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What Jaynarie said.lived within twenty miles of MIS for 14 years-that's the way we went. Many times we would leave MIS after the race and go South to US-12, go either way just to get out. For some reason "ask" is missing, and only "add details" is here?? Anyway, I am close to Detroit and am going for the Sprint race and have pit passes. What's the best route in and what time should I leave? Do NOT go the way the above poster said. Traffic is awful and it can take 2-3 hours to get from Saline to Brooklyn.
Go this way:
Take 94 west.
Get off at exit 153 (Clear Lake Rd.)
Turn left, taking Clear Lake to Michigan Rd
Turn right on Michigan and go to Norvell Rd.
Turn left on Norvell Rd. at the dealership and go to Austin Rd
Turn right onto Austin Rd. and go to M-60
Turn left on M-50 that will lead you straight to MIS.
Traffic is MUCH better this way!! have you checked for shortest route directions>>>yahoo directions HELIcopter? LOL I am going...Wa-Hoo!!!!!! Can't even wait. If you have never been before you will want to leave early so you have time to see everything. The place is HUGE. We leave around 5am. But we go out for breakfast first. The gates at MIS open at 8:00. The parking lots opens at 7:00. Best way to get directions is just go to the MIS website they have all the maps you need. They are important to see because they direct traffic differently than on normal day. In the morning most roads only lead into MIS, and same for leaving all the roads are one way at that is OUT. It makes the traffic a lot more bearable. They also did some big mulit-million dollar renovations for traffic last year and it was nice. Usually takes me 4-5 hours to just get out of the parking lot and last year I was home in just a couple hours. Another tip since you have Pit passes wait for a while before visiting Pit Road. If you get there to early then you don't get to see the cars. They start rolling them out around Noon or so. Pit Road is cool no matter what. But wait for the cars it's way more exciting.
Have fun! My seats are in Turn 4!!!!! Right now the Weather is supposed to be 82 beautiful degrees!
>>Edit....I just checked and Bill Engvall (Blue Collar Comedy Tour) is the Grand Marshall on Suday. Shortest, quickest route???
Ebay the passes, stay home on the couch.
Zero commute, zero miles, zero hassles.
J/K , enjoy the race. : Start out going EAST on CADILLAC SQ/MI-3 N toward BATES ST.0.1 mi2: Turn RIGHT onto RANDOLPH ST.0.1 mi3: Turn RIGHT onto JEFFERSON AVE E.0.2 mi4: Stay STRAIGHT to go onto MI-10 N/JOHN C LODGE FWY.1.1 mi5: Take the I-75 S exit, EXIT 2B, toward TOLEDO.1.3 mi6: Merge onto I-96 W/JEFFRIES FWY toward LANSING.1.2 mi7: Merge onto I-94 W via EXIT 190A toward CHICAGO.32.5 mi8: Take EXIT 181A toward US-12/SALINE.0.3 mi9: Merge onto W MICHIGAN AVE.21.7 mi10: W MICHIGAN AVE becomes US-12.12.2 mi11: End at 12626 Us Highway 12 Brooklyn, MI 49230-9068
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fuel to race the cars is provided to nascar from sunoco free
under there exclusive fuel supplier contract
fuel for to and from the tracks the teams pay for At all Nascar sanctioned events whether it's a race or testing, the fuel is provided free via Sunoco's sponsorship with Nascar. Teams do have to purchase the fuel they use for non-Nascar sanctioned tests and for all the fuel they use in the motor department. Depends which driver:
Boris Said - No Fear Energy Drink
Gordon - Pepsi
Earnhardt Jr. - Mt. Dew/AMP Energy Drink
Stanton Barrett/Rowdy - NOS Energy Drink
Brian Vickers/AJ Dingalinger - Red Bull Energy Drink
Kenny Wallace - Shark Energy Drink
Kasey Kahne - Budweiser
Regan Smith - Coors
Kurt Busch - Miller Lite
The rest have Coke Zero or Gatorade depending on who sponsors victory lane in the race.
P.S.: The question was about the drivers' fuel, not the vehicle's fuel, lol. their car's fuels are given by sunoco under their contract. with nascar
and you see the decals of sunoco on the sides of their cars.?
it means that sunoco sponsors the race cars also. SPONSORS, OWNERS the nascar drivers do LMAO!!! The drivers!! That's a good one. If you consider that the "fuel" for the drivers would be in the form of drinks, sandwiches and the like, I would say the sponsors.
If you mean the fuel for the vehicle, I would still say the sponsors.
Does anyone see a pattern here?
