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16th September 2011, 12:11
Thread: Indy Japan - The Final - Race Thread
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They've also informed competitors there is a...
They've also informed competitors there is a change to pit road. The competitors will not be using the regular pit lane for the 2.983 mile road course. They have built links to the oval pit lane so...
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24th August 2011, 21:11
Thread: MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225
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Note that two officials on this panel were (a)...
Note that two officials on this panel were (a) Jeff Stoops, a dealer of heavy trucks (Freightliner) and a former United States Auto Club car owner and current Chairman of the Board of the said...
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19th August 2011, 16:43
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MotoGP Indy Weekend Saturday Night Race Cancelled (police investigation)
The popular Indy Mile flat-track race at the Indiana State Fairgrounds, held the Saturday Night of the Red Bull Indianapolis Grand Prix, has been cancelled.
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11th August 2011, 19:45
Thread: MoveThatBlock.com Indy 225
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One more thing: They are on a Monaco-style...
One more thing: They are on a Monaco-style schedule. Practice Thursday, nothing (for INDYCAR) Friday, qualifying Saturday, and race Sunday.
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9th July 2011, 18:02
Thread: New TV Package for ALMS
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The ALMS just announced a live Canadian...
The ALMS just announced a live Canadian television package. Go figure -- everywhere you have live television except in the US.
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13th June 2011, 15:09
Thread: Firestone Twin 275's Race Thread
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Short track racing has draw for position heat...
Short track racing has draw for position heat races, with the best known a short-track race in Maine, the Toronto Dominion 250. All 150+ drivers must draw a pill that will assign them to one of six...
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30th May 2011, 05:23
Thread: Red Flagged Race Rules.
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The NASCAR controversy started in the early...
The NASCAR controversy started in the early 1990's, when stewards began judiciously using red flags in the final ten laps on any track to stop a race in an attempt to finish under green in two of the...
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30th April 2011, 20:27
Thread: WTCC in the USA
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I hope they use the full track. It's a real...
I hope they use the full track. It's a real old-fashioned circuit, two legitimate passing zones, a very technical and tough climb from the first turn to Turn 2, then a plunge down before a rise up...
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2nd February 2011, 11:48
Thread: Will TV dictate NASCAR schedules?
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Television has dictated the second Sunday in...
Television has dictated the second Sunday in April (Masters Final Round) is a No Racing day, joining Easter and Mother's Day Sunday as No Racing days. That's why Texas moved its spring race to a...
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2nd February 2011, 11:45
Thread: Could Get 2011 TV Schedule Soon
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No deal for NBC can be approved yet but Comcast...
No deal for NBC can be approved yet but Comcast does have two-network deals on the platter. Comcast's Golf Channel has weekday rounds and prime-time rebroadcasts of FedEx Cup tournaments of both NBC...
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2nd February 2011, 11:41
Thread: Memphis race track bought
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Memphis has dumped the NHRA and agreed to be...
Memphis has dumped the NHRA and agreed to be sanctioned by Feld Entertainment's Nitro Jam (and the format is a joke; one round of eliminations, fastest two winners of the four winners race for the...
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1st February 2011, 22:56
Thread: New TV Package for ALMS
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If I'm a sponsor, I'd be miffed. ESPN3.COM would...
If I'm a sponsor, I'd be miffed. ESPN3.COM would be clogged by the number of Netflix users and the ignorance of the fans shows. No reason to raise per-subscriber fees to get live racing it seems.
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1st February 2011, 22:53
Thread: Rolex 24 coming up
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The Rolex may have been the best all-star event...
The Rolex may have been the best all-star event of the weekend. Indy 500 and Daytona 500 champions on one team, the 5-time Sprint Cup champion racing, the play-by-play man for the Beeb's F1...
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1st February 2011, 22:48
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One thing was for sure. Dale Snr was such a...
One thing was for sure. Dale Snr was such a racer that he, knowing his enterprises included a Chevrolet dealership, wanted to make his dealership old-fashioned, right down to supporting motorsport. ...
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1st February 2011, 22:40
Thread: Car Numbers
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Team identity with numbers is proven Stateside. ...
Team identity with numbers is proven Stateside.
* Ganassi refuses to use #1 out of respect to the team's unfortunate stroke of tragedy after the 2003 championship season of Scott Dixon. In an... -
8th January 2011, 18:41
Thread: Las Vegas Double-header?
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If I'm Bruton Smith I'd put up stands, suites,...
If I'm Bruton Smith I'd put up stands, suites, and temporary lights on the outside road course (2.4 miles) and put the IndyCars on Friday night at the permanent track and then go to oval racing...
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17th December 2010, 11:57
Thread: Bad Music At The Grammys
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And the majority of what is on the market now is...
And the majority of what is on the market now is pathetic. I've put down ultimata against it at my own church and hvae warned members not to reach "the dark side".
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13th December 2010, 12:06
Thread: Bad Music At The Grammys
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Bad Music At The Grammys
I posted this commentary about the disgraceful Grammy Awards that have become HBO and Showtime of music with the fines that would be slapped for inappropriate language by motor sport authorities. V8...
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1st December 2010, 21:28
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Miller Motorsports Park Owner's Mother-in-Law Found Stabbed to Death
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Greg Miller, the CEO of the Larry H. Miller Group of Companies that owns Miller Motorsports Park, found his mother-in-law to have been fatally stabbed in the antique bookstore in South Salt... -
16th November 2010, 09:37
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One important part of the points system that...
One important part of the points system that seemingly is never mentioned but important is once the season rolls to the July race at Daytona, if a team is set for the Chase, they will go into...
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16th November 2010, 05:05
Thread: Kurt Busch to debut new number at The Rock
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Kurt Busch to debut new number at The Rock
Kurt Busch will enter a Street Stock event on Thanksgiving weekend at Rockingham (NC) Speedway. This will mark his debut of the new #22 and it's been asked if the car will also carry his new Shell...
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17th October 2010, 13:33
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In NASCAR and IndyCar, numbers belong to teams,...
In NASCAR and IndyCar, numbers belong to teams, although some teams will number based on a sponsor or a driver's request. Some teams may want a large number of marketing. Red Bull's primary NASCAR...
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5th October 2010, 02:14
Thread: This is a JOKE right ???
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This just came to my attention. The trophy...
This just came to my attention. The trophy should be pushed into the pool, not the champion driver, in the prizegiving celebration.
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4th October 2010, 15:42
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After all, they use an FIM system in BSB and the...
After all, they use an FIM system in BSB and the Showdown resets at 500 points.
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4th October 2010, 15:38
Thread: Nationwide Nimrods
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Of course, King Richard at 73 is still marketing....
Of course, King Richard at 73 is still marketing. He's part of the Ford "43 Fiestas" campaign.
And these drivers have a name: Claim Jumpers. (Nationwide Insurance) Larry McReyolds uses the...
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