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5:00 start?
5:00 start?
I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
eastern time.
They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
LOCAL TIME, when it's most convenient for the fans that actually have
to get up, travel, see the race then return home. If people in other
parts of the world want to see it, they can get up in time for it or
just record it.
I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
eastern time.
They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
LOCAL TIME, when it's most convenient for the fans that actually have
to get up, travel, see the race then return home. If people in other
parts of the world want to see it, they can get up in time for it or
just record it.
Re: 5:00 start?
"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
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>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
> don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
> a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
> eastern time.
You *do* understand the concept of 'Time Zones', right?
> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
> LOCAL TIME
Well, dang...they're only an hour later than that.
--
Tom in Bristol...recalling 35+ years of races starting at 10am on the left
coast.
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"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
news:djls54lraulgu84afokq6ttrbai741fte9@4ax,com ...
>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
> don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
> a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
> eastern time.
You *do* understand the concept of 'Time Zones', right?
> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
> LOCAL TIME
Well, dang...they're only an hour later than that.
--
Tom in Bristol...recalling 35+ years of races starting at 10am on the left
coast.
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Re: 5:00 start?
>"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
>> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
>> LOCAL TIME
??????
Dan
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>"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
>> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
>> LOCAL TIME
??????
Dan
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Re: 5:00 start?
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:33:51 -0400, "Tom Duwe"
<tomd88SPAMLESS@bvunet,net > wrote:
>"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
>news:djls54lraulgu84afokq6ttrbai741fte9@4ax,com ...
>>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
>> don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
>> a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
>> eastern time.
>
>You *do* understand the concept of 'Time Zones', right?
Yeah, I get them. But let's suppose for a minute. Back when the
Pocono race started around noon, I left home at about 6AM, got there
around 7:30 and had 5 hours to kill before the race started. The race
would be over by 4:00 and if everything went right, I could be home by
7 or 7:30.
What time did the last one start, 2:30 or 3:00? That's 7 hours after
I would have been there. And if it's still like it was then, leaving
an hour later puts you in 2 hours more traffic. So your choice is to
either get there 7 hours before race time or sit in 4 hours of traffic
to go 50 miles. Then it wasn't over till around 6:30. It would have
been 10:00 or later by the time my day was over.
The people that actually show up at the races should be first
priority. Do everything you can to make it easier for them to be
there. Not the ones 3 time zones away who could record it.
>
>> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
>> LOCAL TIME
>
>Well, dang...they're only an hour later than that.
On Sun, 22 Jun 2008 10:33:51 -0400, "Tom Duwe"
<tomd88SPAMLESS@bvunet,net > wrote:
>"Rick" <PP@2K,com > wrote in message
>news:djls54lraulgu84afokq6ttrbai741fte9@4ax,com ...
>>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
>> don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
>> a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
>> eastern time.
>
>You *do* understand the concept of 'Time Zones', right?
Yeah, I get them. But let's suppose for a minute. Back when the
Pocono race started around noon, I left home at about 6AM, got there
around 7:30 and had 5 hours to kill before the race started. The race
would be over by 4:00 and if everything went right, I could be home by
7 or 7:30.
What time did the last one start, 2:30 or 3:00? That's 7 hours after
I would have been there. And if it's still like it was then, leaving
an hour later puts you in 2 hours more traffic. So your choice is to
either get there 7 hours before race time or sit in 4 hours of traffic
to go 50 miles. Then it wasn't over till around 6:30. It would have
been 10:00 or later by the time my day was over.
The people that actually show up at the races should be first
priority. Do everything you can to make it easier for them to be
there. Not the ones 3 time zones away who could record it.
>
>> They could take a lesson from F1. Start the race at noon or 1:00
>> LOCAL TIME
>
>Well, dang...they're only an hour later than that.
Re: 5:00 start?
NASCAR wants to curb the wine sippers from getting wine locked before
noontime and it also encourages late Sunday afternoon drinking for the
east coast crowd....Now this could lead to folks in the east being
passed out before the conclusion of the race but with the way the
races have been going most folks will prolly be doing something ealse
by the time the checkers fly
NASCAR wants to curb the wine sippers from getting wine locked before
noontime and it also encourages late Sunday afternoon drinking for the
east coast crowd....Now this could lead to folks in the east being
passed out before the conclusion of the race but with the way the
races have been going most folks will prolly be doing something ealse
by the time the checkers fly
Re: 5:00 start?
Rick wrote:
>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
>don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
>a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
>eastern time.
In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if it's to give the drivers who
think they just have to be in Saturday's Busch race the chance to hop
into some minijet and fly from Milwaukee to somewhere close to Sonoma
(you can land a small jet at Concord (30 miles from Infineon) or
possibly Napa (20 miles)) with plenty of time to rest before the race.
-- Don
Rick wrote:
>I sorta understand starting eastern races later so the western folks
>don't have to get up before noon. But what's the reason for starting
>a california race so late? It's not scheduled to be over till 8:30
>eastern time.
In this case, I wouldn't be surprised if it's to give the drivers who
think they just have to be in Saturday's Busch race the chance to hop
into some minijet and fly from Milwaukee to somewhere close to Sonoma
(you can land a small jet at Concord (30 miles from Infineon) or
possibly Napa (20 miles)) with plenty of time to rest before the race.
-- Don