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the first thing i do when going to a new track is walk the track and study the corners and the surface of the track to see what the entry,apex and exit of each corner and look for natural braking markers or landmarks,then i go out and drive the track to feel the corners and i adjust the corners for the best entry and exit so i can work to a faster lap every lap.when you plateau and cant find any more speed i work towards smoothing my line.start with your tire pressures at the tire manufacturers specs when sorting out your chassis then make fine tuning adjustments with your tire pressures.i race a shifter kart so i have four wheel disk brakes and i go into corners very deep then brake,turn and accelerate out so depending on what you race and the chassis this can change.remember when the green flag drops stay with your markers and drive a smooth race and play it like a chess game,take advantage of the mistakes that the person in front of you makes to gain places and always remember to drive smooth and consistant and make them take the long way around you.
edit:in the case of blind corners i always try to set the karts exit so that i am set up for the next corner with the least amount of steering input,this way you arent trying to use the power you have to try to correct your line.most people are not going to fly into a blind corner but you can use them to your advantage. ..what is a good approach? Start slow and go faster with every lap?
Is it necessary to study the layout and memorise it or is it better to learn it by driving?
By the way I'm posting this here because there is no karting section.
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If you ain't first your last. Is this question in the right forum The whole movie was against him. LOL
Dale like all the rest only liked him when he was winning. I did watch it a few times. I think 5 for some reason I never even wanted to watch that movie. his pit crew liked him, and Dale Jr thougth he was "awsome"...u need to watch it a few more times The only one that was for him was his assistant. agree, even his kids wanted 2 Christmas's. Yep only his assistant !
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No I don't think they are holding back. HMS has a lot on the line and a few wins would be fantastic for them. If they had it they would be using it right now. I do think they are getting better at least Gordon seems to be running in the top 10 most the time. Junior & Jimmie have been up there. I think they are actually going along pretty well all 3 top drivers are in the Chase so far. Though I am not a fan of the Hendricks drivers I hardly think that, as good as they were in the past, that they are going to just sit back and watch everyone else win races and then race like heck when it comes to the chase for the championship. I don't believe it either. The bottom line is that a race team wins every time they can. Always! Hopefully they will find something by then. nascar is too competitive for any team to be sandbagging like that. If they had it they'd be dogging everyone else like they were last 2 years. the racing gods put a hex on hendrick for giving kyle busch to the dark side and keeping casey mears (wtf!!!???!!!?) I've read this many times on here this season! I don't buy it! I think they would be winning if they could! They could be somewhat better as they get back to the tracks that are ran twice a year. Four cars, fourteen races into the season. Only one win! They do have some work to do to catch-up, let alone to be as dominate as they were the last two years!!
What do you think? we can go on vacations, pay for sex, and come back in a couple of months!
...oh wait. Jail isn't a vacation, but the sex wasn't bad I don't believe that for one second. If they could win races like they did last year they would be doing it. Again I have to agree with #18 fan here. It makes perfect since seeing how being in the top 12 is all that matters right now. (hey NASACR look at the F1 point system) It doesn't pay to use up all your equiptment befoee the chase and if you have something in the tool box that will leave the rest seeing double it would be better to spring it on them during the chase than before. Heck these guys ain't dummies but by the time it would take them to figure out what HMS is doing the season would be over.
Should be interesting.... I don't think HMS is holding back & waiting for the chase to start. They race to win & hopefully they can turn it around soon & Jimmie & Jeff show Earnhardt Jr who is still are the top 2 dogs at HMS No I don't believe that at all. They are having problems with the new tires that goodyear came up with this year. I sure hope they get it down soon ! I only hope that is true. Can't believe that though. Too much competitiveness in the driver's for that. No there not! Mabye there's some problem they have in there chemistry, feeling they could win because they dominated last year, but don't pay enough attention to trying to win.
Go Jr # 88! Looking back at their history, I do believe jimmie and jeff are playing conservative..hang out around the top 10 in points until a few races to go till the chase, then make a run for the top 5 in points and during the chase theyll really show what they got, and kyle busch will slip during the chase. No, it's just wishful thinking. Actually they've had several finishes that were better than the cars were worthy of. For instance Junior's last race and Jeff's the week before. i not only believe it, i just wrote it as my answer to another question - but i wouldn't call it "holding back," i'd call it practicing for the last ten races while maintaining a spot in the top 12. chad knaus all but said so on numerous occasions; they focus all their energies on those last ten races. and gordon has said that about johnson/knaus and how he and letarte didn't do that last year and ended up losing by using a "win in the first 26" strategy.
no one is saying they are holding back so much as to lose out on much in terms of money or points - if they happen to try something new and it works for a race, they'll sail on with it. if it doesn't, they go to work on a fallback strategy and get good top-ten or top-fifteen finishes. how many times have their cars sucked this year, only for them to pull some oddball strategy move like at pocono or charlotte, that gets them back into or near the top ten. and either way, they learn something new that will help them in the chase.
the first 26 races are just preparation and practice for these guys - a chance to try out new things, but not so far out that they drop from the top 12. don't you find it interesting that the media spend so much time on "hms's downfall" and how poorly they are doing, etc. but somehow johnson and gordon are 6th and 8th in the points? chad knaus is a very smart crew chief and excellent strategist who doesn't mind doing the unusual. need proof? re-watch the pocono race. and this "not show our hand" pre-chase season is a great strategy.
