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VikingSkull posted:Friesen gon win dis god damnit
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I have a gift it is a lovely gift
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Jul 20, 2017 04:40
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VikingSkull posted:I have a gift use your gift on sebastian vettel
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Jul 20, 2017 04:41
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YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS STOP DOING IT
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kidcoelacanth posted:YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS yeah John McCain gets terminal brain cancer
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Jul 20, 2017 04:42
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exploded mummy posted:yeah John McCain gets terminal brain cancer inshallah
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exploded mummy posted:yeah John McCain gets terminal brain cancer sounds pretty good now
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https://twitter.com/jeff_gluck/status/888030573045751808
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Jul 20, 2017 14:54
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Bowman to the 88 https://www.nascar.com/news-media/2017/07/20/alex-bowman-hendrick-motorsports-no-88-car-dale-earnhardt-jr-2018/?linkId=100000000634288 e; God drat some of you are quick
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Jul 20, 2017 14:54
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Good on Bowman and Hendrick Oh christ they're sticking Byron in the 5 aren't they
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Jul 20, 2017 14:57
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exploded mummy posted:Good on Bowman and Hendrick If we're lucky. gently caress Kasey Kahne.
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Jul 20, 2017 15:22
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I still think that's an odd decision, considering the guy has no win in the top 3 touring series.
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Jul 20, 2017 15:41
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http://racing-reference.info/driver/Alex_Bowman He's definitely very good at taking care of equipment and making it to the finish intact, but that's about it.
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Jul 20, 2017 15:51
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I thought Friesen or Bell was going to win last night but drat if Matt Crafton didn't find a way. That was impressive. Speaking of 88s: Wow, I was ready to be disappointed with Edwards/Kenseth to the 88. Good stuff. This is "opportunity of a lifetime" territory for Bowman much like Allmendinger to Penske. Let's hope Bowman stays away from the vitamins at the gym so it doesn't end like Dinger did. e- L_Harrison posted:I still think that's an odd decision, considering the guy has no win in the top 3 touring series. Slickdrac posted:http://racing-reference.info/driver/Alex_Bowman Eh, if you look at the equipment he's been given for the most part, it makes sense. Put him in JRM or HMS stuff and he does fine. (e2- He got Top 10s in the Buschwacker-laden shitshow that was NXS prior to the race per year limit.) Plus, how many drivers have made it to Cup without a Top 3 touring series win at this point. CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 15:59 on Jul 20, 2017 |
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Jul 20, 2017 15:51
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I, too, think it's odd that he has no wins driving for such racing luminaries as RAB Racing and Tommy Baldwin
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Jul 20, 2017 15:53
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kidcoelacanth posted:I, too, think it's odd that he has no wins driving for such racing luminaries as RAB Racing and Tommy Baldwin I'm just glad HMS gave it to him on merit as opposed to bringing somebody in based off family lineage or daddy's money. The stroke of good fortune which led to this is pretty incredible, though- he got the seat when Junyer was hurt because he had no ride and was only slated to run a handful of races for JRM and now he's in the 88 full-time.
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Jul 20, 2017 15:57
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Sure, he's done fine in his massive sample size of a dozen races in good equipment. But still, he's not a big name guy, he's not got really an impressive history, and he's not even run full time for 2 years. Why put him into the car? I hope nothing but the best for him, it just doesn't make any sense to drop him in full time in the top series.
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Slickdrac posted:Sure, he's done fine in his massive sample size of a dozen races in good equipment. But still, he's not a big name guy, he's not got really an impressive history, and he's not even run full time for 2 years. Why put him into the car? Danica Patrick, Paul Menard, and Jeffrey Earnhardt got full-time rides in Cup on the basis of a sponsor willing to do anything she wanted, daddy's money, and last name respectively, and he's not worse than any of them. The comparison which comes to mind, apples-to-oranges as it may be, is that another "not a big name guy, he's not got really an impressive history, and he's not even run full time for 2 years" story was Jeff Gordon (e- and I guess Jimmie Johnson for that matter, who had done even less than Gordon and got a Cup ride right around the time he won his first Busch race because he came to Gordon for advice on how to run a track and the iniative to come up and talk to him stuck with Gordon). CBJSprague24 fucked around with this message at 16:16 on Jul 20, 2017 |
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Jul 20, 2017 16:11
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A lot of people in racing recognize that Bowman has talent despite being in mostly crappy rides, and Hendrick was willing to let him prove that in a top-level ride. I think that's a pretty rad change of pace.
