Lonestar88 Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 I got to say I'm not much of a Ryan Newman fan but dam that cat was on it sunday. My question to ya'll is did the "No racing to the yellow" give Newman the win after his tire went down????? And just to say also I agree with the rule made by Nascar.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truck99 Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 I think he earned that win. He stayed in the hunt all day and made the best of the rule as it is written. Once he got back on the lead lap, he raced for it. I'm sure some will say he didn't earn it, but he wouldn't have been there if his car was not right on. cs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Just to add to the original post, how about that gas milage on the 12 car!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckman Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Keith I think he had that 1 Barrel carb on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Ha, ha ,ha , One barrel is about right....... That cat ran forever on 1 tank full. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tqj3 Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 Yeah, one tank plus what's in the roll cage, plus what's in his Thermos bottle... Every time one of those guys makes a "fuel" run like that, I hark back to Smokey Yunick getting in his car and driving it away while the NASCAR inspectors had the fuel tank out of the car and sitting on the floor of the tech shed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racerboy2002 Posted September 22, 2003 Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 it seemed like he only pitted three times for tires and gas. when he made it to the end the only thing i could say was wow and were did he hide the fuel. we talked abut were he could have put it, lol. that was good race. congrats to ryan newman and the whole crew, without a few flips he would be a good run at mr kenseth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2003 tqj3, I heard of that roll cage thing from days gone by........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooky03 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Keith, are you gonna wave off the competition yellow on Saturday and stay out on the track. Go for the fuel mileage. Oops , I guess its mandatory to pit. I think we could make the run on 15 gal. if we run it like we did in Houston. LOL Thanks for letting me borrow your cast iron! It was fun! I am gonna feel like Barney Fife with a new bullet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooky03 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Where did Newman get all that fuel? He deserved that win! What a run! Old tires and no gas. I know that feeling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewRacer Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Snooky , are you still running the same set of tires from the first of the year? lol Did you notice that Ryan Newman never drinks from the water bottle in his car? maybe that is where he puts the fuel. lol Victory lane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooky03 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 hummmmmmm! Never thought about that water bottle thing. Need to read more Smokey Yunick books! Are you suppose to replace your tires???????????????/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Snooky, I'm going to have to stay out due to the fact I only have one crew member and he'll be in the stands drinking and watching the race........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Not to give away any secrets, but ...... What if someone decided to use part of their oil pan (or oil reservoir in the case of a dry sump) as a gas tank. Everyone knows those oil systems use gallons of oil, but what if a team figured out a way to keep things lubed and the oil cool without using all that oil. Couldn't they partition off part of the oil pan or reservoir to come up with a spot to store some extra gas just in case you need it at the end of a race? And everyone knows that the line that goes off from the pan (or reservoir) is just an oil temp sending line, right? Who would suspect it is actually a gas line too? And don't forget that there are lots of hollow spaces inside the drive train where an enterprising team could store a quart or two of a liquid. I'm sure you have heard of other systems like Smokey's roll cage. But, oh wait. Isn't hiding extra gas cheating? LOL Nick Holt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
txtom Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Keith, If you need any help, just hollar. I'm volunteering our crew, although they don't know it yet. You know where we are, and we'll be happy to do your stop. We work cheap, too. Tom On the subject of Smokey and extra fuel, one Nascar rule that came about as a result of Smokey's thinking is the "maximum fuel line diameter". He had a car that- where it runs through the interior of the car- had a fuel line about the diameter of an anaconda snake. Wonder how much that one held. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooky03 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Hiding gas is cheating, but it only counts as cheating if you get caught, otherwise its OK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooky03 Posted September 23, 2003 Report Share Posted September 23, 2003 Keith , to answer your original post, I think the no race to yellow was a good thing and I really don't beleive that the lap back thing helped Newman that much by the way he was running, he showed he had the car. I think he would have done as well. His strategy may have been different. I bet Jeremy Mayfield was wishing he was in his old ride. Wonder what he thought about the way it looked from the back? He didn't seem to pleased at the post race interview. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ups88john Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 kieth, we would be glad to help as well, so long as our car dont come in the pits first. lol. big john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 24, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 I'm taking both you guys (Tom, Big John) up on your offer, thanks. If we can do anything for you all let us know...... Snooky, I bet that view for Mayfield was the worst........... Nick, thanks for the ideas on fuel options....ha ha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckLicata Posted September 24, 2003 Report Share Posted September 24, 2003 Wow! Amazing how a thread can be started with one topic, then go completely another way! LOL Keith...as for the no race to the yellow, I think Newman was too fast on this day anyways..I LOVE the no race to yellow rule in NASCAR, I'm sure a lot of Old School drivers are saying "where the heck has that rule been?" Also..if you need more crew (You're running TSRS, right?), you've had others step up and volunteer..I can probably get one or two more guys to help out if you so desire..let us know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonestar88 Posted September 25, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Chuck, thanks for the words and help I look forward to saturday and being with TSRS........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckman Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Keith If you need help just let us know with your rep.I'm sure there will be plenty of help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivicic Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Hey Chuckman, are you volunteering my services? I would be glad to help out anybody that needs it. Keith, just holler and I'm there. Chuckman can pit his own car now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wkr77 Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 He'd probably be faster than us! Last time it took ten minutes to change the tire in qualifying b/c we didn't want to get anything on our icecream cones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckman Posted September 25, 2003 Report Share Posted September 25, 2003 Yeah and that sandwich didn't last that long either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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