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Posted By: TxGearhead on 05/02/18 04:02pm

Paw Paw I spent 40 years worrying about alignment in a very large refinery/petrochemical complex. Turbines, gearboxes, pumps, etc. The u joints are apparently taking it, but me, I'd have the engine/transmission cocked around and laser aligned to the rear end.
Too bad for Gallagher. Hopefully lesson learned.

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Posted By: thomasmnile on 05/02/18 04:24pm

FlatBroke wrote:

Gallagher suspended indefinitely after first win. He was the one of the happiest winner I’ve seen. Too bad he threw it away.
Suspended

But we now know why he was happy?..... [emoticon]

Posted By: bobsallyh on 05/02/18 05:39pm

RIP, James Hylton and James "Tweety" Hylton Jr.

Posted By: bucky on 05/03/18 04:33am

bobsallyh wrote:

RIP, James Hylton and James "Tweety" Hylton Jr.

Fox story. Not sure how long it will be up.

Tragic.

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Posted By: bobsallyh on 05/07/18 03:44pm

Yahoo Sports today: https://sports.yahoo.com/report-france-family-exploring-sale-nascar-194740381.html?src=rss

Remembering several posts ago ThomasMNile posted that he thought that Brian had sold out a number of years ago, maybe this is why his disinterest and being aloof, no pun intended. Now with series sponsorship hunting for 2020 and the search for a suitor, the cheese gets more binding!

Posted By: TxGearhead on 05/07/18 04:48pm

The France family completely saturated the NASCAR market. New tracks everywhere. Racing almost every weekend. They ain't the smartest folks. Now wanting to sell at the bottom of the market.

Posted By: 8.1 Van on 05/07/18 05:20pm

I watched the NHRA race after the NASCAR race on FS1 Sunday and it looked like there were more in the stands at the NHRA race.
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Posted By: bobsallyh on 05/07/18 09:09pm

8-1 Van, you are correct! I don' usually watch the drags but caught some of it and I sure was thinking the same thing. If you really wanted to see a small "crowd", the Xfinity race Saturday was absolutely terrible. Dover lost money just having ticket takers there.

Posted By: paulcardoza on 05/08/18 05:35am

You're assuming this IS the bottom????????

TxGearhead wrote:

The France family completely saturated the NASCAR market. New tracks everywhere. Racing almost every weekend. They ain't the smartest folks. Now wanting to sell at the bottom of the market.

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Posted By: thomasmnile on 05/08/18 06:07am

Sponsorship troubles, a decade or more of sagging attendance, cratering TV viewership. Guess it shouldn't be a surprise. Then again, with all this happening, why did NASCAR just purchase ARCA Series? I like the quote in the ESPN story, that a sale should not be a forgone conclusion. True, may not be a buyer out there for the price they may ask.

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