My son is into iRacing pretty heavily. He raced against Dale Jr last week. He's got this setup with the wheel, pedals, and shifter. I just built a frame to attach his tv to it.
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I've never understood how Jeff speaks with such a normal accent, and Ward has that Deep South accent! Loved listening to Ward, wish he had won more
Looking forward to the new season. Favorites are Daytona, Talladega, Bristol and Richmond. Rest of the races, I tape and watch about the last 50 laps. One track I've really enjoyed though is the Roval at Charlotte! Hate road courses, but I would like to see more rovals built.
So Central Va is weird on the accents. Some have it thick and some have none at all. I have family I can barely understand.
Ward's got a little more than an accent. He's got that "pronounce R like W" thing going on.
I’m grinning thinking about it. I’m wondering what top speeds were in sand
Having plowed into standing water before by accident...I could imagine plowing into the surf -but not at that speed
No not the first but that was a lot of carnage today. Work load just increased for those teams.
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There was a PhD at work who was from Ringgold. I told him he didn't sound like he was from that area. He said he was the only member in his family that didn't have that accent, and didn't know why.
Ringgold is right between SoBo and Danville. The more prevalent accents are to the East a tad. Appomattox, FarmVille, down to south hill then over to SoNo. Pretty much everyone in Farmville & Appomattox has it thick.2nd thickest is going toward south hill/emporia (Sadler boys).
Great area of the country, actually moving back that way in a few weeks.
Great area of the country, actually moving back that way in a few weeks.
Went to Ringgold once to retrieve an electronics board that we needed from a Siemens drive that we were having repaired by a place there. Been to Appo for a football game a few years ago and spent the night in Farmville. I highly recommend the Fishin' Pig for a meal. If you go to their Sunday brunch, you'll need a designated driver....or a nap in the car before you drive off.
https://www.fishinpig.com/
Absolutely. And if you find a good league, the racing gets even better. Plenty of good leagues that races several different cars and uses fixed setups for them. That’s the way to go if you get back into it.
Very nice! This is why I’ve got to get my computer moved and get back on. Dale wasn’t really all that active while I’ve been a member. The last year, though, he seems to be on there quite often.My son is into iRacing pretty heavily. He raced against Dale Jr last week. He's got this setup with the wheel, pedals, and shifter. I just built a frame to attach his tv to it.
Liked that restaurant. Plenty of cool stuff to see and great view while you eat. Found the food a bit pricy for what you’re buying though. If you’re a racing fan, it’s a must however.
JD, I was born in Farmville, lived there and Appo. Still have family all around. Pops coached FB at Appo and Amelia in mid to late 70s. Moved to Garden in 80 when he went to coach there. Stayed there for 6 yrs then back out to SoBo.
Moore’s country store between Lynchburg and Appo have best damn hot dogs anywhere
Moore’s country store between Lynchburg and Appo have best damn hot dogs anywhere
DW definitely had his favorites like Harvick, Busch and Truex. He also had others that he didn't always give credit. I never thought, based on a lot of his snarky comments, that he was a fan of Johnson. Maybe it was a little jealousy because he made a lot of those same comments about Gordon until they started working together in the booth.
The best thing I can say about Ryan Newman, I bet him $10 at 50-1 to win the Daytona 500. he won me $500.
Logano definitely blocked Kyle Bush, he even admitted it after his own team mate railed his ass for it.
Take the plates off. Speeds where way higher, but multi car crashes where way down. cars where not nearly as bunched up. It is basicly follow the leader until the final 10, then all hell breaks loose because everyone is jockeying trying to pass.
Logano definitely blocked Kyle Bush, he even admitted it after his own team mate railed his ass for it.
Take the plates off. Speeds where way higher, but multi car crashes where way down. cars where not nearly as bunched up. It is basicly follow the leader until the final 10, then all hell breaks loose because everyone is jockeying trying to pass.
Unless more drivers take the Kesolowski approach of "if you block me I am putting you into the wall" it will only get worse up to the point that someone gets killed. I think it has been so long, with so many hard hits into the wall without any major injuries, that these guys are starting to feel invincible.
Definitely some good ones out there that fill that criteria. Logitech G29 comes to mind. I believe only compatible with PS3 and PS4, though. Will run you about 300-400 depending on if you choose to also buy the H pattern shifter which unfortunately isn’t included.
They were close friends, grew up together in Hurley. Roger was an assistant for Dad at Garden, I think he took over as HC after dad left.
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, coached Joe Worley. Knew Claiborne from VaTech days and Strock from coaching HS and early Va Tech, so thats how Joe ended up at UK.
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The problem with that is you do not just put him into the wall. You got 10-12 cars that have nothing to do with the situation that gets brought into it. Takes the plates off, let them run. Look back when Bill Elliot qualified at like 209 mph. Show me a multi car pile up ? I hate having them all bunched up, the inevitable is going to ruin a good race, not to mention there just is not any passing. It is all draft, draft, switch lanes, draft, get a run, fall back in line. Bump draft, get the guy loose, boom, 20 car pile up. Bump drafting in the corners causes about 80% of these pile ups, the other 20, trying to run 3/4 wide.
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