The FoxTrax thing was the worst thing they have done in recent years. Being
a hockey fan I couldn't stand it. It was pretty funny when they shot the
puck and the tracer would be different colors depending on the speed of the
shot. Ah what happened to just televising the event?
-Matt Grose
97 RC 4x4 V6 Sport
South Euclid, OH
At 12:15 AM 1/25/01 -0500, you wrote:
>The race will be broadcast on Fox (first football, then hockey, then
>baseball, now NASCAR - they're eating up all the sports!), expect the
>usual Fox trimmings - commentators, graphics, stupid stuff. Maybe they
>can adapt FoxTrax (the glowing hockey puck thing) to work with the lead
>car and the lap car so you can see real easy where people stand. It
>didn't work for hockey, but you never know.
>
>Jon Steiger wrote:
> >
> > bernd@texas.net ("Bernd D. Ratsch") wrote in
> > <GGEILDJAAAEBOABJIJLLGEKKENAA.bernd@texas.net>:
> >
> > >
> > >When? February 18, 2001
> > >Where? Daytona International Speedway
> > >Who? D O D G E !!
> > >
> > >Car #01 - BellSouth - Driver to be announced
> > >Car #09 - Dodge - Bill Elliot
> > >Car #19 - Dodge - Casey Atwood
> > >Car #22 - Caterpillar - Ward Burton
> > >Car #40 - Coors Light - Sterling Martin
> > >Car #43 - Cheerios - John Andretti (Richard Petty's old number)
> > >Car #44 - Sparkle - Buckshot Jones
> > >Car #45 - Sprint PCS - Kyle Petty
> > >Car #92 - Kodiak - Stacy Compton
> > >Car #93 - Ultimate - Dave Blaney
> > >
> > >So ya think Ford, Pontiac, or Chevy is going to win? Think again...Think
> > >Different...Think DODGE!
> > >
> > >(We're baaaaaaaacccccckkkkkk!)
> >
> > I've never really watched more than 5 mins at a time of a Nascar race
> in my
> > life (booooring!) but I may have to tune in for this one; if for no other
> > reason than to hear what the announcers say about Ma Mopar. Will the
> > revolution be televised? If so, anyone know who's carrying it? TNN?
> > Speedvision?
> >
> > I'n not gonna hold my breath though; they've got Nascar bound up so tight
> > with their silly rules that those cars are all the same in my
> eyes. And if one
> > gets an advantage, they'll just change the rules again. :-P Hmmm... 2001
> > HEMI Superbird, anyone? Lets see if we can get kicked out
> again. ;-) Oops, I
> > forgot; Plymouth is dead. :-( I guess it'll have to be a Daytona. :-)
> >
> > --
> > -Jon-
> >
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>-andy
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