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Speaking of Brain Strain

Vintage Oval and Road Course Racing

On Tuesday night's show, I was throwing around some trivia to break the backs of y'all. Well, here's something that in the same vein you can use to test your memory, strain your brain, and get some enjoyment from doing it! These are the quizzes I think appeal the most to this sites audience. And yes I am the person who made all of these.

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/49-59-nascar-winners

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/1960-1969-nascar-winners

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/nascar-top-10-in-points-1949-1974

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/nascar-drivers-with-the-most-dnfs

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runners-up-to-various-drivers

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-various-drivers-part-2

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/top-ten-in-nascar-convertible-series-1956-1959

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/nascar-convertible-series-winners-by-year

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/north-wilkesboro

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/winners-at-the-rock

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/1964-nascar-grand-national-winners

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-ned-jarrett

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-marvin-panch

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-buck-baker

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-bobby-isaac

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-junior-johnson

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-fred-lorenzen

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-herb-thomas

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-tim-flock

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-jack-smith

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-joe-weatherly

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-fireball-roberts

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-jim-paschal

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-rex-white

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runners-up-to-lee-petty

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-curtis-turner

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-speedy-thompson

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-fonty-flock

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-buddy-baker

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/runner-up-to-bob-welborn

http://www.sporcle.com/games/21forever/winston-salem-winners

updated by @alex-fl-racing-fan: 12/05/16 04:07:53PM

Racing History Minute - June 29, 1952 - Langhorne

Stock Car Racing History

Chase,

There were indeed TWO Speedway Division races run in 1953. When all was said and done, Pete Allen had won the title over Ralph Liguori.

The driver with a 100% batting average

Stock Car Racing History

There is some slight danger in your interpretation of the results. Yes, from the results we can say that Marvin Burke led laps 245-400. However, we do not for certain if he led any laps before that. Thus we see the problem of incomplete results.

Electricity!

Local and Regional Short Track Racing

Are Kevin and LeRoy Rumley related to two-time Busch Series winner Johnny Rumley.

Looks like a great crowd! Glad to see a track attract a crowd like that! And what a great run of tracks on that series' schedule!

Buffalo NY - a lost GN race?

Stock Car Racing History

I find this very interesting as the only 1950 NASCAR race at Buffalo that I know of was won by a driver not in the field according to the news clipping: Bobby Courtwright.

NASCAR also sanctioned their first track championships in 1949: at Lakewood, Winston-Salem, and Buffalo, from 1950 Media Guide that I have seen with my own two eyes.

Tough week gets tougher - Jim Vandiver has passed

-RacersReunion® OUTREACH

RIP Jim. It was awesome to meet you and have your son introduce you as "NASCAR winner Jim Vandiver"

Recovering from NASCAnceR?

Current NASCAR

These are two PWC Touring Car races from a track in Canada, to whet your appetite.

http://www.world-challengetv.com/2015/#/races/1303

http://www.world-challengetv.com/2015/#/races/1300

Recovering from NASCAnceR?

Current NASCAR

Yes, I put this in "Current NASCAR," but nothing else fit. Nevertheless, this is STOCK CAR RacersReunion, and I am talking about stock cars (sort of)! This is a lot, so read carefully :D

My first part is on the fantastic Pirelli World Challenge series. I'll start with the basics.

PWC is a multi-tier series that splits cars based on performance spec- GT, GTS, and TC- to run separate races over the course a weekend. There are typically 2-3 races in a weekend with races. It's road course racing, but with that beatin' and bangin' we all love. It's not sissified (although they do get the occasional female driver). Unfortunately, the series loves to micromanage these, resulting in a laundry list of penalties every Monday.

GT: The series prize pet. This series features swanky European sports cars: Ferrari, Bentley, McLaren, Nissan, Cadillac, and others battle it out in this class. This is the class the promoters love. This is the only one they even put the effort to get sponsors for: even the pace car is sponsored. This is the class with a TV deal. These cars are FIA GT3 spec: aka full stock cars with roll cages, spec tires, and ugly wings attached. GM paid lots of money to get the regulations written so that the Cadillac would be eligible, but for this:

At least it's not the Bentley.

The GTS class is the one most RR members would be interested in: Camaro and Mustang battling Kia, Porsche, and others. This is also the most aesthetically appealing. Unfortunately, it has a tendency to have quiet races; it has the least bang for your buck; and it tends to get the most strung out.

Last but not least is my favorite, the TC class, which has multiple breakdowns: TC and TCB. Unfortunately, this is the step-child of the series in spite of having the best racing. The series won't even provide cameras when this class is running alone.

In TC, you have the faster cars like Porsche, Mazda, and VW. The only minus is that this class is devoid of American cars. But they put on a show every time.

My favorite is the TCB class. These are the smallest, slowest cars. Chevy Sonic, Mini Cooper, Ford Fiesta, and Honda Fit battle it out in the battle of the slugs. They push, nudge, and occasionally slam.

Unfortunately, guess who Florida Tech hired to drive the IHRA dragster they sponsor: Shea Holbrook!

There is also the Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge (CTSC), which is pretty much the PWC GTS and TC classes running together. The only difference is that CTSC runs endurance races with pit stops, but it looks the same otherwise.

For starters, I'd recommend the PWC as all their races are timed (40-50 minutes) and have better announcing. There are no pit stops in PWC either. Both have live streaming on the web for free.

PWC: www.world-challengetv.com

CTSC: www.imsa.com

updated by @alex-fl-racing-fan: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM

Racing History Minute - June 8, 1952

Stock Car Racing History

Chase, I can't add much, but I will do my best. As far as I can understand, the Speedway Division.

Looking at the pictures, Al Keller drove a Kurtis chassis here. Speedy appears to be in a Kuzma . Roscoe appears to have a Marchese .

The premise of the Speedway division was simple: take an AAA IndyCar chassis, take out the typical Offenhauser or Novi racing engine, and replace it with the engine of the standard American car, the same "engines" found in the GN cars.

Interestingly, Al Keller would later quit NASCAR, go to AAA (later USAC), and die racing at Phoenix whilst top-5 in the season standings.

RIP Jabe Thomas

Stock Car Racing History

It is with sadness I post here that Jabe Thomas has passed away at the age of 85. There is a real good obituary here .

I have heard lots of good things about Jabe both on here and from other drivers over the years. My condolences go out to Ronnie, Betty, and the rest of Jabe's family

updated by @alex-fl-racing-fan: 12/05/16 04:00:58PM