NASCAR SPRINT Cup: SAMSUNG 500 at Texas Motor Speedway ~ Sunday 4/05/2009 2:00 pm/et ~ FOX

To: WestCoastGal

TY WCG, let’s hope the weather stays nice!

21 posted on 03/30/2009 4:16:30 PM PDT by NYTexan

Nationwide paint scheme this weekend.

22 posted on 03/30/2009 4:16:32 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

Thursday is back to Thunder showers and wind. Yuck. Fri is good Sat isolated t=storms and Sunday is just windy.

23 posted on 03/30/2009 4:19:09 PM PDT 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

?, do the drivers use the same radio frequencies in NNS as they do with NSCS?

24 posted on 03/30/2009 4:21:23 PM PDT by NYTexan

I’m hurryin’ as fast as my little legs’ll git me there! LOL!

You KNOW that’s right!

25 posted on 03/30/2009 4:25:11 PM PDT by luvie (Zero is dumb as a rock)

Great looking thread, BTW!

I hope we can actually SEE Foreigner from where we’ll be
sittin’!

26 posted on 03/30/2009 4:26:28 PM PDT by luvie (Zero is dumb as a rock)

To: WestCoastGal

Good news that it won’t be rainy for the big race! This
li’l West Texas gal can handle a breeze or two (like the ones today! LOL)

Hope it clears up for the other events, too!

27 posted on 03/30/2009 4:28:03 PM PDT by luvie (Zero is dumb as a rock)

I only know Jr’s

Let me check it seems they are differernt.

#88 Car - Sprint Series
Channel 1: 462.0625
Channel 2: 466.7875
PL Tone #: 000

#5 Car - Nationwide Series Channel 2: 466.3375

28 posted on 03/30/2009 4:28:57 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

Nice thread NYTexan! Great start to what should be a great race.

Thanks for the ping!

29 posted on 03/30/2009 4:31:29 PM PDT by vox_freedom ("If God be for us, who is against us?" -- Romans 8:31)

Thanks South Texas.
Worked the T.I. in Cypress N.W. Houston for a year.
Loved the work, hated the area.
Drove all over just to get out of the Houston Area.
Loved much of Texas and its people.

30 posted on 03/30/2009 4:34:10 PM PDT by Joe Boucher (An enemy of Islam)

About 3/4 of the wa down the page. It also lists a different NW frequency for Jr which is different than the one I have. Can you print that list out?

http://www.jayski.com/links/scanners.htm

31 posted on 03/30/2009 4:34:20 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

I’m keeping my fingers crossed about Thursday as it’s the best day with not many people in the pit area.

32 posted on 03/30/2009 4:36:15 PM PDT 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

Please place a large "X" where you will be, and publish. :-)

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33 posted on 03/30/2009 4:45:37 PM PDT by vox_freedom ("If God be for us, who is against us?" -- Romans 8:31)

To: WestCoastGal

Why didn’t they think of this sooner? And, I’m guessing they didn’t start this either as I haven’t heard about it.
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Gossage announced plans today for construction of a massive retractable roof that is scheduled for completion by the 2011 Samsung 500 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race traditionally held in April. The expansive project is expected to cost $900 million to transform the 1.5-mile Texas Motor Speedway oval into the first major domed speedway in the history of motorsports.

“The Houston Astrodome was known as the ‘Eighth Wonder of the World,’ so it is only fitting that Texas – and Texas Motor Speedway – will be the future home of the ‘Ninth Wonder of the World,’ “ Gossage said. “This will be a massive undertaking, but it will be a landmark project in the world of motorsports.”

The project is expected to take 24 months with daily construction crews in excess of 1,000 workers. It is scheduled to begin immediately following this season’s Dickies 500 Sprint Cup race on Nov. 2. Construction will be halted for Texas Motor Speedway’s 2009 and 2010 race weeks and resume following the completion of each of the three current major event weeks: The Samsung 500 in April, Bombardier Learjet 550k in June and Dickies 500 in November.

AFD Construction, of Fort Worth, will handle the design and construction of the retractable roof, additional exterior walls, air conditioning and heating systems as well as an elaborate exhaust system to remove fumes and smoke generated by the cars. The entire roof structure will be a staggering 3.7 million square feet, with the retractable portion being 1.3 million square feet. In comparison, the square footage for the roof – which also will be retractable – for the new state-of-the-art Cowboys stadium will be 745,800 square feet.

“We are extremely excited to undertake this project and make history with Texas Motor Speedway,” said Sidd Finch, who will serve as AFD’s project manager. “It will be truly remarkable to see a retractable dome roof on a speedway of this magnitude.”

Gossage is expected to unveil the specific details of the project later this week at a press conference during the Samsung 500 race weekend.

“It’s only appropriate that we announced such an outlandish project like this on the first day of April,” Gossage said. “We’d be foolish to think it would be possible.”
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Sheesh did we break FR?

34 posted on 03/30/2009 4:48:28 PM PDT 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

If only...but it could only happen in Texas!

35 posted on 03/30/2009 5:02:02 PM PDT by NYTexan

:) I will be in front of the NW garages and pitroad on Thursday and Cup on Friday........walking the whole length of pitroad or all the way on the other side of the garage area looking.......

36 posted on 03/30/2009 5:02:29 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

Woo-Hoo !!

...come on Friday! We're on our way!

37 posted on 03/30/2009 5:04:59 PM PDT by TexasCajun

You’re quite welcome.

Some of us still try our best to avoid Houston. ;)

38 posted on 03/30/2009 5:05:42 PM PDT by SouthTexas (When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people.....)

To: WestCoastGal

You going to Texas again this year?

39 posted on 03/30/2009 5:07:42 PM PDT by TexasCajun

Yep, I’m leaving Wednesday!!

Should have lots of pics up from pitroad - maybe on Saturday.

40 posted on 03/30/2009 5:13:06 PM PDT by WestCoastGal (If he wants to come by the bus after the race and get his a$$ whooped, I'll do it. - Dale Jr)

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