nascar fan

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 8:27 pm

NASCAR Fan

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Kari · Post by **Kari** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 9:58 pm

Oh god. That's so gross. And it's at Bristol, too. And in the terrace seats, no less. If he wants to be a redneck he can come sit in my seat and I'll take his nice comfortable one.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:12 pm

That is gross! Hey Kari, can you get more tickets to Bristol? I would love to get a hold of some at one point.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:48 pm

Aaron, at the next meet you will have to pull your shirt up. I'm thinking you have No. 20 on your back. That would be cool! Can we take some pic's?

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Wed Sep 24, 2003 10:57 pm

LOL! Sorry dude, I don't have a forest on my back. And I'm not crazy enough to get a tattoo of something that could change at anytime.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:47 am

Tickets to Bristol are hard to come by, even for someone who already has them. The best thing to do is to call the ticket office and ask when they are going to put the non-renewed tix on sale.A fellow Tony fan, are you?

ArcsVibe · Post by **ArcsVibe** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 1:53 am

Enjoy!!!

mwebb · Post by **mwebb** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 2:57 am

That Picture is Horrible ...

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:09 pm

quote:Tickets to Bristol are hard to come by, even for someone who already has them. The best thing to do is to call the ticket office and ask when they are going to put the non-renewed tix on sale.I know that they are very hard to get a hold of. There are packages you can buy though for the entire race weekend which is what I might have to do to go.quote:A fellow Tony fan, are you? Oh yeah, very much so. He is my 2 1/2 year old's favorite as well.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 9:37 pm

Yeah most of them are season ticket packages...not only for the whole weekend but for both races...spring and fall. They're real strict about them though...you can't transfer tickets to anybody else if you decide you don't want them anymore, so you can't just give them to a friend. You'd have to continue to put up the money every year and let your friend buy them from you. But there ARE some people who don't renew, so it'd be worth a call to see when it's happening this year.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 10:42 pm

Thanks Kari! I will be giving them a call.

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Thu Sep 25, 2003 11:08 pm

Aaron, you could sit next to #3 and show off your #20. That would make a good pic for the NASCAR fans!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 12:41 am

There'd be a fight, too. Earnhardt fans and Stewart fans don't mix well. LOL

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:19 am

that's not true Little E and Tony are really close friends actually. Tony drove jr's bush car this year. I had a great time at Dover last weekend we sat in turn turn and had 3 accidents right in front of us it was the best race I've been to up there in a long time. Next month I go up there to drive 10 laps on the track in a busch car.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 1:35 am

I didn't say they personally didn't mix...I said their fans don't.

Triton · Post by **Triton** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:35 am

quote:There'd be a fight, too. Earnhardt fans and Stewart fans don't mix well. LOLAgreed!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 2:38 am

I shocked some people the year Earnhardt spun out Terry Labonte and actually succeeded in winning the August race... The 3 fans behind me were all going,"How 'bout that win!" and I turned around and went "Bull! That's not a win! That was cheating!" The guy next to me's eyes went real wide like he couldn't believe this 5'2" teenage girl was letting loose on a bunch of 30-something drunk men...but I did. And they shut up too.

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:10 am

rubbing is racing I'm a big tony and little E fan myself.

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ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:14 am

and my other case..

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Triton · Post by **Triton** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:15 am

I remember that race. That sucked the way Labonte got spun out. I don't think I ever heard louder boos at Bristol except when Rubberhead one the night race in August. On probation and still running people over with no penalty for it. I don't think Jimmy Spencer punched him hard enough. (j/k)

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:16 am

I maintain that that was not RUBBING. That was blatant HITTING with the intent to do exactly what he did. Not very sportsmanlike. I don't care if his name is Earnhardt.And you are a statistical anomaly, liking both...LOL

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:19 am

well look at what Harvick has gotten away with so far this season? Is that fair?

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:20 am

No. I don't like Harvick either.

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:22 am

I just missed my chance to go to Talledega by 45 minutes.. that and about 575 dollars standing in my way...oh well maybe next year.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:25 am

Yeah, Harvick used to be everybody's lovechild after Dale was killed...I'm wondering what happened. Back then, he could do no wrong...

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:29 am

No...Harvick rubs and people say he's malicious. ANYONE other that Dale Earnhardt does it and people are ready to crucify them, but if it was Dale Earnhardt then's it's okay.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:33 am

That's what I wonder as well. WHY is it okay? Just because of his name?I really don't think Dale Jr. is THAT talented of a driver...if his name was Joe Schmo he'd probably be around the same popularity level as Ward Burton. Don't get me wrong, I love Ward, but he's an average driver. So is Jr.*ducks from the onslaught of angry Jr. fans*

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:37 am

Absolutely. He wasn't called "the intimidator" for nothing. He was a very confident driver...and he got a lot of places by simply bulling his way in there, rather than using actual driving skill to get in there WITHOUT hitting someone else.Boy I am stirring the pot now...LOL

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 3:51 am

Racing is not a religion. It is a disease. And there is no cure. Once you've got it, you've got it for life.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:22 am

Well, I sometimes think I *do* have a mild form of ADD as I have MAJOR focus problems especially when reading...but have no problem watching racing. Here's a trick: pick a driver. It could be because his number is your lucky number, his car is your favorite color, your favorite make, you like his name, whatever. Just pick someone and root for them. It really makes the race a lot more exciting.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:30 am

i could be a race announcer"oh, it looks like... YES! he is, he's going to make another left turn, what a strategy go go go! boy, i haven't seen this much circle action since i watched the dryer tumble!"

