Darlington Stripe.

Is there a patch for NR1999 to add the stripe to the walls at Darlington. They just don't look right when they are white. Thank You, Patrick Shumar

Race with me. I'll do it for you naturally :) I SUCK at Darlington. I can't believe this decrepit, no-grove, worn out old racetrack is still on the Nascar lineup. But, that's just MHO :) -Larry > Is there a patch for NR1999 to add the stripe to the walls at > Darlington. They just don't look right when they are white. > Thank You, > Patrick Shumar

> Is there a patch for NR1999 to add the stripe to the walls at > Darlington. They just don't look right when they are white. > Thank You, > Patrick Shumar I only wish I could race at Darlingon. I get the green flag and after 100 yards.....Bam back to Windows 98 desktop. It really kills my points race......

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>> Is there a patch for NR1999 to add the stripe to the walls at >> Darlington. They just don't look right when they are white. >> Thank You, >> Patrick Shumar >I only wish I could race at Darlingon. I get the green flag and after >100 yards.....Bam back to Windows 98 desktop. It really kills my points >race......

First off: I thought the "Darlington Stripe" was the black mark the track put on the CAR when it hit a wall? Second: sounds like Tony's got a corrupted track file. I'd try recopying Darlington's files. Has that track EVER worked for ya, Tony? "Gunner" ORSA Bronze #78 Navy Dodge truck

No thats a rookie stripe and they have to have it at all events during their rookie year. > [snip] > > First off: I thought the "Darlington Stripe" was the black > >mark the track put on the CAR when it hit a wall? > I thought it was a yellow bar placed on the back end of a driver's car if it > was his first time at Darlington.

I think this term refers to the "white" stripe on the race car from the contrete off the walls on the race car that scrapes the outside wall. /TomH

> I think this term refers to the "white" stripe on the race car from the > contrete off the walls on the race car that scrapes the outside wall. Correct answer. The term comes from waaaay back when the there were steel guard rails. I've seen video footage where the 60's era cars were actually rubbing along (at speed) the curve guard rails... and motor-on... all in a day's work. Andre

[snip] I thought it was a yellow bar placed on the back end of a driver's car if it was his first time at Darlington.

The Darlington Stripe is the tire marks on the wall from cars rubbing them. The track crew repaints the wall the week of an event. By the time Busch/WC practice is over, the stripe is back. >[snip] >> First off: I thought the "Darlington Stripe" was the black >>mark the track put on the CAR when it hit a wall? >I thought it was a yellow bar placed on the back end of a driver's car if it >was his first time at Darlington.

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>> I think this term refers to the "white" stripe on the race car from the >> contrete off the walls on the race car that scrapes the outside wall. >Correct answer. >The term comes from waaaay back when the there were steel guard rails. >I've seen video footage where the 60's era cars were actually rubbing >along (at speed) the curve guard rails... and motor-on... all in a day's >work. >Andre

Yeah, that's what I meant. Just didn't realize it was white instead of black. Cool. Good to know I was right about some trivia for once! "Gunner" ORSA Bronze #78 Navy Dodge truck

The Darlington stripe was a mark left on the cars back before there were concrete walls. They used armco steel railings and some (but not all) of the best drivers learned to lean on the rail coming out of turn 4. The resulting mark (and crease in the fender) was known as the "Darlington Stripe" and it seemed that no car in the winner's circle was without one. If you see any of the old races on Speedvision you will notice that the rail actually flexes when the cars lean on it. > First off: I thought the "Darlington Stripe" was the black > mark the track put on the CAR when it hit a wall? > "Gunner" > ORSA Bronze #78 Navy Dodge truck -- Rich Koehler rgkoehler(at)lucent(dot)com killerk(at)home(dot)com