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NgohOiNei
06-28-2004, 04:30 PM
I just had a really long post written- and I accidentally deleted the whole f'ing thing when I was editing.

I'm gonna break it down into the "retard version. "

Actual Time Spent
6am-10:45am
I got home at 11:30am and napped till 4pm. :roll:

Money Spent
10$ Gas
2$ Bridge Toll
3$ Tip I gave a guy driving a shuttle
$5 Funnel Cake
Free- Weekend pass to Infineon for Nascar 2004

I used to dislike Nascar
I now just dislike oval track racing.
I have a great respect for good drivers- not good cars.

Infineon is not equipped to handle the crowds that turn out for the Nascar events.

No one who works there knows anything. (not really their fault)
The make shift parking lot is more of a cow pasture.
There was an inch of cow shit on my Kumhos to prove it.

There was no one but security guards at Infineon when we arrived there at 6am.

We got into the Nascar pits because they thought we worked there..
There were coilovers everywhere.
I could've climbed into one of the cars and no one would've said anything.
There was no one around.
The elaborate tool chests made my mouth water.

I had a tiregasm when I was next to about 100 Hoosiers- sadly all too big for my car- I don't think I can get away with 305's

We were 10 feet away from the race cars in the Trans-Am pits.
Ear plugs are necessary as minimal sound protection.
You can feel the vibrations from the cars.
The Legends practice was fun to watch.

It's more fun to walk around scoping out the best spots to watch then sitting near the grandstands.

"My friend" dropped something next to a Dodge Concept car and scratched it.

There were a few of the Nascar race cars on display and we were there so early that we saw them being moved.
There is something very exciting about standing next to a 700hp car as it's started up.

Hicks came out of the woodwork for this event.
I was one of very few women there, and believe me I was checking out the ladies.

All of the men wore the same outfit
-Blue Jean Shorts
-Nascar or Patriotic Shirt of choice
-Beer Gut

Infineon has a strict No Lawn Chair policy.
Since we got there so early no one cared.
When we tried to get back through the tunnels they wouldn't let us because of the length of our bags carrying the fold out chairs!

We missed most of the Nascar practice because we were trying to get back to the car to put our chairs away.

We kept making wrong turns and being denied access everywhere due to the stupid chair policy.

At one point someone told us to go through the Jim Russell Racing School parking lot to get out..
When we got all of the way to the end- almost out, the security guards told us to turn around cause it was a "high impact zone." I couldn't understand why until 20 seconds later on the other side of a high wall we heard all of the race cars go screaming by! It was probably the closest to the actual cars racing we could've gotten...

Hearing and seeing the cars on tv doesn't do it justice.

I'll be going back to Infineon for ALMS, hopefully some others from the forum will show up.

EVO GRIM
06-28-2004, 07:23 PM
I got to work as fire suppresion at laguna seca for the indy's. It was sweet being in the pits. Models were hot and playboy centerfolds. oooooohhhhaaa

NgohOiNei
06-28-2004, 11:08 PM
I got to work as fire suppresion at laguna seca for the indy's. It was sweet being in the pits. Models were hot and playboy centerfolds. oooooohhhhaaa

Did you happen to see any cars while you were there?lol.

Boostd4
07-22-2004, 10:23 AM
It cracks me up when I hear the NASCAR drivers talking about tracks like Infineon. They just hate having to turn right. The guys responsible for their suspension setups must be furious too.."We actually have to do some work now!"

After 500 miles of racing with a rope tied to your steering wheel to keep that perpetual left turn going I guess you just get used to certain things.... :wink:

Absinthe
07-22-2004, 02:46 PM
um, yeah....

RonV
07-22-2004, 06:10 PM
You guys should give nascar drivers a bit more credit. There were alot of road race "specialists' (spelling??) that could not keep up with the regulars. Those cars are making more that 800 hp now.

Now I'm not down with the "Beer Gut" and trucker hat crew. I don't wear any of the nascar duds or have that tacky shit decorating my house, but I am in awe of the drivers talent. Before I get flamed with F-1 and the like, keep in mind that these cars are running no ABS traction control and the crews have to make them hanlde through what is basically an old pickup truck suspension.F-1 kicks ass, by the way.

