R.I.P. Bobby Hailton Sr

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 2:59 am

Former NASCAR Cup star retired in March 2006 to battle cancer succumbed to it today at age 49...

Tom Flapwell · Postby **Tom Flapwell** » Mon Jan 08, 2007 6:46 pm

I'd put this in World Events, tho. (Yep, World Events is better for this sort of thing... no matter, easily moved.)

simon · Postby **simon** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 12:46 am

I guess all that going in circles got to him.

Ibun · Postby **Ibun** » Tue Jan 09, 2007 6:31 am

I don't see how this is a world event. It's not like he was an important world figure. D:

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:41 pm

I don't see how this is a world event. It's not like he was an important world figure. D:

Wasn't as popular as Dale Earnhardt, sure, but was a popular NASCAR driver...n

Ibun · Postby **Ibun** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 3:53 am

I don't think people in Europe and Asia are really fixed on NASCAR.n

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:02 am

They should this season, with Juan Montoya and Michael Schumacher (sp) driving full-time Cup schedules...

The Donmeister · Postby **The Donmeister** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:05 am

But they just go round and round in circles. Formula One is much more interesting. Even Schumacher himself agrees:

http://news.softpedia.com/news/Schumach ... 9720.shtml

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 6:34 am

The thing I like NASCAR more than open-wheel racing, is that in open-wheel, even a minor crash can end your day in the race, whereas in stock car racing, you can beat and bang on each other's cars and keep going.

The Donmeister · Postby **The Donmeister** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 7:04 am

That's another reason why I prefer open-wheel racing. If you hit something, your car practically explodes. Much more fun.A

Tom Flapwell · Postby **Tom Flapwell** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 5:54 pm

I think of "World Events" as being anything you're likely to read about in a big city newspaper.

TyVulpine · Postby **TyVulpine** » Sun Jan 14, 2007 8:29 pm

And, open-wheel races tend to end rather boring, as one car is so dominating that it wins by several seconds, whereas in stock-car, lots of races end in neck-and-neck finishes, especially at places like Daytona and Talladega.R

Comrade K · Postby **Comrade K** » Mon Jan 15, 2007 3:50 am

I think of "World Events" as being anything you're likely to read about in a big city newspaper.

Damn, my town's Newspaper usually only has three pages.
We call it the "Emptyprise. Huh, nothing happens here, except the occasional massive grow-op.

Muninn · Postby **Muninn** » Tue Jan 16, 2007 4:22 pm

They should this season, with Juan Montoya and Michael Schumacher (sp) driving full-time Cup schedules...

The thing is there are a lot of people who don't like racing, be it with stock car or Formula 1 drivers.

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