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It always used to appear that NASCAR teams had unlimited tires. Have they recently started limiting them or has that always been the case? F1 teams often have to put on used (or scrubbed) tires, but they've probably only done a few laps, and even the softest compound normally lasts at least 1/3 race distance.

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That's about what I paid a couple of weeks ago to get my car through its annual roadworthyness test. In my case I needed rear shocks and a few other bits and pieces - the price includes the cost of the test. I still may need to replace the sensor that reads the key fob. I've gone to my spare key, and it's behaving better at the moment.

Our fuel seems to have gone up about 5% in the last week. I filled up on Saturday at €1.88.9/litre, which comes out at almost $7.80/gallon. There were reports on the radio of a gas station somewhere in Ireland charging €2/litre ($8.25/gallon). How are you guys doing?

Yesterday, Haas decided to sack Nikita Mazepin and sever ties with his father's company which was their title sponsor. F1 has not only cancelled this year's Russian Grand Prix, but also the contract for future races which were due to move from Sochi to St Petersburg in 2023.

I think I misunderstood, Roger. I cleared all my cash!

Where are you getting your information from, Skipper? According to IMDb, 'Welcome Back, Bo 'n' Luke' first aired on US TV on February 25th, 1983. Just like this year, that was a Friday (as remembered by Roger). I also make it that John and Tom missed 18 episodes, not 19.

Skipper, I'm trying to work out why you misquoted a line near the end of the scene without any context, and then made a separate post where you quoted most of the rest of the scene with extra words added here and there. Please check your quotes and give them at least a little context. Mason Dixon, Sam and Tinker approach Rosco, who is sleeping at his desk. Mason Dixon: "Uh, excuse me." Rosco (waking up): "Don't you threaten me..." Mason Dixon: "My name is Mason Dixon, and these two ladies here are my associates." Sam: "We're investigating a call you made to Atlanta." Tinker: "Yeah, concerning a couple of fellas that you caught with a whole bunch of marijuana." Boss appears from behind a pillar, listening to the conversation. Rosco: "Well, FBI, huh? Boy, you FBI, you, you get around quick. You little rascals, you..." Boss: "Oh, hush, hush, Rosco. They never said they was from the FBI." Rosco: "Oh, no, you didn't." Boss: "And besides, let me tell you, personally I know that I've never seen no FBI people with..." Rosco: "With big little dimples." Boss: "...big little dimples. No, wearing clothes like these." Rosco: "No that's..." Mason Dixon: "We're not with the Federal Bureau. We're private investigators... Boss: "Private investigators? Sir, the government don't hire no private investigators." Rosco: "No." Mason Dixon: "No, sir, but we work independently..." Sam: "Sheriff, oh sheriff, can't we talk to them fellas in their cells for just a little-bitty minute?" Rosco: "Yeah, you... No. Yes. No. I mean, I'd let you. But I can't. I mean... They ain't in the cells!" Boss: "Rosco, hush, hush, hush, hush will you, and just ignore them dimples. The next time she bats her eyes at you, you'll probably tell her where the Duke Boys live." Mason Dixon: "Duke? So that's their name, Duke?" Boss: "What?" Mason Dixon: "Thanks a lot for your help." Rosco: "Well, listen..." Boss: "No, no, wait a minute. I, I..." Mason Dixon, Sam and Tinker leave. Rosco: "See, see, Boss, you told..." Boss: "Me, me, me? It was you who made me tell them, you dodo." Rosco: "No, it wasn't. See, they had cute little dimples..." Boss: "Oh, forget the cute dimples. Just get out there and find them Duke boys before they do. You hear me? Go!" Rosco: "Well, I'm, I'm gone." Rosco leaves while Boss rants to himself.

Thanks, MonacoMan. It's taken me a few days to dig out my DVD of 'Rebel Without a Cause'. You only get a couple of shots of the exterior of the police station in the movie, and they're at night (unless I missed something skipping through). The entrance has had quite a few modifications over the years, so I'll have to try and get a similarly angled screengrab from Dukes for a comparison.

It looks like the US-based Haas F1 team may be trying to ditch their Russian driver, Nikita Mazepin. It turns out that his father, Dmitry, is a billionaire who supplies a lot of sponsorship money to the team, but he also has close ties to Vladimir Putin. If he does go, I don't see it being a great loss to the sport!

Sorry, Big Enos, I don't know where he is.

Tires come in sets in F1, so changing 3 would have resulted in the car being recalled to the pits and possibly a fine for the team. BTW. In Ireland, Woodies is a store similar to Home Depot in the US.

Is everyone enjoying 2's day? Yes it's 2/22/22 (or 22/2/22 in the parts of the world where we write dates the right way round!), and it's a Tuesday.

What device are you working on, Roger? Laptop, tablet, phone? Also, which browser/operating system? If I'm not familiar with it, someone here will be.

I'm glad it was just the mustache!

F1 has been using single lug rims for decades (it's one of the reasons that F1 pit stops can be so quick), but they still cause problems from time to time. It's been a while since a car left the pits with a loose wheel that subsequently came off, but there were several cases last year where teams either struggled to get lug nuts undone or cross-threaded them putting wheels on. P.S. Thanks for including Jacques Villeneuve's finishing position, Spike.

A bit of context would help, as well as indicating that two different people are speaking (I don't think their characters are named). Here's the scene where Bandit asks Hot Pants Hilliard to hold up the pursuing police cars. The quote above appears at about 1:50. I did (see at about 1:05 in the video below). I also noticed that the helicopter following them disappears just before they get to the fairgrounds. You'd have thought they'd be needed most when the cars on the ground were blocked. The Atlanta patrol cars at the fairgrounds are similar, albeit older models, to the ones in 'Daisy's Song' (below). The badges appear to be realistic for the Atlanta cars of the time, although the real ones had a number in the white rectangle.

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I had a similar problem after the update. When I went from the homepage to the forum page, my username was in the top corner and it would show any notifications I had, but as soon as I clicked on anything, I was logged out. The only way it would let me log in again was by clearing the cache and cookies. I'm using Firefox.

Last time Roger was here he said he was back from Akron and was having his grandchildren over for the night, so no clues there. Having said that, he has been known to take a break from the internet from time to time.

Tomato You nearly got it right, Hobie.

Well, Lewis Hamilton announced yesterday that he will be racing in this year's F1.

Ireland and the UK are currently being hit by Storm Eunice. Some parts have received a red weather warning. About 80,000 homes are without power in Ireland, and flights and ferries have been cancelled. Even some schools have closed. We're only in an orange alert where I live, and so far the day's been quite nice and sunny with scattered showers and gusty winds. It was calm and dry when I started this post, and just as I was about to press "Submit Reply", I looked out of the window to see almost sideways hail. A couple of minutes later, and it's almost over. I guess the rest of the day will be the same.

Jacques Villeneuve, there's a name I've hardly heard since he left F1 (I don't get to see IndyCar). He's not doing bad considering he's nearly as old as me.

Michael Masi, the F1 race director who screwed up last year's championship by failing to follow the rules at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, has been removed from his post. Two new race directors will now alternate in the role, and teams will no longer be able to communicate directly with the race director. The full report won't be published until the season-opening race in Bahrain on March 19th, and I still haven't seen any word on whether Lewis Hamilton is competing this year.