more fun
> on Hawaii than I would racing locally on my network.

> Now, if I *did* know of some locals that were serious about it, I
> would not see me on Hawaii. But, no such luck so far :>

> Kev

> Dana I ,my brother and Mike Lentz run a League called HTS and we dont
> have 30 car feilds but we were at 20+ for awhile We do have at least 16
> guys every week that show up.We have ,at least i Feel some of the Best
> guys on hawaii racing with us with the likes Of Marshall Kroft,Mike
> Lentz,Bruce Geisking.I consider myself a good competiter though i am not
> up to these guys standardes yet.I guess if i raced under the
> circumstances you say then i would find it not appealing also but we try
> to find a good group of guys that are curtious and clean.I do understand
> where you are coming from but just wanted to say if you look you can
> find good sound and competitive drivers still on Hawaii.

> Paul

>BTW, 30+ cars racing on Hawaii can get pretty crazy regardless of how
>careful the guys are. It's like nite and day comparing it to a league I
>ran in that had 13-17 cars. My traffic skills are improving faster then
>my lap times these days... I think<G>