How the heck do i use these boardracks on my 2001 Tige 20ci?

[NICKYPOO]

Originally posted by TRD
I work for Toyota (TRD) in the truck series for the last 4 years. We are going Busch and Cup racing next year. I am a programmer and run our Quality dept. I write all the programs for the incoming parts before assembly. I will be affilated w/ all 3 programs next year. Some other will only be involved w/ Truck and Busch. I really can't say I have a favorite drive, I like racing but I am not a diehard like most of the guys in the shop. I think most of them would do it for free. I am not that in to it. It is a job that is staying in America (at least I hope).

Yes driving the boat has been a challenge. I am not very good at it. I lived in St. Pete Fla for over half my life and I thought I could handle anything, but driving this boat is hard so far.

Nicky, in a earlier post you said the weak spot was the feet. I looked over my tower. There were no cracks in the rear area. The left side is intact. The right side is completely out, and is wedged against the screw. That is all that held it in place. My friend Paul was lucky this thing didn't break. I glad, because we used the top to tow tubes all the time. Now the front. Both side are cracked all the way around, is this by design or it is really cracked I can't tell. I do had a cracked weld on the brace that goes from the front to the rear bar at the weld. I grabbed the tower and pushed it back and forth, I guess it shouldn't move like this (approx. 2 to 3" maybe) I almost think I could sleeve the entire joint, over the screws and everthing so it can't come apart. The guys are at the track now, but I will have one of them look at it soon.

Let me see if this works. Here is a better pic of my boat.

http://www.box.net/public/pa8kkghe8u


Thanks for all your help.
Dale

Nice! There's a lot of old timey NASCAR guys still beating the dead horse of "NASCAR is an American sport, keep them damn foreigners out" BS. Just amazes me how ignorant some people are. I applaud Toyota for having the sack to jump in there. I've found myself pulling for Onion this year. Mark's gonna spoil it for everyone though. Just my opinion though.

Regarding the weak spot. I didn't mean that the feet were the weak spot of the tower, just the "weak spot" (figuritive) of the design. It ain't gonna break there, it's just the main source of all the wobble. If you can sleeve those up, it would go a long way to keeping that thing steady. If you can sleeve up the lap joints on the H sections as well, you should. Why not? They will fail sooner or later if you leave them like they are now. Just do it and get some sleep the night before you go to the lake.

[NICKYPOO]

Re: TRD

Originally posted by chpthril
NICKYPOO, with me living right here in 'NASCAR Country' You know i'm a fan. I pull for whoever is ahead of Gordon or Stewart

Haha, you dog. So you like whoever is an underdog eh? Being in Nevada, I get to the sports book quite often and the odds are always topped by the 20, 24 and 48.

[TRD]

Nice! There's a lot of old timey NASCAR guys still beating the dead horse of "NASCAR is an American sport, keep them damn foreigners out" BS. Just amazes me how ignorant some people are. I applaud Toyota for having the sack to jump in there.

I know what you mean. I got blasted a bit from a guy who works in Michigan for the big 3. He came across as being mad at me because Vickers won yesterday. I don't care, but I'm glad he did. Was anybody able to open my pics?

Dale

[chpthril]

Yes on the pics.

I got blasted a bit from a guy who works in Michigan for the big 3

Those old timers better keep up w/ the Wall Street Journal: Who ownes Dodge...... Thats right Dhamler. In 5 years, GM will be owned by Toyota. And Ford, well I dont know what to say, there looking for anybody w/money to get in to bed with!

[dogbert]

Originally posted by chpthril
Yes on the pics.



Those old timers better keep up w/ the Wall Street Journal: Who ownes Dodge...... Thats right Dhamler. In 5 years, GM will be owned by Toyota. And Ford, well I dont know what to say, there looking for anybody w/money to get in to bed with!

Yeah well, if you want a real truck, get one of these:

[NICKYPOO]

Originally posted by TRD
I know what you mean. I got blasted a bit from a guy who works in Michigan for the big 3. He came across as being mad at me because Vickers won yesterday. I don't care, but I'm glad he did. Was anybody able to open my pics?

