Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 19, 8:54 pm, wrote:
On Feb 19, 5:09 pm, "Sam" wrote:

JIMMIE JOHNSON , NO. 48 LOWE'S IMPALA SS ON HOW THE SHOOTOUT UNFOLDED FOR
HIM:

"The car was off on pace. Being a short track car we were missing a little
something. But it drove so well as a result, that I could really carve
through traffic and run wide open all night long and it kind of worked out
for me."

Exactly!!! Thanks for helping me help you to understand! His care was
"missing a little something", so that he could run wide open. I'm
guessing I could drive my pickup wide open, too! BUT not a race car
that's running well.

What about the other quotes from drivers in the race?

"KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finished: 4th
After
leading the most laps, can you talk about your feelings at the finish?
It
was a good day. We had the dominant car all day long. I could hold it
wide
open every single lap of the race."


"Handling - the all important indice - being able to stay in the
drafting
pack that is moving forward. The rest comes down to who is with you on
the
last lap and how close you are on tire wear. The car and driver most
capable
of running wide open laps on older tires will separate himself from
the rest
of the field at Daytona - and the final element is pure luck."

While I'm just a lurker here I have to chime in and agree with Sam. I
know for a fact that the drivers run Daytona wide open the majority of
the time. They only let off slightly when drafting close, have
excessive tire wear, bad handling, or are in a tight situation on the
track. Most drivers are wide open 99% of the time at Daytona (I still
enjoy watching it though)

Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 21, 11:18*am, BoaterZ wrote:
On Feb 19, 8:54 pm, wrote:

On Feb 19, 5:09 pm, "Sam" wrote:

JIMMIE JOHNSON , NO. 48 LOWE'S IMPALA SS ON HOW THE SHOOTOUT UNFOLDED FOR
HIM:

"The car was off on pace. Being a short track car we were missing a little
something. But it drove so well as a result, that I could really carve
through traffic and run wide open all night long and it kind of worked out
for me."

Exactly!!! Thanks for helping me help you to understand! His care was
"missing a little something", so that he could run wide open. I'm
guessing I could drive my pickup wide open, too! BUT not a race car
that's running well.

What about the other quotes from drivers in the race?

"KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finished: 4th
After
leading the most laps, can you talk about your feelings at the finish?
It
was a good day. We had the dominant car all day long. I could hold it
wide
open every single lap of the race."

"Handling - the all important indice - being able to stay in the
drafting
pack that is moving forward. The rest comes down to who is with you on
the
last lap and how close you are on tire wear. The car and driver most
capable
of running wide open laps on older tires will separate himself from
the rest
of the field at Daytona - and the final element is pure luck."

While I'm just a lurker here I have to chime in and agree with Sam. I
know for a fact that the drivers run Daytona wide open the majority of
the time. They only let off slightly when drafting close, have
excessive tire wear, bad handling, or are in a tight situation on the
track. Most drivers are wide open 99% of the time at Daytona (I still
enjoy watching it though)

It's the exceptions you listed. Those exceptions are the rule in race
trim and around 40 other cars. Daytona is rough as hell, too. Now when
qualifying yes, the are matted the whole time. You listen to the in
car audio well the next time. You'll hear them burping the throttle a
lot.

Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 21, 12:54 pm, wrote:
On Feb 21, 11:18 am, BoaterZ wrote:



On Feb 19, 8:54 pm, wrote:

On Feb 19, 5:09 pm, "Sam" wrote:

JIMMIE JOHNSON , NO. 48 LOWE'S IMPALA SS ON HOW THE SHOOTOUT UNFOLDED FOR
HIM:

"The car was off on pace. Being a short track car we were missing a little
something. But it drove so well as a result, that I could really carve
through traffic and run wide open all night long and it kind of worked out
for me."

Exactly!!! Thanks for helping me help you to understand! His care was
"missing a little something", so that he could run wide open. I'm
guessing I could drive my pickup wide open, too! BUT not a race car
that's running well.

What about the other quotes from drivers in the race?

"KYLE BUSCH, No. 18 M&Ms Toyota Camry, Joe Gibbs Racing Finished: 4th
After
leading the most laps, can you talk about your feelings at the finish?
It
was a good day. We had the dominant car all day long. I could hold it
wide
open every single lap of the race."

"Handling - the all important indice - being able to stay in the
drafting
pack that is moving forward. The rest comes down to who is with you on
the
last lap and how close you are on tire wear. The car and driver most
capable
of running wide open laps on older tires will separate himself from
the rest
of the field at Daytona - and the final element is pure luck."

