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| Texas Motor Speedway Fixes 'Dales Dip' | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Jan 27 2007, 11:20 AM (152 Views) | |
| ElDonkey | Jan 27 2007, 11:20 AM Post #1 |
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FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Texas Motor Speedway completed a project Friday to alleviate "Dale's Dip" - a 200-foot section of track between Turns 1 and 2 that got its name after complaints by NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. last fall. The process to "pump up" the surface below the track and raise targeted areas was expected to take only two days, but wasn't finished until Friday. The depth of the dip over the track's south tunnel was no more than 2 inches at any point. Before the Nextel Cup race last November at Texas, the 1 1/2-mile track where Earnhardt got his first Cup and Busch victories, the driver expressed concern about the section. He said it would "hold this place back for years to come" if not repaired. "While Junior's comments at the time surprised me since he never mentioned it before, it was a concern and we thought it would only be appropriate to investigate the issue further," TMS president Eddie Gossage said this week. After the November race, which completed the track's 10th season of racing, Gossage spoke with several drivers, team owners and NASCAR officials about Earnhardt's concerns and "decided it would be beneficial to alleviate the dip as much as possible." The process involved drilling 15-20 half-inch holes, inserting copper tubes through the asphalt into the soil below and then injecting a special structure urethane. Despite his complaint about the dip, Earnhardt also called TMS "a fun race track." His seven top-10 finishes, including his victory in 2000, are more than any other Cup driver in the 12 Texas races. The Samsung 500 is April 15. |
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| Orangesmoke20 | Jan 27 2007, 11:22 AM Post #2 |
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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i knew they couldnt go more then 2 years without doing some kind of paveing there
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| ElDonkey | Jan 27 2007, 11:27 AM Post #3 |
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:aaron:
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| KK3869 | Jan 27 2007, 12:27 PM Post #4 |
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Just your simple Cameron
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 27 2007, 09:02 PM Post #5 |
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wooo dale gettin stuff done |
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| CR49 | Jan 27 2007, 11:44 PM Post #6 |
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They should have really fixed it and just leveled it. :shifty: Maybe made it a 1/2 mile. |
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| Allen | Jan 28 2007, 12:52 AM Post #7 |
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WTF should I put here?
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I don't think the racing will get any better there. Pretty much will always be just as boring. |
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| Orangesmoke20 | Jan 28 2007, 01:02 AM Post #8 |
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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another year or 2 it might.. but im not gonna hold m breathe |
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| Deleted User | Jan 28 2007, 07:02 AM Post #9 |
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Someone get Earnhardt to complain about the 500 mile Pocono races and the high ticket prices. |
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 28 2007, 12:15 PM Post #10 |
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Seriously. Boy needs to use this for something useful |
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| ElDonkey | Jan 28 2007, 12:17 PM Post #11 |
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Why dont we get the Holy one to do it....:shifty: |
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 28 2007, 12:39 PM Post #12 |
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Cause no one listens to God anymore |
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| Deleted User | Jan 28 2007, 02:12 PM Post #13 |
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Exactly. Sacreligious sons of bitches. |
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| ElDonkey | Jan 28 2007, 02:26 PM Post #14 |
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Well he can strike them with his orange lightning or smoke and send them to hell :rolleyes: |
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| Orangesmoke20 | Jan 28 2007, 02:30 PM Post #15 |
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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:rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: :rolleyes: only i can do that |
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 28 2007, 02:32 PM Post #16 |
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the smoke maybe but ive never seen the lightning......*takes 3 steps to the right* |
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| Orangesmoke20 | Jan 28 2007, 04:39 PM Post #17 |
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Too hot to handle.. too cold to hold... ohhhhhh yeahhhhh!!!
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thats why i erased the lighting part lol :screwy: |
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 28 2007, 04:45 PM Post #18 |
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like i read what you editted |
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| ElDonkey | Jan 28 2007, 04:47 PM Post #19 |
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like you read anything he posts
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| JetBlack3 | Jan 28 2007, 04:50 PM Post #20 |
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that applies to 75% of the people here
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| CR49 | Jan 28 2007, 09:32 PM Post #21 |
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Earnhardt has complained about that. Well actually the length of all the races, but I don't think they have listened to him yet. Ticket prices I'm sure he hasn't complained about, but they won't listen to that anyway lmao. |
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