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  1. 59 wagon man

    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    anyone going to next weekends nascar southern 500 at darlington? always wanted to see that race so it maybe time for a road trip
     
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    Krash Kadillak Well-Known Member

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    I wish.....
    I'll be watching.
     
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    Is anyone going?
    Nascar is wondering the same thing anymore.:rolleyes:
     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    i agree nascar attendence is down but the southern 500 has a special memory to me. as a 8 yr old kid in brooklyn ny my dad used to do a movie night for all the kids in the neighborhood . one neighbor loaned his garage door and my dad loaned his movie projector and the nyc library loaned us a movie about the southern 500 . my neighborhood was a racial mix but we all sat and watched the movie with no problems. plus the race has a retro theme and it looked cool on tv last yr
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Is Darlington the weird track that prompted the Car of Tomorrow redesigns?
     
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    59 wagon man Well-Known Member

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    not sure what you mean by wierd but it is called the lady in black. it is a wierd shape due to a pond that they saved when it was built. it is the oldest speedway i believe
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    It's the fact it doesn't have the high-banked curves as Daytona or Talladega that meant the cars would have to be redesigned to get more down force to hit those curves they do have at higher speeds without flipping like a slot car.
     
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    not this track as the used to flatten the pass side of the car or Darlington Stripe as it was called
     
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    re you looking for a road trip buddy? :)
     
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    always welcome to share the ride plus i will hustle up on friday to catch the petty museum on friday and the NC transportation museum and ride the old trains
    i read that they have the famous TEXAN loco that chased down the GENERAL in the famous civil war train robbery
     
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    Silvertwinkiehobo "Everything that breaks starts with 'F.'"

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    Oh, yeah, that's what made Darlington weird...no banking on the curves!
     
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    Looked like a pretty good crowd there yesterday.

    Congrats to Martin Truex.
     
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    Yes it did seem like a good turnout knowing nascar they will probably move it back to California :happy:
     
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    Darlington is probably one of their best events now.

    I just wish they got their 2nd Date back.
     
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