Dew The Dew!!!

[vlap]

It was good to see Jr. back on top. I will enjoy watching this year. Many changes with Tony in a toyo Dale on a new team and isn't kyle busch on a new team as well? Does he have a different car/ #/ sponser?

And what happened between kurt and tony?

 

[sdesmond]

Kyle Busch is at Gibbs in a Toyota as well. He is in the M&Ms #18.

 

[placebo]

It was a fun race to watch. Glad to see Jr. hit the ground running with Hendricks. Should be really good year for Jr. and I'm glad he made the switch.

 

[brianj517]

Way to go, Jr. Finally, he's with a team that will show him some support...IN YER FACE, Theresa!!!

 

[ribrack]

Not sure I get the "sport" connection. How much athletic ability does it take to sit in a car for a few hours driving in circles????? I must be missing something

 

[sdesmond]

[font=arial,helvetica][size=+2]"Driving[/size]
Driving a race car is nothing like driving your family car. Today's NASCAR driver has to be in peak shape to last through a race.

Two of the biggest problems facing a race car driver are the heat and the constant G forces from turning corners. The temperature inside a typical NASCAR cockpit is around120 degrees on a hot summer day. It feels even hotter because the driver is wearing a fireproof suit from head to toe. In a corner, a NASCAR driver experiences 2 to 3 Gs. A 200-pound driver feels like he weighs 600 pounds in a 3-G turn. Holding your head, arms and torso in position for hours at a time when you weigh 600 pounds takes strength - so NASCAR drivers spend time training in the weight room. Drivers work especially on muscles in the neck, shoulders, arms and torso so that they have the strength to work against the Gs. Drivers also work a great deal on stamina, because they have to be able to perform throughout a race that lasts three to four hours without rest."


That is the most common argument from people who are either ignorant to this sport or who do not want to understand it.
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[bbq bubba]

Ya, i'd say you are!!!

 

[flash]

Turn left, turn left, turn left......

Of course, I use to drag race, so all I could do was go straight.

 

[brianj517]

Well put, sdesmond, very well put indeed!
Brian

 

[desertlites]

and yes I know drivers go through alot out on the track-it is very gruleing on them most of the time>

 

[capt dan]

Hell, I can't even go without takin a pee for 3 hrs! Don't see too many "chubby" drivers in nascar! Ole Jimmy Spencer was a bit of a tub, and Tony"the Phony" Stewart has put on alot of weight, but most of them guys are in good shape.

If I had to sit in the same possition for 3-4 yrs, I wouldn't even be able to stand up straight, let alone crawl out of the window, and jump up on the car!

Big money, and a HUGE fan base in Nascar! It's great

 

[ribrack]

[font=arial,helvetica][size=+2]"Driving[/size]
Driving a race car is nothing like driving your family car. Today's NASCAR driver has to be in peak shape to last through a race.

Two of the biggest problems facing a race car driver are the heat and the constant G forces from turning corners. The temperature inside a typical NASCAR cockpit is around120 degrees on a hot summer day. It feels even hotter because the driver is wearing a fireproof suit from head to toe. In a corner, a NASCAR driver experiences 2 to 3 Gs. A 200-pound driver feels like he weighs 600 pounds in a 3-G turn. Holding your head, arms and torso in position for hours at a time when you weigh 600 pounds takes strength - so NASCAR drivers spend time training in the weight room. Drivers work especially on muscles in the neck, shoulders, arms and torso so that they have the strength to work against the Gs. Drivers also work a great deal on stamina, because they have to be able to perform throughout a race that lasts three to four hours without rest."


That is the most common argument from people who are either ignorant to this sport or who do not want to understand it. [/font]

I guess you're right, I don't care to understand it. Seems to me it would be like watching the grass grow .... round and round we go AGAIN. Got better things to do with my life thanks