***official 2009 nascar season thread*** last race!! 48 or 5

[jcr557]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQXpBrKxwLw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8I4hxKPZME

[92dxman]

I'll watch the Sprint Cup when they run Watkins Glen and Infineon Raceway and also the Busch Series at Mexico City and thats it.

[jdm free]

i goto the pocono 500 and camp in the infield. but i sleep during the race.

[twastheglow]

So how much do you guys think it costs a company to put their name across the full hood of a car during this event?

[jcr557]

NASCAR PLEDGE

10. I will frequent message board dedicated to my favorite driver. I will make life long friends on these websites. It will become a major part of my daily routine. Ever spare minute I have will be spent on these boards talking...even sometimes arguing. I will be con the computer so much my family will call me things like, obsessed and addicted. I will get a lot of useful information from these sites and I will bookmark them on my favorites list. If Im true, I will make one my homepage. This is my pledge as a NASCAR fan. May I never waver in my loyalty.

9. I will do everything humanly possible to get a job with NASCAR. If I am a true fan, I will go to college and take mass communications to be a PR rep or a motorsports journalist. Ill take engineering or advanced auto mechanics to be part of the team. I will sned my resume to NASCAR at least once a month. If worse come to worse, I will try to become the next Miss Nextel.

8. I will gladly put myself through hell to go to a NASCAR race. I will spend my lifes savings on tickets and pit passes. I will drive 12 hours straight to get to the track. I will either spend outrageous amounts of money on a hotel room or I will sleep in the mud, using a rock as a pillow. I will wake up at 4am to be sure Im at the track as early as possible. I will sit in traffic for 8 hours trying to get to the track. I will park three hours away and walk to the track in the hot sun. I will fight crowds with pleasure. I will spend $18 on a hotdog and $20 on a soda. I will sit in crappy seats that only allow a partial view of the backstretch. I will spend $80 to rent a scanner to listen to my favorite drivers conversation. I will stay until the end of the race, then fight the crowds and the traffic again. I will drive back home without sleeping and tell everyone who will listen that it was the best weekend of my life.

7. I will do everything I can to meet my favorite driver, but as a true fan, I will never be an autograph hound, or one of the bag people. If the opportunity arises I will take full advantage of it, but I will NOT chase my favorite driver around through the garage area, screaming his name and making a fool out of myself in front of 100,000 fans.

6. I will know everything about racing. I may not know who the current president is, or what day it is, but I will be able to expound at great lengths on subjects such as: tight, loose, camber, toe-in, toe-out, stickers, scuffs, racing grooves, restrictor plates, wedge, air pressure, aerodynamics, etc.

5. I will hat at least one driver in the field (or really dislike them). This driver will usually be someone who has done an injustice to MY driver. This may change from week to week, or lap to lap. On a really bad day, I will hate all of the other drivers except for MY driver.

4. I will love Bristol like it was my home, even if I havent been there. Every year I will try to get tickets to the Bristol night race. I will call the offices every day until they tell me to stop or they will get at restraining order. I will make it my mission in life to go to this race at least once in my lifetime. If worse comes to worse, I will see one of my children, or a kidney, on ebay to raise the money to buy tickets off a scalper. I will do this just so I can rub it in to other fans faces that I have been to the Bristol night race.

3. I will own at least one item bearing my favorite drivers name and sponsor. If I a truely loyal, I will go and spend my hard earned money on many pieces of memorabilia. I will go out and spend $250 on a diecast, even if it means my family has to eat peanut butter sandwiches all week long. I will search the world over for cardboard stand-ups of my favorite driver. I will own shirts, hats, socks, bed clothes, glasses, coffee tins, collectors cards, signs, flags, etc. I will put myself in debt for these items and never bat an eyelash(reserving the right to complain about the price...it is my money, you know?).

2. I will complain heartily about the sport, but will also be the first person to defend it. I will complain about the sanctioning body, the rules, the race tracks, etc, until I am blue in the face, but DO NOT let me hear another person bash my sport of choice. I will tell them that NASCAR is the best sport ever and give them at least 25 reasons why.

1. Above all else, I pledge to be a loyal fan to my chosen driver. I will rejoice and celebrate when my driver wins. I will lay blame on every other driver in the field if my driver spins out on the first lap. My driver can do no wrong. He is perfect in every sense of the word. I will tell this to everyone I know and I will actually believe it. I will stand up for my driver if another drivers fan says something off-color about him. If necessary(especially if beer is involved), I will come to blows for my driver. Even if my favorite driver is no longer racing, I will make it clear that is my favorite driver of all time. I will know everyone on his team...from the crew chief to the PR rep. I will talk about him so much people will tell me to shut up. Also, I will never lose faith in my drivers abilities. If he has finished 30th or worse in all the races in the past two years, I will have faith that my driver will win next week. My loyalty is strong and never shall change my favorite driver. He is the best.

