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Too little Too late!

I guess I covered this post!

Riveting....absolutely riveting....

Just 'a pair' of tests? Think they need more than that.

Goodyear having problems at Indy?? No Way!!

They're only gonna test with 3 teams!!!! Sorry Goodyear, you're a day late and a $ short.

They're only gonna test with 3 teams!!!! Sorry Goodyear, you're a day late and a $ short.

AFScott | 08/18/08, 10:00 AM


Isn't that what I said in the first post?, LOL

Because the 3 team test worked so well last time

Hey FLOAT...the test "is what it is" LOL

AW, you remembered! LOL

JR got hosed again by his crew chief yesterday...everyone pitted with about 30 or so laps let excpet David Ragan and YOU KNOW WHO...who then proceeded to smack the living crap out of the wall and tear up his car...when will HMS (and the rest of the NSACRA world) realize Eury is a garbage crew chief.

AF Scott,,,,, JR told Tony that he wasn't gonna pit because he wasn't good on new tires-Tony wanted him to pit, JR s choice.
I know!, i heard it on the scanner, I promise, scouts on her! LOL

JR got hosed again by his crew chief yesterday...everyone pitted with about 30 or so laps let excpet David Ragan and YOU KNOW WHO...who then proceeded to smack the living crap out of the wall and tear up his car...when will HMS (and the rest of the NSACRA world) realize Eury is a garbage crew chief.

AFScott | 08/18/08, 10:45 AM

Cant bash your own driver so what's next??bash his crew chief.... yeah thats real good... bash the man who put jr where he is ..if it wasn't for tony eury jr jr would be still running nascar late models......jeeeeez get a life put the plame where it's due and it ain't on eury....
the dr.

You think, Goodyear! I never would have guessed!

Man, people get UPSET when you make a comment about Jr! Relax folks.

One of those will be the #45 Petty Enterprises team, a Goodyear spokesman confirmed Saturday.

Yeah, you wouldn't want to have any of the teams that were running hard up front during the race for the tire test...that might put too much stress on the tires.

Man, people get UPSET when you make a comment about Jr! Relax folks.

AFScott | 08/18/08, 12:48 PM

Not upset, just want the info to be correct, LOL

For this year they are way late, but let's give Goodyear a little bit of credit for trying to avoid this mess from happening next year.

A couple things. First, they will be doing two tests THIS YEAR. This has nothing to do with the testing they will do next year. Second, people are complaining about the 45 team testing. What are the 48, 24, 17, 20, 18, and other teams doing those days? Does anyone know. Is it possible they are testing on non-Cup tracks in an effort to be good in the Chase? Maybe the 45 team is the only team that is available to test at Indy as of right now.

Indy is not a track similar to other Chase tracks, so I don't think a ton of teams are ju,ping at the chance to run a tire test at Indy after what happened in the race.

Why would a team risk

a) Tearing up valuable equipment? What happens if a tire blows and the car hits the wall? Will Goodyear pay for the team to repair or build another car?

b) Injury a driver? Nothing against KP, I would hate to see him injured, but he doesn't have the same value to NASCAR's Chase as Gordon, Stewart, Dale Jr, or another top level driver.

You might see more teams sign up after the Chase if finally determined. Teams could use the tire test as a way to at least as a way to get some information for next season.

As for Dale Jr staying out and that crap. HE made the choice to stay out, not the crew chief. This falls completely on the driver.

What caused him to hit the wall? A cut tire, a loose car, a tight car? Any number of factors played a role in his hitting the wall?

The driver is the one in complete control. Even if the crew chief tells a driver to stay out, the driver still has control of the steering wheel.

Ya Think! What a bunch of GENIUSES!

Little by little, Mr. Earnhardt Jr. is proving that the apple has fallen a long way from the tree. He sounds a lot like Mr. Gordon on the radio, this is wrong and that is wrong, bah bah bah