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rage2
09-20-2009, 12:08 PM
First race starting in a few mins here, only reason I'm watching is because Montoya (one of my favorite F1 drivers) set the lap record in qualifying and is starting in pole position for the first race.

Not a huge fan of NASCAR, but really, I can put up with 10 races for the "playoffs" haha.

Go Montoya!!!

Chris Elyea
09-21-2009, 08:02 AM
Yeah, he's having a great year! He'd have won at Indy if not for speeding in the pit lane near the end.

Gotta cheer for 50-year-old Mark Martin, too. He's still looking for his first Cup. I've still got a few years left to break into the Sprint Cup series myself if you can still run at the front when you're 50.

Chris Elyea
09-28-2009, 10:56 AM
Juan did well at Dover and he's still got a chance. Mark Martin and Jimmie Johnson are going to be tough to catch, though.

rage2
10-11-2009, 05:58 AM
Montoya's even faster this weekend. Just finished watching qualifying, his run was fucking nuts!

http://www.nascar.com/video/cup/2009/10/09/cup.fon2.high.quals.montoya.nascar/index.html

Smack the wall and still ended up 5th haha.

He's in 3rd right now, but I have a feeling he's gonna take the lead in the chase today!

Go Montoya!!!

rage2
10-11-2009, 01:34 PM
Sweet, Montoya has his own HotPass channel for todays race! Get to hear every single radio broadcast (uncencored haha) and in-car as well as network feed. :thumbsup:

I wish F1 broadcasts was as cool as NASCAR's. They sure got things right.

rage2
10-11-2009, 02:04 PM
http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/misc/nascarmontoya01.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/misc/nascarmontoya02.jpg

http://www.virgeweb.com/rage2/misc/nascarmontoya03.jpg

Never miss any of the action, even during commercial breaks. F1 so needs this, 1 race channel, 4 driver specific channels that follow the race. All in HD too.

FiveFreshFish
10-11-2009, 02:10 PM
Never thought I'd see Montoya move to NASCAR after seeing him and Gordon swap cars in 2003.

Chris Elyea
10-12-2009, 01:35 PM
Originally posted by rage2
Never miss any of the action, even during commercial breaks. F1 so needs this, 1 race channel, 4 driver specific channels that follow the race. All in HD too.
Long story short: Bernie owns the media rights to F1 until the 2110 (not a typo, for the next 101 years) and he's spent a fortune developing Pay Per View digital TV that does exactly this. So far, he has been monumentally unsuccessful in getting it adopted by the market. I'd pay for it, but so far we aren't getting the chance.

Chris Elyea
10-18-2009, 09:36 AM
Too bad, looks like that's it for Montoya. The big key to The Chase is surviving all 10 races unscathed. He got sandwiched on a re-start and that sent him to the back of the pack. Great season, though, really proved he's got what it takes for NASCAR.

Johnson is absolutely on fire. I hope Martin can catch him. Be fun to see the oldtimer win his first!