The Off Topic Topic

[Razgovory]

Man, I thought today was Monday.  I took a nap in the afternoon and woke up at six and thought it was six AM.

[alfred russel]

It definitely is challenging in NASCAR, since NASCAR cars handle way, way worse than Indycars.  Once you're past the point when you can make it around the track with throttle fully down, without much effort, the challenge goes away.  In NASCAR, only Daytona and Talladega are such tracks, and these tracks only account for 4 out of 36 races.

I watched the crash video, and it looked insane. Not just from a danger perspective, but why would you run tiny indycars on a high speed oval? I can't imagine that would ever be a better product than Nascar, considering the cars are so much harder to see and can't take any contact.

I assume that this is a function of open wheel racing being non existant in this country, and they are running at high speed ovals built for stock car racing because those are the only quality venues out there?

[sbr]

They have been racing open wheel cars on ovals like that here since NASCAR was confined to racing on the beaches in Florida.

[Grey Fox]

It definitely is challenging in NASCAR, since NASCAR cars handle way, way worse than Indycars.  Once you're past the point when you can make it around the track with throttle fully down, without much effort, the challenge goes away.  In NASCAR, only Daytona and Talladega are such tracks, and these tracks only account for 4 out of 36 races.

I watched the crash video, and it looked insane. Not just from a danger perspective, but why would you run tiny indycars on a high speed oval? I can't imagine that would ever be a better product than Nascar, considering the cars are so much harder to see and can't take any contact.

I assume that this is a function of open wheel racing being non existant in this country, and they are running at high speed ovals built for stock car racing because those are the only quality venues out there?

Open wheel racing exist in America because Tony George like it however he's god damn idiot. Withou him Cart racing would be at top, not Nascar.

[Barrister]

[garbon]

Slow the frog down?

[The Brain]

Slow the fag down.

[Grey Fox]

Fuck. I think it's Fuck.

[garbon]

Slow the fag down.

Not enough letters. See how it lines up with "Down"?

[garbon]

Fuck. I think it's Fuck.

Gutter much?

[jimmy olsen]

Winnipeg is cooler than I thought.

[DGuller]

I watched the crash video, and it looked insane. Not just from a danger perspective, but why would you run tiny indycars on a high speed oval? I can't imagine that would ever be a better product than Nascar, considering the cars are so much harder to see and can't take any contact.

I assume that this is a function of open wheel racing being non existant in this country, and they are running at high speed ovals built for stock car racing because those are the only quality venues out there?

Actually, you are quite wrong about that one.  NASCAR races on 1.5 mile tracks these days are almost guaranteed snorefests, whereas Indycar races on these tracks can be quite exciting, if you're into that kind of thing (I'm not, I like tracks where you have to lift off the throttle).  And, let's face it, everyone knows that in these races you're a millisecond away from a disaster, with the exposed wheels and all, and that adds to the drama and excitement. 

Racing has to be dangerous to some extent, no one would watch radio-controlled cars or sim-racing.  Watching drivers take risks is the core appeal of the sport.  It just doesn't have to be stupidly dangerous to the point of being manslaughter on the part of organizers, and that's what we had yesterday.

[Ideologue]

001     PJN Asylum Officer (US Citizen) 09      92     

        001     PJN Asylum Officer (US Citizen) 11      92     

        001     PJN Asylum Officer (US Citizen) 12      ID     

Neat.  92's actually pretty high, right?  Especially if some Lynndie England hasn't applied for the job?

[MadBurgerMaker]

I have done something to my right hamstring.  I can't take a full step without significant pain (forget climbing stairs like a non-cripple), I can't even really straighten it out right now.  Just sitting down, with it "resting" on the seat of a chair or whatever, hurts.   

This ever happen to anyone else?  What the hell did I do to this thing?  Fuuuuuuuuck.  The internet seems to be telling me "Grade 2 strain," and all the info about it sounds....sucky.  But I guess it's better than 3. Heh?

[Razgovory]

Slow the frog down?

Frogger never had much luck trying to cross the road.  Even if he gets past the highway there's still that river with logs and crocodiles and turtles.