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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 3, 2011 19:12:07 GMT -5
it is a once in a life time event
i would say if you are going to do it do it right and bring a tent and pay to camp on the mountain the night before again that is something that is only allowed once a year
and plan to make a week out of it
there used to be a ton of things every night in colorado springs and manito springs related around the race
the unser family would host a chilli cook of deal
parade of cars
the broadmore put something on every year
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Post by stepthrutuner on Jul 3, 2011 22:07:11 GMT -5
Camping would definitely be my mode. I've been wanting to go for many years.
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Post by jmkjr72 on Jul 3, 2011 22:25:21 GMT -5
its only one day you get to spend on the mountain but its great
if crystal resivor is open for fishing it has great fishing
when we would set up the mash it was closed for fishing
the ranger would come and give us a briefing every year after we would have the mash set up
i know you have your poles with you do not let the civilians see you fishing other wise i will have to ticket you and i love fresh trout was how he would finsh his talk off
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 4, 2011 0:11:09 GMT -5
Heck, I'd just like to ride up Pike's Peak when there's no event. Tail of the Dragon or some part of the Blue Ridge Parkway is another I'd like to ride. Neither will probably happen, but I can dream. F1 is about the only racing more boring than Nascar IMO. Australian Supercars are much better to watch than either. Even the good ol' boys of Charolette don't swap it out like those guys. I mentioned high tech because of the vids from SPEED channel you posted. Oh, all the Supercars come stock with lugnuts or lugbolts but in the interest of more time on the track and less time in the pits they use the single nut system yet NASCAR still wants to clutter up pit row with lugnuts. I would have figured you to be a Ford driver guy. I walked out of the house after Martin got wrecked out.  The Australian series is good. NASCAR likes the pit strategies to come into play more than a lot of other racing. I think that's a big part of the traditional 5 lug. A fast car or good driver alone won't win most NASCAR races, gotta have your pit crew on the ball and a good strategy. And as they love to say, better to be lucky than good. Cautions can really mess with pit strategy in NASCAR. I like Ford, but I can't really say I'm into the Ford drivers in NASCAR. yeah that 2 car draft suck big time trevor byane got turned hard in the first 5 laps then at the end it was checker or wreckers and sure as shit the wreckers were busy I like the "2 car tango". Something new. Different. I thought both races were pretty good over the weekend. Seems the fans are kinda torn on it, but I believe I'm the minority there. |
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Post by 90GTVert on Jul 5, 2011 14:12:05 GMT -5
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Post by stepthrutuner on Jul 5, 2011 16:00:12 GMT -5
Thanks for sharing the vids, Brent. Seems I only heard a couple of 2t bikes. The ATVs seemed to be as exciting to watch as anything. In the first vid rider was good.... just not enough bike.
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Post by WT100 on Jul 16, 2011 17:26:14 GMT -5
Great post up. As one with a bit of a fear of bights i found my self holding my breath watching it.
BUT i just kept wondering what the hell those hay bails are supposed to accomplish if you get a corner wrong?
Brent I'm with you a bit on F1 but it sure has been better as far as passing this year.
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