| Title: | NASCAR RACING |
| Notice: | Congrats to Jeff Burton on the win, and MadMike on the 3rd Boy |
| Moderator: | VMSNET::M_MACIOLEK |
| Created: | Tue Sep 18 1990 |
| Last Modified: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Last Successful Update: | Fri Jun 06 1997 |
| Number of topics: | 295 |
| Total number of notes: | 15864 |
What do others think about the TEXAS track????????
There were alot of complaints from drivers about the track.
Rusty said a total rebuid is required. (Although during track testing
some months back he really talked it up )
Several complained about only one grove.
I have mixed feelings about defending the track because it had come
down to TEXAS or St Louis on where Bruton would build the track. After
an announcement of a 1.5 mile oval to be built 100 miles from St Louis
Bruton went to Ft Worth. Later it was discoved that the press
announcement was a fake put on but a bunch of Perot folks to try and
get Bruton to go the Ft Worth. I guess it worked. We will have a new
1.25 mile track but it will be nothing like the facility that was built
in Texas.
Oh! Well! enough of what might have been.
Back to my question....
From what I could see from the satellite feed, It appeared that most
teams tried to set up the cars like other Bruton Smith tracks and they
guessed WAY WRONG. Then with the rain and lack of track time, it looked
like a bunch of what is supposed to be the worlds best drivers made
some very rookie mistakes.
I really like DW . But! what he did on the first lap was really stupid
and no ones fault but his own. Andretti did the same thing a few years
ago and they all jumped his bones for it.
The BUSCH guys ran a great race on Sat. I didnt see anything out of the
norm for them. They seemed to lay back and let the track come to them.
I'm sure Jeff Burton likes TEXAS just fine!
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| 293.1 | USCTR1::ORAREO | Shot Gun Wedding | Tue Apr 08 1997 10:16 | 9 | |
Like all new tracks, bugs have to be worked out. Smith will get it
done. 10 cautions for a 1.5 mile track is a bit much, but a total
re-construction I don't think is needed.
BOB Bahre you listening???? Your entering your fifth year of WC races
and still no passing. :*)
CJ
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| 293.2 | fine by me | HBAHBA::HAAS | Where are the ChainSaws of yesteryear? | Tue Apr 08 1997 12:05 | 16 |
I kinda like the racetrack. I know that it aint what a lot of purists and/or drivers like but as a race, I thought it was about all you could ask for. The current elite ran out in front. Some got wrecked, some blew engines and clutches, some more got wrecked and in the end a new winner got the flag. Rusty Wallace has to be way up the list of people not to listen to, especially this time. He wrecked hisself. Gordon, taken out in the Ernie Irvan "incident", had virtually no comment. TTom | |||||
| 293.3 | just my opinion | ACISS2::VANSTRATEN | Tue Apr 08 1997 14:06 | 8 | |
I like the track too. I think it is more of a driver track, Push
too hard too fast, you'll crash. The Richard petty's, benny parsons,
would also have loved it. I think the WC drivers may have it a little
to easy sometimes compared to earlier years of nascar. Some drivers
are blaming the track when maybe it really was there fault. Hint #2.
Travis
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