League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1.
Take the lead around lap 20. Lead the next 65 laps, when a caution comes
out.
UNDER YELLOW.......boom, engine goes :(
No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc.
Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn't exist
:)
-John
p.s. Though it pissed me off........still pretty cool.......see the same
thing during actual racing too.
Engine failure while leading NR2002 league race at Rockingham
John Pancoast vented about his engine blowing under caution after leading 65 laps of a NASCAR Racing 2002 league race at Rockingham, questioning Papyrus's claim that there are no random breakdowns. Others shared similar experiences. The thread drifted into trivia about Rockingham and North Wilkesboro and a brief complaint about political quotes being posted.
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On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 20:48:05 -0700, "John Pancoast"
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> League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1.
There's a racing track at Alcatraz?
> No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc.
> Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn't exist
>:)
Nothing more frustrating than that eh :)
Papy once said in a chat that there was no such thing as random
breakdowns in GPL. Surprised me, since I had some breakdowns too where
I was sure I didn't overrev the engine. I think engine damage builds
up, seems like all the little overrevs do you damage the engine more
and more untill the point where it breaks down.
Andre
Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the Alcatraz circuit?
Pit road is a real pain<G>
-John
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> On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 20:48:05 -0700, "John Pancoast" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1. > > There's a racing track at Alcatraz? > > > No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc. > > Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn'tQuoted text (12 lines)
> >:) > > Nothing more frustrating than that eh :) > Papy once said in a chat that there was no such thing as random > breakdowns in GPL. Surprised me, since I had some breakdowns too where > I was sure I didn't overrev the engine. I think engine damage builds > up, seems like all the little overrevs do you damage the engine more > and more untill the point where it breaks down. > > Andre > >On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:18 -0700, "John Pancoast"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
> Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the Alcatraz circuit?
>Pit road is a real pain<G>
>
>-John
Hehe, ok, which track is called the Rock?
Andre
North Carolina, aka Rockingham/The Rock.
-John
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> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:18 -0700, "John Pancoast"
> <[email hidden]> wrote:
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> > Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the Alcatrazcircuit?
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> >Pit road is a real pain<G> > > > >-John > > Hehe, ok, which track is called the Rock? > > AndreAndre Warringa wrote:
North Carolina. It's located in Rockingham.
--
Fester
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the
citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the
mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the
blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry,
infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their
rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I
have done. And I am Caesar." -- Julius Caesar
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> On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:18 -0700, "John Pancoast" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > >> Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the Alcatraz circuit? >>Pit road is a real pain<G> >> >>-John >> > > Hehe, ok, which track is called the Rock? > > Andre >
Uncle Fester wrote:
Food for thought.....
Beers and cheers
(uncle) Goy
"The Pits" http://www.theuspits.com/
"Animation isn't the illusion of life; it is life"
--Chuck Jones (1912-2002)--
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> > > "Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the > citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a > double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the > mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the > blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no > need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, > infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their > rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I > have done. And I am Caesar." -- Julius CaesarOn Tue, 5 Mar 2002 08:12:48 -0700, "John Pancoast"
<[email hidden]> wrote:
>North Carolina, aka Rockingham/The Rock.
>
>-John
Ah, yesterday I did my first laps at that track. What a nightmare!
Andre
I think so too. Happen to know from where this quote is taken, Fester?
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> Uncle Fester wrote: > > > > > > "Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the > > citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a > > double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the > > mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the > > blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no > > need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry, > > infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their > > rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I > > have done. And I am Caesar." -- Julius Caesar > > Food for thought..... >Admit it. You missed a shift on the restart and 'wrang er' out', didn't ya
:)
-Larry
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> League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1. > Take the lead around lap 20. Lead the next 65 laps, when a caution comes > out. > UNDER YELLOW.......boom, engine goes :( > > No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc. > > Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn't exist > :) > > -John > > p.s. Though it pissed me off........still pretty cool.......see the same > thing during actual racing too. > > Ah, no :)
-John
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> Admit it. You missed a shift on the restart and 'wrang er' out', didn'tya
comes
> > out.
> > UNDER YELLOW.......boom, engine goes :(
> >
> > No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc.
> >
> > Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn'texist
> > :)
> >
> > -John
> >
> > p.s. Though it pissed me off........still pretty cool.......see thesame
> > thing during actual racing too.
> >
> >
>
>
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> :) > > -Larry > > "John Pancoast" <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1. > > Take the lead around lap 20. Lead the next 65 laps, when a cautionThe same thing happened to me in my league race, but with N4 at Las
Vegas (we we running a fixed setup race and the engine wasn't
overheating). Out of turn 4, bam!, thick smoke and I was running on 4
cylinders... First time it ever happened to me in that game.
