Dale Jr. Wins Daytona 500

[Modelcar]

....Amen to above...!

[dharmon]

You it's like I put on the MR forum during the recent flamefest over there.....You go to church because you go to be with other folks that share the same religion and worship.....but while your there, you talk sports, work, gossip whatever witht the folks as well as religion. It was the common religion that brought you together but it doesn't mean that it has to be the only subject discussed....Big deal on stars and stuff...much ado about nothing......stars don't make the man, they don't get you any extra in the paycheck, so why worry about it......I think some folks just complain to complain.......big deal... good for Dale Jr....

[Anonymous]

How about the posts on a topic like that do not get added to the person's post count, therefore you can post nosense stuff but you won't get in trouble for posting too much just to raise your post count.

[Modelcar]

....And he won the Monday 300 mile Busch race too....!

[Mookie]

suggestion from the kitty box - let people who want - make an off-topic non-trains statement/posting - and if you don't like it, don't respond. That keeps the topic short and readable. But posting many "who cares" takes a topic from 1 short page to 3-4 pages long and you have to wade thru the whole thing to see if there is something about a train. So if a non-trains item is posted, just don't read it - or if you are curious like I am - read them all and then wonder why your eyes are crossed!

Mz Moo

[ironhorseman]

QUOTE: Originally posted by sav336

Geez... Suprized no one from the MRR Forums has come over and chided you fellows about posting off-topic...

We are all men of gentle persuasion here... Keep up the discussion, cause I missed the race!!!!

I know what you mean. Maybe we can get a seperate forum area for off-train-topic discussions? The problem is with all these non-train topics coming up it's getting hard to weed out what's trains and what's not, and those train topics get pushed off to page two and futher. It's just like spam and junk mail in your email inbox: it takes time to sort out what's legit and what's junk and it's distracting.

Maybe they (the staff) can put an off topic room for us to "take a break" in now and then? Or is that what the Trains.com General Discussion area is for?

If you look at what we're under it's Trains Magazines and then Railroads, the other one is Trackside Guides, and there are waaaaaay many topics that have nothing to do with railroads in here.

I'd just say if they don't give us another forum room to post non-trains stuff in then we should try to exercise caution on the off-topic threads 1) because it get's distracting to sort through them all and 2) if it gets way to out of hand the next thing we know topics will be locked left and right. Someone showed me a train simulator forum website where 1/2 of all the topics were locked for either being off topic or getting off topic. If you pose a legitimate question and someone goes on a off topic it gets locked. If the topic is not train software related it gets locked. If you point out how many locked topics there are in one day, it gets locked.

But since the Daytona 500 topic has already been started I'll say Go Dale Jr.! Go for that championship!

That was the best 500 I've seen yet (best race ever was Bristol- Aug 2002). And the pre-race tribute to America-- better than the Super Bowl halftime farce. I was choked up with patriotic pride. Lee Greenwood, Leann Rimes- now those are entertainers.

Hey, maybe I should find my Martinsville, VA Trains thread. Have they got those RR tracks moved from the race track yet? Lemme go find that thread and see if our fellow race fans are still around.

[Anonymous]

Ditto for who cares!

[vsmith]

Eh, BIG DEAL...If ya like NASCAR, Jim, thats cool but I havent been able to get into that scene at all.
Round and round they go, without going anywhere. BTW I've lost interest in Formula 1 ever since they "corralled" the track in those concrete barriers and chainlink fences its dam near impossible to watch those races thru those dam fences. The only racing I like now I cant even go to in this country and thats European road rally racing. no special roadways or crash barriers, fans right up to the coarse, and cars racing from asphalt to dirt, thru water ruts etc. Alot of fun to watch. Vic

[Train Guy 3]

" There'll never be another like the black number 3 " - John Sines Jr.

[Anonymous]

Who cares!!!

[Anonymous]

I know nothing about this.,...

So i'll just back away...

But hey, posting useless bother only increases my Numbers..

HEy my post can't be that uselss... you just read it!

[Anonymous]

I THINK HE WILL BE AS GOOD AS HIS DAD

[Anonymous]

The saddest thing about Dale Earnhardt Sr.'s passing was he was trying to help a teammate when his crash occurred.

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Train Guy 3

QUOTE: Originally posted by dblstack

I'll bring us back on topic..... "Man, that car was cornering .... like it was on rails!!"

Jr. might have been on rails but his teammate was derailing like Amtrak.

Yes and it was a heart wrenching moment. Actually more like minutes. Most of the time they can walk away. I remember the day Dale Sr. didn't walk away. I , and many other railfans, cried that day. [:(]

[Train Guy 3]

QUOTE: Originally posted by dblstack

I'll bring us back on topic..... "Man, that car was cornering .... like it was on rails!!"

Jr. might have been on rails but his teammate was derailing like Amtrak.

[Anonymous]

I'll bring us back on topic..... "Man, that car was cornering .... like it was on rails!!"

[Modelcar]

....And he's leading when they start again.

[Train Guy 3]

HELL YEAH! The Earnhardt traditon continues. Man those guys are gonna party tonight... i hopr Jr. remembers he's gotta finish his other race tomarrow morning.

[Anonymous]

I didn't get to see the whole race but I believe Ward Burton was black flagged for missing a lug nut--NASCAR has rivet counters too!!!

[Anonymous]

Geez... Suprized no one from the MRR Forums has come over and chided you fellows about posting off-topic...

We are all men of gentle persuasion here... Keep up the discussion, cause I missed the race!!!!

[Anonymous]

Congrats to Dale Jr. and it's nice that NASCAR is back--especially if you're Texas Rangers fan--what a mess that franchise is!!! Baseball in North Texas has me rooting for the Astros--did I say that out loud??

[JoeKoh]

Anyone but that #24 car(even a ford car!)
stay safe
Joe

[Anonymous]

Nothing like a good col Bud Light!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Modelcar]

....I pull for RCR cars too.

[Anonymous]

I was pulling for Kevin Harvick!

[Modelcar]

....Three cheers for Jr....but Gordon and Johnson are great too....

[Anonymous]

QUOTE: Originally posted by jhhtrainsplanes

brb got

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

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But I will be nice and not say who I don't like (but last I knew he was in 8th place lol). [;)]

Gordon used to be my favorite now Johnson passed him.

[Anonymous]

I don't like Stewart either but I would rather him win.

[Anonymous]

brb got

QUOTE: Originally posted by dougal

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![:(!][:(!][V][V][V][*^_^*][banghead][banghead][banghead][banghead][banghead][|(][|(][|(][sigh][:-,][2c][tdn][tdn][tdn]

Hey I LIKE Dale Jr.. [:D]

But I will be nice and not say who I don't like (but last I knew he was in 8th place lol). [;)]