[SovXietday]

^ **** that, I just want to see some crashes.

[tretiak]

Originally Posted by SovXietday

^ **** that, I just want to see some crashes.

same here thats the only reason why i watch it anymore

[HickRocket1258]

Originally Posted by twastheglow

So how much do you guys think it costs a company to put their name across the full hood of a car during this event?

I'd say millions for sure, but it could be more. Definetly a nice chunk of change considering how much R&D and all sorts of equipment they have.

[461_SS]

You guys should come out and support local tracks and local drivers!

[jcr557]

so what do people think about an 18 year old in the cup? that should be me!! also, montoya finished 2nd in the 24 hour rolex. that right there gives more expectations. maybe he'll will the 500?

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by jcr557

so what do people think about an 18 year old in the cup? that should be me!! also, montoya finished 2nd in the 24 hour rolex. that right there gives more expectations. maybe he'll will the 500?

I forget who in their family has all the money and connections, but when you have that you can go anywhere. A little bit of talent and money and you can go anywhere in racing unlike any other sport unfortunately. If you have the best equipment money can buy and don't do very well, well there is an obvious problem there. lol. To me its ridiculous, but what are you going to do? I wish him the best of luck, I just wish it was me cause i'm pretty damn sure i can match what he did with the equipment he had (Jealous much? lol).

Don't be comparing the rolex 24 to nascar. 2 completely different styles of racing right there . Who knows how he will do though. I love seeing the cup drivers get into them cars. It tests how good they really are!

[tretiak]

i cant wait for local racing starts. my cousin races go karts and quarter midgets. he holds a few different track records

[jcr557]

where do i go to look up info to start racing in pro go karts?

[HickRocket1258]

Originally Posted by 461_SS

I forget who in their family has all the money and connections, but when you have that you can go anywhere. A little bit of talent and money and you can go anywhere in racing unlike any other sport unfortunately. If you have the best equipment money can buy and don't do very well, well there is an obvious problem there. lol. To me its ridiculous, but what are you going to do? I wish him the best of luck, I just wish it was me cause i'm pretty damn sure i can match what he did with the equipment he had (Jealous much? lol).

Don't be comparing the rolex 24 to nascar. 2 completely different styles of racing right there . Who knows how he will do though. I love seeing the cup drivers get into them cars. It tests how good they really are!

In NASCAR it's unofrtunately like that now. Just look at those multicar teams like Hendrick, Roush, who all have money and always seem to have the edge. Those seem to always be the dominant ones. I like going to Grandview Speedway but have not been there in like 8 years. It was fun when I went.

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by tretiak

i cant wait for local racing starts. my cousin races go karts and quarter midgets. he holds a few different track records

What track? I started out in quarter midgets when i was 5.

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by HickRocket1258

In NASCAR it's unofrtunately like that now. Just look at those multicar teams like Hendrick, Roush, who all have money and always seem to have the edge. Those seem to always be the dominant ones. I like going to Grandview Speedway but have not been there in like 8 years. It was fun when I went.

Yeah its unfortunate. I love it when the smaller teams beat the big boys though at short tracks and when the road course experts come in and do well on the road courses. Makes for a good race!

You should go back to Grandview if u haven't been there in 8 years! They put a good show on. This year neets is hosting 8 enduro races there. You should check it out an maybe even build a car! Its a lot of fun! If ya need anymore information go to Neets Racing

[jcr557]

i've been to grandview once before for a rallycross. it was fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWCThJ6hYy0

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by jcr557

i've been to grandview once before for a rallycross. it was fun

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWCThJ6hYy0

They have a lot of rocks in the infield. I was surprised when i was helping with the tow trucks last enduro race. I would love to do that though it sounds really fun!

[HickRocket1258]

Originally Posted by 461_SS

Yeah its unfortunate. I love it when the smaller teams beat the big boys though at short tracks and when the road course experts come in and do well on the road courses. Makes for a good race!

You should go back to Grandview if u haven't been there in 8 years! They put a good show on. This year neets is hosting 8 enduro races there. You should check it out an maybe even build a car! Its a lot of fun! If ya need anymore information go to Neets Racing

Haha that seems like a fun time for sure. I would imagine youd have to make yourself very comfortable for 100 or 200 laps. Wish I had a car I didn't care about around here haha.

[461_SS]

Originally Posted by HickRocket1258

Haha that seems like a fun time for sure. I would imagine youd have to make yourself very comfortable for 100 or 200 laps. Wish I had a car I didn't care about around here haha.

o it is! You can run a 4 cylinder or a 6/8 cylinder. I suggest you go out and buy a cheap 4 cylinder that runs for a few hundred. The fun is worth it! trust me. Hell i'd even help ya gut it!