Toyota in Nascar

[uofom3]

yup.
And Tony will dominate.

Smoke's my boy but he's not having a great season... kyle busch on the other hand is ripping shit up.

[delatlanta1281]

He will be fine. He always starts out slow. But by the end of the season is right where he and the team need to be. If he would just cut his hair! He is totally going for the Jimmy Spencer look this season. It's hard to argue with someone about nascar and auto racing being a sport when ypour driver is a bit tubby.

[Charlie]

Toyota's been doing circle track for a while now. They entered the Goody's Dash series in '99, the Craftsman Trucks in '04, and Cup/Busch/ARCA in 07. They won a couple of races in 07 in Busch & Arca, and showed that the motors make a ton of power on the bigger tracks, now that they've got Gibbs as their flagship operation, they're gonna do well in Cup.

-Charlie

[1991 318is]

NASCAR is, for all practical purposes, a spec series. and they place more importance on the driver and the team. The most astounding NASCAR fact is that 40% of the audience are women. Supposedly, women like NASCAR drivers because most of them have families and they are not like the macho, steroid ripped, maniacs in most other sports.
They also liked Liberace because he was gay. As for hillbillies, most of the younger drivers are from all over the country (check and see for yourself) and like Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart, started in go karts. The stereotypical good ol' boy is a very small and steadily shrinking minority.

[jflip2002]

yup.
And Tony will dominate.

Dominate Jimmies balls in his mouth. Hendricks owns the sport. Period.

[DSP74]

I wear a Chelsea jersy once a week. Ever looked at a premiership soccer jersey? Does that make me a redneck? Or how bout my braves hat or my Falcons sticker on my car? Oh shit, I have a University Of Georgia flag in my front yard! People root for all kinds of sports, why is a dale jr shirt any different?
I guess I have no sense.
Btw Waltrip had a ton of influence on the decision. And he can outdrive you any day of the week, in a taxicab shaped like a pickup, or your e30.

I would have guessed someone from atlanta would get their panties in a bunch......And to answer your question, no that does not make you a redneck. But a dale jr shirt would......Let me ask you a question.....When you see a kid walking down the street with his pants falling down wearing sean john, fubu, south pole, tommy hilfiger, what do you think? Thug or thug wanna be. Because of what he is wearing....

I would take on Waltrip to an autox ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all know who Bobby Rahal is right? Well his son has been being groomed into a race driver since he was a little kid. Started in Karts. He has been in the infinity pro series and I think will be in Indy Car this year or was last........He is already making it so far as open wheel professionals are concerned......

Well he was at the solo nats, with a MEGA BUILT Honda S2000. 5,000 just in shocks.......And guess what. He was almost 7 seconds behind the class winner after two days of 50 second-ish runs........


But yeah waltrip would rip me a new one in the hillbilly circle jerk.

[DSP74]

BTW you realize how many people think waltrip is an annoying bastard? I for one would be more willing to sit through an entire race if not for his know it all mouth. Once reality comes to light everyone finds out he's a dumb ass....Almost everytime a driver has a problem on track.

[Charlie]

I would have guessed someone from atlanta would get their panties in a bunch......And to answer your question, no that does not make you a redneck. But a dale jr shirt would......Let me ask you a question.....When you see a kid walking down the street with his pants falling down wearing sean john, fubu, south pole, tommy hilfiger, what do you think? Thug or thug wanna be. Because of what he is wearing....

I would take on Waltrip to an autox ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We all know who Bobby Rahal is right? Well his son has been being groomed into a race driver since he was a little kid. Started in Karts. He has been in the infinity pro series and I think will be in Indy Car this year or was last........He is already making it so far as open wheel professionals are concerned......

Well he was at the solo nats, with a MEGA BUILT Honda S2000. 5,000 just in shocks.......And guess what. He was almost 7 seconds behind the class winner after two days of 50 second-ish runs........


But yeah waltrip would rip me a new one in the hillbilly circle jerk.

Graham Rahal is a douchebag as-is. He never ran IPS, he ran in atlantics, didn't do much there, and then got a seat with the top team in Champcar last year, and proceeded to do fuckall. It'll be interesting to see how far back he is when he has to race in a series with more than one competitive team this year.

-Charlie

[delatlanta1281]

How does me being from atlanta make any difference?
Enlighten me.

You'd take on Stewart in an autox then too right. I mean he drives the "circle jerk" as well. just b/c you have a Rahal story doesn't make you the expert at what a driver can do. i have personally watched both Waltrip and Stewart race other series in motorsports and am pretty impressed. From bikes to trucks to drag, there is nothing Stewart can't drive or fly for that matter (he's working on that as well), and drive great. Waltrip is the same IMO. Look at his record. Just b/c he is older and has a southern accent doesn't mean he can't drive or lacks the coordination to dominate. You may find it hard to believe, but there is some enormus talent in nascar. I won't shit on Auto-x, because I have friends who compete, but if I ask Stewart I know what his answer will be. He will say that chasing cones for a time isn't racing. Do I agree? No not really, but I sure as hell can see where he is coming from. Don't know alot of auto-x drivers able to purchase a lambo like he did, or that have an indy car sitting in their garage for a year, but then again, I am sure skill to skill and auto-xer who has been alive for maybe half as long as waltrip has been racing could probably beat him on a coned off parking lot. When you reach speeds of 150 to 170 let me know.

[regnu]

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I would take on Waltrip to an autox ANY DAY OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lawrence Wallace will still put you in the wall.

[2002maniac]

How does me being from atlanta make any difference?
Enlighten me.

you are a hillbilly

[delatlanta1281]

He would have no qualms about it either!
You guys wanna come down tonight?

[delatlanta1281]

you are a hillbilly

Sure am!
e30trash can attest to that! I sat on my fron porch drinking Arnold Palmers with him and Dillsnick for at least two hours last week!

[Mot]

If drinking on your front porch is hillbilly, I'm fucked as well. Cept I was drinking microbrews and BBQ on matts e30 trailer...

[DSP74]

Never said skil to skil. I said challenge him to an autox. I have no desire to drive in circles. Kinda takes a bunch of driving skill out of the equation.....

There is a difference between stewart and waltrip. Stewart CAN drive anything. And good. And everytime there is a road race he proves who is the better driver...

Just because he is old doesn't make him good. Just makes him old......

And besides I'm just pushin' your buttons. I just watched the second half of Bristol yesterday, all of daytona, and 1/2 of the California race......I don't mind cup racing. I just don't understand how folks like you will defend it as if you OWE something to Nascar.........It's racing. I'll watch it.

And I still like Dale Jr.