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Feb 24, 2013 11:30:15   #
stevenswild Loc: sin city
 
that's a real good one farmerjim!

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Feb 24, 2013 11:36:10   #
Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip
 
whiteeagle2173 wrote:
Just because that fool in the lead did not want to be passed!!
Yes, prayers for the injured.


Hence the term RACING, the point is to get there first.
This was the last lap

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Feb 24, 2013 11:43:26   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
farmerjim wrote:
That should keep the body-shops busy for a day or two :-D


Car body or people body shops? :roll:

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Feb 24, 2013 11:56:41   #
stevenswild Loc: sin city
 
pounder, you need a Sunday morning drink again don't you. :thumbup:



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Feb 24, 2013 12:09:16   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
stevenswild wrote:
pounder, you need a Sunday morning drink again don't you. :thumbup:


Already had a few. It's five o'clock somewhere. :thumbup:

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Feb 24, 2013 12:16:19   #
stevenswild Loc: sin city
 
5am or 5pm it's all the same on Sunday! 8-)

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Feb 24, 2013 14:54:37   #
peggyjom Loc: Pacific Northwest
 
Amen...that is exactly why they go. Tens of thousands at once gather. Higher up off of the high speed turns better choice for sure. Sporting event equals risk.

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Feb 24, 2013 15:22:06   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
peggyjom wrote:
Amen...that is exactly why they go. Tens of thousands at once gather. Higher up off of the high speed turns better choice for sure. Sporting event equals risk.


I wish someone had told be about the risk before I turned my right ankle into a jigsaw puzzle racing motocross in my high school years. :roll:



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Feb 24, 2013 16:15:05   #
peggyjom Loc: Pacific Northwest
 
pounder35 wrote:
peggyjom wrote:
Amen...that is exactly why they go. Tens of thousands at once gather. Higher up off of the high speed turns better choice for sure. Sporting event equals risk.


I wish someone had told be about the risk before I turned my right ankle into a jigsaw puzzle racing motocross in my high school years. :roll:


MX the champions of pain equals gain! The few the proud the INSANE!

I bet there are some thrilling story to tell

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Feb 24, 2013 16:28:51   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
peggyjom wrote:
pounder35 wrote:
peggyjom wrote:
Amen...that is exactly why they go. Tens of thousands at once gather. Higher up off of the high speed turns better choice for sure. Sporting event equals risk.


I wish someone had told be about the risk before I turned my right ankle into a jigsaw puzzle racing motocross in my high school years. :roll:


MX the champions of pain equals gain! The few the proud the INSANE!

I bet there are some thrilling story to tell


Oh yeah. I actually raced more Hare Scrambles and Enduros but it's all similar. Some just take a little longer to try to kill yourself. Enduros involve too much math and actually require you to slow down at some points in the course. I never could figure how to do that. I'm normally WFO. If you've been around a track you know what that stands for. Probably why I couldn't keep a bike in good shape. :roll: :lol: :thumbup:

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Feb 24, 2013 18:31:04   #
Nikonfan70 Loc: Long Island
 
Leither
Keep on watching DWTS (boring) where nothing happens

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Feb 24, 2013 18:52:29   #
rayford2 Loc: New Bethlehem, PA
 
leither wrote:
There are two reasons why people got to these races.
1- To sit/stand and watch cars being driven around in circles for hours on end till someone gets the chequer flag(kinda boring - waste of money and a day in your life)
2. To watch in the hope of seeing some spectacular crashes they would never witness else where in the real world.
It's only when these crashes invade the spectators arena they get on the news programmes.
As the old adage goes "Where there is motion there WILL be accidents"
There are two reasons why people got to these race... (show quote)


Not any worse than a football game. At least the drivers have to earn their money, not collect it win or lose.

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Feb 24, 2013 18:58:47   #
pounder35 Loc: "Southeast of Disorder"
 
rayford2 wrote:
leither wrote:
There are two reasons why people got to these races.
1- To sit/stand and watch cars being driven around in circles for hours on end till someone gets the chequer flag(kinda boring - waste of money and a day in your life)
2. To watch in the hope of seeing some spectacular crashes they would never witness else where in the real world.
It's only when these crashes invade the spectators arena they get on the news programmes.
As the old adage goes "Where there is motion there WILL be accidents"
There are two reasons why people got to these race... (show quote)


Not any worse than a football game. At least the drivers have to earn their money, not collect it win or lose.
quote=leither There are two reasons why people go... (show quote)


I guess you've never heard of the bonus money for getting a regional/conference title and winning the Super Bowl or World Series. :roll:

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Feb 24, 2013 19:27:24   #
TucsonCoyote Loc: Tucson AZ
 
Big race at Daytona today was pretty tame .....Johnson won again...dang!
Don't know who that dits was who said "Drivers and Danica start your engines" ....she should have flipped him the bird right then because she did pretty good !

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Feb 24, 2013 23:09:15   #
peggyjom Loc: Pacific Northwest
 
pounder35 wrote:
peggyjom wrote:
pounder35 wrote:
peggyjom wrote:
Amen...that is exactly why they go. Tens of thousands at once gather. Higher up off of the high speed turns better choice for sure. Sporting event equals risk.


I wish someone had told be about the risk before I turned my right ankle into a jigsaw puzzle racing motocross in my high school years. :roll:


MX the champions of pain equals gain! The few the proud the INSANE!

I bet there are some thrilling story to tell


Oh yeah. I actually raced more Hare Scrambles and Enduros but it's all similar. Some just take a little longer to try to kill yourself. Enduros involve too much math and actually require you to slow down at some points in the course. I never could figure how to do that. I'm normally WFO. If you've been around a track you know what that stands for. Probably why I couldn't keep a bike in good shape. :roll: :lol: :thumbup:
quote=peggyjom quote=pounder35 quote=peggyjom A... (show quote)

I grew up across the hill from the Washougal track, I could sit in the open pasture eating wild strawberries watching the race! We had race horses needless to say dad wasn't happy when the biker boys came to town! :)
I loved the radio conversations with Travis pestrana and his spotter Saturday. He was like "did you see that"

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