Posted on 01/26/2007 5:42:56 PM PST by Extremely Extreme Extremist
(AP) FORT WORTH -- A project was completed Friday at Texas Motor Speedway to alleviate "Dale's Dip" -- a 200-foot section of track between Turns 1 and 2 that got its name after complaints by NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. last fall.
The process to "pump up" the surface below the track and raise targeted areas was expected to take only two days, but wasn't finished until Friday. The depth of the dip over the track's south tunnel was no more than two inches at any point.
Before the Nextel Cup race last November at Texas, the 1 1/2-mile track where Earnhardt got his first Cup and Busch victories, the driver expressed concern about the section. He said it would "hold this place back for years to come" if not repaired.
"While Junior's comments at the time surprised me since he never mentioned it before, it was a concern and we thought it would only be appropriate to investigate the issue further," TMS president Eddie Gossage said this week.
After the November race, which completed the track's 10th season of racing, Gossage spoke with several drivers, team owners and NASCAR officials about Earnhardt's concerns and "decided it would be beneficial to alleviate the dip as much as possible."
The process involved drilling 15-20 half-inch holes, inserting copper tubes through the asphalt into the soil below and then injecting a special structure urethane.
Despite his complaint about the dip, Earnhardt also called TMS "a fun race track." His seven top-10 finishes, including his victory in 2000, are more than any other Cup driver in the 12 Texas races. The Samsung 500 is April 15.
It's pretty amazing that the drivers have that much of a sense of the track surface. I'm surprised there haven't been more complaints about the entrance to turn one at Michigan. That's a visible drop entering a turn at over 200mph.
Hell, before long you won't know if these taxi cab drivers still stand up to pee or they have turned into squatters. DALE, JUST DRIVE THE DAMN CAR!!!!!!!
Maybe the underground spring is ready to bubble-up again.
You have just confirmed your ignorance on Birth Defects that sadly cause many men to be squatters. I suffer from HydroSpadia, which can make a real mess of your bathroom and mine if I choose to stand. My deformed Urethra can make aiming a straight stream of urine very difficult.
I’m sure you wouldn’t want me to shower your bathroom in urine because I cannot control the direction or stream. Many times my urine sprays like a mad shower head and can make a real mess of a bathroom.
Although it can be difficult for a man to fully urinate in the squatter position, many times I urinate in the sink for complete bladder relief. I always make sure to clean the sink properly.
This is much better than spraying Urine all over the toilet, floor, walls, and anything nearby that my uncontrolled spray may cover.
Just because some men are forced to be squatters, doesn’t mean they are less than a MAN. I’m sure most women would prefer me being a squatter if they had to use the bathroom after I tried urinating standing up like a REAL MAN.
Sheese Herk, who pee’d in your wheaties? Obviously not you. I was just commenting about Junior just driving the car and quit bitchin’. You see, all the drivers have to go over the same dip, not just Junior, so it is equal for everybody.
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