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today's horseshit for Rich
ArJunaZ:
--- Quote from: Mickstix on Friday March 13, 2020, 06:35:42 AM Eastern ---Oh yea, I remember it! How did he survive? Gods grace and luck.. Bristol had at least one other similar crash in that spot, due to the gate that allows haulers into the track.. He hit it at exactly the spot where it opened and it tore his car in half. I haven't watched the youtube, but iirc you can see his legs touching the asphalt after the crash.. Any number of roll bars, fence posts, etc. could of easily pierced him and killed him instantly.. And Bristol with it's 30+ degree banking is the fastest half mile race track in the world, as far as I know. Easily going over 100mph coming off the corners. You want to get a feel for how fast these cars are going, go to a local 3/8 mile short track (with far less banking) and see how fast they're going!! With the smell of racing fuel and the sound of a racing V8, it's nearly impossible to attend a live stock car race (anywhere) and not instantly become a fan! :uh-huh:
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Back in the early 2000's I used to go to the Formula One Grand Prix in Montreal for seven years straight, until I was too sick to go. My brother and my buddies have continued going every year, except last year they went to Monza.
I will NEVER forget the experience. The first time I saw a formula one car take a sharp right/left chicane at 100mph+ and later brake at the end of the 210mph straight to take another violent chicane and back up to speed in a few seconds on the pit straight (right in front of me) my fucking jaw hit the floor. I could not believe a human being could even survive in that car taking such violent turns at such speed. Television does absolutely nothing to convey the speed these cars travel at. That they can even stick to the track with such high speed violent maneuvers is still difficult to grasp. Amazing tech for sure. Then back then the sound of the engines felt like it was ripping your heart out. They are much quieter and smaller engines now.
I had been an F1 fan for many decades and watched many hundreds of races on TV, but nothing prepared me for the real thing. On top of the skills those drivers have to be in incredible shape.
100mph crash is not all that bad for a modern race car in most circumstances as they don't usually hit a solid barrier head on. That Bristol crash was a miracle. That car didn't even look like a car, and that steering wheel and column sticking way off to the side was freaky.
Mickstix:
Yea, I've never had the pleasure of attending an F1 (or even Indycar) race in person. I can only imagine!! The braking and cornering capabilities of those cars are unbelievable. They (used to) say, an F1 car could, in theory, stick to the ceiling at speed due to the downforce it creates.. Just crazy!
BarfingMonkey:
COD anyone?
DC_1908:
--- Quote from: BarfingMonkey on Friday March 13, 2020, 07:54:47 PM Eastern ---COD anyone?
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Well, at least fishing season isn’t cancelled
alta:
--- Quote from: BarfingMonkey on Friday March 13, 2020, 07:54:47 PM Eastern ---COD anyone?
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yea, but I don't play online
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