Quote from dekojester :

Also, don't own any (or as little as possible) stock of the company that you work for - why take a double whammy if they go under - you lose your income AND your savings!

You know, as true as this is I know a lot of people who do exactly this .

I finally got tired of getting .02% interest on the money I have saved, so I recently opened a self-directed investment account online for the money I can spare for now.

I bought stocks with it, and I've done pretty well so far. I just invested the money a week ago today so it's really to early to tell right now, but so far I've gained almost 3%

Does anybody else have any experience with investing? I'm curious to know

NASCAR is looking to scrap the single car qualifying everywhere starting next season in favor of group qualifying like this year at road courses. At Daytona & Talladega they are likely to be given an open track 60 min. session.

What?

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/s ... CTIME=2013-10-24-14-23-36

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Also, why don't the Sprint Cup cars look like this? http://www.motorzone.com.br/wp ... 2013/ford-fusion-2013.jpg

Or this? http://www.diariomotor.com/ima ... et-ss-2013-9-1024x736.jpg

Or this? http://img.autobytel.com/2014/ ... emexteriorfront-72443.jpg

Just widen the dimensions to allow for a safety cage and the foam on the sides. Not hard . Is it a step backwards as far as technology and speed? Yes. Would it bring manufactures into the sport? Probably. Would it increase fan interest? You bet. Would it make aerodynamic problems disappear? Most likely.

What's wrong with it? Honestly.

Last edited by Cornys, Fri, 25 Oct 2013 00:25.

This was possibly one of the best plate races in a long time. The end of the race was very disappointing, but still much better than the end to last year's race .

So long as the cars remain the way that they are at the plate tracks, I don't think there is anything to worry about... other than drivers running out of tallent like Dillon . There would have been a strong battle for the lead had the caution not come out, and that's all that should be expected at a plate track. If 15 people can win in the final lap, the entire rest of the race is almost pointless. There becomes a point where passing is too easy.

Also, what on Earth was Danica thinking?! she blew through the entry to pit lane and then, because of her crazy high rate of speed, flies past her pit stall. She comes around to serivce her car, and then has to come back in and make a pass through penalty .

Quote from Bmxtwins :

Justin Lofton hospitalized :S

http://www.usatoday.com/story/ ... trucks-talladega/3069845/

Broken left thumb

Today will be interesting for the championship. If it's anything like yesterday's truck race, they might be headed to Martinsville with Harvick, KyBu or even Gordon in the points lead. We'll see.. Hopefully it won't be as messy as yesterday.

Great race last night 5 lead lap finishers, but that didn't matter . It was a great race .

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/c ... ar-220847775--nascar.html

Changes tested yesterday include a stepped spoiler, wickers, and removal of the ride height rule.

Stepped spoiler sounds like something useful to me.

Quote from Scawen :

Hello everyone!

The developers are all alive and working on LFS.

Eric has been working on new tracks. He slowed up a bit during some of the great English summer which we don't get very often. I have enjoyed test driving on two of his new tracks which look great and I look forward to the time when they can be released.

I am still working on the tyre physics, though I haven't really made serious progress this year. I also enjoyed the summer, did a lot of cycling and running too. It's a better hobby than smoking like I used to, and I really enjoy it. But the good news is it won't pay the bills!

Sounds like me trying to write the novel I've been working on for a couple of years . Glad to hear from you I've been appeased for now

My best memories stem from the Kyoto 400. Rather it was the awesome broadcast that Thilo and Dekojester produced for the Inaugural running in 2012 or Kid's "Kyoto Shake" video from 2013 I'm not sure.

Of course I cannot forget the 29 car grid for the Westhill GP in 2011 or the (honestly) hate filled fued between Niki and Isaac in 2012. God how you two made our jobs hard last year .

Oh, and the 2013 IndyCar 250 must be mentioned as the worst memory. My how ugly the race was. . And other bad memories stem from how hard we tried to promote our events in this last year with no results to show for it basically.

Worldwide Racing (Forerly known as Realistic NASCAR) will close effective today. The 3rd Annual World TBO Championship Series will be scuttled as it stands after 3 of 6 rounds have been completed unless another organization or adminstration team would like to continue it. PM me if this is the case.

We, as an adminstration team have lost the desire to continue opperating as many competitors have as well. While this is sad news for not only myself, but for all of us invloved with Worldwide Racing, I would like to direct the attention backward, for this is where the organization will rest.

I have had some very great experiences while working to create and grow this organization. All of us involved have. We've learned a lot about ourselves and each other. Please, if you are compelled to do so, post your best memory of racing in, watching, or administrating our events.

I will allow our old records and replays to remain online for as long as I am able to.

