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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:13 AM
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=TmJf8ItiCSI
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:20 AM
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wooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooowwwwwww
they are out of nascar
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:22 AM
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Ouch thats gotta hurt, especially from a driver like Tony Stewart.
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Old Mar 14, 2008 | 11:27 AM
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There is also a more formal post race interview where he and JR tore them up some more.
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hoosier? it should either be bridgestone or michelin
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hoosier? it should either be bridgestone or michelin
You mean both foreign companies in the quintessential American motorsports event?
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted by mazda/nissan
hoosier? it should either be bridgestone or michelin
but them turrrs got yella writin on em!!!
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 02:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Rafa
You mean both foreign companies in the quintessential American motorsports event?
what do you think firestone is?
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 03:45 PM
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Nice. Goodyear belts suck too.
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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They'll bounce back.
Old Mar 14, 2008 | 09:25 PM
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We call them "Good for a years" because most of them only last that long before problems start. I hate goodyears, they are heavy and they balance like ****.
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 10:39 AM
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Goodyear FTL lol
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 01:07 PM
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Never did like anything from them. They make a pretty good run-flat, you can sit on them and the sidewalls don't budge, but you'll likely never use those unless you get a Vette.

Bridgestones are heavy too, but at least they perform well!
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 04:35 PM
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First they learn that a big ol wing helps, next they going to be running some KUMHO's
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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People actually watch that crap?
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 08:55 PM
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i actually started watching this year. mostly because there was a pool going and i got in on it. its a lot more interesting when u got money riding on it. pretty interesting to watch too.
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:40 PM
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i personally don't think it is half as interesting as the F1 qualifying rounds that have been going on for the past few nights. Wish i wasn't working on my miata today so i could have watched american lemans

in nascar news: whats so different about the "car of tomorrow" and why have they not made a full change to it?
Old Mar 15, 2008 | 09:43 PM
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I work for a company that supplies valvetrain components to a majority of the race teams. 95% of the people who work with me dislike NASCAR for one reason or another, but we do have a pool.

Again, Goodyear FWL. Gates FTW (belts, our business).

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