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:36 am

I'm not going to say anything. Dale Jr is more talented then many of the other current drivers. Honestly I don't think driving talent is a big deal in nascar. Now the teams that have the better funding equipment ands pit crews seem to do beeter. I mean Honestly? how hard is it to drive 400 circles in a day?

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:40 am

or if the controls inside were the same as a playstation remote I'd be fine

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:44 am

Sorry, thought this was funny. Written by: FluxcoreSunday kicked off the start of the NASCAR season. Big freaking deal. This may be the most assinine sport I have ever witnessed. I am not even positive it is a sport.I attended one of these events a few summers ago. Talk about redneck heaven. 150,000 in the place, with a collective IQ of 200 and I had 120 of it. Not to mention the guys behind us that were drinking Pabst Blue Ribbon beer. Or the lady that was next to us. Her favorite racer passed a guy for the lead on lap 20 (of 200 mind you), and about had an orgasm. I wanted to turn to her and tell her there are 180 more laps left, but was afraid she might ***** slap me with a six pack of Schlitz.OK, enough about the fans. They would still be white trash without NASCAR. First of all, NASCAR has their biggest race of the year, on THE FIRST WEEKEND OF THE SEASON! How dumb is that? Imagine the NFL playing the Super Bowl on the first weekend of play? How about the World Series in April? I mean come on. "Here is out biggest race of the year. Now go watch all of our ****ty races the rest of the year." Another thing that gets me is the fact, a race can be won under the yellow flag. For those of you not up to NASCAR terminology. A yellow flag comes out when there is an accident. It means everyone circles the track at a reduced speed, and you can not pass anyone. Thats right folks, you can win a race, without any competition.Racing is not a sport. The drivers are not athletes. Sure it takes some endurance to endure a 500 mile race. Takes a little skill to maneuver the car around the track. But the car is doing the work. It would take me far less time to learn how to drive a car 200 mph then it would to play quarterback in the NFL and learn to pick up a weak side blitz and find the hot read. It's not like the other car's are going 55 mph. I often hear drives say they feel safer on the track, then on the streets. Of course they do, everyone is going the same speed, you don't have to look out for that moron running the red light, and there is no on coming or cross traffic. Also, there isn't much strategy involved in racing. I keep waiting to turn on the pre-race show and see this interview:Reporter: "Billy Bob, what is your strategy for this race?"Billy Bob: "Well Gomer, I think I will go fast and turn left"Reporter: "Brilliant Billy Bob. Well folks, with strategical planning like that, it's no wonder Billy Bob has won the Pabst shootout four times in a row."I will say this about NASCAR and its participants. I have never heard of one of them involved in, wife beating, drugs, murder, drinking and driving or anything of that type. In other leagues you are lucky to go a week without hearing one of their players mentioned in one of the above scandals. And a race is one big party atmosphere. People stay on the grounds all weekend in RV's and just have a good time. The is rather boring, but it's a good party.I don't want to see NASCAR go away or anything like that. I just want people to stop calling it a sport. Now pass the beef jerky and a Pabst, the race is coming on.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 4:53 am

yeeehaw! ethel, get me my teeth, we's goin' to nascar!! woohoo! i can't wait till everyone sees the big 3 i put on the back of my pick em up!!before anyone gets mad, this is the humor forum, i'm not making fun of you because you like nascar, i'm just having a laugh

rasermon · Post by **rasermon** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:06 am

quote:before anyone gets mad, this is the humor forum, i'm not making fun of you because you like nascar, i'm just having a laughNon-violent fun!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 5:57 am

quote: I mean Honestly? how hard is it to drive 400 circles in a day?Why don't you go try it and then report back to us and let us know just how easy it was to wrestle a car around a track like Bristol 500 times with temperatures inside the car around 150 degrees plus, with a 6-layer nomex firesuit on and a helmet? Trust me, it's harder than 99% of the population thinks. It's a very physical sport, requires you to be in tip-top physical conditioning just like any other sport. If you have no endurance, you won't go far in NASCAR.Everybody likes to get a good jab in on NASCAR...say it's not a sport, or worse a redneck sport. NASCAR is a high dollar business now. The rednecks are becoming fewer and further between because they can't afford a ticket to an event, as the prices continue to rise. You see people in suits and ties in the suites. The drivers are no longer the "good ol boys" of the past...they come from all areas of the country and must be intelligent, articulate individuals as well as skilled drivers. This sport is a lot different than it used to be...I know no offense is intended, as this is the humor forum...but it seems a lot of people have a misconception about what NASCAR is really all about.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:09 am

tip top condition? i don't know...i bet there is not a nascar driver alive that could last more than 5 minutes under the strain of hockey or football- i'll be glad to argue with you as long as we remain civil towards each other

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:11 am

I'd suggest becoming a bit more informed about the physical shape of NASCAR drivers before you say they couldn't play a contact sport...

