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RE: Firefox passes IE6 in popularity
If you think about the fact that Windows (some version) is on over 95% of the PC's in the world which will include some version of IE, Firefox has made some serious market penetration.
I bet most people that use Firefox also use IE on their PC so to say Firefox passes IE6 in popularity is a joke.
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8.1 Van
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11/06/09 12:34pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: Video, World Largest Cruise Ship by 2009.
Oasis of the Seas
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8.1 Van
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11/05/09 07:53am |
Around the Campfire
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
All one has to do is look at the Quality of the ipods, iphones and it just follows, their Puters... Top Shelf! I don't mind paying more for Quality, but NEVER EVER SELL ME JUNK, because in the end, Junk is junk...I really don't think anyone makes better hardware than APPLE... PERIOD...Lately, it seems nearly every movie we see someone is using a MAC computer...I think most folks are seeing an alternative and their market share continues to increase...Most of us using are "switchers"..
Fox News uses Macs. :B
FOX ROX!!
Wow, home of the clowns like Glenn Beck. I am sure Steve Jobs would not brag about Faux News using Macs.
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8.1 Van
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10/30/09 07:50am |
Technology Corner
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RE: 2 1/2 hours PC shopping.......
My prediction has been and remains that Apple will eventually release a Mac OS for use on generic PC type hardware.
OS X has been running on PC hardware for a few years now. If you want to buy one or build your own see the following links.
Open(7) with Mac OS X
http://store.psystar.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/5e06319eda06f020e43594a9c230972d/s/n/snow-open7-osx_1.png
Open(7) with Mac OS X
Operating System
Mac OS X Snow Leopard v10.6 + iLife + iWork
Processor
2.93GHz Quad-Core Xeon Nehalem
Memory
12GB DDR3 1333
Hard Drive
1TB 7,200RPM SATA2 w/32MB CACHE
Additional Hard Drive #1
1TB 7,200RPM SATA2 w/32MB CACHE
Additional Hard Drive #2
1TB 7,200RPM SATA2 w/32MB CACHE
Additional Hard Drive #3
1TB 7,200RPM SATA2 w/32MB CACHE
Optical Drive
20x DVD±RW DL
Graphics Card
GeForce 9600GT 1GB
Firewire
3 Port Firewire 800 + 400
Warranty
Three Year Parts and Support**
$2,696.99
add $225 for 300GB 10,000 rpm boot drive instead of 1TB 7200rpm boot drive
Mac Pro from Apple Store:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/computer%20sales/vsclone.jpg
BYO Mac
http://www.expresshd.com/images/P1000807.jpg
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8.1 Van
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10/29/09 05:16pm |
Technology Corner
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RE: How many...and ...what... colors do we not see ?
The human eye and brain together translate light into color. Light receptors within the eye transmit messages to the brain, which produces the familiar sensations of color.
Newton observed that color is not inherent in objects. Rather, the surface of an object reflects some colors and absorbs all the others. We perceive only the reflected colors.
Thus, red is not "in" an apple. The surface of the apple is reflecting the wavelengths we see as red and absorbing all the rest. An object appears white when it reflects all wavelengths and black when it absorbs them all.
Red, green and blue are the additive primary colors of the color spectrum. Combining balanced amounts of red, green and blue lights also produces pure white. By varying the amount of red, green and blue light, all of the colors in the visible spectrum can be produced.
Considered to be part of the brain itself, the retina is covered by millions of light-sensitive cells, some shaped like rods and some like cones. These receptors process the light into nerve impulses and pass them along to the cortex of the brain via the optic nerve.
Have you ever wondered why your peripheral vision is less sharp and colorful than your front-on vision? It's because of the rods and cones. Rods are most highly concentrated around the edge of the retina.There are over 120 million of them in each eye. Rods transmit mostly black and white information to the brain. As rods are more sensitive to dim light than cones, you lose most color vision in dusky light and your peripheral vision is less colorful. It is the rods that help your eyes adjust when you enter a darkened room.
Cones are concentrated in the middle of the retina, with fewer on the periphery. Six million cones in each eye transmit the higher levels of light intensity that create the sensation of color and visual sharpness. There are three types of cone-shaped cells, each sensitive to the long, medium or short wavelengths of light. These cells, working in combination with connecting nerve cells, give the brain enough information to interpret and name colors.
The human eye can perceive more variations in warmer colors than cooler ones. This is because almost 2/3 of the cones process the longer light wavelengths (reds, oranges and yellows).
About 8% of men and 1% of women have some form of color impairment. Most people with color deficiencies aren't aware that the colors they perceive as identical appear different to other people. Most still perceive color, but certain colors are transmitted to the brain differently.
The most common impairment is red and green dichromatism which causes red and green to appear indistinguishable. Other impairments affect other color pairs. People with total color blindness are very rare.
Birds, fish and many other mammals perceive the full spectrum. Some insects, especially bees, can see ultraviolet colors invisible to the human eye. In fact, color camouflage, one of nature's favorite survival mechanisms, depends on the ability of the predator to distinguish colors. The predator is expected to be fooled by the color matching of the prey. Until recently, it was thought that dogs didn't see any color at all. Recent studies now show, however, that dogs can differentiate between red and blue and can even pick out subtle differences in shades of blue and violet.
how do we see color?
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8.1 Van
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10/29/09 03:49pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: Mac or PC laptop?
