Quote from Rappa Z :

Danica is on pole.

Oh god, the media hype.

Quick recap of her racing in National Series at Daytona

First Start - 2010 Drive4CPD 300 (Nationwide Series)



Final Lap of Daytona 500 Duel #2 Last Year (LOL at the NASCAR spotter )



Spring Nationwide Race Last Year (after starting on the pole)



Lap 2 of the 2012 Daytona 500



She's not crashed every time, but only once was she involved in a big crash. All the others were little or even just her. . She's not going to be a factor in the race, and I'll be surprized if she makes it out of the Duel races Thursday with the same car (unless she hides like pole winners typically do)

Also, NASCAR won't provide attendance estimates anymore: http://www.usatoday.com/story/ ... racks-attendance/1925205/

ESPN is sweet. "Top speed" rather than average speed :sigh:
http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=espn:8957025

Last edited by Cornys, Mon, 18 Feb 2013 05:14.

https://dl.dropbox.com/u/19870 ... %20400%20Skins%202013.rar

Updated skins download (RAR) ^

LiveStream Link

Starting Grid

We will also be having a commerical contest within today's stream. I'll post a voting link here as soon as I post it

I'll make the fantasy league public very soon I made one public a week ago and it filled in under 2 days . I still know of one person who wants to join, and once that's finished I'll make it public

Tony in the last 2 plate races Talledega 2012 fall race anybody? . Busch ran into the back of Hamlin who checked up when seeing Tony spin it looked like to me. That's what spun Hamlin really it looked to me.

75 laps, and only one true caution. Of course, when you run a race with 12 cars that should be expected

The Sprint Unlimited kicks off the season unofficially tonight in 7 hours.

In Daytona 500 qualifying practice Joey Logono is currently fastest with a speed of 195.410 MPH

Leaderboard: http://www.nascar.com/en_us/sp ... leaderboard-practice.html

Also, there was a 5 car crash in yesterday's first Unlimited Practice: http://www.nascar.com/en_us/ne ... ytona-practice-crash.html

FOX is also bringing some pretty cool coverage innovations as well

http://www.studiodaily.com/201 ... super-zoom-4k-for-nascar/

Last edited by Cornys, Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:04.

Race Day password has been applied.. those eligable to participate have been PM'ed information

Quote from Scrabby :

I made it! We're now in our beachhouse, and we're going for some shopping in the Publix soon. After that get our tickets etc.. and hang around daytona beach

Will you be the the race tonight?

How bad was the flight?

Joking aside, hope your trip went well Scrabby Try not to think about the ride back too much

Sorry for the doublt post, but this just in:

Entry list for next Sunday's 55th Annual Daytona 500

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/ne ... entry-list-announced.html

45 entries is about what I'd expected. The Gen-6 car will keep the entry lists short here at least for the first part of the 2013 season. Those who make the 500 however will be in good financial shape for a while though with (about) $260,000 just to start the race . Crashing in the Duels (evne if you make it in on a provisional) may send you home with the severe shortage of cars in the garage since they are actually made at the factory now rather than at the shop

1st and 2nd in qualifying will be on front row. Daytona 500 starting grid positions 3rd - 36th will be determined directly by the duels. 37th - 42nd will be set on those remaining's qualifying time. 43rd will be for any past champions left out of the grid already, and if there are none it will go to the 7th best time not in after the duels

You know, if there were more drivers and Danica wasn't in one of Tony's cars.. I'd say that she'll go home . I still hope she does, and one big name might go home (or at least be close) just due to poor luck now that the top 35 rule is gone

Last edited by Cornys, Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:42.

Well, he left at 10:40 GMT.. it's just past midnight now GMT (14 hours since he left on a 10 hour trip & it's now 8PM local time)

He didn't survive guys RIP Scrabby :tombstone

Last edited by Cornys, Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:06.

I'm be pulling for the Old man in the MWR Toyota

The weather is expected to cooperate with the 35th running of the Sprint Unlimited and Daytona 500 qualifying
http://www.weather.com/weather ... na+Beach+FL+USFL0106:1:US

Last edited by Cornys, Fri, 15 Feb 2013 01:09.

http://www.nascar.com/en_us/ne ... print-unlimited-2013.html

There will be 19 entries in the Sprint Unlimited

Since I joined in January of 2010 (3.1 years ago) I've driven 57,814 Miles

I'm not bored with it yet except for the fact that I'm still slow I'm getting quicker though

Quote from Scrabby :

So, this thursday I'm leaving to the US of A. I have 2 flights. One long one from Brussels Airport to Atlanta and one short one from Atlanta to Orlando. From Orlando to Daytona Beach we drive.

