Daytona Testing

[HJJ]

Watch the feed here:

http://stream.speedtv.com/nascar

[HJJ]

#9 Ambrose car has Stanley/Dewalt on it.

SPEED schedule for Daytona testing (all times Eastern and live unless otherwise indicated):
Thursday, Jan. 20
9 am - 12 pm (SPEED.com)
1 pm - 5 pm (SPEED.com)
5 pm - 7 pm (same-day delay) (SPEED)
Friday, Jan. 21
9 am - 12 pm (SPEED.com)
1 pm - 2 pm (SPEED)
2 pm - 5 pm (SPEED.com)
Saturday, Jan. 22
9 am - 12 pm (SPEED.com)
1 pm - 2 pm  (SPEED)
2 pm - 5 pm  (SPEED.com)

[fieldodreams79]

Glad to see that you aren't a closet case NASCAR fan, HJJ.

It is this time of the year that I start itching for just about anything fast, and you would think that SPEED would be showing live testing from Daytona on TV instead of last year's Aaron's 499 from 'dega.

Whatever...it's testing at a Superspeedway. Show me the times, and let me know when the Shootout starts.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by HJJ

Watch the feed here:

http://stream.speedtv.com/nascar

Mmmmm...so good to here Larry Mac's voice after a long winter.

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

It is this time of the year that I start itching for just about anything fast

I think that is it more than anything else, Field. I've even been watching Barrett-Jackson the last couple of nights. Mainly to get a "car" fix.

I can tell you one thing, Larry Mac hasn't been working on his "english" in the off-season.

[fieldodreams79]

Originally Posted by HJJ

I can tell you one thing, Larry Mac hasn't been working on his "english" in the off-season.

Nor has DW!

"Their English" is "perfect" in some parts of the world.

[fieldodreams79]

Bowties and Yodas look like the have the speed compared to Mopar and the Blue Oval.
http://jayski.com/news/stats/story?i...#20110120day1b

New pavement looked really weird.

[HJJ]

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

New pavement looked really weird.

Yep. The lines all around the race track are gone.

[rustyfan]

Been reading some testing reports during my lunch break and I'm already starting to get very excited for Speedweeks 2011. 22 days left until the Shootout, 27 days left until the Duels and 30 days until the 500 - can't wait!

[fieldodreams79]

After a "long" off season, I too am ready for some, rustyfan.

Originally Posted by HJJ

Yep. The lines all around the race track are gone.

That's it! I keep thinking that besides the fresh, dark pavement, something just seemed "off".

[FIRE]

Originally Posted by rustyfan

Been reading some testing reports during my lunch break and I'm already starting to get very excited for Speedweeks 2011. 22 days left until the Shootout, 27 days left until the Duels and 30 days until the 500 - can't wait!

[fieldodreams79]

Are they already running the smaller restrictor plate? Speeds in the draft are in the mid 190s....

[fieldodreams79]

So, I have answered my own question:

Originally Posted by fieldodreams79

Are they already running the smaller restrictor plate? Speeds in the draft are in the mid 190s....

Courtesy of Jayski and SceneDaily:

Desite high speeds, no change in restrictor plate anticipated: Drivers cracked 198 mph in two-car drafts Saturday in the final day of a three-day test session at Daytona International Speedway, but NASCAR doesn't plan to change the size of the restrictor plate when Sprint Cup Series teams return in February for Speedweeks. NASCAR officials seemed content with the speeds, similar to those posted a month ago during a Goodyear tire test on the newly paved 2.5-mile trioval. Teams used a restrictor plate with holes 29/32nds of an inch in diameter 1/32nd of an inch smaller than what was used in the December test. NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Director John Darby said he expects speeds in February to be higher than during the test.(SceneDaily)(1-22-2011)