April 12, 20206 yr I've just seen the sad news that 1950s racing legend Sir Stirling Moss has passed away at the age of 90. He still competed in historic racing events until he was 81, but has suffered from health problems far the last couple of years. There's an obituary here. Below is a documentary from a few years ago where Sir Patrick Stewart got to meet his racing hero. It's well worth a watch, especially for those of you less familiar with European motorsport.
April 12, 20206 yr I last saw the documentary above a few years ago, and I've just had a chance to re-watch it. Here are a couple of quotes to show the highs and lows: On his accidents: "He's lost teeth, broken his shoulder, both legs, his back, his skull and has been in a coma for 38 days thanks to motor racing." After getting married: "The Mosses are honeymooning in Holland, but only for four days - Stirling has to be back in London to judge the Miss World contest." It must've been quite a life!
April 12, 20206 yr 2 hours ago, HossC said: It must've been quite a life! True, but I've seen every Dukes episode several times. Life doesn't get more exciting than that.
April 13, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, RogerDuke said: True, but I've seen every Dukes episode several times. Life doesn't get more exciting than that. I know that's right!
April 14, 20206 yr Kyle Larson got fired for the N word during a mic check for an Iracing race https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/04/14/kyle-larson-fired-chip-ganassi-racing/ Seriously. I think this was blown way out of proportion especially considering probably 90% of the rap songs have that word in them. Of course he shouldn't have said it in the first place but to basically lose everything because of it is utter nonsense but then again this is the P.C. era where everything is offensive.
April 15, 20206 yr Not everything...you can call white people, hicks, red necks, whiteys, etc. ...whatever, just as long as the people you're talking about are white! If they're not white...they're protected …..
April 16, 20206 yr Interesting... https://sports.yahoo.com/amphtml/ron-desantis-florida-gov-nascar-races-coronavirus-pandemic-235333044.html With Nascar tracks laying off and furloughing employees yesterday I wonder how feasible it would be for Nascar to at least get the Homestead race in. Since Virginia will be on lockdown till June 10th they could use Martinsville's date.
April 26, 20206 yr Jeff Gordon is getting back behind the wheel today, albeit a virtual cockpit, he'll be racing in today's virtual Talladega race so check your local TV listings. I think it starts around noon or 1pm.
April 26, 20206 yr 1 hour ago, Spike said: Jeff Gordon is getting back behind the wheel today, albeit a virtual cockpit, he'll be racing in today's virtual Talladega race so check your local TV listings. I think it starts around noon or 1pm. I watched a little of that last time it was on. It was pretty fun but didn't hold my attention for more than a half hour.
April 28, 20206 yr Matt Kenseth is coming out of retirement for a second time, this time to drive the #42 CGR Chevy https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-kenseth-back-nascar-larson-153727129.html . Wow who'd of thunk Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch would be teammates again 15 years later.
April 28, 20206 yr On 4/26/2020 at 10:47 AM, RogerDuke said: I watched a little of that last time it was on. It was pretty fun but didn't hold my attention for more than a half hour. I get a kick out of Clint Bowyer, he is so funny, the comments he makes while virtual racing are hilarious. Sunday he was leading and blew his motor .
April 28, 20206 yr 4 hours ago, Spike said: I get a kick out of Clint Bowyer, he is so funny, the comments he makes while virtual racing are hilarious. Sunday he was leading and blew his motor . You can blow a virtual motor?....now that's funny!
April 28, 20206 yr 4 hours ago, Spike said: Matt Kenseth is coming out of retirement for a second time, this time to drive the #42 CGR Chevy https://www.yahoo.com/news/matt-kenseth-back-nascar-larson-153727129.html . Wow who'd of thunk Matt Kenseth and Kurt Busch would be teammates again 15 years later. Sometimes ya just never know what curve balls the future can throw at you!
April 29, 20206 yr 19 hours ago, RogerDuke said: You can blow a virtual motor?....now that's funny! They don't call it sim racing for nothing. You can run out of fuel, blow a worn tire blow the motor etc... Looks like real Nascar racing will start back up May 17th https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/04/28/roy-cooper-nascars-may-schedule-evolving-nc-approves-coke-600-race/ though Nascar hasn't officially confirmed anything but supposedly they sent teams and tracks a revised race schedule.
April 30, 20206 yr 13 hours ago, Spike said: They don't call it sim racing for nothing. You can run out of fuel, blow a worn tire blow the motor etc... Can they get in a virtual fist fight after the race or throw a virtual helmet?....just joking
May 3, 20206 yr Racing is returning May 17th https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/04/30/nascar-return-darlington-raceway-cup-series/ . Hopefully this works out well so we can see some more racing this year.
May 4, 20206 yr 7 hours ago, Spike said: Racing is returning May 17th https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/04/30/nascar-return-darlington-raceway-cup-series/ . Hopefully this works out well so we can see some more racing this year. Thanks for posting this. I bet the numbers in tv viewing will be through the roof. People are so desperate for LIVE competition of any kind.
May 4, 20206 yr 3 hours ago, RogerDuke said: Thanks for posting this. I bet the numbers in tv viewing will be through the roof. People are so desperate for LIVE competition of any kind. I think this is why they're talking about even televising the Moonshine 500!
May 4, 20206 yr 9 hours ago, RogerDuke said: Thanks for posting this. I bet the numbers in tv viewing will be through the roof. People are so desperate for LIVE competition of any kind. At least it starts with Darlington and not one of the more boring 1.5 milers so the racing should be exciting. What will be interesting is there will be no practice sessions or qualifying, first laps run will be racing laps.
May 4, 20206 yr 4 hours ago, Spike said: . What will be interesting is there will be no practice sessions or qualifying, first laps run will be racing laps. Would that increase the chance of accidents? Edited May 4, 20206 yr by RogerDuke
May 4, 20206 yr 11 hours ago, Hobie Harkins said: I think this is why they're talking about even televising the Moonshine 500! At reunions my family does the Buttermilk 5.00. Each participant drinks a quart of buttermilk and runs around the barn 5 times. If nobody makes it without getting sick the person who made it the furthest is declared the winner.
May 5, 20206 yr 19 hours ago, RogerDuke said: Would that increase the chance of accidents? Yeah I wouldn't be shocked if there was a caution within the first 5 laps. Matt Kenseth and Ryan Newman both got waivers to compete for the chase this year if Nascar can get a full schedule in.
May 7, 20206 yr Nascar is returning to North Wilkesboro though it will be a virtual track not the real one. Here's the participants https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/05/06/jeff-gordon-dale-jr-bobby-labonte-william-byron-north-wilkesboro-nascar-iracing-entry-lists/ it will air on Fox and FS1 Saturday at 3pm eastern. Here's NASCAR's covid guidelines and penalties for failure to comply during any of the races. https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/05/06/nascar-reveals-fines-for-failure-to-comply-with-covid-19-guidelines/
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