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by **Mike Donnelly J** » Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:04:52

Goody's Dash series then? I know the BNS uses American Racer as their spec
tire (it's good to have a friend involved in the BNS :) ).

> Nope Goodyear and Hoosier co-exist there nicely..

> > > citing cost considerations. I believe Hoosier is now the sole tire
> choice
> > > of one of the NASCAR feeder series but the name escapes me.

> > Probably the ARCA Re/Max series.

by **Mike Donnelly J** » Fri, 16 Feb 2001 12:19:20

Call it enlightened self interest. Anyone who's been around awhile (or gets into
NASCAR history) can tell you about the black years in the 60s where the drivers
were dying in bunches... kinda like Marines... (had to get that one in -
ex-Navy). NASCAR doesn't want it's merchandise damaged.

> says...

> > Not so much for competition reasons but safety. Back in '92 (the season that
> > N1 modeled), there were 2 manufacturers - a tire war. Both wanted to win,
> > and wanted to with a passion. The other maker really pushed the envelope in
> > search of grip and there were several major accidents due to this pushing of
> > the envelope. Since the second maker was blamed for going too far they
> > pulled out and since then, NASCAR mandated that there would be only one tire
> > maker.

> Gee, a decision by an official body that put safety above commercial
> gain, I never though I would see the day. ;)

> Thanks again Mike.

> Cheers,
> Rod.

by **Tim Elhaj** » Fri, 16 Feb 2001 16:40:12

Now that was funny.

> >Not being a NASCAR conniseur (I get to see it occassionally
> >on cable in Aus) I'm wondering if the tyres are as weak in
> >RL as they are in N4.

> Obviously you are not a NASCAR conniseur, or you would know they do
> not have "tyres" or even "tires", but "tars."

> >If I spin at Daytona, I'll usually always end up with at
> >least 2 blown tyres. If I spin at a slower paced oval, I'll
> >have to pit immediately due to badly damaged tyres.

> Your pit crew will probably shrug and give you vacant look, since they
> have no idea what "tyres" are.

by **daxe** » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 05:16:45

On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 04:33:30 GMT, Rod Prince

>> Your pit crew will probably shrug and give you vacant look, since they
>> have no idea what "tyres" are.

>Sorry, but I refuse to use the bastardised version of the English
>language.

's OK with me, but I dunno 'bout yer pit crew....

~daxe

by **Rod Princ** » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 08:30:43

> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 04:33:30 GMT, Rod Prince

> >> Your pit crew will probably shrug and give you vacant look, since they
> >> have no idea what "tyres" are.

> >Sorry, but I refuse to use the bastardised version of the English
> >language.

> 's OK with me, but I dunno 'bout yer pit crew....

I have seen a number of races, and I'm yet to see a driver come
in and hand their pitcrew a list of what he wants done to his
car on a pitstop, so I'm sure I'll get new "tyres".

Cheers,
Rod.

by **daxe** » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 13:38:24

On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 23:30:43 GMT, Rod Prince

>I have seen a number of races, and I'm yet to see a driver come
>in and hand their pitcrew a list of what he wants done to his
>car on a pitstop, so I'm sure I'll get new "tyres".

You can spell it any way you want, but when you're in the USA and the
tires are going on a NASCAR car, they aren't "tyres". If the company
that makes the freakin' things spells it "tires", then they are
"tires!"

And while we are at it, if you run over a little bump of pavement at
the edge of a NASCAR track, you have run over a "curb", not a "kerb".

:o)

~daxe

by **Ian** » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 23:05:07

If NASCAR ever runs at Rockingham, be sure that the edge of pavement you run
over will be a kerb, not a curb ;)

--
Ian P
<email invalid due to spam>

by **Mike Donnelly J** » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 01:10:30

They *do* run at Rockingham. Next week and at the tail end of the season.
Funny, they're still curbs at Rockingham. :)

> If NASCAR ever runs at Rockingham, be sure that the edge of pavement you run
> over will be a kerb, not a curb ;)

by **Ian** » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 03:37:52

Well, they don't have NASCAR listed as running there on their website, they
do however have Champcars, and here in the UK, they are indeed kerbs ;)
The track in North Carolina is just known as Rockingham or The Rock, the one
in the UK is the real "Rockingham"
I mean be fair, you can't have more than one name for a track, there won't
be enough names to go around <G>

<disclaimer> This is all meant to be taken in a lighthearted manner
</disclaimer> :)

--
Ian P
<email invalid due to spam>

> They *do* run at Rockingham. Next week and at the tail end of the season.
> Funny, they're still curbs at Rockingham. :)

> > If NASCAR ever runs at Rockingham, be sure that the edge of pavement you
run
> > over will be a kerb, not a curb ;)

by **Mike Donnelly J** » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 04:10:56

Okay, that there does it, we had a track called Rockingham before y'all did.
Don't you go try thievin' from us or we'll have ta whup ya like my gran-pappy
did ta yours 200 years ago! If you're gonna take the name, ya best take how the
parts are named. Or stick ta you're funny-lookin' car racin'.

(Take that one in the spirit of the use of the language.)

> Well, they don't have NASCAR listed as running there on their website, they
> do however have Champcars, and here in the UK, they are indeed kerbs ;)
> The track in North Carolina is just known as Rockingham or The Rock, the one
> in the UK is the real "Rockingham"
> I mean be fair, you can't have more than one name for a track, there won't
> be enough names to go around <G>

> <disclaimer> This is all meant to be taken in a lighthearted manner
> </disclaimer> :)

> --
> Ian P
> <email invalid due to spam>

> > They *do* run at Rockingham. Next week and at the tail end of the season.
> > Funny, they're still curbs at Rockingham. :)

> > > If NASCAR ever runs at Rockingham, be sure that the edge of pavement you
> run
> > > over will be a kerb, not a curb ;)

by **Ian** » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 07:53:10

I'm going to bed now, I'm tyred ;)

--
Ian P
<email invalid due to spam>

> Okay, that there does it, we had a track called Rockingham before y'all
did.
> Don't you go try thievin' from us or we'll have ta whup ya like my
gran-pappy
> did ta yours 200 years ago! If you're gonna take the name, ya best take
how the
> parts are named. Or stick ta you're funny-lookin' car racin'.

> (Take that one in the spirit of the use of the language.)

by **Ian** » Mon, 19 Feb 2001 08:00:17

In all fairness, when I wrote my first response I had no idea there was a
Rockingham in USA, so rather than looking (even more) foolish, I checked up
on the NASCAR website and found to my horror that we had indeed nicked the
name of one of the American tracks.
Though I will say that I think NASCAR should broaden their horizons a little
and run at both the Rockinghams so we can see them driving over both curbs
and kerbs with their respective tires and tyres :)

--
Ian P
<email invalid due to spam>

> > Okay, that there does it, we had a track called Rockingham before y'all
> did.
> > Don't you go try thievin' from us or we'll have ta whup ya like my
> gran-pappy
> > did ta yours 200 years ago! If you're gonna take the name, ya best take
> how the
> > parts are named. Or stick ta you're funny-lookin' car racin'.

> > (Take that one in the spirit of the use of the language.)

by **Thom j** » Sun, 18 Feb 2001 22:14:44

No Mas` No Mas` Zi' Pit Crew is Loco`..!! No Mas`...
I guess I better get my pit crew to foreign language classes now!!
Sorry couldnt resist :o)~
Cheers Thom_j.

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