and i agree with everyone on here who says that they're too competitive to lose a race on purpose - but that's not what they're doing. they're looking to win a championship, and if they win races along the way, great. but the chase has forced teams to think strategically over the whole season rather than solely on a race-by-race basis. burton and bowyer talk about it all the time - stay consistent, get in the chase, then run for the money.
like i said before, mark my words, come loudon in september, they'll be nestled somewhere in the middle of the top twelve, but then game on son... i think then the epic battle that everyone expected - hms vs jgr - will be in full force. No. That's not their style. jeffy and jimmie's ego's will not let them lose. They have to, Have To, HAVE TO win, ALWAYS!!! Heck, only 4 times a year do they ever lay back and wait 'till the end (Daytona and Talladega races). At all of the other races they get to the front as quickly as possible (which this year seems to be about 100 laps past the end of the race), and dominate the race. HMS has three drivers in the top twelve. I don't think they could do much better than that. Wait until the chase and then see what happens. How can you know you have the best car when this is the first year with it full time. They would have to at least run up front and drop off at the end of the race to make it look like they haven't figured it out. Now if they were running the old cars this year, giving the performance they had last year, I would say yes they're holding back without a doubt. I don't think they are holding back right now. It's hard for to believe any driver or owner putting in the time and money to play opposum for 26 races.
I do feel though that they will hit on something, sooner rather than later..and all three will be there down the stretch of the Chase.
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I would sssssssspank them both.LOL
Just joking, my boat don't float up that stream, I don't hike up that trail, I don't swing that direction, I don't drive down that dirt road.
I like both drivers actually. Jr is my Favorite, and I liked Kasey since he came in. My friends gave me crap because I like Kasey, they said he would never do anything, he is the next Mayfeild. Guess they were wrong. Kasey Kahne for sure!!!!! woowhoo I've been waiting on a question like this!! LOL Well my answer is Jr cause I just think he's got that good ol' country boy look and attitude that I like!! now Kasey is cute don't get me wrong but he's too young for me and besides he looks like he's not old enough to be driving the bud car!! LOL but he is a cutie but Dale Jr is definitely sexier!!! Sorry but, Dale Jr's Wife. Yahoo According to my wife, Dale JR is one of the sexiest men alive.
And is Kasey old enough to be called sexy? He looks like he's 12. KASEY KAHNE Kasey Kahne, definitely!! Jr. for sure. Kasey's got pretty eyes, but that's it. Kasey Kahne - hands down. Between those two.... Kasey.
But Elliott Sadler is cuter than both of them, lol :) Kasey Kahne. Well neither of them are "sexy" to me...I like the dark and brooding kind...Smoke, Elliot Sadler, Robby Gordon. etc....But I would prefer Kasey. Dale Jr. has that pasty paleness to him. Like he doesn't get enough sunlight. After a race his face is all red. I think it's because redheads like Jr. don't tan as well. Of the two I'd have to give it to blue eyes.. Not playing this little game Ashley. What matters is their driving ability, nothing more, nothing less. That's a hard one Dale has that rugged sexy look while Kasey has a pretty boy sex appeal look. just asking Hands down Junior is far more sexy in my book. Nothing against Kasey he is a cutie but in a 'G' rated way. Junior he is just a laid back southern guy and all that it implies. do you seriously have to ask this question?
Kasey Kahne without a doubt!
Kasey Kahne is the hottest driver ever!
espcially with those gorgeous eyes..whoa.
=] Dale Jr if he doesn't speak - Kasey Kahne never. Definitely Dale Earnhardt Jr. JUNIOR definitely I mean Kasey is so cute but Junior has sex appeal Don't know but Kahne 's the better driver you're asking a guy. NEITHER! I like that rugged look and he is tall, so I'm going with Dale Jr..Kasey is cute to sweet looking for me and short...So i'm going to say Dale Jr..
Go Dale Jr & Hms
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Why, are you trying to stalk them? thanks for the trivia:
tony stewart Indianapolis
Jeff Gordon Villejo, CA
R Gordon Southern CA
Busch brothers Las Vegas
J. Johnson Bay area CA
G Biffle, Vancouver, WA
C. Mears, Bakersfield, CA
E. Sadler Virginia
M Waltrip Owensburg, KY
Kasey Kahne Washington
M Kenseth, Wisconsin
J burton, South Boston, VA I'd recommend checking their Wikipedia ( http://en.wikipedia.org ) pages to find that info.
But as far as where they live now, don't be surprised if most live within or around the Charlottle, North Carolina area. not to be a smart a@@, but you apparently know how to use a computer so here's a place to start...
http://www.nascar.com/drivers/list/cup/d...
click on the drivers pages, each one should have a bio page where did these guys grow up? where do they live now?
D.E. Jr
T.Stewart
J.Gordon
R. Gordon
Ku. Busch
Ky. Busch
J.Johnson
G.Biffle
C.Mears
E.Sadler
B.Vickers
M.Waltrip
J.Burton
D.Hamlin
S.Hornish
K.Kahne
M.Kenseth
B.Labonte
J.Montonya
J.Andretti