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Jul 20, 2017 17:12
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this thread - "goddamn Cup guys making GBS threads on the up and comers in the lower series" also this thread - "the gently caress is that kid getting a shot in a good car for"
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Jul 20, 2017 17:57
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VikingSkull posted:this thread - "goddamn Cup guys making GBS threads on the up and comers in the lower series" What?
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VikingSkull: Two different people in a thread have different opinions, which means that the entire thread is hypocritical and stupid by association Me: Holy poo poo
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Jul 20, 2017 18:37
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This thread: "Buschwackers are a menace" VikingSkull: *Autobans*
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Jul 20, 2017 18:42
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it's too easy
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Jul 20, 2017 18:46
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ah yes the "i was only acting retarded!" defense
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Jul 20, 2017 19:45
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Is the NXS race at Indy with plates going to look like the IROC races used to look?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMLGCasNlPY ...because that wouldn't be terrible. 
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Jul 20, 2017 19:49
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What if I think buschwhackers suck AND I want young guys to have a shot in good rides?!
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Jul 20, 2017 19:57
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CBJSprague24 posted:Is the NXS race at Indy with plates going to look like the IROC races used to look?: I'd probably not only watch, but I'd also buy tix to the XFS race at IMS if they had the type of roster of drivers that ran IROC.
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tupacalypse posted:ah yes the "i was only acting retarded!" defense I never said I was acting
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Jul 20, 2017 20:06
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Elliott Sadler should drive the 88 car tbh. He's actually a proven winner.
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FuzzySkinner posted:I'd probably not only watch, but I'd also buy tix to the XFS race at IMS if they had the type of roster of drivers that ran IROC. Alternative suggestion: Bring back IROC.
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WindyMan posted:Alternative suggestion: Bring back IROC. No.
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iospace posted:No. Yes.  .
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VikingSkull posted:I never said I was acting Weren't you in the marines
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Jul 20, 2017 20:45
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exploded mummy posted:Weren't you in the marines lol I never served in anything people think I did because I posted in GiP but I only did that because it was the only non-brokebrain current events thread then 2016 happened
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It's cool HMS is taking kinda a risk with bowman, He's def the most deserving to get it because Keneseth and Edwards can GET hosed.
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Jul 20, 2017 22:54
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There is also shrinking sponsorship in nascar, and I imagine Hendrick is gonna get, what, $20m a year less for the 88 now with Jr gone? He was paying Jr $15m a year, so gonna need to make some cuts. Guys like Kenseth and Edwards would probably rather sit in their hottub than get paid less than $10m a year. For comparison, even Dinger is making $5m a year. Normally that would be a good investment, they win races, have a recognizable face, are good at shmoozing sponsor visitors, etc. But in the current sponsorship climate, that might not be the best gamble. It's possible you see the older guys keep getting squeezed out not because of ability, but because of cost.
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Also I'm pretty certain Junyur probably had a little say in who was replacing him, and he likes Bowman soooo.
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http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/motor/2017/07/20/doug-boles-optimistic-brickyard-400-now-heading-right-direction/492439001/ Do you guys think that blaming the Speedway for the problems relating to the race is fair or do you think the problem is the current cup product? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9b26w42PbM I was watching this footage the popped up and was kinda amazed how different the environment was.
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Cygni posted:For comparison, even Dinger is making $5m a year. Normally that would be a good investment DOES NOT COMPUTE
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