HondaLuver83
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I love nascar, turn left all day long.
NASCAR Whelen Series aka my Sunday nights (56killa)
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JDM_Rook
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Any sporting event that allows you to bring a cooler of beer in is defintely okay in my book. I think you just need to go to a nascar appreciate it a little. The smell of 43 cars burning racing fuel is the best high you can get.
finch13
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Don't get me wrong, I love racing, but turning left the entire race just seems pointless. They also race super late models at the track and they smell delicious.
I live in the pits with the rest of the cars, technically you're not supposed to have alcohol in there until racing is over.
It's not like I hate it enough to show up, I've gone to 75% of the races this year so far. It's just every weekend someone asks me when I'm gonna get a car on the track and I tell them how stupid turning left is.
JDM_Rook
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Well to be fair, Nascar isn't just circle track racing, but 95% of it is. Nationwide Series just raced at ROAD AMERICA road course, up your way. It looked like a pretty sweet track, and of course there are Watkins Glen and Infineon. My personal favorite is Laguna Seca. I have been in the pits at Bristol motor Speedway, and i couldn't even yell to guy next to me, it was so loud.
finch13
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Yes, I watched the Infineon race the other weekend... I'm a road course guy and I enjoyed it a lot.
My biggest beef with circle track racing is that it comes down to money. The kid driving the CRX Si in the pictures finishes 4-6th every race, he drove the Geo Prizm before that and finished 15-17th regularly. It also comes down to how much cheating you can get away with. I know the saying though, "If ya ain't cheating, ya ain't racing"
CrosCntryAccord
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watching stock cars take turns looks about as natural as pam anderson
RedRyder
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I'm a road course man as well, huge ALMS fan. But there are tech/tactics implemented in NASCAR that aren't in road course racing, so it commands a different type of appreciation in my opinion. I would agree NASCAR is definitely more entertaining in person as well.
Nice pics, looks like fun.
Nice pics, looks like fun.
fastflyinaccord
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As someone who is big into racing and working on race cars, please everyone take note that N has nothing to do with the type of racing Brandon works with except for being the sanctioning body. I can't stand Nascar (I fell asleep for 100 laps when I went to the race in Dover lol) but love short track racing. The coolest thing in the world to me is watching 30+ 850hp modifieds go sideways into turn one on every single lap of a race. I bet everyone on this board could go out to your local asphalt or dirt racetrack and find something cool about it. By the way, I'm going to see a 410 sprint car race tomorrow night. Cars weigh nearly 1200 pounds and are well over 800 hp = Higher power to weight ratio than an indy car. Absolutely amazing!
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Brandon I love the shots! Maybe get some of the late models on Sunday for me to see. BTW, what is the name of the track you guys run?
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Brandon I love the shots! Maybe get some of the late models on Sunday for me to see. BTW, what is the name of the track you guys run?
finch13
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We race at Raceway Park in Shakopee, MN...
Every Sunday they run:
- Mini Stocks (4 cyl)
- Bombers (8 cyl, mainly Chevy 350)
- Hobby Stocks (4 cyl fox body mustangs)
- Late Models (ASA Midwest tour cars)
Here's a bomber:
Bomber figure 8 race:
Hobby stock (feature winner last weekend):
Late models:
I'll grab more pictures on the 11th, I'm out of town for the 4th. I found the best shooting spot AFTER all the races...
