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Posted on 02/04/2008 5:11:50 PM PST by WestCoastGal
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That works for me WCG...
“That fact that Teresa came to the track was news. The 49-year old owner of four NASCAR Sprint Cup teams is happy to sign off, or, veto things concerning the team from her cozy head office back in Mooresville, N.C., but she is not hands-on when it comes to the track.
In fact her lack of a presence at the track has drawn the ire of some over the years, but she’s been seen more over the past few months she’s been the last half-decade.
Maybe at the urging of DEI president Max Siegel she’s made herself more accessible — sort of.
In December in New York she invited the media to a party with a few polite requests. Have fun, mingle, enjoy yourself, let’s chit-chat and sorry, but no interviews or shop-talk.
A few weeks ago she showed up at the Media Tour in Charlotte, smiled, was friendly and made small talk, but when it came to interviews, “Thanks, but no thanks.”
After Sunday’s photo circus, she left Childress and Braig for one-on-one interviews and discreetly exited stage left — literally — out a side door.
As she walked out she was asked, “What did you think of Dale Junior’s win (Saturday) night?”
She smiled and said, “I’m just here to talk about Dale’s car,” clapped her hands and left.
Ladies and gentlemen, the princess has left the building.”
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Sheesh B****
That should be fun for you all, it’s a beautiful place.
I still need to add the last two to my ping list....maybe Norm has his done. ?? :D
It sounds like the Hard Facing on the Lifers is failing and then you get rapid premature failure of the lifter and Camshaft resulting in the valve not opening plus you get all those metal particles in the oil. I'm not sure what that can do because they run a Dry Sump oiling system but it would not be good for the oil pump at least.
check yur freepmail
This should be the latest ping list,,
It has some folks no longer with us , I keep ‘em on for sentimental
You’re far more organized than I am at the moment!
If not, here's some. :)
I hate the time between races. It’s like eating on the side of a hotdog bun when you can’t reach the hotdog.
ROFLMAO!
Was looking for a picture that showed the relationship between the cam and the lifters and probable wear points, but it was futile. Found one dis-assembly video and it wouldn’t play.
DAYTONA BEACH -- Goodyear Tire and NASCAR officials confirmed there was tire blistering during Saturday night's Budweiser Shootout, but assured competitors the problem is correctable.
"We saw some signs, up and down pit road, of excessive heat on the right front and right rear (tires) and some blistering," Goodyear's Rick Heinrich said Sunday before Daytona 500 qualifying at Daytona International Speedway.
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The blistering problem popped up during Preseason Thunder in January. Heinrich said Saturday's fastest cars, including Tony Stewart, Jimmie Johnson and Earnhardt, had no issues.
"Their tires were very clean," Heinrich said. "They have looked really good."
That rates right up there with "The Check is in the Mail".
I really hate to hear this because these drivers are all capable of wrecking each other with out Goodyears help...
Maybe it's that "camber" thing again. LOL
They better not change the plate again AFTER practice or the Duels.
And they better have that tire problem under control. I certainly don’t want to see anyone hit the wall at 190+.
The aero is different on all the cars now, slingshot passes will come back into play now and I think most of the race will be now 2-3 wide instead of the freight train line its been for years, this is looking at what the COT is doing, the extra HP they have plus the massive downforce on the rear and somewhat less up front.
What could be the biggest asset in this race? I think its keeping a clean front body aspect, its possible to see more bump drafting but only so they can possibly re-alter the airflow on the nose to actually create more front downforce.
I think its a Chevy year, ford has lost all creative minds in the looks department, like the new Ford trucks, they are to me the ugliest thing I have ever seen, looks like a rolling brick wall. Toyota may have problems but not for long.
And I hope somebody realizes and pursues strong actions against car to car shoving matches like between Tony and Kurt Busch. Its a joke watching skilled drivers throw childish temper tantrums. If this is to continue then there should be special races that are no-holds out an out destruction races for these guys then, like Battlebots with drivers.
I caught part of Trackside last night and Mikey asked the others if they had heard about a possible new right front from Goodyear for the race. Missed whether it was for the duals or Sunday.
The announcers with their "that's just a racing thing" is total BS at times. As I said upthread, it is uncalled for to put someone in the wall in practice for a "play" race.
Have heard it said "why don't they get out of the cars and fight?" This day and age, you would be arrested on the spot if you swung at someone.
This is a very long SI article and fabulous!!
They can't take their eyes off him. Especially not now. Not on this winter afternoon in Charlotte, when the most popular driver in NASCAR -- and the sport's most desirable bachelor -- is stripping and tossing his clothes aside one piece at a time. As Dale Earnhardt Jr. unzips his blue jeans in a small conference room at Hendrick Motorsports headquarters, a woman walking across the parking lot outside spots him through the floor-to-ceiling window. Wide-eyed, she mouths the words Oh . . . my . . . God and stops to watch the impromptu peep show. Another woman, standing inside the room with the near-naked race car driver, is getting weak in the knees. "You look gooood," she says. Even Earnhardt's silver-haired boss, Rick Hendrick, hovering near the doorway, takes one look at his newest driver -- now down to a T-shirt and a pair of boxers printed with yellow rubber ducks -- and says, "Man, you are unreal." "You all want to know my secret and why I'm the most popular driver around?" shouts Earnhardt, smiling devilishly -- the same wicked grin his old man used to flash when playing a prank. After waiting a beat he points to his lean, and white-as-baby-powder, body. "It's right here, baaay-beee! Right here!"
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