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Hamlin is on a roll... # # Hamlin parked in 1st Talladega practice: NASCAR cracked down on bump-drafting in the first Nextel Cup practice Friday at Talladega Superspeedway, and #11-Denny Hamlin was the first culprit. Hamlin was parked late in the session, though he said his Joe Gibbs Racing was finished in that practice anyway. "They made a general warning right at the beginning to everyone to stop using the front bumpers, and after that I got hit probably 20 to 30 times," Hamlin said. "So I figured I'd just keep doing what I was doing. Right there at the end, I guess I was a little excessive."

Hamlin was curious as to why he and Gibbs teammates Tony Stewart and J.J. Yeley were singled out. "They said Gibbs cars in specific, they had an eye out on," Hamlin said. "I wonder what makes us different than anyone else, other than we were the first three cars in line. We were working well together, and when I say working well together, we were pushing each other well. But they said they didn't want any contact, and we broke that rule. So we're going sit have to sit out for a while." NASCAR officials said they parked Hamlin for refusing to heed a NASCAR directive.

"Our concern is whenever you've got restrictor-plate racing and cars as closely matched as they are, you're always going to have occasions of front bumpers being in contact with rear bumpers. It's a product of the draft," NASCAR Nextel Cup Series Director John Darby said. "That being said, there's also a point where it's forced aggressiveness and that's what we don't want to have happen."

Darby said Hamlin wasn't the only driver who was warned, but he was the most aggressive. Hamlin said his #11 team would not participate in Friday's second [Happy Hour and final] practice.(SceneDaily.com)(10-5-2007)

You may or may not have seen this before....

But it certainly raises the oil pressure for me....this is the sh!t, as they say.

Late 60's / early 70's, not sure....a Dodge Charger (Nascar version) is running the course at Le Mans.

Dick Pierson is the driver of the "heavy metal".

The little "kick me" cars have an edge in the serious corners....but when the Nascar "beast" gets some space to 'get it on' - it's nothing short of OMG!

Turn your speaker volume up.....

Now turn it up some more...........

This....this is the sound of power......real American power...

The Beast....

I want to see an updated version of this, say, Boris Said driving the beast....

This clip reminds me of my early days in Las Vegas - the off road races - The Mint 400. Drive up to Apex and you are there, on the course....eating the dust....

Class 8 - Heavy Metal...full size trucks.

Ivan the "Iron Man" Stewart...Walker Evans...Rick Mears...

The Americans got an invite to go play in the Australian 1000 - first time ever, '84 or '85, I think. This was an open invite to all and anyone for an off-road 1,000 mile race.

Lot's of European entries - little 'kick me' cars, and the first time any of them had seen or competed against an American off road vehicle.....

Class 8 - Heavy Metal, Keith Black built the engines - 850+ HP......

These words come from an article I read, covering the event...

"The European drivers had never seen, or heard, a vehicle like the Americans brought to the race. Many of them simply pulled off to the side when they "heard" an American truck come up behind them...'it sounded like Hell was behind you'"

American Thunder, down under.

Thank you Keith Black.