tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post8335291155990751416..comments2024-01-11T19:29:38.859-05:00Comments on Life in the Turn Lane: An update or two from the Left CoastUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-34478169169134606252010-11-15T03:02:31.141-05:002010-11-15T03:02:31.141-05:00Hi! Very glad to be able to see your post, you sai...Hi! Very glad to be able to see your post, you said well, I agree, thank you, hope to see more of your articles, continue!discount asics shoeshttp://www.asicsshoessale.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-83872503934944365172009-02-25T13:05:00.000-05:002009-02-25T13:05:00.000-05:00Does anyone know how many teams didn't send raceca...Does anyone know how many teams didn't send racecars back to east coast after Sundays race?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-34484823820799817852009-02-25T00:30:00.000-05:002009-02-25T00:30:00.000-05:00Spanky Got it!! For the cost of a few hacksaw blad...Spanky Got it!! For the cost of a few hacksaw blades...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-45932573359847415662009-02-24T21:21:00.000-05:002009-02-24T21:21:00.000-05:00You want racing back it is simple Make the front n...You want racing back it is simple Make the front nose and the front cross member the same height. Go back to old school and put 2 inch spoilers on the cars. Yes there will be tears but it will be from the panty waist millionaire's club. Those of us in the real world have to WORK,Time for them to do the same while remembering the objective is to entertain us the paying fansAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-8416934090054621612009-02-24T20:53:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:53:00.000-05:00Wanna make It exciting & tighten up points? Ma...Wanna make It exciting & tighten up points? Make the top ten in points run a figure 8 while the others do the oval. Long as fantasize that there's money to rebuild tracks...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-57144876798162491812009-02-24T11:00:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:00:00.000-05:00David, progressive banking doesn't work. They did...David, progressive banking doesn't work. They did that at Miami and that place doesn't have the level of good racing some people hype it to have; all they did was make it a joke. Shortening the track is STUPIDITY SQUARED, because racing at this level is about <EM>superspeedways.</EM> "Don't b ank what you got and put restrictor plates on the cars. That's dumb." Is it? The plates works, David, they always have. "The leader is Superman in clean air." So attack what dirty air is actually doing - get rid of the ducktailing effect dirty air has and make it a true drafting vacuum again.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-34398536273409837362009-02-24T01:25:00.000-05:002009-02-24T01:25:00.000-05:00Hey Dave, sorry I didn't see you this weekend, but...Hey Dave, sorry I didn't see you this weekend, but that happens from time to time. I'll see you in OCtober for sure and at Sonoma later this year. <BR/><BR/>Your post today is the second one regarding Fontana's problems in getting the place sold out. I'd point out one important thing that no one seems to want to address. <BR/><BR/>Who's stupid idea was it to schedule the race against the Academy Awards the same night. Correct me if I'm wrong but this has been the problem ever since they added the second race. <BR/><BR/>You know from talking with Louis and Damian and Keith and the rest of us in the "SoCal Battalion" that this place is an entertainment town first and foremost. So if you're going to counter-program against a "900-pound Gorilla" that's watched the world over, you're gonna get burned. <BR/><BR/>Remind me again how many sporting events take place the same day as the Super Bowl? Exactly my point. So maybe it's not the track's fault per se, but in the lack of thinking by the schedulers who set out the next season's schedule while we're still midway through the current one.Tony Solorzanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02853415872678378185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-28861518078724561152009-02-23T22:16:00.000-05:002009-02-23T22:16:00.000-05:00That's a very gracious estimate, in my mind.That's a very gracious estimate, in my mind.David Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165043399748036425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-20298604565194866192009-02-23T20:35:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:35:00.000-05:00SHORT TRACK!!!Do the thing the talked about in Bri...SHORT TRACK!!!<BR/>Do the thing the talked about in Bristol Cover it!!<BR/>Truthfully who's got the bucks to risk on any thing big right now? We are stuck with whut we got!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-14357537655923491152009-02-23T20:31:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:31:00.000-05:00David, this was part of the story about yesterday'...David, this was part of the story about yesterday's race from the LA Times... <BR/><BR/>"Despite fears that the economic recession, the Academy Awards telecast and other factors might limit attendance to 60,000 or fewer, NASCAR estimated that the race drew about 78,000 people -- 8,000 more than it said attended the Fontana race last Labor Day weekend."<BR/><BR/>Apparently, NASCAR's new drug testing policy doesn't include the NASCAR/ISC spin doctors.<BR/><BR/>You were there. How bad was truth stretched in this case?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-20243624160466791862009-02-23T20:20:00.000-05:002009-02-23T20:20:00.000-05:00Anonymous: Thanks, as typos go that one was pretty...Anonymous: Thanks, as typos go that one was pretty funny. Fixed now.<BR/><BR/>Doug: I can only account for myself.<BR/><BR/>Richard: It was built as a multiuse facility but it's too fast for IndyCars now and doesn't work for stock cars, either. That's why I say it's time to try something else.David Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16165043399748036425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-29332571235755300642009-02-23T19:58:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:58:00.000-05:00Isn't it fair to say the Fontana track has become ...Isn't it fair to say the Fontana track has become out of date? When Roger Penske built the track wasn't it built with the idea of also being useable for indy cars, and, thus, had only slight banking? Wasn't it built basically copy Michigan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-43387868077681903122009-02-23T19:02:00.000-05:002009-02-23T19:02:00.000-05:00You are 100% right. I keep going to the track thi...You are 100% right. I keep going to the track thinking with age the racing will get better.... not so much. It looks like the backstretch is in another zip code and forget about it when the air is not clear. A Phoenix style track would have absolutely nailed it... but then I guess the guys in suits who own the track would not be able to sell hundreds of infield camping spots for a grand a clip. <BR/><BR/>Another question, why are you the ONLY reporter I read saying ANYTHING negative about the racing in California? All I hear (gag) is what a beautiful facility it is and how much the drivers really like racing here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24366637.post-8280965651019579182009-02-23T18:55:00.000-05:002009-02-23T18:55:00.000-05:00Why are you having your "driver back over the moun...Why are you having your "driver back over the mountains to Las Vegas Tuesday?" Wouldn't driving the regular way be quicker?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com