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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?.

Here's my version of Ace's car lot sign from 'Repo Men'. Obviously it's far too clean, but it must have looked like this once:): Here's the original:

Thanks Ethan. If anyone wants to listen to the show it's here: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/ethantudorw (30 mins long). For some reason the 'Play' button only played me a commercial, but the 'Download' button worked fine.

Yorba was the name of the hotel in a song by the White Stripes.

I've recreated a couple of signs from around Hazzard, and will post them as they get finished. Most of the signs on the show were hand-painted, so I'm just getting as close as I can with existing fonts. I've posted the Boars Nest sign in another thread, but I've now added the signs from the walls as well. For those of you wondering about the 'GOOD EATS' sign, it was only on the original Georgia Boars Nest, and did not make the move to California. Below are pictures of both to confirm this.

Now that we have a Fan Art section I'm reposting these at about double the size, and not as attachments this time so they can be seen by anyone without needing to log in.

Well done Roger, I have to admit that 29 across was a bit tenuous. I originally had another word there, but discounted it for a reason I forget. 27 down would have caused me to head for Google - I've learned a lot a trivia trying to find those final few words to complete these crosswords. Big thanks to MaryAnne for posting the PDF versions. They're set to US Letter sized paper, but print fine if you're on European A4.

See what you mean Jami Lee. Is a Hoss close enough?.

I've not seen it for over a year - I will be watching it in the next day or so, and get back to you. Incidentally, the twins (Cindy and Sandy) were played by Randi and Candi Brough who also appeared as Francee and Floralee in 'Arrest Jesse Duke' in season 2.

Season 6, episode 9 - I'm 3 eps away from it - just watched 'Boss Behind Bars'.

You hit the nail on the head there Garrett.