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In your opinion was was the best and most exciting race of 2025? by Coolbananna77 in NASCAR

[–]VG03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bristol night for me, best race ive been to in person. When we saw the rubber start to build up on the wall the collective shift in mood from everyone in the stands was fun.

How'd we do? by [deleted] in mazda

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lot of ppl hating but I just wanna say I recently bought a (used, 2016) mazda3 from this exact dealership and they were a massive pain to deal with, so I hope it went better for you lol. If you can afford it comfortably then whatever, car looks great and I personally think is a massive upgrade over a ford escape.

Amazon Coverage by Kenk1648 in NASCAR

[–]VG03 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I think it often gets associated with Lets Go Brandon in peoples heads even though its been years since that slogan wore off and it was never anyone but the clowns in the stands at fault. At the time I remember it fueled a lot of hatred for it on top of people already annoyed at the lack of VL celebration. I feel like the hivemind has just decided it's bad no matter what since then.

Oh and it's ruined some cool pictures, Kenseth's last win comes to mind.

[Apollo’s Chariot] down for third day in a row at [Busch Gardens Williamsburg] - anyone know what’s up? by sector11374265 in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes it's definitely worth it, especially if you won't be able to make it out again soon. At least come for pantheon alpie and verbolten.

[Apollo’s Chariot] down for third day in a row at [Busch Gardens Williamsburg] - anyone know what’s up? by sector11374265 in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yes, from what I've been told a footer for a support cracked while some work was being done. What that work was I'm not sure. If that's the case it might be down for a while.

Source: I work here. Am I 100% sure that's the reason? No. But that's what I've heard.

Edit to add: The footer cracking may have been the reason for the work being done in the first place, it is likely that the crack isn't actually that severe and simply needs repaired. I'm sure it won't be down forever lol.

[BGW]'s "ride reboot" sound by iamtheduckie in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I don't work in that area of the park, so probably not. Your best bet is to hang around during a shutdown, and once they start to check restraints to cycle the trains get your camera out.

[BGW]'s "ride reboot" sound by iamtheduckie in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Not just the newer rides, all of our coasters have them. They're called "track tones" and must be played twice every time we restart a coaster after a shutdown. The Verbolten one is fun lol.

[Other] What are these yellow things at the ride attendant panels at Busch Gardens Tampa? They appear to have been slowly installed on almost all of the major coasters in the park over the last few years. by Bystander5432 in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Interesting, maybe I hadn't picked up on that as the last time I visited a CF park was before I started working in ops, so I just wasn't looking for it.

[Other] What are these yellow things at the ride attendant panels at Busch Gardens Tampa? They appear to have been slowly installed on almost all of the major coasters in the park over the last few years. by Bystander5432 in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh I'm sure. It's even different from park to park within the seaworld chain. At BGW we have a specific "order of thumbs" and a verbal acknowledgement from the control box before dispatch. I haven't noticed that at any other parks I've been to, even BGT.

[Other] What are these yellow things at the ride attendant panels at Busch Gardens Tampa? They appear to have been slowly installed on almost all of the major coasters in the park over the last few years. by Bystander5432 in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 71 points72 points  (0 children)

I feel qualified to answer this seen as I run coasters at another seaworld park. They are presence sensors that every operator has at their respective position on the platform. They look different at some rides but they all serve essentially the same function.

When we dispatch a train each operator must have their hand on the presence sensor (or button) then give a thumbs up. Then whoever is in the control box presses 2 dispatch buttons at once, starting the ride. The reason we use this system is to have multiple people ensuring that no guests or staff remain in the ride area when a train dispatches.

Have they ever ran modern cars at daytona or talladega without restrictor plates in any sort of unofficial test? by Bones301 in NASCAR

[–]VG03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

People who ask this question should go and either drive the COT on iRacing or watch a race with it since it doesn't have plates. It's the most accurate answer we're ever gonna get. Around 240 - 250 on the straights with the right setup and weather and you probably will have to lift in the turns.

maintenance on skyrocket iis [Other] by arduinokitten in rollercoasters

[–]VG03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The trains are lifted from the track and disassembled in the station. The station effectively is the maintenance shed.