John Pancoast wrote:
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Philippe "Philster" Sergerie
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> > League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1. > Take the lead around lap 20. Lead the next 65 laps, when a caution comes > out. > UNDER YELLOW.......boom, engine goes :( > > No, wasn't abusing the engine, etc.., etc., etc. > > Must be some more of that "No random breakdowns" code that doesn't exist > :) > > -John > > p.s. Though it pissed me off........still pretty cool.......see the same > thing during actual racing too."I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it
exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will
venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported
on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or
some reward.'
George Washington
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"Patriot: One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of
the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors."
"Patriotism: Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious
to illuminate his name."
Ambrose Bierce
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"Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of
learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors."
Arthur Schopenhauer
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"Patriotism ruins history."
Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe
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"... patriotism cannot go back to an innocent time before the murderous
excesses of twentieth-century nationalism."
Jean Bethke Elshtain
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"Religion, morality, and patriotism are feelings that are manifested
only when they are outraged."
Karl Kraus
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"We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilized behavior."
Friedrich D�rrenmatt
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"It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast
group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they�re not
like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans.
Eric J. Hobsbawm
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"The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to
power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary
government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy."
David Hume
You guys want to discuss politics and want to keep baiting for comments,
at least have the decency to start another thread with it, instead of using
one I made.
-John
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behavior."
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> "I do not mean to exclude altogether the idea of patriotism. I know it > exists, and I know it has done much in the present contest. But I will > venture to assert, that a great and lasting war can never be supported > on this principle alone. It must be aided by a prospect of interest, or > some reward.' > > George Washington > ----------------- > > "Patriot: One to whom the interests of a part seem superior to those of > the whole. The dupe of statesmen and the tool of conquerors." > "Patriotism: Combustible rubbish ready to the torch of any one ambitious > to illuminate his name." > > Ambrose Bierce > ----------------- > > "Patriotism, when it wants to make itself felt in the domain of > learning, is a dirty fellow who should be thrown out of doors." > > Arthur Schopenhauer > ----------------- > > "Patriotism ruins history." > > Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe > ----------------- > > "... patriotism cannot go back to an innocent time before the murderous > excesses of twentieth-century nationalism." > > Jean Bethke Elshtain > ----------------- > > "Religion, morality, and patriotism are feelings that are manifested > only when they are outraged." > > Karl Kraus > ----------------- > > "We do not consider patriotism desirable if it contradicts civilizedQuoted text (16 lines)
> > Friedrich D�rrenmatt > ----------------- > > "It seems that American patriotism measures itself against an outcast > group. The right Americans are the right Americans because they're not > like the wrong Americans, who are not really Americans. > > Eric J. Hobsbawm > ----------------- > > "The heights of popularity and patriotism are still the beaten road to > power and tyranny; flattery to treachery; standing armies to arbitrary > government; and the glory of God to the temporal interest of the clergy." > > David HumeGerald Moore wrote:
> I think so too. Happen to know from where this quote is taken, Fester?
Unfortunately I do not. I happened upon it in my journeys about the
'Net. Anyone else know the origination?
--
Fester
"Beware the leader who bangs the drums of war in order to whip the
citizenry into a patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed a
double-edged sword. It both emboldens the blood, just as it narrows the
mind. And when the drums of war have reached a fever pitch and the
blood boils with hate and the mind has closed, the leader will have no
need in seizing the rights of the citizenry. Rather, the citizenry,
infused with fear and blinded by patriotism, will offer up all of their
rights unto the leader and gladly so. How do I know? For this is what I
have done. And I am Caesar." -- Julius Caesar
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circuit?
Close enough. It is called Rockingham, it's mailing address is Sophia and it
is located near Hamlet (hence the back stretch 'Hamlet Tower' grandstands).
Lovingly called 'The Rock', North Carolina Speedway (an ISC track) is really
old, has an abrasive surface and is actually pretty fun to run. The track,
though cited as being in Rockingham, is nearly halfway between Southern
Pines and Rockingham NC off US HWY 1, both very small towns. Located across
the street (literally) is a nice drag strip, also referred to as 'The Rock'
by straight-liner fans. Home of the Winston Invitational until Bruton Smith
bought Bristol and moved (wooed) the event there and it is now a regular
event instead of the All Star race it was started as...The Rockingham
Dragway is now host to 2 IHRA national events per year.