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:16 am

I think the younger guys are in great shape but take jimmy spencer bill elliot ricky rudd..... they could all loose a few pounds

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:19 am

its not the contact i was refering to, it's the rigorus (sp?) activity of constantly moving which necesitates excellent condition of the lung and heart. anyway, nascar is not a contact sport, i've never seen one of them reach their arm out to stop the other guy or anything like that. the car is the athlete that contacts the other car, big difference. i could play pole position in the arcade all day if i got paid to do it, hell, i would do it in a heated room in the middle of july just to reach the hot temps.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:22 am

my esteemed co-worker just informed me that she has met John Force and he is on the chunky side, and not to mention looks a bit elderly.i don't think chewin' 'bacca makes you physically fit

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:34 am

Check this article out... http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/autora ... 26,.htmlIf you don't think NASCAR is a constant motion sport that requires physical endurance then I suggest you give 500 laps at Bristol a go.John Force is not a NASCAR driver. He is a drag racer. He pulls extreme Gs on a regular basis several times a day. Being someone who has worked in drag racing and been around him...it appears to me his health is beginning to fail him, and like he may be bowing out soon.Jimmy Spencer is not in any way indicative of today's typical NASCAR driver. He's a throwback to the "good ol boy" days and I wish he'd just give it up because he gives the whole sport a bad name. As for Elliott and Rudd...look again.Who said anything about chewing tobacco making you fit?As for "older/younger" being the dividing line of physical fitness...I don't suggest you get into a fistfight/wrestling match with Mark Martin. He may be like 5'5" but he would kick. your. (removed).Like I said earlier, everybody likes to get their jab in about NASCAR and its drivers, about how they aren't athletes, it's not a sport, blahblahblah. So go ahead...we're used to being the butts of every joke.

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:53 am

I'm not argueing any of the points you made. Number one I am a nascar fan. Number two, I am a redneck. I grew up on a farm, I hunt fish AND drive a pickup truck. But on the other hand I also have two college degrees and a job in sales for Coca-cola, so I guess I'm not the steroetypically nascar fan. Plus at 65-190 dollars a ticket who can afford to go to that many events a year? Least the two Dover races I get free tickets too.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 6:55 am

No, you're not the stereotype...and just because you hunt, fish and drive a pickup truck doesn't mean you're a redneck, either, so please don't think that. Even a lot of NASCAR fans have misconceptions about the fitness of drivers...but non-fans tend to take it to an extreme.I just edited the post above and inserted a link to a nice article you might enjoy http://www.kcstar.com/item/pages/autora ... .926,.html

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 7:56 am

"and just because you hunt, fish and drive a pickup truck doesn't mean you're a redneck"Um, no, it does. I don't find the word offensive. Down here on the Eastern Shore on Maryland it's something like a title. And you have to earn it. I'm proud to be an edcuated redneck. BTW good article.

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 8:22 am

I guess I view redneck as a derogatory term, because around here "rednecks" are undesirable people. I guess it's the geographical difference maybe...MD isn't always considered a "southern" state, though some think it is. Here, TN is unquestionably a southern state, so we're all southerners...but some are the true definition of the stereotype southerner, and they give the rest of us a bad name, so they're the rednecks.

ShotInTheDark · Post by **ShotInTheDark** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 9:14 am

we are below the mason dixon line. The word Yankee is offensive to me though LOL!

Kari · Post by **Kari** » Fri Sep 26, 2003 10:06 am

The rednecks and hicks in Michigan are vastly different from the rednecks and hicks in TN, just as the rednecks and hicks here are different from ones in Mississippi or Arkansas or Texas, etc. When I lived in Ohio, what people viewed as a "hick" or a "redneck" is fairly normal for down here...and down here, what is considered a "hick" or a "redneck" is fairly extreme by comparison.

drunkenmaxx · Post by **drunkenmaxx** » Mon Sep 29, 2003 12:57 am

UPDATE: flipping through channels yesterday and saw the only reason to watch nascar: with about 8 laps to go, i saw the most amazing crash, the car flew into the air twice, flipped like 5 1/2 times and stoppped. the guy in it then took the steering wheel off and waited to get removed. wow. i still think it is boring though