What is the best way to keep myself entertained during the 10h flight to Altanta? It's my first time ever flying, I'm not feared of flying but rather feared of being bored to death. And I can't sleep in moving vehicles etc..

I allready have my camerabag etc.. as handluggage so can't take my laptop in the plane.

On the short flight (1-2h) I have my "gf" sitting next to me so that won't be boring.

Any helps?

Well, I'd take tonight to get used to the US time zone if you could to avoid jet lag. Go to bed 6 hours late (2 AM your time) if you can and then wake up just before you leave at 7AM (GMT +1 going to GMT -5). Then if you're tired still just sleep on the flight when possible (great way to pass the time ). I've never flown, but I have taken 13 hour road trips before to Daytona Beach

Orlando to Daytona should take just a little over an hour if my memory serves correct . Don't get away from the Airport in Atlanta though. Where the airport is located is crime heavy I recall (It's not the good part of town really). The airport its self though seems nice, so no worries (I've only ever drove past there though)

What all will you be doing in Daytona? Saturday night's race should only have around 100,000 at it, so it shouldn't be all that busy compared to next weekend. .

Happy travels, and I hope you enjoy your stay in the United States

Last edited by Cornys, Wed, 13 Feb 2013 14:09.

Quote from PMD9409 :

In the end it will just be reducing the field size.

Possibly, but when you look at it, at a race like Watkins Glen with the lowest purse of last year in the Sprint Cup ( http://racing-reference.info/r ... r_Lakes_355_at_the_Glen/W ) it will greatly penalize starting and parking and it will give developing teams who don't start and park more money as long as they finish in the top 38.

27th - $77,735 (90/90 laps)
....
35th - $65,360 (42/90 laps)
....
38th - $64,853 (25/90 laps)
39th - $93,008 (24/90 laps)
40th - $61,845 (15/90 laps)
41st - $61,680 (5/90 laps)
42nd - $61,555 (2/90 laps)
43rd - $61,930 (0/90 laps)

The #55 of Brian Vickers finished last that race and can be ignored as well as the 39th place finisher (Jamie McMurry). They receive prize money differently because they run the entire schedule (the team in the case of the 55) and do well in most races and have sponsorship.

This year it would look like this (minus misfortune on championship competitors parts):

27th - $79,000 (100%)
....
35th - $68,000 (95%)
....
38th - $64,000 (70%)
39th - $60,000 (65%)
40th - $56,000 (20%)
41st - $52,000 (15%)
42nd - $48,000 (1%)
43rd - $44,000 (1%)

I would most certainly try to run the whole race and finish 35th if I had the money to do so. It could provide me with $24,000 more than what it would have before if I would have just parked. Do that 5 times and I could (with the extra money that I earned alone) almost buy another race car in-case that one was wrecked. Way I see it start and parks didn't really race anyways

Start and Park in the Daytona 500 probably won't happen though with last year's last place receiving $267,637 .

Also it should be noted that prize money as a whole will go up for 2013. All the money taken away from the bottom 5 would provide everybody else $1,500 more if it was spread evenly as well.

Quote :

NASCAR spokesman Kerry Tharp emphasized this is not a reduction in purses, that the overall prize money in 2013 will increase slightly. He said the money taken away from the last five spots will be redistributed "throughout the remainder of the field.''

It would be better if they gave the final places $30,000 less, but then gave them a bonus of $300 for each percent of the race that they finished

It also depends on what the cost of the new car is and the cost of attending a race for a team of course.

Last edited by Cornys, Thu, 14 Feb 2013 12:43.

Quote from JackDaMaster :

I didn't know that tyre failures every 10 laps caused 'excessive heat'. Maybe its the other way around

Yeah

What about removing the seats on the inside of the track too while they are at it and moving them elsewhere? Then attendance might go up. I'd consider going for the Brickyard 400 rather than only thinking about going for the Indy 500 if they just got rid of the seats on the inside. The heat wouldn't bother me

http://espn.go.com/rpm/convers ... l-air-titan-dryer-daytona

The new system for track drying has been dubbed the "Air Titan".

http://espn.go.com/racing/nasc ... ney-last-five-spots-field

Money has also been taken away from the final five positions in order to try and reduce start and park profits

Last edited by Cornys, Wed, 13 Feb 2013 03:29.

Quote from Eclipsed :

There is something wrong there,hint.

This now should be fixed