Science Abuse

where was the cable?

All I have is .035 Lincoln Innershield, flux birdshit weld wire. It's yours if you want to come to lewis center for it, but I doubt you'd want to use it on a cage.

There hasn't been a National Association of Stock Car Racing event since the 60s, because there hasn't been a Stock Car (or anything resembling one) on the track since then.

Fact of the matter is, "IRL is where the money is" only because of the Indy 500, and even that is waning in popularity. Sponsors rarely give 2 shits about anything outside of Indy, because thats the last race that anyone actualy makes money on. If CART had an equivelent race, they'd be in much better shape.

exactly. Scott you have tapped into the main marketing premise of NASCAR. Its fun to watch, ans simple enough to enjoy while utterly plastered and not feel lost. graemlins/thumb.gif And much props to whats left of the old guys in NASCAR. Mark Martin should be commended just for driving a car with VIAGRA up the side. tongue.gif

No offence to you personally Scott, I love ya, but Dale Jr is the most talentless hack aver to to be taken in by NASCAR. Look at past Champs, they were good at other stuff, too. Dale Jr, he's only good at NASCAR, only good at ovals. Its no secret that they let his car tech over an inch short for the Daytona following his dads death, and I have no problem beleiving they still help him out. Why? He's a name, a young face that sells. I can honnestly say that I liked NASCAR before it was cool. It was my childhood intro to motorsport, god knows nothing else got aired in Lima. I also grew up 1/4mi from a dirt track. Then Geoff Gordon came along, and the PR machine began building up. I just lost intrest. These days I see the sham it is. Its billboards cutting in line for 2 hours. Its Pro Wrestling and roller derby combined. And even worse, lately its a fucking sdoap opera. It certainlyis not what it once was, and we have the media to thank. It's popular, yes, but only because it was made that way. I must give props to the whores that managed to pull that off, I'm sure they made alot of money. Its one of those things where, if you just stick it in peoples faces long enough, they will think its popular. I'm sure its fun,I'm sure its entertaining, but is not motor racing, and it makes me bloody sick to hear a NASCAR fan say "Them eff wun cawrs drive thems'helfs, NASCAwR drivers are the only real racers". Completely ignoring the fact that one of NASCARs most (and few) talented drivers took the helm of a winning Williams car and only turned laps 6 seconds off the pace of the slowest car. That's over 15 seconds slower, and he almost destroyed the car doing it. TV has made this country ignorant in so many ways. Why was the International Race Of champions barely seen this year? Because the two american drivers we sent, Nascar Drivers, abosultly sucked and humiliated us as a nation. Why not send some one from a race series that actualy develops drivers, as apposed to stultifying them on paved ovals. NASCAR enduces atrophy of whatever youinvolve with it, be it you driving skills as a driver, or your mind as a spectator. Too dumb for opera, too smart for NASCAR

www.speedtv.com/schedule Remember back before Fox got ahold of it, and they actualy air Racing? Now its like MTV, it airs a total of about 7 hours of actual racing per week, and the rest is talking about racing or just plain not racing at all. Of that crap, 90% is bloody NASCAR. Speed TV has turned an apathy of NASCAR into an outright hatered. There are so many different kinds of racing out there, and they used to get coverage. What ever happened to Motorsport Mundial? Legends of Motorsport? Paris-Dakar? Speedvison Theater? WRC (look at the time slots that gets)? CART? F3000? Victory by Design? Why was there 14 fucking hours of NASCAR shit on today! I couldn't stomach watching 14 hours of ANYHTING, not even porn! (and I love me some porn!) They have the ability to air a great and diverse line up, why does Truck Universe prime air and Legends of Motorsport gets 7am weekdays? This friday they have NASCAR from 12pm to 5am the following day, 17 hours straight! 9 hours of that is 3 airings of Busch and cup qualifying. No wonder Averag Joe America thinks that there is no racing outside of NASCAR, and doesnt beleive youwhen you say F1 is the most watched motorsport in the world (2nd most popular sport period, second to soccer).

after 30 questions and 10 failed attempts, he gave me an index with 15 or so animals on it, finaly Penguin was an option. He even needed the BK king dude to help him. Still waiting to be impressed. tongue.gif 2nd time, I'm thinking planet, he gives me "bell pepper". Never once guessed planet, I must be a powerful jedi.

