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Dale Jr out next two races with concussion
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:51 am
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:51 am
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Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:52 am to Smokedawg
sr wouldn't have let a concussion stop him
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:54 am to Smokedawg
so weird...his car was one of the least damaged.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:58 am to Smokedawg
Wow. Maybe that will get NASCAR's arse in gear about these plate tracks. I know people like the big one, but it makes for shitty race outcomes. What could they do about?
Posted on 10/11/12 at 8:59 am to diddydirtyAubie
quote:that's what I was thinking too
Message Posted by diddydirtyAubie so weird...his car was one of the least damaged.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:03 am to Archie Bengal Bunker
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Wow. Maybe that will get NASCAR's arse in gear about these plate tracks. I know people like the big one, but it makes for shitty race outcomes. What could they do about?
They tried to fix it with the smaller fuel cells and grill openings to break the packs up. The racing sucked. Maybe bigger plates or something to just slow them down? dunno
Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:04 am to Cold Pizza
Take the plates out.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 9:05 am to diddydirtyAubie
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so weird...his car was one of the least damaged.
I think his history with head injuries had more to do with this than the actual Dega wreck. He's probably had 2-3 concussions before. He definitely had one at California in 01 and Dover in 02. And one you get one it is far easier to keep getting them
Posted on 10/11/12 at 10:37 am to Archie Bengal Bunker
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I know people like the big one, but it makes for shitty race outcomes. What could they do about?
NASCAR will lose more fans daily if the racing is "boring"
Posted on 10/11/12 at 10:45 am to Tiguar
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Take the plates out.
Yeah no. Have a big one at those speeds and cars will land in the stands.
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In 2004, NASCAR driver Rusty Wallace tested a car at Talladega without a restrictor plate and reached a reported top speed of 228 miles per hour (367 kilometers per hour) on the backstretch and had a one-lap average speed of 221 mph. Wallace described the experience as "insane" [source: NASCAR.com].
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:07 am to crimsonsaint
There wouldn't be a "big one" because they would spread out on a 2 mile track, the plates are what causes the pack racing like that.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:21 am to crimsonsaint
The plates are responsible for the cars grouping up. There is a reason this primarily happens on restrictor-plate races.
Does it really matter if you hit the wall at 200 or 221 MPH?
Does it really matter if you hit the wall at 200 or 221 MPH?
This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 11:22 am
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:25 am to purplepylon
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I think his history with head injuries had more to do with this than the actual Dega wreck. He's probably had 2-3 concussions before. He definitely had one at California in 01 and Dover in 02. And one you get one it is far easier to keep getting them
He had a concussion a couple weeks ago at the Kansas test. His tire failed and he hit the wall at 40Gs.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:30 am to SprintFun
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the plates are what causes the pack racing like that.
No shite. Regardless, NASCAR isn't going to let them run 230 mph.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:33 am to crimsonsaint
And get rid of the CoT
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:43 am to diddydirtyAubie
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so weird...his car was one of the least damaged
He got t boned in the driver side door. I happened to be watching his channel on directv and when letarte asked if he was okay, he said something like yeah I think, but I don't know how many more of those I can take... You could tell in his voice he got rocked.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:43 am to oompaw
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And get rid of the CoT
Meh. I'm fine with the car since they got rid of that awful wing. But they are supposed to be getting a good face lift next year. They will, imagine this, actually look more like the cars they are branded as.
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This post was edited on 10/11/12 at 11:47 am
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:47 am to Archie Bengal Bunker
I wish NASCAR would break all of their races up into segments. Race 150 miles and get a certain amount of points where you finish.
Race another 150 and get points.
and then race a 200 miler at the end and get high number of points.
It would make it more interesting to me.
Race another 150 and get points.
and then race a 200 miler at the end and get high number of points.
It would make it more interesting to me.
Posted on 10/11/12 at 11:54 am to crimsonsaint
sometimes I think you just like to argue
Posted on 10/11/12 at 12:11 pm to Tiguar
don't we all? But seriously you remember the Edwards and Keselowski wreck at Dega a few years back? Edwards car almost went in the stands and that wasn't pack racing. Just them two by themselves. An extra 30 mph of force and that fence might not have held.
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