Later

chrisw
07-22-2004, 07:42 PM
yeah, I wish nascrap did more road courses.

Can you imagine 43 cars running laguna seca?

Boostd4
07-22-2004, 11:35 PM
You guys should give nascar drivers a bit more credit. There were alot of road race "specialists' (spelling??) that could not keep up with the regulars. Those cars are making more that 800 hp now.

Now I'm not down with the "Beer Gut" and trucker hat crew. I don't wear any of the nascar duds or have that tacky shit decorating my house, but I am in awe of the drivers talent. Before I get flamed with F-1 and the like, keep in mind that these cars are running no ABS traction control and the crews have to make them hanlde through what is basically an old pickup truck suspension.F-1 kicks ass, by the way.

Later

I'm sure that there is skill involved in what they do...but you have to admit that racing on ovals is like racing on a freeway...they might as well be going in a straight line. Very boring....in my opinion at least.

F1, British Touring car, and Rally racing are much more exciting...and definitely require a lot more talent.

RonV
07-23-2004, 05:07 PM
You guys should give nascar drivers a bit more credit. There were alot of road race "specialists' (spelling??) that could not keep up with the regulars. Those cars are making more that 800 hp now.

Now I'm not down with the "Beer Gut" and trucker hat crew. I don't wear any of the nascar duds or have that tacky shit decorating my house, but I am in awe of the drivers talent. Before I get flamed with F-1 and the like, keep in mind that these cars are running no ABS traction control and the crews have to make them hanlde through what is basically an old pickup truck suspension.F-1 kicks ass, by the way.

Later

I'm sure that there is skill involved in what they do...but you have to admit that racing on ovals is like racing on a freeway...they might as well be going in a straight line. Very boring....in my opinion at least.

F1, British Touring car, and Rally racing are much more exciting...and definitely require a lot more talent.Dead wrong. Most all of these guys are lost in a stock car. Watch an IROC race where Drafting, "drifting" are all parts of driving a stock car well. Stock cars have none of the dowforce that F1 and touring cars have. Racing on a freeway is nothing like an oval. I agree that some tracks are boring as hell to watch. This is not an indication of less skill by any means. Now that I think about it, F1 has got to be some of the shityest tv there is. No passing at all. I love the cars and the speed so I still watch. :lol: 8) I think there is more talent in Nascar and WRC than any other racing. Take care!

Boostd4
07-24-2004, 01:12 PM
You guys should give nascar drivers a bit more credit. There were alot of road race "specialists' (spelling??) that could not keep up with the regulars. Those cars are making more that 800 hp now.

Now I'm not down with the "Beer Gut" and trucker hat crew. I don't wear any of the nascar duds or have that tacky shit decorating my house, but I am in awe of the drivers talent. Before I get flamed with F-1 and the like, keep in mind that these cars are running no ABS traction control and the crews have to make them hanlde through what is basically an old pickup truck suspension.F-1 kicks ass, by the way.

Later

I'm sure that there is skill involved in what they do...but you have to admit that racing on ovals is like racing on a freeway...they might as well be going in a straight line. Very boring....in my opinion at least.

F1, British Touring car, and Rally racing are much more exciting...and definitely require a lot more talent.Dead wrong. Most all of these guys are lost in a stock car. Watch an IROC race where Drafting, "drifting" are all parts of driving a stock car well. Stock cars have none of the dowforce that F1 and touring cars have. Racing on a freeway is nothing like an oval. I agree that some tracks are boring as hell to watch. This is not an indication of less skill by any means. Now that I think about it, F1 has got to be some of the shityest tv there is. No passing at all. I love the cars and the speed so I still watch. :lol: 8) I think there is more talent in Nascar and WRC than any other racing. Take care!

I don't think I'm dead wrong at all...and the fact of the matter is that neither of us are professional race drivers, so these are simply our opinions.

But think about this...drafting is a part of any kind of track racing...but when you throw left and right corners, more frequent braking, and more "technical" tracks into the equation...I'd say that there is a little more pressure on the drivers outside of the big ovals.

We can go on for pages arguing our points...but this has been debated for years. We like what we like...and I just dislike NASCAR. :wink: