re: what would you do if you were a nascar or F1 driver and had an itch on your head?
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If you watch the pre-race build up, you will notice put a baliclava type thin gon thier heads. Once that's on & thev'e squeezed their helmet on, nothing moves, so there is less chance of irritation. You might also notice, if you look at their faces inside the helmets, they look very squashed.\n\nBut if, even after all that, they still get an itch. I would immagine they would probably grit their teeth even harder & if it's really bad; scream alot.
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All we can do is pray. It seems there are not that many of us GORDON fans out there but I will always stand up for it. Here's some good news, go to NASCAR.COM this sunday and they are letting anyone log on and listen to Gordon's radio transmissions the entire race. That's what I call getting as close as you can get!
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I dont think that should be allowed.  Other race car drivers look forward to at least attempt to make the race, especially when its a one car team.  Micheal Waltrip should have sucked it up and left.
1179895
I have been to that speedway and Chicagoland speedway every year for NASCAR. it is great, better than tv or anything else. Just go and bring lots of money for food, water, and souvenirs. Wear sunscreen and be prepared for a long day. Even Friday, the time trials and saturday, the busch races are lots of fun. I always get a weekend pass and a pit pass, so much fun. LOL.
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I will turn 50 in November.  I grew up with stock car racing, even spending many Saturday nights the at old dirt track at Rockingham.  I grew up about 15 miles from there.  I went to the first and last race at the Rock and was fortunate enough that my girlfriend came with me from Alaska to see that last one.  I am sickened, horrified, perplexed, mad as hell and disgusted with the way Brian France and Bill Helton and crew have changed NASCAR.  It is only about the money, and they don't give a tinkers damn about the fan.  They have done permanent damage, and hopefully the money will somehow make up for the fact that they have alienated the people that got them to where they are today.  I am a Ford man, but I sure miss Dale Earnhardt.  He would stand up I think to this onslaught.  There are a few good new drivers, but many are just whiney kids!!
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What would really psych out his opponents would be actually finishing a race. \n\nCan you be a little less of a jerk during your sports biggest event, Jeez. I just hope the sponsers all tell him to kiss off.
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Here's my advice, do what really makes you happy. The stars can't define who you are. If you really want something go after it, because most of the time if its what you really want, and you work hard at it, you can achieve it. I know that sounds lame, but it's true. But as racing is not  a typical profession  I would have a more stable back up, or a job that you could do on the side. Just do something that makes you happy.
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Id be a race car driver or a videogame tester. That is because I am passionate about both.
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Well, I'm not much for Instant Messaging "strangers", especially over something as relatively insignificant as whether we are Bobby Labonte fans, but, yes, I am a Bobby Labonte fan.  He's from Corpus Christi, Texas where I spent the first seven or eight years of my life.  I'm sorry that I won't see him ranking any higher in NASCAR Nextel Cup standings with what's left in his career because he deserves it.  I don't know much about his NASCAR standing history since my interest in NASCAR has been revived only 5 or 6 years ago, but he's a good man and I'm glad to see him do well.  I just don't think racing with the Petty's is a winning proposition at this time.  Enjoy watching him.  He's a good man and a great NASCAR racer.
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They issued an indefinite suspension and a $10K fine to the crewmember. Evernham says they will not appeal. Full story below. As to what they SHOULD do...tricky here. The whole deal started on the track with a little "tit-for-tat" payback between Riggs and Harvick, which ended when Harvick pulled up tight on Riggs bumper and pulled the air off him making him loose and causing him to crash hard into the wall. The real issue is that the on-track disagreement spilled over into a full scale ruckus in the pits and a NASCAR official and Harvick's wife got caught up in it. NASCAR has a long history of post-race incidents but they normally are driver to driver or involve just the crew. With an official and a wife being involved the fines/punishment have to be more severe. We wouldn't tolerate this on a football field or a basketball court, if NASCAR is serious about being a premiere sporting event, they can't tolerate it at the track either.
