NASCAR SPRINT Cup: Shelby 427 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway ~ Sunday 3/01/2009 4:30 pm/et ~ FOX

Winning at Las Vegas and the BOOKIES perspective

781 posted on 03/03/2009 4:09:50 PM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

There was Jamie McMurray, so sick this weekend he was shuttling back and forth to the care center, the lateral forces carried through the corners making his eyes hurt. No wonder Vegas listed him as 25-to-1. Thanks in part to a huge save when his car went sideways, he wound up ninth. "I was really worried because I was a little groggy from having a cold, and I didn't feel like I was as alert as I needed to be," McMurray said. "When that was over, I thought, 'Pretty alert.'"

I'd imagine so, he was dirt trackin' there for a minute.

782 posted on 03/03/2009 5:34:46 PM PST by SouthTexas (Can I have my house back that I lost in the 80s????)

783 posted on 03/04/2009 6:17:52 AM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)

Don’t worry Mac, I fixed it...

784 posted on 03/04/2009 6:28:37 AM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

The Flu also struck Ryan Villapoto at the Super Cross Race at the Dome in Indiana this weekend. He finished sixth in the race and is still in fourth place in the series...

785 posted on 03/04/2009 6:34:16 AM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

To: tubebender; LasVegasMac; NormsRevenge; SouthTexas; NYTexan; All

Changes in gears rules for Vegas in 2010? NASCAR is considering an adjustment on the gear rule for Las Vegas next season to prevent the engine failures that plagued numerous Sprint Cup teams last weekend.

Roush Fenway Racing lost three engines on Sunday, equaling the number of engines the team lost all of last season. Doug Yates, who oversees the Roush-Yates engine program, said the situation could have been avoided had there been a more conservative gear ratio that would have reduced rpms that were much higher than expected with the new tire and improved horsepower.

He said weather conditions — only 15% humidity — also may have contributed to the failures. “With all that stacked against us, we just weren’t ready for what we expected,” Yates said. “I talked to the NASCAR guys after the race and they said they probably will go back and evaluate the gear ratios. That particular race we were a lot above where we want these engines to be running.” Yates said several of the Roush and Yates cars reached 9,800 rpms on the front stretch — about 400 more than where he and NASCAR would like the reading to be. “NASCAR is addressing that,” he said. “They don’t want us to, especially in these times, spend more money to make engines turn 10,000 rpms. That’s not the intention of the gear rule.” Yates agreed with Lee White, the president of Toyota Racing Development, that the engine failures that Ford experienced in the race were different than what Toyota faced in practice and qualifying.

Those problems were fixed by using thicker lubricants and making a small mechanical adjustment. But he agreed all teams are pushing limits on the engines, and that these problems likely would have occurred had there not been a ban on testing. “I’m not going to blame not testing or NASCAR,” he said. “At the end of the day if we run in those type of conditions again it’s our job to make the engines stronger and more durable. I didn’t anticipate those type of things.” Yates doesn’t expect the high rpm rate to be a factor this week at Atlanta because the tires will fall off faster and keep speeds slower. That doesn’t mean he’s not a bit worried.(ESPN)(3-4-2009) Comment here

786 posted on 03/04/2009 2:38:54 PM PST by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

To: WestCoastGal

I can not believe that Nascar can dictate like this and take out ALL the incentive of the teams hands...

787 posted on 03/04/2009 3:07:07 PM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

To: WestCoastGal; SouthTexas; glock rocks; NormsRevenge; All

OMG!!! DON'T LET CHRIS MATTHEWS FIND OUT ABOUT THIS!!!. Fast forward to the PAST

788 posted on 03/04/2009 3:18:10 PM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

To: WestCoastGal

Thanks for the info.

I had heard mention of the gear ratio maybe being an issue but for Doug Yates to say low humidity may have been a cause is a bit silly, IMHO.

Doug, dude...it's spelled N-E-V-A-D-A....been on the circuit for a couple years now.

Humidity is not an issue for other racing entities here........??

789 posted on 03/04/2009 4:57:49 PM PST by LasVegasMac (Islam: Bringing the world death and destruction for 1400 years!)

To: LasVegasMac; tubebender; WestCoastGal

Jack Rousch said it was the tars!

Hey if they want humidity we can oblige. 83% right now. ;)

790 posted on 03/04/2009 8:46:35 PM PST by SouthTexas (Can I have my house back that I lost in the 80s????)

Did I tell you I bought a new dehumidifier today? We have to defend against mold and mildew in north facing walls with our dampness...

791 posted on 03/04/2009 8:53:12 PM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

We used to have mildew, don’t use that other term, lawyers made a four letter word out of it, but we have forgotten what rain looks like.

792 posted on 03/04/2009 9:04:44 PM PST by SouthTexas (Can I have my house back that I lost in the 80s????)

They have Black Mold here and it must taste like French Truffles because Lawyers run ads on TV looking for it...

793 posted on 03/04/2009 9:14:54 PM PST by tubebender (99% of Lawyers give the rest a bad name...)

We used to have it here until the insurance companies got hit so bad they dropped coverage. Now it’s not a problem anymore.

794 posted on 03/04/2009 9:24:21 PM PST by SouthTexas (Can I have my house back that I lost in the 80s????)

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