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>This was when I asked if those guys were damaged.  I didn't get an answer,
>so I don't know if they were or not.

> You were doing that at the same time I was involved in the situation
below.
> When I got pushed into the wall I just tried to catch on to a pack but it
> wasn't easy as everyone was so much faster. By the time I did, the group
of
> guys you and I were knocked out of were not to far behind me. When they
> caught up, I made sure to jump on Mike's bumber and didn't let go because
I
> was determined to have a shot at getting my lap back if a yellow came out.

> When the skirmish happened behind me (almost took me out), Mike was nice
> enough to let me by at the line and I got my lap back.

> Of course it all went down the drain for me later. :-)

> Nice wins you've had lately.

> David G Fisher

> > We may be talking about the same situation, but I experienced something
> > similar.

> > After about 10 laps or so, when Dave got persueded up into the wall I
had
> to
> > brake to avoid both cars.  Because of this I lost the lead draft of
which
> > there was about 5 or 6 of us and we were hauling ass and mowin' em down
> too.

> > I was all by myself for several laps until the second draft pack of
about
> 4
> > cars caught me.  Of course they blew by me like I was standing still,
but
> I
> > was able to snag onto the back of the draft with them.

> > I ran around with them at the tail of this pack for about 10 laps, and
it
> > was driving me nuts.  We were dropping to like 185 in the corners, and
we
> > were losing .5 to 1 second a lap to the lead pack.

> > This was when I asked if those guys were damaged.  I didn't get an
answer,
> > so I don't know if they were or not.

> > I finally had enough, and though I would have prefered to just stay in
> line
> > and catch up to the lead draft, it wasn't gonna happen so I started
> passing
> > the other 4 cars.  I think I passed all of them in 1 lap.

> > From that point, with me in front of the pack, we stayed up to around
192
> in
> > the corners and we stopped bleeding time off to the lead pack, and in
fact
> > picked up a second or so before a yellow FINALLY came out (what was up
> with
> > that?  you couldn't buy a yellow that race) and everything was back to
> > normal.

> > -Larry

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> > > > You didn't and also failed to get some speed into John.
> > > > Then we got up to DGF and I kept behind him hoping I could boost his
> > speed
> > > > enough for him to drop ahead of your train and lead. This didn't
work
> > > either
> > > >  and put John back in the lead... <sigh>

> > > > Dave then proceded to try and draft John up passed you and, when
that
> > > didn't
> > > > work, *finally* switched and drafted you up past John. Now we're
> > > cooking...
> > > > speeds are back up above 185mph at last and maybe we can stay on the
> > lead
> > > > lap untill the leaders have to break up to pit. Then you go and trip
> > over
> > > > Sean and leave me***.... aaargh!! >:-/

> > > > Also, when you get into a single file draft: WORK THE
> BOTTOM!! -There's
> > > > absolutely no need to use the whole track even if you're running
> 197mph.
> > > > Middle lane out of the tri-oval at worst.

> > > > And there's me thinking I'm the inexperienced superspeedway racer
> going
> > > into
> > > > this... sheesh!! ;-)

> > > To be honest, I wasn't sure what was going on there. Things weren't
> being
> > > done correctly.

> > > David G Fisher

> >This was when I asked if those guys were damaged.  I didn't get an
answer,
> >so I don't know if they were or not.

> And when you asked that, you distracted me enough that I tapped the wall
and
> damaged the car...
> Just a great start to the race for me... :-(

> Eldred
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you
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