Agreed. Remove George and get the cars back on proper courses and they'll have a fan. And bring back the BEWST! [ 30. May 2005, 10:27 PM: Message edited by: The Stig ]

if only the woman would let me, it'd be a great family/rally car. tongue.gif

I'd be interested in an engine for one of these F22s: http://freepages.military.rootsweb.com/~cougar/f22-03_072.jpg

Ever get suspended for using a lazer pointer in school? UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU!

I heard it was fuel, the slpash she got at her prior yellow stop wasn't enough to get her to the end. Could be wrong, I was out with mike dragging a nissan around with his toyota.

Let me start by saying I beleive in the possiblility of extra terrestrial intelligence. I beleive its possible that they visit earth, possibly every day. I'd even go so far as to say that its more likely they had a hand in our evolution then any deity. That being said Chubba wubba in white is a crony on the payroll of that news place. They payed him to play nuts, or actualy found a guy that thought he could summon UFOs, who knows. Doesn't matter, either way, the vid is fake. Watch the vid from 2:30 to 2:31, the dot moves with the camera. It's movement is definately not stable.

I lean left, and compared to the majority of the board, I'm probably one of the most Left here.....I would personaly choke the life out of him in a consequence free environment. Such an environment is not neccesarily impossible to come by. If he was talking about PMCs, it'd be different, I'd just beat his ass.

You said it, not me. I still dont think Scott Dixon is anybody. The IRL seems to have become the dead end for drivers, which is why it's depressing to see talented drivers go there. A guy from CART found hiself a spot in a few formula one races this year. No one ever goes up from IRL, they either stay there till the retire out of fear of death, or go to NASCAR, or go some place making much less money. The simple fact of the mater is, NASCAR and IRL may be entertaining, but neither are automobile racing, and drivers dont develop there. For what it's worth though, I rank IRL higher then NASCAR, at least the drivers have guts. NASCAR cars are rolling billboards that aren't particularly fast, and the racing is nothing but guys cutting in line. As for the IRL drivers, I wouldn't stap myself into a monocoque that's designed to channel the force of impact directly into my spine, then tear 220mph ass around ovals with limited aero, they get props. graemlins/thumb.gif

I could pull my sisters bike up fromt he folks basement. graemlins/thumb.gif btw, my braking weakness = solved, by way of an angle grinder and some wire cutters. Locks both wheels now.

Who the hell are Dan Wheldon and Victor Miera?

56k die in hell: http://66.103.156.210/combo/albums/album02/Alum_creek_Phase_1.jpg http://66.103.156.210/combo/albums/album02/Alum_creek_Phase_2_contour.jpg print these out in useable form and be nominated for a nobel prize by me, I carry alot of weight in those circles.

Noted, my point was, I didnt put thetubes in it. Knowing who I bought it from, it was probably meijer or walmart. tongue.gif

Jeff, we went to the left and just tooled around. I haven't been there in 5 years, and the suicide hill seems to have been closed and grown over. We'll have more daylight next time. I say we do this on a weekday again, after work, this will reduce our chances of running into, and over, other people on the trails. If you all need rush hour routes to it, let me know, I'm good at that.

He's a member here, goes by "RecklessOp"

10 years long enough? cuz that what these have on'm. Actualy, the bike was a couple years old when I got it.

bottom bracket? I think I'm due for a tube or two, though. when we doing this again? 3days w/o rain is a good gauge, today marks day 1. smile.gif

pound me in the ass prison