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OK y'all, Roger has suggested I ask a few questions. After all, he's asked the majority of the questions over the last 3 years, and wants a chance to guess himself. He's been so prolific that I wonder how he's held down his day job (even pulling double shifts at times). I've just spent the last 3 nights reading the 2,318 posts in this thread to try to avoid duplication. I promise I won't be asking about the date of Sadie Hogg Day or the punchline to the casket joke - both have been asked 4 or 5 times already:). As time goes on I may borrow questions from my Trivia Crosswords, but we'll start with some originals. Here's #1: Q. In 'Undercover Dukes', how did Bo and Luke smuggle the miniture camera past the guards at J.J. Carver's estate?

Before I start, I'll tell you - I'm a PC user. If this doesn't work, and no-one else can help, let me know - I'll ask a guy at work tomorrow who has a MacBook. If you're just after a static background/wallpaper, then any JPG should do (good resolution, obviously). Here's a tutorial video I found - skip the first 30 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgIEgZgyJGg If I misunderstood your problem then let me know.

I think it is the same truck. The link I posted had it on the Bandit Run '09 with the commemorative Jerry Reed artwork inside the back doors. I know it's the wrong thread, but another group of enthusiasts have recreated Rubber Duck's Mack and trailer from Convoy (I can't remember now, but I think the trailer they have may have been one of the ones used for filming). There's also pictures on a Japanese website from a guy who built a fully working 1:14 radio controlled model of RD's truck - it even has working lights. Is it just me, or do you think both the Trans-Am and Snowman's truck were better in the first film. I never liked the '80 Trans-Am as much as the '77, and the truck looked right in matching black and gold.

Bridgestone have supplied F1 tires for the last few years, but it will be Pirelli next year. To save money, teams are now limited to a certain number of sets of tires per race weekend, which have to be used for practice, qualifying and racing. Unlike NASCAR, F1 continues in the rain, with slick tires giving way to 'intermediate' and 'wet' (sometimes called 'monsoon') grooved tires. Watching pit strategy when a shower occurs mid-race makes for very exciting viewing. Of course F1 has covered pit garages that open onto the pit lane. Re: cars looking different. Go back 10, maybe 15 years and F1 cars looked quite similar to those of IndyCar. Since then they seem to have gone in very different directions.

Well y'all, bidding has just finished. After spending the last 5 days at $500, a flurry of last-minute bids saw it go for the 'bargain' price of $1025. Before you ask, it wasn't me who bought it. Bidders had to be in the US, besides which I was about $1000 short:).

Clue: I've omitted the number from the end of this member's name. Your other title could be 'A nylon ant creamer' or maybe you 'Ran anomaly center'.

Shame you can't remember where you traced the patrol car from - it looks quite detailed.

Welcome SouthDakotaDukeboy - sounds like you'll fit right in.

Funnily enough, no. I like the tracks that challenge the drivers, and make them take risks to overtake. F1 can have some comparatively slow corners, and while NASCAR probably has higher top speeds, F1 cars would accelerate and brake quicker. They generate enough downforce that, theoretically, they could be driven upside-down and stay on the ceiling. There's similar pit lane speeding penalties in F1. Restarts are slightly different as they are single file. In F1 there are 2 different hardness tires supplied for each race (out of a total of 4 hardnesses altogether). Each car has to use at least 1 set of each during the race (unless it's a wet race) so there has to be at least one pit stop. They changed the rules this year to ban refuelling during the race, so these guys can now change a set of tires in about 3.5 seconds.

Yep - they're both there. Meadowmufn got another 3, so that still leaves 9 to get.

F1 is quite international, although there's an increasing number of Germans at the moment. There's only 2 Brits in contention, so I'm happy for either of them to win. One is last year's champion, the other was champion the year before, and they're in the same team for the first time this year. Having said that, it's very close this year between the top teams. Back to NASCAR, I heard the commentator mention there were 2 road courses, thanks for filling in the other one. Although the motorsport I watch is all on this type of circuit, the NASCAR on ovals that I've seen before was much closer. Which type of track do you prefer, and how much do the ovals vary?. I know that, despite the name, the shape changes from track to track. If an F1 car stops on the circuit (breakdown or accident), and there aren't any shards of carbon fiber or other debris across the track, this occurrence is normally handled with waved yellow flags where the drivers only have to slow down through that section of the track, and they can't overtake. Safety (pace) cars are only used for bad crashes, mainly to allow the marshals to clear the track safely. Does NASCAR do this, or do they just throw a full course caution and/or send out the pace car?. I only got to see the highlights, so this part of the race is usually cut (even when I've seen whole races they tend to go to a commercial break).

Well done - I was hoping people would post when they found themselves (or each other). I didn't have many choices for you - all these dang Dukes with Ks in them:) - I didn't even attempt any members with 'Hazzard' in their name.

