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[umgud]

THX for the ping..........

[tubebender]

I got to go to Firestone and get 4 new tires on my pickup.

I didn't know you had a death wish...:-)

[fnord]

hey, I'm happy to be tied for 6th ... I think I have gotten a total of 1 point from qualifying so far this year, lol.

[blastdad51]

"I'm torn: The Azores Press Conference is slated for 1:30 est. I suppose I can limber up the 'previous channel' finger and flip back and forth."

Picture in picture make that problem go away :-)

[CAfraudPI]

How many Roush engines will fail today?? :^(

[CAfraudPI]

Can we lobby NASCAR to red-flag the race during the President's press conference?

[Admin Moderator]

BTTT!

[dixierose]

Hopefully Roush has his $h!t together today.

Amen to that...I was scared during Happy Hour yesterday when Bush and then Kenseth had problems. I'm glad they could fix Kenseth, but I wasn't able to watch the entire Happy Hour program yesterday? What happened with Bush's car?

Go MARK!!!

[citizen]

I absolutely love NASCAR but lets get a grip here.......

We're on the verge of war, with an important press conference in an hour or so. American, British and other military lives are at risk. So are the lives of the Iraqi people. So are the lives of the American people.

So how about we move this thread to the FR sports section?

Admin Moderator: If there isn't an FR sports section, it seems as though we need one to keep the fluff off the hard-news board. What do you think?

[getting into my asbestos suit now, hey that's sort of like a NASCAR driver's race suit!]

[tubebender]

I heard Busch is at the back of the pack...replaced his engine.

[Petronski]

Picture in picture make that problem go away :-)

Aristocrat!

;)

[Petronski]

Any truth to the rumor that the Kenseth car runs on gigantic rechargeable battery packs?

[WSGilcrest]

Checking in. Good luck, everyone. Hope for a safe race.

[NormsRevenge]

This thread is viewed by quite a few NASCAR fans worldwide including many Armed Services members representing the US.

It is not intended to intrude on other very significant events, rather provide some levity and an online and very visible reminder of what we are about as Americans. We haven't forgotten or lost anything.

You asked , I flambeed, politely , I might add.

Enjoy the press conference and conjecturing.

[citizen]

I'm a big Bill Elliot fan.....but since he's on his way down as a top competitor I think I've settled on Kenseth as my next guy ro root for.

He drives a Ford but I reckon I can overlook that.

[McGruff]

And in another part of the world. They're waiting for

those words, Boogity, Boogity, Boogity!

[NormsRevenge]

Here's to all the A-10 Warthogs standing by..

Sun Mar 16,10:49 AM ET

A U.S. ground crew member walks past a line of American A-10 aircraft on an air base in Kuwait March 16, 2003. Iraq (news - web sites) went onto a war footing just hours before President Bush (news - web sites) was to hold an emergency summit with close allies Britain and Spain that could start the clock for an invasion. (Russell Boyce/Reuters)

[citizen]

That's fine, I agree on the entertainment factor, many of the guys & gals serving right now are fans I'm sure.

Every so often JimRob tries to reinfoirce the purpose and message of FreeRepublic by asking us to respect his guidelines - such as only posting actual news articles in the news section and escpcially reserving Breaking News for meaningful news/activism articles. That's all I'm saying.

I'm serious about an FR sports section. That would seem to suit everyone's priorities. What do you think?

[budman_2001]

LOL!-----might be a Rousch "secret"?

[Pete-R-Bilt]

morning boys and girls. great day for a race.

raining hard in the front yard, while the suns shinnin bright accross the valley!