[DeTomaso] NPC: Daytona 500

[Sean Korb]

That's a bad a-- car :)  The whole movie was a wash for me (too top
gun, as you noted) but worthwhile just to see the two characters
marauding the streets in their rental car Luminas.  The carnage was
stunning!

sean

On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:38 PM,  <gow2 at rc-tech.net> wrote:
> I always thought Days of Thunder and Top Gun were the same movie except
> one with cars, one with airplanes.
>
> I have a NASCAR from the days of thunder era BTW (Lumina)
>
>> Yes.  I lost interest when they stopped driving real cars... strangely
>> coincidental with the release of "Days of Thunder".  Another movie
>> with Tom Cruise but without Pantera content.  Blegh.  But it was
>> always a race with unwritten rules that were capriciously enforced.
>> It added to the drama.
>>
>> sean
>>
>> On Tue, Feb 26, 2013 at 1:07 PM,  <MikeLDrew at aol.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> In a message dated 2/26/13 5 52 45, michaelsavga at gmail.com writes:
>>>
>>>
>>>> What did Danica do for NAASCAR?  TV rating up 30% over 2012, 10.0
>>>> rating,
>>>> 22 share.
>>>>
>>>> This is a parade of 200 mph billboards and sponsors should be happy.
>>>> There
>>>> are entire businesses set up to measure screen time for logos and
>>>> calculate
>>>> the CPM.
>>>>
>>>> It was by the most important measure ($$$$) a huge success.
>>>>
>>>
>>>>>>Does anybody realistically think that Danica's team didn't get "The
>>> Call" this time, to put her on the pole?
>>>
>>> http://nascarfans.wetpaint.com/page/NASCAR+Lore%3A+The+Call
>>>
>>> The NASCAR guys are no dummies.  The race itself might have been run on
>>> a
>>> level playing field, but nobody in the series would be adversely
>>> impacted if
>>> a part-time runner sat on pole, so I'm fairly confident there were
>>> probably
>>> some sanctioned irregularities there, as NASCAR has repeatedly been
>>> rumored
>>> to have done in the past.   All it would take is a restrictor plate that
>>> isn't quite so restrictive, and that (plus her talent, which is
>>> undeniable)
>>> would have been enough to move her to the front row.
>>>
>>> It's all about The Show.   Just like the WWF. :>)
>>>
>>> Mike
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>> Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
>> '65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
>> "The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
>> "Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso
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Sean Korb spkorb at spkorb.org http://www.spkorb.org
'65,'68 Mustangs,'68 Cougar,'78 R100/7,'60 Metro,'59 A35,'71 Pantera #1382
"The more you drive, the less intelligent you get" --Miller
"Computers are useless.  They can only give you answers." -P. Picasso