Worldwide Racing / Realistic NASCAR
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Our first event: https://www.lfsforum.net/showthread.php?t=72005

Thanks for the memories,
Cameron Corns

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Quote from Cornys :

Well, it'll probably be kind of boring, but I'm going to split up my night of sleep to watch it live... If it's interesting enough to keep me awake :P

I actually slept through my alarm and just watched the race off of the DVR. Pretty good race

Well, it'll probably be kind of boring, but I'm going to split up my night of sleep to watch it live... If it's interesting enough to keep me awake :P

http://www.charlotteobserver.c ... est-modifications-to.html

Wickers and large spoiler. Nothing that involves removal of the splitter though. Nothing that involves a reduction in downforce is being reported. PMD you'll be happy about the wickers I do beleive.

I think an indent at the bottom of the car (would create a small amount of lift) rather than the downforce creating splitter would do a world of good on tracks other than Daytona and Talladega.

Quote from Sobis :

And Cameron you've got a lot of explaining to do.

Sadly, there isn't a true explanation to give. There is no excuse for my absence today.

Installed a new front bumper cover on my Chevy Cavalier where I'd been backed into last week, but I should have been present at the race tdoay.

Thanks for keeping the ship afloat in my absence Sobis. I'll get things updated as soon as possible.

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Quote from dawesdust_12 :

Guys, we all know that Lowes Motor Speedway was the best. Too bad they killed it.
Lets see how many people catch that I'm being intentionally ridiculous.

That's Atlanta, only substitute "the best" with "unique"

Quote from Gougoodthing :

there will be a new voice on the ESPN on ABC broadcasts next season. ESPN has confirmed that they have released Play-by-Play commentator Marty Reid effective immediately. Allen Bestwick takes over the rest of the Nationwide Series broadcasts for this season. The new Play-by-play commentator for ESPN on ABC's IndyCar broadcasts will be announced at a later date.

Posted in both NASCAR and Indycar threads because it affects both.

Dale Jr. looks strong this weekend. He was fast again in practice

Quote from Bmxtwins :

BOO ****IN YEAH

http://motorsportstalk.nbcspor ... n-set-for-ganassi-switch/

Hope he will keep the no.11 or I will have to buy a new shirt lol

Quote :

UPDATE, 6:15 p.m. ET: The AP report was refuted by a further report by the Indianapolis Star‘s Curt Cavin posted later this afternoon, with quotes from both Kanaan and Vasser.

Kanaan said he doesn’t have a deal either way, and Vasser has said two offers have been made to him – the latter and updated one noting he would not need to bring any funding on his own. Vasser also cited a desire to “keep the band together,” referring to a cast and crew Kanaan has worked with the majority of his career, including engineer Eric Cowdin.

Maybe not.

Quote from Mustafur :

A bit of a risk in terms of hurting the 500 but a smart.move to try popularize the rest of indy races.

It probably will just hurt the 500's attendance . I don't see anybody watch the race more than those who would any other race. The exception being those from indianapolis of course.

Quote from PMD9409 :

http://www.mrn.com/Race-Series ... on-Schedule-Shake-Up.aspx

What I had figured, but not hoped for. Seems like NASCAR is very bland any more. Maybe that has something to do with the decline in TV ratings.

"Bland" things in NASCAR

• Sprint Cup Series Schedule (and Nationwide mostly)
  
• Wondering if the race will go green the rest of the way (it won't if there's more than 45 min. left)
  
• Typically, the first 3/4 of the race (there will be more cautions and easy ways to return to the lead lap because of the former point)
  
• Half the drivers
  
• The tracks (mostly the mile and a half race tracks)
  
• Aerodynamics (let's face it, the leader takes off. Hopefully this round of Charlotte testing is to fix that, but I doubt it)
  
• The cars (while this has improved with Gen-6, they still basically have the same dimensions)
  

I love auto-racing, and NASCAR is my favorite form, but there are some very clear issues not being addressed.

Quote from Gougoodthing :

According to someone I know who is "in the biz", they are confirming a 2014 Indycar Phoenix date.

That would be nice . Hopefully you are correct

I ran across this on Jayski.com, and I hope that it means there will be an Indy Race at Phoenix International Raceway, but I know it's probably not.

Quote :

PIR to make major announcement on Oct 1st: Phoenix International Raceway President Bryan R. Sperber will make a major announcement regarding the tracks history and its future at a media event Tuesday, Oct.1 at The Ritz-Carlton. The event will begin with a reception followed by the announcement at 1:00pm/pt. Sperber will be joined by a number of dignitaries from local and state government as well as the motor sports industry. Arizona Governor Jan Brewer and 1983 Indianapolis 500 winner Tom Sneva are among the special guests expected to participate.(PIR)(9-25-2013)

Man, JGR definitely isn't a sleeper in the chase this year (so far)