Dale

Negative on the pics.

I felt bad for Jr., but I'd be lying if I said I didn't giggle seeing JJ take himself out of another plate race. At least that was what I saw. He's terrible at 'em. Poor Vickers. First win comes at Dega and he's gonna get boo'ed for the rest his life because JJ can't get out of his own way. On these plate races he makes more nervous than Robby Gordon does.

[rushin]

Those frickin hendrick clowns!!!!

[TRD]

I think I can say this here. I know it didn't look good for Vickers and I'm not saying this because he will be driving a Toyota next year. What did he do any different then some of the other drivers have done to win. I don't think he did it on purpose. I can't remember (I think Gordon) spun out Kenseth at Bristol or somewhere like that on purpose to win. Then I think the favor was returned later on this year by Kenseth. This was common practice w/ some other drivers (Dale Sr.) for one. I think its funny. No luv lost here. Sorry. If you get to the bumper spin them around. It's all about winning these days, 2nd place doesn't mean squat.

[Tequilasun]

"rubbin's Racin Hal"

From a casual observer, I have to say, if Vickers and JJ are team mates, JJ needed to get the heck out of the way. Vickers pushed him all the way up there. Maybe there is more to it. JJ must be the point man on the team or somthing.

I don't think anyone would intentionally wreck a team mate. Even your new team won't like that.

[chpthril]

JJ knew he had a slower car than Vickers, he was blocking him and got turned around and collected Jr. Thats 'racin'.

[NICKYPOO]

Originally posted by TRD
I think I can say this here. I know it didn't look good for Vickers and I'm not saying this because he will be driving a Toyota next year. What did he do any different then some of the other drivers have done to win. I don't think he did it on purpose. I can't remember (I think Gordon) spun out Kenseth at Bristol or somewhere like that on purpose to win. Then I think the favor was returned later on this year by Kenseth. This was common practice w/ some other drivers (Dale Sr.) for one. I think its funny. No luv lost here. Sorry. If you get to the bumper spin them around. It's all about winning these days, 2nd place doesn't mean squat.

Hmmm, I'm not really sure why I got off on the tangent I did with the following statement, but I put it down on the screen so I guess I'll serve it up.

Since NASCAR's recent jump into the mainstream, there are alot of new fans who know nothing of the "old days". "Old days" as in Big E, T. LaB, Rusty and the likes, at least those were my old days. This new fan base has prompted more media coverage and more scrutiny of the drivers that ever before. They (the media) are all scrambling to get every story they can and milk it for all it's worth. Every little thing that resembles something contravercial ends up turning into the story of the year. NASCAR is 100 times more PC than it ever was and this is just magnifying it. I guess it was bound to happen but it has kind of, wait, I got a new word, "vanillaized" the current crop of drivers. I'd like to see a couple guys "take it outside" and settle it like in the "old days".

Anyways, I don't think for a moment Vickers had any intension of spinning JJ, however, the more I think about it, I would bet that Vickers was gonna try and set up JJ when JJ set up Jr. Think about it, Hendrick could still come in 1-2, he could still dedicate his first victory to Ricky, you know Toyota's gonna be grinning and, from what I understand, he and JJ are cool with each other and it would be a great thing to hold over his head, as friends will. So Vickers is dying to unleash his evil plan, JJ has got his usuall plate nerves working overtime and out front you one cool cat in the 8 who knows just what he's doing. JJ pulls the move, but he pulls it too close to Jr. and when Jr. gives him the little push out, it's all too effective. Meanwhile, Vickers needs to pull his move off NOW seeing as JJ waited to the last minute, what happens next is the big story the next day. Point is, THESE ARE ALL SPECULATIONS FROM OUTSIDERS. The only people who have any idea are Jr., JJ, and Big Vic.

[dogbert]

Do they have boardracks on a NASCAR car?

[Tequilasun]

No but MB has Nascar boats now....


Crazy world we are livin' in...

[rushin]

I didn't know MB had nascar boats, I now Centurion does.

[dogbert]

My favorite one was the Boardwiser boat...not sure if it was Centurion or MB (it was on WSR).