NC is bad for calling tracks by wrong monikors, the Lowe's Motor Speedway
used to be called the Charlotte Motor Speedway and is located near downtown
Concord (about 20 minutes North of Charlotte off Hwy 85). I guess Concord
Speedway was already taken by the small track the DEJ used to run modifieds
at and Humpy/Bruton couldn't wrangle the naming rights away from the tiny
track.
About the only one they named properly was North Wilksboro. It is right
outside of the town off Hwy 421 and sits eeriely quiet nowadays though I
hear TRAC has it on their possible venue list. Had NW stayed 'in business',
my guess is Lowe's would have bought the naming rights to that track as the
Lowe's stores chain was founded in North Wilksboro, which is also home to
Junior Jonhson's sausage company and was his home base during his years in
the racing game. Makes since since it is in the foothills of the mountains
here in NC and Junior was indeed a moon shiner before getting into NASCAR.
NW is a sorely missed short track on the circuit today, I guess they favor
the cooky cutter 1.5 mile tracks now...I still have it in NASCAR Legends
though, hehe. Trivia tidbit: Who won the last NASCAR Winston Cup race at
North Wilksboro? Was it A) Darryl Waltrip B) Dale Earnhardt (Sr) C) Terry
Labonte or D) Jeff Gordon? Keep in mind the track closed in the early
90's...
I am pretty sure the answer is D) Jeff Gordon. Was there last fall and the
walls in the local Applebees are a shrine to the track and the people
involved with it. I think JG was the winner in the last event there before
NASCAR took it off the schedule.
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> Andre Warringa wrote: > > > On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:18 -0700, "John Pancoast" > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > >> Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the AlcatrazQuoted text (17 lines)
> >>Pit road is a real pain<G> > >> > >>-John > >> > > > > Hehe, ok, which track is called the Rock? > > > > Andre > > > > > > North Carolina. It's located in Rockingham. > > -- > > FesterAndre Warringa wrote:
The arcade game Rush (The Rock) had an Alcatraz track.
Always liked that game-trying to find hidden shortcuts to improve
your lap times...
John DiFool
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> On Mon, 4 Mar 2002 20:48:05 -0700, "John Pancoast" > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > League race tonight at the Rock, N2002. My favorite track since N1. > > There's a racing track at Alcatraz? > NW's a great track; what stock car racing is, or at least, was all about
until Nascar became cool.
Re the trivia, 1996 was it's last year on the WC circuit........think it
was Jeffy? I tend to block his victories out, on purpose :)
-John
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> is located near Hamlet (hence the back stretch 'Hamlet Tower'grandstands).
> Lovingly called 'The Rock', North Carolina Speedway (an ISC track) isreally
> old, has an abrasive surface and is actually pretty fun to run. The track,
> though cited as being in Rockingham, is nearly halfway between Southern
> Pines and Rockingham NC off US HWY 1, both very small towns. Locatedacross
> the street (literally) is a nice drag strip, also referred to as 'TheRock'
> by straight-liner fans. Home of the Winston Invitational until BrutonSmith
> bought Bristol and moved (wooed) the event there and it is now a regular
> event instead of the All Star race it was started as...The Rockingham
> Dragway is now host to 2 IHRA national events per year.
>
> NC is bad for calling tracks by wrong monikors, the Lowe's Motor Speedway
> used to be called the Charlotte Motor Speedway and is located neardowntown
> Concord (about 20 minutes North of Charlotte off Hwy 85). I guess Concord
> Speedway was already taken by the small track the DEJ used to runmodifieds
> at and Humpy/Bruton couldn't wrangle the naming rights away from the tiny
> track.
