any NASCAR fans here?

[y2blade]

as per title

[On Time]

I'm a bit of a fan.
Not over the top and I've yet to see a live race in the flesh (would love to in the near future) but have been a fan I guess since I was a kid.
Just appeals to me, don't know why.

The current nextel series is proving very interesting.

[Phoenix]

I have followed it for years and would love to go to Daytona one year.

[NASCAR]

Been a fan for as long as i can remember and that's a long time! Been able to go see it every year for many years and it's the greatest race show on earth week in week out ( Bathurst is a close second ). If you are able to go go you will not be disappointed. Which car do you follow? Me the 88 and it's in the lead At Martinsville at moment.

No. 88 rules.

[y2blade]

i dont follow any one driver i just enjoy the racing..yeah would love to go to daytona one year

that martinsville track is tiny isnt it

we are watching it on sky sports, didnt realise keith hewan was doing the studio stuff for it

[kusee pee]

I'm becoming a fan and it's getting lots of press at the moment with so many single-seater drivers switching to it. I just wish I lived a bit closer to the tracks - 3000miles is a bit of a round-trip.

[y2blade]

no 24 is running good today isnt he, he was knocked back into about 32nd place after a shunt now worked his way back up to 2nd

edit

88 has just passed him for 2nd place

Edited by y2blade on Sunday 30th March 21:02

[entropy]

I love NASCAR.

Sadly I'm tight-fisted and have to put with Ch5 highlights.

[JP_Midget]

New fan right here!

Never really knew much about it (still don't really), but love all forms of racing. My girlfriend got me NASCAR 08 for my PS2 and I started to understand the challenges of 'just diving in a circle'.

I've not seen much coverage on TV though

It's definitely in my list of things to go to one day!

[y2blade]

JP_Midget said:

New fan right here!

Never really knew much about it (still don't really), but love all forms of racing. My girlfriend got me NASCAR 08 for my PS2 and I started to understand the challenges of 'just diving in a circle'.

I've not seen much coverage on TV though

It's definitely in my list of things to go to one day!

most races are live on sky sports also highlights on 5 US on monday nights

[JP_Midget]

y2blade said:

JP_Midget said:

New fan right here!

Never really knew much about it (still don't really), but love all forms of racing. My girlfriend got me NASCAR 08 for my PS2 and I started to understand the challenges of 'just diving in a circle'.

I've not seen much coverage on TV though

It's definitely in my list of things to go to one day!

most races are live on sky sports also highlights on 5 US on monday nights

Thanks, I don't have sky sports, but I have discovered my flatmate's media-centre PC can get 5 US, was enjoying some NHRA last week. I'll have a browse of the listings and get it to record so I can't miss it.

[y2blade]

JP_Midget said:

y2blade said:

JP_Midget said:

New fan right here!

Never really knew much about it (still don't really), but love all forms of racing. My girlfriend got me NASCAR 08 for my PS2 and I started to understand the challenges of 'just diving in a circle'.

I've not seen much coverage on TV though

It's definitely in my list of things to go to one day!

most races are live on sky sports also highlights on 5 US on monday nights

Thanks, I don't have sky sports, but I have discovered my flatmate's media-centre PC can get 5 US, was enjoying some NHRA last week. I'll have a browse of the listings and get it to record so I can't miss it.

19:00 tonight
http://five.tv/us/

[johnph]

Another fan here - got into it via the free webcast of the then Busch Series at nascar.com of the race at Montreal and the influxof people like Franchitti and Montoya.

nascar.com has highlights of all the races in their video section, which is useful if you don;t have sky sports.

[onomatopoeia]

I'm a fan, been following it since Motors were showing the Busch races, got Setanta last year for the cup races which are now on Sky. I'd like to see either the 18 or the 88 win the championship this year, the way Kyle Busch in particular sets up and drives his racecar is awesome, it's worth tuning in just to see what he'll do next .

[crossle]

We went to the Daytona 500 in 199? (it was the year they filmed Days of Thunder at the 500 - I'm in it!), and we took in all the other speed week NASCAR sanctioned events on in the evenings at the local dirt tracks. We had a ball, and the local fans seems to love our cute British accents!

Absolutely fan-bloody-tastic way to spend a holiday in February - and we got to see a night-time shuttle launch from the Space center too!

[CanAm]

I have asked before, but didn't really get an answer. What engines do the Toyotas use as I thought the rules required a production pushrod V8?

[entropy]

CanAm said:

I have asked before, but didn't really get an answer. What engines do the Toyotas use as I thought the rules required a production pushrod V8?

TRD got permission to run an engine program specifically for NASCAR, supposedly a GM derivative - the current joke bouncing around the paddock is that the Toyotas are the best Chevys!

[blown 5.0]

love it , go to the states to see races evey year if poss,bit of a Roush fenway fan myself, Edwards , Kenseth and Biffle ,think they are going to make the chase to give those Chevys and toyotas a run for their money.

[Logie]

Yea NASCAR fan here too, my drivers are really Montoya and Franchitti. Also like to keep an eye on Kyle Busch.

Anyone watch last sundays race @ Martinsvile? Think only two cars finished without damage

[y2blade]

Logie said:

Yea NASCAR fan here too, my drivers are really Montoya and Franchitti. Also like to keep an eye on Kyle Busch.

Anyone watch last sundays race @ Martinsvile? Think only two cars finished without damage

yep i watched it live on skysports xtra

next round is at fort worth texas this coming sunday
http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2008/data/schedule...

watch it online or on sky sports 1 at 19:00 live