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• Daytona 175: April 28, 2012

[RoninTuna]

    --Event--
       - Saturday April 28
       - Daytona Super Speedway
       - 175 miles
       - Start time  - Qualifying begins at 7:30pm Eastern time Race begins at 8:00pm
       - False start - Off
       - Cautions - Yes
       - Penalties - Off
       - Visible damage - Off
       - Mechanical Damage - Heavy
       - Traction control - Permitted
       - ABS - Permitted
       - Active steering - OFF
       - Skid recovery - OFF
       - Driving line - OFF
       - Slipstream - Strong
       - Finish delay - Maxed out

    --Qualifying--
       - Qualifying - Qualifying will be held in real time and will begin thirty minuets before the race
       - Starting order standard order and rolling start
       - Drivers must run a minimum of two timed laps.


    --Car Selection--
       - 1987 Buick Grand National



    --Car Restrictions--
       - Power - Unrestricted
       - Weight - 1600 Kg
       - Performance points - Unrestricted
       - Tuning/Internal - Unrestricted
       - Parts - Wing package prohibited
       - Tires - Any Racing compound

    --Race Schedule--
       - Daytona Super Speedway - 75 laps


    --Miscellaneous--
       - Caution pace - 70 Miles Per Hour
       - Caution comes out only if more than one car is involved in a crash and one or more cars receive damage
       - Caution restarts will be Nascar style, lead lap cars to the out side, lap down cars to the inside, single file if no lap traffic.
       - Passing before the line on restarts must be done to the out side of the passed car
       - Disconnects during a race will be treated as a DNF due to mechanical failure.  

    --Entrants--

[RoninTuna]

Has any one built a car for this one yet?

Keep in mind it is a standard car.

[RoninTuna]

This race is a week away now

[CharlieTuna]

I haz spares if anyone is in need...

[RoninTuna]

Do you have one with no miles on it?

[CharlieTuna]

Uh...  DUH! 

(I think I have one with 100k+ too -- must've done a few Grand Nationals)

[RoninTuna]

I have a couple with high mileage but I want a fresh one, could you hook me up.

[RoninTuna]

Sorry guys If yall where looking for me to run this race, I eneded up being rushed to the hospital last night around seven and was there until midnight. 

[Wolfpack987]

I hope it was nothing serious Ronin!

[RoninTuna]

As much as I hate to admit it, it was actually somewhat serious. I'm one of those guys that, If I am not dying, leave me alone. I tolerated the pain for several hours. It started around 11:30ish, when my chest tightened up making it painful to breath, Finally wile I was on GT getting some pictures from a couple races before setting up for the race I had a couple real bad back spasms that literally put me on the floor. My wife looks at me and sais, "Hun, you're going to the hospital." and called my sister. I was taken in with spastisity or severe back spasms. Lets put it this way, wile in the ER I had a spasm episode that literally ripped me out of a USGI combat boot.

A week and a half later I am still having difficulties from it. I believe I did some damage to my spine and lungs, in addition to that I am also pretty confident I asperated some fluid during the ordeal.

[CharlieTuna]

I hope you feel better soon Ronin. 

I had similar incident in November 2010 - my wife and I thought it was a heart attack.  Chest and back pain beyond description.   It was pneumonia - fluid in your lungs.  Painful and debilitating - but it also sapped alot of my energy levels.  I was in the hospital for 2 weeks and on sick leave for an additonal 4 weeks.

Rest was the very best medicine because it gave my body a chance to heal.

[Wolfpack987]

Damn man, well I wish you luck in your recovery!

[Metal]

Damn man, well I wish you luck in your recovery!

  wishing you a speedy recovery Ronin.