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Ya..... 7/9/11 guess whats gonna happen?

Cup's gonna race at Kentucky and Logano's gonna win

HAHAHA! BLUEGRASS STYLE!

That's another oval right?

*yawns*

haha , yes, While I know your in NZ, to the best of my knowledge thats the only Former British State which doesn't have Stock Cars

Britain: F1 Stock Cars, F2 Stock Cars, Hotrods
Ireland: ditto
South Africa: They had an ASA Race for cryin out loud!
Austrailia: NASCAR was going to expand at one time there. AUSCAR
Canada: NASCAR does race there.

All are or were on ovals too


Edit: To a previous comment Joe: Stewert only 1/2 owns his team There's only really been 1 Owner-Driver Champion, Alan Kulwicki 1992

simsamerica wrote:haha , yes, While I know your in NZ, to the best of my knowledge thats the only Former British State which doesn't have Stock Cars

Britain: F1 Stock Cars, F2 Stock Cars, Hotrods
Ireland: ditto
South Africa: They had an ASA Race for cryin out loud!
Austrailia: NASCAR was going to expand at one time there. AUSCAR
Canada: NASCAR does race there.

All are or were on ovals too

A "Stock Car" by definition is a saloon car in showroom or near-showroom condition used for racing - literally a car thats in stock. Ironically NASCAR no longer fits that definition, but it isn't a surprise that other places have them too, as its a pretty cheap and basic form of racing. NASCAR in its current form is a silhouette series, like the DTM. The V8s are moving in that direction too.
Its more telling that outside of the USA, the only active ovals I know of are Rockingham in the UK, Lausitzring in Germany, and Motegi in Japan. Monza might still count, but thats a stretch. As far as I can tell, they're not often used for actual oval racing - more 'roval' stuff.
AUSCAR is pretty much dead I think (at least its been years since I heard anything), and the Calder Park Thunderdome has weeds growing though it.
And in NZ we have our own successful V8 touring car series too so we don't need 'em

simsamerica wrote:Edit: To a previous comment Joe: Stewert only 1/2 owns his team There's only really been 1 Owner-Driver Champion, Alan Kulwicki 1992

My point exactly. It takes a special person to do both successfully.

Touche. AUSCAR is dead, I wasn't thinking Rockingham, more Birmingham Wheels and Foxhall Stadium. There is also one in Holland near the German Border (within a mile I think). Alot of racetracks in america actually do have "Stock Cars" to the purest form it could really be. There are 3 at my local track. Race tracks in america are like Soccer Stadiums in England almost

Yeah Wembley and Milliniuem Stadium has hosted racing before.

I think the distinction we're referring to is short dirt ovals vs paved ovals.
Permanent paved ovals are rare outside of the US, as is the higher-level 'stock car' racing like NASCAR.
However, short track dirt speedways (for sprint cars/stockcars - USAC type stuff) are pretty big here and in Oz - big enough to attract some of the top US drivers for a kind of 'working holiday' and big enough that we can beat your boys too

Steve Williams (Tiger's caddy) is a former NZ Super Saloons champ

Coming Feburary 2011... NASCAR 11, this isnt a joke, made by Activision!!

And Wacky the only NASCAR races worth watching are when they do the road courses which is what the lower circuit does when they race in Montreal

So will be Kentucky!

Montreal is good yes... but so is Bristol

Nascar 11!! Its gonna happen baby, anyone excited!

Pretend you're looking me in the eye and say you watch Bristol for the racing.
I watch Bristol because it looks good under lights (I don't watch the day race), and for the carnage, because there is always carnage. But that isn't racing.

Okay...

You:
Me:

I watch bristol for the racing.... And the carnage is a close second has ya'll ever been there though? It is DAMN BIG! I pass by every time I go from DC back home and back (North Alabama is home to me, I reside in DC).

I've been to Indy - that's not a small place...

Tomorrow, the Great Race.

Do Not Disturb

Cali? seriously? or do you mean Japan or is Bathurst this weekend...

yup, now if only we got that live...

Everybody!!!! ITS HERE!!

http://nascarthegame.com/

simsamerica wrote:Cali? seriously? or do you mean Japan or is Bathurst this weekend...

yup, now if only we got that live...

Yoy know which one I meant...

Took me a minute

Note for wacky: even our crashes are more spectacular than yours

Everyone has their goods and bads but that does kick ass.

Joe 90 wrote:Note for wacky: even our crashes are more spectacular than yours

Spoiler:

I raise you