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Nascar Nextel Cup Race - Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen On NBC - Sun. August 14, 1 p.m.
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| 8.10.05
| Me
Posted on 08/10/2005 5:53:17 PM PDT by WestCoastGal
WELCOME EVERYONE
This week we are going to Watkins Glen International Raceway in New York. Please join us for a full weekend of racing.
Watkins Glen International continues a road-racing tradition that dates back to 1948 -- when sports cars competed on the streets of the village at the southern tip of scenic Lake Seneca. The circuit, which at one time hosted the F1 United States Grand Prix, has grown to become one of the most respected facilities in the northeast.
Track Facts Banking/Turns: -- Distance: 2.45 miles Shape: Road course
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen
NBC HDTV Sun. 1 p.m.
Toyota Tundra 200 - Truck Race
SPEED Sat. 5 p.m.
Zippo 200 - Busch Race
NBC Sat. 2 p.m.
Sirius Satellite Radio at the Glen Bud Pole Qualifying SPEED Sat. 11:10 a.m.
All Times are ET
This is an impound race, all practice is on Friday, qualifying on Saturday (unless they change their mind) FRFL picks must be made by Saturday morning 2am pacific time. I will update the practice times as we get closer to Friday as well as adding the qualifying lineup etc.
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KEYWORDS: nascar; newyork; nextel; nextelcup; raceforthechase; watkinsglen; wcgnascarthread
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To: WestCoastGal
I'm in and out. Mostly just to check on my favs -- Truex, Menard, Smoke.
As said before, I HATE single-file racing. Side-by-side makes me sit on the edge of my seat.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:27:58 PM PDT
by
fideist
To: fideist
Oh, and Kenny Wallace. Where did he qualify?
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:29:11 PM PDT
by
fideist
To: fideist
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:30:17 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
EEEEEEEK
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:31:15 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: WestCoastGal; glock rocks
And, the truck race starts in 45 minutes in Nashville. I wonder what the weather is like there? It's the same down there (Nashville airport was reporting a thunderstorm a half-hour ago).
With apologies to Weather Glock,...
Nashville Superspeedway radar.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:31:40 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: fideist
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:32:59 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: WestCoastGal
Did I hear NBC right about going green shortly? They've now put 10 of 82 laps in under the green/yellow at below-freeway speeds.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:34:26 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: WestCoastGal
Helton asking DJ about the inner loup. MRN saying that it was still wet on the inside line.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:36:38 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: steveegg
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:37:22 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: WestCoastGal
They got the saws out trying to cut grooves into the track to take care of seepage.
We're now working our 12th green/yellow lap. Will be less than 70 laps of green-flag racing.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:38:37 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: steveegg
Yes maybe going green. They cut grooves in the track with a circular saw. LOL
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:39:04 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: steveegg
I wonder if Smoke wins if they will put those saws on sale at Home Depot? Of course that's not his sponsor today but......
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:41:08 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: WestCoastGal
13 green/yellow laps now complete. I decided to switch to the radio scan from the MRN coverage to see if I can scoop NBC/MRN on a decision.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:42:15 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: WestCoastGal
I wonder if Smoke wins if they will put those saws on sale at Home Depot? Of course that's not his sponsor today but...... LOL (mehtinks either he'll have to win tomorrow or JJ Yeley will have to win today).
2 to go this time as they complete lap 14.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:43:48 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: All
Posted on Sat, Aug. 13, 2005
NASCAR mandates camber angle for front wheels
By JIM UTTER
ThatsRacin.com Writer
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. – NASCAR has decided to do what many of its Nextel Cup series crew chiefs would not – alter race set-ups to reduce the chance of blown tires.
Beginning next weekend at Michigan International Speedway, NASCAR will mandate a maximum front-wheel camber angle of eight degrees. Camber is the degree tires are tilted in order to maximize its performance through the turns.
NASCAR issued a technical bulletin to teams this weekend notifying them of the change. Aggressive chassis set-ups – including high degrees of camber and low air pressures – have been blamed for several tire problems this season, most notably at Pocono and Michigan.
"I think a lot of the problems are race track specific, but NASCAR felt felt it had to do something," said Greg Zipadelli, crew chief for series points leader Tony Stewart.
....more.....
http://www.thatsracin.com/mld/thatsracin/12377413.htm
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:46:22 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: steveegg
Who cares if it is green or yellow -- it is still single-file racing!!!
He-he-he. I slay myself.
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08/13/2005 1:47:14 PM PDT
by
fideist
To: WestCoastGal
Team radios either silent or broken. A couple drivers waved off the "start/restart" as we complete 15 laps. It will be a single-file start.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:47:51 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: steveegg
Those flagmen have got to be getting tired.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:48:50 PM PDT
by
WestCoastGal
("When you conduct your business from the weeds, sooner or later the weed-eater will run over you")
To: fideist
"Racing" implies that there's changes of positions. So far, there hasn't been any.
16 laps of 82 complete, and it's 1 to go to green.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:49:24 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
To: WestCoastGal
We'll have a maximum of 55 green-flag laps.
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posted on
08/13/2005 1:50:09 PM PDT
by
steveegg
(Real torture is taking a ride with Sen Ted "Swimmer" Kennedy in a 1968 Oldsmobile off a short bridge)
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