>
> About the only one they named properly was North Wilksboro. It is right
> outside of the town off Hwy 421 and sits eeriely quiet nowadays though I
> hear TRAC has it on their possible venue list. Had NW stayed 'inbusiness',
> my guess is Lowe's would have bought the naming rights to that track asthe
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> > Uncle Fester <[email hidden]> wrote in message > news:[email hidden]... > > Andre Warringa wrote: > > > > > On Tue, 5 Mar 2002 07:42:18 -0700, "John Pancoast" > > > <[email hidden]> wrote: > > > > > > > > >> Yep, same thing was said about N4. You've never run the Alcatraz > circuit? > > >>Pit road is a real pain<G> > > >> > > >>-John > > >> > > > > > > Hehe, ok, which track is called the Rock? > > > > > > Andre > > > > > > > > > > > North Carolina. It's located in Rockingham. > > > > -- > > > > Fester > > Close enough. It is called Rockingham, it's mailing address is Sophia andQuoted text (40 lines)
> Lowe's stores chain was founded in North Wilksboro, which is also home to > Junior Jonhson's sausage company and was his home base during his years in > the racing game. Makes since since it is in the foothills of the mountains > here in NC and Junior was indeed a moon shiner before getting into NASCAR. > NW is a sorely missed short track on the circuit today, I guess they favor > the cooky cutter 1.5 mile tracks now...I still have it in NASCAR Legends > though, hehe. Trivia tidbit: Who won the last NASCAR Winston Cup race at > North Wilksboro? Was it A) Darryl Waltrip B) Dale Earnhardt (Sr) C) Terry > Labonte or D) Jeff Gordon? Keep in mind the track closed in the early > 90's... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I am pretty sure the answer is D) Jeff Gordon. Was there last fall and the > walls in the local Applebees are a shrine to the track and the people > involved with it. I think JG was the winner in the last event there before > NASCAR took it off the schedule. > >
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'96 huh? I was thinking more like '94 but couldn't remember and spewed all
that useless trivia out from memory waiting on a business call this
morning....I do think Jeffy was the last winner, though I am no huge fan of
his either...1996, Sounds ok to me, and that does play into about when
NASCAR started to become 'cool', good way of putting that.
I saw N.W. again when Darryl W and Junior J were getting ready to take his
old Monte Carlo to the Goodwood Speed thing over in England this past year,
they shook it down at the track (and was covered by Totally NASCAR). The
track looked very neglected indeed, I think they had to pull some weeds out
of the asphalt before he could run...what a shame. The Mrs and I have a
cabin in (somewhat) nearby Boone, NC and used to go to the races there until
1994. We then started hopping over to (somewhat) nearby Bristol and going to
the August night race there. It would be nice to go to N.W. again, maybe
TRAC will run there if they ever actually become a racing body instead of a
PR body. I hear us North Carolinians are going to share a team with the
South Carolinians thy way we share the NFL Carolina Panthers. Hopefully the
TRAC 'team' will fare better.
*(somewhat): relative term in rural NC, means more than � hour and less than
2 hours away.
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> NW's a great track; what stock car racing is, or at least, was all about > until Nascar became cool. > > Re the trivia, 1996 was it's last year on the WC circuit........think it > was Jeffy? I tend to block his victories out, on purpose :) > > -John > > Yep, I'm sure '96 was it. Bob Bahre(Loudon track owner) owns it now, and
last year, he literally said, "It can rot as fas I'm concerned" regarding
NW. Yet, he won't sell it either.
Really to bad; ring the top with suites for the smoozers like Bristol,
build up the other stands, and it'd be rolling in the big time. But Nascar
already thinks the SE is an over-saturated market, so it's a "when hell
freezes over" type of affair. Heck, not even Busch or trucks are running
there........nothing at all.
Some of the best races I remember were at that track.
-John
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> John Pancoast <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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> > NW's a great track; what stock car racing is, or at least, was allabout
> > until Nascar became cool.
> >
> > Re the trivia, 1996 was it's last year on the WC circuit........thinkit
of
> his either...1996, Sounds ok to me, and that does play into about when
> NASCAR started to become 'cool', good way of putting that.
>
> I saw N.W. again when Darryl W and Junior J were getting ready to take his
> old Monte Carlo to the Goodwood Speed thing over in England this pastyear,
> they shook it down at the track (and was covered by Totally NASCAR). The
> track looked very neglected indeed, I think they had to pull some weedsout
> of the asphalt before he could run...what a shame. The Mrs and I have a
> cabin in (somewhat) nearby Boone, NC and used to go to the races thereuntil
> 1994. We then started hopping over to (somewhat) nearby Bristol and goingto
> the August night race there. It would be nice to go to N.W. again, maybe
> TRAC will run there if they ever actually become a racing body instead ofa
> PR body. I hear us North Carolinians are going to share a team with the
> South Carolinians thy way we share the NFL Carolina Panthers. Hopefullythe
> TRAC 'team' will fare better.
>
> *(somewhat): relative term in rural NC, means more than � hour and lessthan
> 2 hours away.
>
>
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> > was Jeffy? I tend to block his victories out, on purpose :) > > > > -John > > > > > > '96 huh? I was thinking more like '94 but couldn't remember and spewed all > that useless trivia out from memory waiting on a business call this > morning....I do think Jeffy was the last winner, though I am no huge fanhttp://www.jeffgordon.com/tracks/northwilkesboro/1996/1996_archive_northwilkesboro2.html
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