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Renew Deal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:19 PM
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Poll question: Are you a NASCAR fan and are you watching the race tomorrow?
Edited on Sat Feb-14-04 07:19 PM by Bleachers7
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thermodynamic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:22 PM
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1. It's a pure waste of natural resources
That includes the drivers, whose quick reflexes would be put to better use in a Pac-Man competition... :eyes:
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greatauntoftriplets Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:23 PM
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2. The resident of the White House will be there.
So I heard on the news.
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Dimsdale Donating Member (466 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:31 PM
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4. Chimpy, a primate of the people..
He fits right in with Mr. and Mrs. NASCAR. Yet another bleeding photo op.
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CoonDawg Donating Member (88 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:30 PM
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3. G- Dubya is going to be there?
Sheesh! I'm a big fan...go to a few races every year and even work in the stands at our track in Nashville. But then, I'm an SCCA member and like to dabble in amateur racing myself. I'm in an office pool and have Greg Biffle as my driver. Good thing he's starting on the pole and looked good in the 125. Junior is strong again, of course...but all my Roush drivers are looking like they may be real contenders this time.

Ern
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madrchsod Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:32 PM
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5. i was watching a show on the
Edited on Sat Feb-14-04 07:33 PM by rchsod
roman coliseum last night and it struck me how bush was going to the race and sit in the front row just like the emperors of rome did during the games. but no one gives a shit if he`s there,everyone`s going to be watching their favorite driver...and i`ll be a happy guy if a dodge wins..
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Beaker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:37 PM
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6. nascar ummmm......sucks.
plain and simple.

what's the point of watching a bunch of cars go around in circles(or ovals, or whatevers) for a couple hours and never get anywhere?

it reminds me too much of when i used to commute to work.
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:39 PM
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7. ooooo....matchbox cars driving in circles....
over and over and over and over.....

:eyes:

A national tragedy.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:50 PM
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9. Then don't watch
Not really hard, is it? :eyes:
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Terwilliger Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:55 PM
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10. I don't remember anybody asking me about that
just whether or not I liked NASCAR and was going to watch tomorrow
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woofless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:48 PM
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8. I loved NASCAR in the 60's and 70's
not so much now and prob won't watch. Fords still suck though.
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Norbert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 07:58 PM
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11. Okay who poured sugar in Greg Biffle's gas tank
Edited on Sat Feb-14-04 08:03 PM by Norbert
He was the pole sitter but his qualifying engine went bad. They have to change engines which means he will have to move to the back of the field. This puts NASCARs poster boy on the pole tomorrow in the race his hero, the dim son will be attending. I'm not a conspiracy theorist but...

I will turn it on at the start of the race and if they put AWOL on I am likely to turn it off. I haven't been that much of a D500 fan since they put those stupid restrictor plates atop the carb.
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jmowreader Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 08:46 PM
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12. Biffle's still on the pole
When the polesitter has to change engines, the race starts with a notch in the front left corner of the field and the "polesitter" at the back. But he's still the polesitter; he lines up for the start of the race in his spot, takes at least one parade lap then drops to the back. If it was me, I'd modify the one-engine rule to allow teams to qualify on one engine, pull it and drop in a practice engine, do all their setups on the practice engine then put the engine used in qualifying back in the car for race day. Those engines aren't made to be run that much anyway.

But hey, Jeff Gordon has a provisional starting spot, so it's all good.
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fishnfla Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Feb-14-04 09:05 PM
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13. Its raining here NASCAR moms and dads
Now that I have your attention, the race will have a late start tomorrow, rained all day and into tomorrow am, then sunny. I'll be fishing during the race, wide open spaces.

PS vote democratic.
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