i was hoping that maybe someone could tell me where i could get a patch to
drive 18 wheelers (peterbilt,Mack,Kenworth etc)
Normally I would laugh at that but I just watched this hour long show on The
Learning Channel about Truck races. Not with trailers. They were really
fast even though the League limits the speed at 100mph. WOW do they fight
for position, the tracks just aren't wide enough for 3 wide Semis!!!!!!!
Now that would be a hoot at Bristol huh? <g>
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Don Burnette
I-65 Racing
Dburn on Ten
It is a hoot at Bristol. I have not been there for the race, but I
have a friend that clainms he has gone to semi races at bristol.
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>Now that would be a hoot at Bristol huh? <g> >-- >Don Burnette >I-65 Racing >Dburn on Ten >> Normally I would laugh at that but I just watched this hour long show on >The >> Learning Channel about Truck races. Not with trailers. They were really >> fast even though the League limits the speed at 100mph. WOW do they >fight >> for position, the tracks just aren't wide enough for 3 wide Semis!!!!!!!Never happened. I have been to going to Bristol for many years for all
types of racing (my uncle only lives about 12 miles from there; really saves
on the motel bill!). I have been to All-Pro, Goody's Dash, Craftsman Trucks.
and BGN races (never to a Cup race though). There has never been a Semi Truck
race there.
However - years ago, there used to be a sanctioning body - GATR, for Great
American Truck Racing. They started out racing racing real, bone-stock semis
on big tracks like Pocono and Atlanta (ever see Smokey and the Bandit II?).
Then, like race cars, the trucks evolved into all-out, tube framed race trucks
and they were racing on half-mile dirt tracks. Shawna Robinson, the former
BGN driver, got her start driving the "big rigs", because (I think), her dad
was the promoter.
Jim and Lisa
TDC: Mickey's Official NASCAR/IRL Crew Chief
They had those semi-trucks racing a Daytona, years ago.
In the first race, a trucker drove his truck down there, won the race and drove his truck home.
Just like the "old days", in racing.
He had an International truck with a Cummings engine in it.
Because the International was physically smaller, is size, than the rest, of the trucks, it pushed less air and he could go faster than the trucks with more horsepower.
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JerryD(upstateNY)
It is a hoot at Bristol. I have not been there for the race, but I
have a friend that clainms he has gone to semi races at bristol.
I watched the same prg an thought that would be a blast to see Trucks
running around some of the Superspeedways..Just wonder if a truck
running around a Superspeedway at 100+ MPH would stay on the track if it
Hit The Wall considering the Weight,Size,Mass etc ?
Would make a Hell of a mess i bet.
The Craftsman Supertruck Series boys run races at Atlanta, Texas and Vegas,
running speeds nearly as fast as the Winston Cup cars. They have some huge
spoilers on them, but still are able to qualify at about 175 mph.
Monki24
Monki24's Jeff Gordon Pit Stop
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>I watched the same prg an thought that would be a blast to see Trucks
>running around some of the Superspeedways..Just wonder if a truck
>running around a Superspeedway at 100+ MPH would stay on the track if it
>Hit The Wall considering the Weight,Size,Mass etc ?
>Would make a Hell of a mess i bet.
The Craftsman trucks don't run at Atlanta, maybe you meant California? At most
tracks, the Trucks run about the same speeds as the Busch Grand National cars.
The Busch cars have better aerodynamics, but the trucks have better horsepower.
Craig
The Craftsman Trucks have a difficult time with down force on the larger
tracks. This is because of their cab and bed configuration. So thats why you
don't see them on the tracks where they can build up much speed.
Bill
They seemed to run ok out here in Fontana.
