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    "Racing" below the white line.Anyone else sick of it?

    Today Matt Kenseth crossed below the start finish line-on the apron in the process of winning the Las Vegas race.

    All day long drivers were running below the white line to gain speed heading for one turn on the track.

    Yes,I know the rules allow for some dropping below the line on some tracks.

    But like all things,drivers will push the rules until it gets visually ridiculous and then NASCAR has to take a stand on their behavior.

    I like to see the track won by a car that is ON THE TRACK crossing the ACTUAL FINISH LINE.

    NOT ON THE RACING APRON BELOW THE TRACK.

    What do you think about this type of racing where everything paved is race track?

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    I'm not sick of it, in fact I like it. I miss seeing it at Daytona and Talladega. The stupid Out of Bounds rule needs to go at those tracks.

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    To me, the more intelligent question is:

    Why are you still posting here, Mr. Workerman? Everyone you posted to, at or over top of has gone away. There's a reason for that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by TheBoxerIsFearless View Post
    To me, the more intelligent question is:

    Why are you still posting here, Mr. Workerman? Everyone you posted to, at or over top of has gone away. There's a reason for that.
    He's a lost soul. Go towards the light Workman

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadCowRacin View Post
    I'm not sick of it, in fact I like it. I miss seeing it at Daytona and Talladega. The stupid Out of Bounds rule needs to go at those tracks.
    +1

    If it offers an alternative line for a potential pass, why not?

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    Quote Originally Posted by MadCowRacin View Post
    I'm not sick of it, in fact I like it. I miss seeing it at Daytona and Talladega. The stupid Out of Bounds rule needs to go at those tracks.
    There is a definite reason for the rules at Daytona and Talladega - the apron and track come together like this _____/ with the 'slash' being the racing surface and the level line being the apron. Get wheels on both and you are going round and round quicker than you can think of the word round.
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    why rumble strips are used on road courses?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mmi16 View Post
    There is a definite reason for the rules at Daytona and Talladega - the apron and track come together like this _____/ with the 'slash' being the racing surface and the level line being the apron. Get wheels on both and you are going round and round quicker than you can think of the word round.
    Very seldom did the drivers miscalculate and cause a wreck from going underneath the line. In 25 years I only recall 3 wrecks resulting from going beneath what is now the yellow line. Meanwhile there has been numerous crashes caused by the yellow line rule which has only existed for 1/3rd of the time I have been watching racing.

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