Sam Hornish Jr drove IndyCar, not F1. I think IndyCar is a lot easier for non-Americans to break into than NASCAR. If you look at the current IndyCar lineup there's at least 6 Brits as well as about 8 or 9 Brazilians and others from Japan, Colombia etc.. at least 2 of which are ex-F1. I guess the money's pretty good in NASCAR, so drivers tend to stay if they can. There's a 4 week mid-season break in F1 at present, so I only had BTCC (British Touring Car Championship) to watch this weekend. It's probably the nearest we have to NASCAR, although all the tracks are what you would call road courses like Watkins Glen and the cars only have 2 liter (122 cu in) engines. It's technically a non-contact form of racing, but that doesn't stop some interesting comings together. To see what I'm talking about you can check out the finale of last year's season here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOaJPS1yOuc Incidentally, the next race on the F1 calendar is arguably the best - Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium. The reason I mention this is that like Watkins Glen it also has a 'Bus stop' chicane. End of F1 hijack of NASCAR forum.

Well Garrett, I managed to catch the highlights of Watkins Glen, albeit a couple of days late. It was probably a good re-introduction for me with a familiar (to me) driver winning on a track that's similar to the ones I'm used to. The Montoya/Ambrose battle was good while it lasted. It was a shame Ambrose was slow on the re-starts and had a problem towards the end.

Sorry Roger - this question was probably aimed at me, and I missed it. I don't remember any NASCAR drivers making the switch to F1, not many people switch from closed wheel racing to open, I may be wrong. Obviously Juan Pablo Montoya is the biggest current NASCAR driver who used to drive F1. I think Jacques Villeneuve drove NASCAR after his F1 stint. There have also been quite a few drivers that switched from F1 to Indy/CART. I remember Nigel Mansell was very successful in the early 90s, the Andrettis have also been involved in F1. There are a few names in the current Indy driver line-up that look familiar from smaller F1 teams from a few years ago. I don't get to see Indy at present so there may be more. Some drivers do switch from Indy/CART to F1. Jacques Villeneuve started in IndyCar, as it was then, before moving to F1. Alex Zanardi also tried to switch back to F1 (he did F1 before Indy) after his US victories, but couldn't duplicate his success. From looking around the web, Alex has droven a few cars since his accident despite having 2 prosthetic legs. There was meant to be a US team in F1 this year (USF1), but the recession caused them to withdraw. Otherwise there aren't many US drivers around. Of course with Indy and NASCAR to watch, F1 has always been less popular in the US, and the US hasn't even made an appearance on the F1 calendar since the debarcle which saw only 6 cars compete in the 2005 US Grand Prix at Indianapolis. F1 did return to Canada this year (one of the most exciting races so far), and returns to the US in 2012 at a purpose-built track in Austin, Texas (don't know if daisydukeXenosstrait is a motorsport fan). If you have any other F1 questions, feel free to ask - I'm certainly not an expert and, despite watching each race, my memory is terrible for F1 stats.

It was either that or 'carbon latrine'. You're obviously too good at these - I'll have to come up with some more.

'Na Na Na Na Naa' is a song by the Kaiser Chiefs.

When I first watched Dukes I was just watching it for car chases and stunts (I was too young to appreciate the charms of Daisy back then:)). When I got the DVDs it was mainly a nostalgia trip the first time through. I'm now nearing the end of my second start-to-finish viewing and the interaction between Boss and Rosco is one element that gets better with every viewing. This may be contentious, and I'm not knocking any of the other actors, but I think Rosco is the character who is missed most when he's not in an episode.

From 'Dead and Alive': Rosco is mad at Boss because he wants to beat Sheriff Little to catching the Dukes, but Boss wants him to collect more of Artie Bender's paintings. Rosco: You know one day I'm gonna, I mean I'm gonna, I mean I'm gonna ... Boss: You're gonna what? Rosco: I don't know, this is not my day.

Hi Carolyn, welcome to HazzardNet. Any fan of the Dukes will always be welcome here - I've found them to be a very friendly bunch since I joined.

I think this occurrence is now part of HazzardNet folklore. If I added the extra 'fi' to your name you could be 'Wife of mud man'. Well done for spotting this. There were a couple of ruder ones, but they may be a bit strong even for the Hazzard Swamp:D. My intention was to amuse, not offend. Did you find another moderator with an unhealthy appetite?

Looks like Kilkenny will make it 5 in a row in the All-Ireland.

I just have them on my computer at the moment, but the way they are done I can scale them to billboard size without any blockiness. I did the Boars Nest sign because I thought it would make a cool T-shirt. The ones I found online didn't look anything like the real sign. Now the artwork's done I need to get it printed. The Ace's sign was just a bit of fun - I may print it up to accompany my 1:18 car collection.

Most of the ones with a 'k' in them are likely to be Dukes. Did you guess the 2nd one?.