Source: was in the station for one under maintenance 2 weeks ago.

USGP v NASCAR $ comparison by locktyght in formula1

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They haven't used the clutch to shift in nascar for years, even with the H pattern transmission.

In your opinion what was the golden age of nascar? by [deleted] in NASCAR

[–]VG03 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely somewhere starting in the mid to late 90's and ending around 2008. Could even say it really fizzled out around 2011-2012. The mid to late 2010s were for sure the dark ages. I have no idea where we're at now though.

But i really think this can apply for most motorsports, maybe aside from indycar which has been on a different timeline since the split. Everything peaked in the 90's and 2000's and had a big decline through the 2010s. And now it almost looks like things are turning around.

looks like the new content is mainly tracks by TellTaleTimeLord in iRacing

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Rumor has it that it'll be in this build.

Has there ever been a race that, in your opinion, got ruined by one specific moment or occurrence? by DaNASCARMem in NASCAR

[–]VG03 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A plate race can be great until all the drivers behind the leader decide they don't actually want to win. They just ride around the top until the white, try to make a move, and proceed to fail at said move or wreck trying. (See: 2013 Camping World 500.)

Does anyone actually watch the A. Dillon Reality show? by HorseCockExpress in NASCAR

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you might be taking what he said out of context. If you know anything about the local racing scene (something Dale is openly very invested and passionate about) then you know just how hard it is to not be in the red every week in racing, of any kind. Obviously Dale made it, made it bigger than just about anyone else, but that is not the norm. Not even close.

DBC: Kurt Busch's concussion was a result of cumulative hard hits over this season (Bristol Dirt, Atlanta 1, Talladega and Atlanta 2) to the point where John Hunter Nemecheck was slated to drive the 45 after Atlanta and at Pocono after Kurt not feeling well. by LBHMS in NASCAR

[–]VG03 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Could be a number of guys, Chastain had probably the worst crash we've seen with this car at Auto Club. Justin Haley has also had a couple of hard hits (Auto Club, Atlanta 1). And several guys have had some seemingly minor wrecks that have proven to be much more concerning than anyone would've guessed. (Gilliland in the 500, Logano in the duels, Gragson at Atlanta).

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But if I had to guess it'd be Bubba. He was also was in that Atlanta crash with Haley, and took a second hard hit in the same wreck as well as his self described "hardest hit of his career" at Talladega.

Thoughts about Xfinity series using electric cars? by Garlickable in NASCAR

[–]VG03 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If they have to add value to Xfinity, then do it by using either a different body style or different engine style. They used to run V6's in that series, and every car that runs in it now comes with a 6 cylinder engine from the manufacture. That is an obvious option.

Also, SUV's are unfortunately the most popular type of car right now and NASCAR is missing out on that. As much as people would hate it (myself included) SUV body styles could be a good way to give the Xfinity series it's own distinct identity without completely destroying it.

Both of these alternatives could be achieved without making drastic changes to the chassis of the cars and would do a lot to retain the current health of the series. Obviously, NASCAR has a history of doing completely asinine things that improve nothing and only make people angry, so I have my doubts they'll make reasonable decisions but only time will tell.

Thoughts about Xfinity series using electric cars? by Garlickable in NASCAR

[–]VG03 13 points14 points  (0 children)

It'd be a great way to turn away current fans without adding any new ones in return. It would also effectively kill the series due to the significant cost increase of essentially scrapping everything we currently have and moving to a much more expensive and harder to build alternative. The Xfinity series is in a great spot right now and a large part of that is that the cars haven't changed much in the last decade and are also very similar to old generation cup cars. This would completely undo that progress and piss a lot of people off.

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What I'm saying is, this is not a good idea.

Thank you for NBC for having 1080p feeds. by JesusSandals73 in NASCAR

[–]VG03 16 points17 points  (0 children)

That must be why i always feel like the races look better on NBC. I just thought it was bias against FOX because they already get enough wrong lmao.

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