- 1. Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: "P Richardson" <paul-richardson@cyberware.co.uk>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 06:12:29 +0100
- Hi Gang Despite problems with weepers on the new Rockingham oval which led to Thursday and Friday practice sessions being cancelled the first 'indy' race in England was awesome. It was a race long du
- /html/fot/2001-09/msg00124.html (8,225 bytes)
- 2. RE: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: Bill Babcock <BillB@bnj.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:48:31 -0700
- What's a weeper? Hi Gang Despite problems with weepers on the new Rockingham oval which led to Thursday and Friday practice sessions being cancelled the first 'indy' race in England was awesome. It w
- /html/fot/2001-09/msg00128.html (8,436 bytes)
- 3. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 09:50:58 -0700
- Maybe it is someone who cries a lot when he loses! ;) Joe (C)
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- 4. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Robert M. Lang" <lang@isis.mit.edu>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 13:40:39 -0400 (EDT)
- Ummm, no. I believe Paul R. was referring to streams of water running onto the track from below - e.g. water weepers. This would be a danger to running a CART IndyCar at more than 200 MPH. regards, r
- /html/fot/2001-09/msg00131.html (10,043 bytes)
- 5. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: Joe Curry <spitlist@gte.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 11:27:00 -0700
- Well, that would mean they run on Wet tires, Right??? Joe
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- 6. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: Rosspemlee@aol.com
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 20:30:01 EDT
- My guess, knowing a little of the british sense of humor, is that it is a raging rain storm, gulley washer, frog strangler, etc. Doug Ross
- /html/fot/2001-09/msg00137.html (7,562 bytes)
- 7. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Bill Sohl" <billsohl@pop.mindspring.com>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 23:54:15 +0000
- I think "weepers" are what we often call a light drizzle (i.e. a very light rain)... but I'm sure Paul will let us know for sure. Cheers, Bill Sohl
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- 8. Re: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Rocky Entriken" <rocky@tri.net>
- Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2001 00:00:08 -0500
- Water coming up through cracks in the pavement. Usually happens when the water table is high. Like, just after a rainstorm, (which they were). --Rocky
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- 9. RE: Rockingham 500 (score: 1)
- Author: "Brad Eells" <bradlnss@lightspeed.net>
- Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:29:28 -0700
- I always thought that 'weepers' were areas of the track where water came up through the asphalt due to hydraulic pressure from collected water. I remember a Formula Atlantic race at Race City in Calg
- /html/fot/2001-09/msg00144.html (9,774 bytes)
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