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We need to get a NASCAR section! There is a auto sports subheading under Autos. But I mainly look at Sports-other. It's hard to find folks like us who want to talk shop. Is there anyone we can petition?
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geesus mary mother of pearl. I'm so tired of this cheating thing.. \nlet's get something straight. the driver does not cheat. all they can do is drive the damn thing that the team puts together. rather they know what the CC does or not is between them and their team.  \nsecond, as for chad knauss's role in it.. all crew chiefs bend the rules as far as they can to make that car quicker. some go overboard and some get caught. that's what happened in february. sorry, but you have to give chad his props for trying to get his driver the best car possible. all of them do it, and a lot of them are like "man, why didn't i think of that" or "heck we should try that".. it's happened for years, and will continue to happen..and there will be plenty of teams who will get caught jumping the line too far. \n\njimmie has a great team, and he's a good enough driver to make that great car run ahead of the bunch. chad is a great crew chief. he's a little squirrely and i'm unsure of him, but i'll give him credit where it is due. he'll do anything for a win and to make his team great. he really puts the effort in. if you ever notice he's one of the most hands-on crew chiefs out there. quite honestly, i'd put him in almost the top 5 of current crew chiefs. there will never be another zippy, but that is besides the point. \nyou have a strong organization amongst the hendrick crew. most weeks you have 3 teams fighint for top positions. they've got the money to really put the research into what makes the cars better. with a bigger team you also benefit more under the new testing guidlines, and can swap info. team al that up with a pretty talented driver and you wil have a winning package..
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That depends on how the snail is kitted out..... Rally or Formula One. :-)
160854
I was happy that the 2006 racing season started again... the race was so-so... I hate the fact that the rule changes are already starting... do you remember when it was the WINSTON CUP? We never had as many WEEKLY rule changes... I understand that the sport has grown and more safety pros are involved... but I say, LET THEM RACE! Can't wait to hear what everyone is whining about later on speed and cant wait to hear what Mr. Helton has to restrict before next week's race.... ohhh boy... it wasn't broke, why try to fix it?
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I think something needs to be done, but I'm not sure where to begin.  If you don't run the whole Busch Series, is it fair to get points for those races that you are in?  For someone like Jr or Stewart, they're there to win, forget about points...\nAnd really, once you've made it to Cup, why mess around in Busch, unless you want the win, or extra practice, or you like that track??  \nMaybe you could have a rule where if you make a race, you are required to attempt to qualify for the next one, to try keep them in all season...\nI'm against changing anything in the points, like only giving points to Busch regulars, but yes, something needs to be done...\nDon't take away my Saturday race though, I like going to the track for the weekend and seeing both Series race...
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1. Learn how to drive.\n2. Practice driving.\n3. Try karting (like Michael Schumacher did).\n4. Try driving a taxi cab or similar PUV (like Mika Hakkinen did).\n5. Try to slim down.\n6. Try to become smaller.\n7. Enter a racing school, preferably F1 racing schools.\n8. Earn a racing license, I don't know if F1 has different racing licenses.\n9. Look for smaller tourneys like F2's, F3's and the like and try to be the best (like Juan Pablo Montoya).\n10. Find an F1 racing team, preferably the low earners like the Jordan team that we used to have (remember how Karthikeyan tasted 1 F1 season?).\n11. Transfer to a more decent team in case opportunity arises (don't be like Takuma Sato, please).
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neither. i have a porche that i am fixing up so when im 16 i can drive it. it is a costom job and i will be able to do drift racing and regular street racing. i go to them all the time with my bf and all the guys hit on me and i think they would like me even more if i raced with them. but i still love my bf and he makes sure they dont like rape me. my car is the bomb! i live in texas you should come see them (and me later) race. its in houston and you should be able to find it its west of downtown and it starts at 1:00am!\nxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo!\nemail me to find out more:www.virgin_or_love@yahoo.com