ckf Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Indycar does it in Detroit and it works well....we shall see. Going to be a hot mofo in Indy on the 4th of July. At least Daytona was at night on the 4th. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sal Rosenberg Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 On 3/24/2019 at 1:18 PM, ckf said: Nascar is loving the 200 win thing right now. I get it as they don't really have anything else going for them right now. A good old fashioned fist fight on the backstretch wouldn't hurt Or at least Snacks and Webba on the rhinelander tarmac as some sort of halftime show 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 1 minute ago, Sal Rosenberg said: Or at least Snacks and Webba on the rhinelander tarmac as some sort of halftime show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 27, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 hours ago, Sal Rosenberg said: Or at least Snacks and Webba on the rhinelander tarmac as some sort of halftime show Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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ckf Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 Different time with much different cars. I wonder if any of the current drivers could survive 500 miles at Dover in one of those cars? Maybe JJ because of all of his fitness training? Back then I think it was pure strength that got them through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 27, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 Just now, ckf said: Different time with much different cars. I wonder if any of the current drivers could survive 500 miles at Dover in one of those cars? Maybe JJ because of all of his fitness training? Back then I think it was pure strength that got them through. It really is amazing the way those guys handled it back then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 3 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: It really is amazing the way those guys handled it back then. For the most part I think they were much bigger guys. Are there any big Cup drivers left after Mikey Waltrip retired? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 27, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 27, 2019 2 minutes ago, ckf said: For the most part I think they were much bigger guys. Are there any big Cup drivers left after Mikey Waltrip retired? Not really...a lot of them are little like Indycar Drivers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT MXZ XRS Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 9 minutes ago, ckf said: Different time with much different cars. I wonder if any of the current drivers could survive 500 miles at Dover in one of those cars? Maybe JJ because of all of his fitness training? Back then I think it was pure strength that got them through. The speeds they ran with those cars back in the 60s and 70s, and the tires they ran them on is what amazes me. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ckf Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 5 minutes ago, SVT Renegade XRS said: The speeds they ran with those cars back in the 60s and 70s, and the tires they ran them on is what amazes me. Good point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SVT MXZ XRS Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 9 hours ago, ckf said: Good point Those guys were Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 28, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 28, 2019 Here is another one of Cale during his last race...chewing gum, no headrest...just sawing away at the wheel. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hwytohell Posted March 28, 2019 Share Posted March 28, 2019 M. Waltrip and Jimmy Spencer were large framed drivers, today drivers are more like horse jockeys in size. In Cale's early days of wheeling the cars were more / less stock bodied , very heavy , hard as a rock thumping till warm bias ply tires, no power steering , rear leaf sprung ,poor brakes, some cars still ran front and rear drum brakes with holes drilled into the drums face + backing plates for cooling . Others had very crude front disc brakes adapted from early Ford trucks , that would catch on fire on short tracks and road courses from fluid boiling + brake hose bursting failure . Very poor seats , poor driver safety in general , extreme cabin heat with the exhaust out the drivers side in front of the rear wheel. You had to have upper body muscle mass , and be damn tough. I doubt any of todays drivers would dare take a lap at superspeedway speed in a early big block francecar ride , even with good tires of today installed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 29, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 Greg Biffle in The KBR 51 at Texas in June. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted March 29, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 32 minutes ago, Jimmy Snacks said: Greg Biffle in The KBR 51 at Texas in June. Scratching and itch? that's a field filler ride. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 29, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 1 minute ago, Blackstar said: Scratching and itch? that's a field filler ride. The 51 Truck....definitely not a field filler. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Blackstar Posted March 29, 2019 Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 Just now, Jimmy Snacks said: The 51 Truck....definitely not a field filler. Oh. I didnt see that. I'm excused cause I've had 3 Crown and Coke that I poured myself. lol Interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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hwytohell Posted March 29, 2019 Share Posted March 29, 2019 https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1111659411104301058 D.W. to retire from the booth ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 29, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 29, 2019 6 minutes ago, hwytohell said: https://twitter.com/A_S12/status/1111659411104301058 D.W. to retire from the booth ?? He has given a lot to the sport and when he first started in the booth I thought he was great but Father Time is undefeated...maybe time for a change. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 30, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 30, 2019 I agree with Bowyer...this new qualifying is a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Platinum Contributing Member Jimmy Snacks Posted March 30, 2019 Author Platinum Contributing Member Share Posted March 30, 2019 NASCAR is a mess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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