While I'm just a lurker here I have to chime in and agree with Sam. I
know for a fact that the drivers run Daytona wide open the majority of
the time. They only let off slightly when drafting close, have
excessive tire wear, bad handling, or are in a tight situation on the
track. Most drivers are wide open 99% of the time at Daytona (I still
enjoy watching it though)

It's the exceptions you listed. Those exceptions are the rule in race
trim and around 40 other cars. Daytona is rough as hell, too. Now when
qualifying yes, the are matted the whole time. You listen to the in
car audio well the next time. You'll hear them burping the throttle a
lot.

I watched the whole race on Directv's Hot Pass and mostly watched the
Jr. channel. Never saw/heard him lift at all unless he was behind
someone with nowhere to go. That includes 3 wide in the corners.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the race

Yo, Freakin
 

"BoaterZ" wrote in message
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I watched the whole race on Directv's Hot Pass and mostly watched the
Jr. channel. Never saw/heard him lift at all unless he was behind
someone with nowhere to go. That includes 3 wide in the corners.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the race

Stop right now unless your idea of a good time is banging your head against
the wall.

Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 22, 11:50*am, "Sam" wrote:
"BoaterZ" wrote in message

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I watched the whole race on Directv's Hot Pass and mostly watched the
Jr. channel. Never saw/heard him lift at all unless he was behind
someone with nowhere to go. That includes 3 wide in the corners.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the race

Stop right now unless your idea of a good time is banging your head against
the wall.

I didn't think anyone was banging their head against the wall. We like
the COT at Daytona, you don't, bfd... It's not like we are the only
ones who are sitting around with mixed feelings, hey, it's car racing,
and we are talking about a huge change to the cars. To the basketball
guys, imagine the NBA deciding to raise the net a foot or so, so they
have to actually shoot again? Or the tennis net up a couple of inches
to slow down the serve.. In a few years when the teams sort out this
COT, I think it will be better. Yes, they can ride wide open now. Is
it that the car will stick forever, or do you think there might be
some more speed in there they have not found yet. Do you not think
NASCAR is watching this too?? Anyway, here is a litte joke I told my
kid the other day:

My youngest asked me why they always turn left. I said, "because
racin' started in the south, they forgot about right!"...

Sorry Loogie, it's just racin' ;)

Yo, Freakin
 

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On Feb 22, 11:50 am, "Sam" wrote:
"BoaterZ" wrote in message

news:995c98bd-6268-47d3-9c15-

I watched the whole race on Directv's Hot Pass and mostly watched the
Jr. channel. Never saw/heard him lift at all unless he was behind
someone with nowhere to go. That includes 3 wide in the corners.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the race

Stop right now unless your idea of a good time is banging your head
against
the wall.

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I didn't think anyone was banging their head against the wall..........
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"Boater" disagrees with Loogy, I was trying to save him the headache of
continuing conversation.

Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 23, 12:54*am, "Sam" wrote:
wrote in message

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On Feb 22, 11:50 am, "Sam" wrote:

"BoaterZ" wrote in message

news:995c98bd-6268-47d3-9c15-

I watched the whole race on Directv's Hot Pass and mostly watched the
Jr. channel. Never saw/heard him lift at all unless he was behind
someone with nowhere to go. That includes 3 wide in the corners.
Anyway, I'm glad you liked the race

Stop right now unless your idea of a good time is banging your head
against
the wall.

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I didn't think anyone was banging their head against the wall..........
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"Boater" disagrees with Loogy, I was trying to save him the headache of
continuing conversation.

I knew more about racing by the time I was 16 than you'll ever know. I
grew up in a racing family.

Yo, Freakin
 

wrote in message news:097a6d4a-022f-4a5c-aede-

I knew more about racing by the time I was 16 than you'll ever know. I
grew up in a racing family.

Burp..........

Yo, Freakin
 

"JimH" wrote in message
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"Sam" wrote in message
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wrote in message news:097a6d4a-022f-4a5c-aede-

I knew more about racing by the time I was 16 than you'll ever know. I
grew up in a racing family.

Burp..........


They were probably *racing* to get away from him..........can you blame
them? :-)


There was plenty of racing in his family. It's just too bad that the fathers
eventually caught their daughters- now it's us that has to pay.

Yo, Freakin
 

On Feb 23, 10:49*pm, "JimH" wrote:
"Sam" wrote in message

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wrote in message news:097a6d4a-022f-4a5c-aede-

I knew more about racing by the time I was 16 than you'll ever know. I
grew up in a racing family.

Burp..........

They were probably *racing* to get away from him..........can you blame
them? *:-)

Idiot.