If you don't mind fixing things with your computer's operating system, doing Defrags, Disk Cleanups, Freezes, lost dll files, Registry issues and hardware that stops working, then go with a 200.00 to 600.00 PC... If you would rather spend your time Surfing the Net, emails, etc and don't want issues, then the choice is MAC.. My brother just bought a new laptop running Windows 7, and two days after using it, it won't connect to the wireless network he has.. He has tried everything and is so frustrated.. It shows the connection, the signal strength but just won't connect..Windows 7 is STILL BASED ON BUGGY MS-DOS~~~ I have Built 3 PCS and go back to MS-Dos.. After getting a virus and doing a Reformat, a week later my desktop said, "PTAWIA" failing to respond, when I did a shutdown>>> That did it, that was the end, no more Windows, no more servicepacks, no more trojans or Virus's, no more issues... it was BY BY BILLY, and Hello Mac... This was 4 years ago and the longer I have used a Mac, the more and more I LOVE IT~~~ Just an opinion... But the facts are, I had too many issues with MS... Microsofts new operating systems are like a Car Dealer selling you the SAME CAR, only in a different Color...Good luck in what ever you choose...
Wrong, ME was the last OS based on MS-DOS. BTW I have more connection issues with my Mac than with my PCs.
MS dos is still under the hood in Windows 7... It still has the MS-DOS Command.. I have found in my years of using MS products, that Every time Ms comes out with a new OS on the box it says the same thing... "This is the LATEST THE GREATEST you'll be amazed at all you can do"... I felt like a kid at the Carnival with bill gates as the CARNEY and him saying HEY KID, try this!!!When WIN 95 went to Win 98 I thought to myself, " I just paid 100.00 FOR DESKTOP THEMES!!! What a RIP...Win ME was NOT FOR ME... 2000 PRo was the Best, but it afterall, it is still MS... Never have i heard of any Connectivity issues with my Macs.. You must not have your network set up right if you are having problems.. It can be your ROUTER.... or you NIC card...But anyway,,, MACs do not need to be defragged..Because of the HFS file system they use HD space much more efficiently than Windows..These are my views, I have been into computers since the late 70s, and my preference now is APPLE PRODUCTS...But if windows works for you great.... I was not that lucky...
Windows 7 is an NT based OS like NT 4.0, 2000,XP,Vista etc and Windows 1.0,2.x,3.x,95,98,98SE and ME are MS-DOS based OSs.
Windows NT
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8.1 Van
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10/28/09 07:48am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Windows 7
I would not waste my time upgrading any OS, I always do a fresh install.
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8.1 Van
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10/28/09 07:36am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Mac or PC laptop?
If you don't mind fixing things with your computer's operating system, doing Defrags, Disk Cleanups, Freezes, lost dll files, Registry issues and hardware that stops working, then go with a 200.00 to 600.00 PC... If you would rather spend your time Surfing the Net, emails, etc and don't want issues, then the choice is MAC.. My brother just bought a new laptop running Windows 7, and two days after using it, it won't connect to the wireless network he has.. He has tried everything and is so frustrated.. It shows the connection, the signal strength but just won't connect..Windows 7 is STILL BASED ON BUGGY MS-DOS~~~ I have Built 3 PCS and go back to MS-Dos.. After getting a virus and doing a Reformat, a week later my desktop said, "PTAWIA" failing to respond, when I did a shutdown>>> That did it, that was the end, no more Windows, no more servicepacks, no more trojans or Virus's, no more issues... it was BY BY BILLY, and Hello Mac... This was 4 years ago and the longer I have used a Mac, the more and more I LOVE IT~~~ Just an opinion... But the facts are, I had too many issues with MS... Microsofts new operating systems are like a Car Dealer selling you the SAME CAR, only in a different Color...Good luck in what ever you choose...
Wrong, ME was the last OS based on MS-DOS. BTW I have more connection issues with my Mac than with my PCs.
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8.1 Van
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10/27/09 11:00am |
Technology Corner
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RE: Mac or PC laptop?
If all your doing is email, and a little surfing, I saw at Wal-marts the small note book for about $200.
Good suggestion, but a LOT of my work is receiving, downloading, and printing photos (by Email) and like a fair sized monitor for this...notebooks are a little small. Also like the CD/DVD options with normal laptops.
$598 Walmart
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* 17.3" diagonal LCD widescreen LCD
Delivers 1600 x 900 resolution (WXGA++)
* NVIDIA GeForce 8200M with shared graphics memory
* Intel Pentium dual-core T4200 processor
Rated at 2.0GHz to keep your notebook running fast and smooth
* 4GB system memory
Provides enough memory to handle today's most memory-hungry applications
* 320GB SATA hard drive
Stores up to 90,000 photos, or up to 79,000 songs, or up to 38 hours of HD video and more
* SuperMulti DVD optical drive
Plays and creates CDs and DVDs in a variety of formats
* Wireless Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet
Connect to a broadband modem (cable or DSL) wirelessly or using the wired Gigabit LAN Ethernet port
* Can also wirelessly connect to a Wi-Fi signal/hotspot with built-in MS-6891 802.11 b/g/n wireless LAN
Additional Features
* Black finish with gray trim
* Three USB 2.0 ports
* VGA video output
* HDMI port
* 6-cell rechargeable lithium-ion battery
* Built-in 1.3-megapixel webcam
* 4-in-1 digital media card reader (SD, MS, MMC, xD Picture Card)
Software
* Genuine Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium
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Support and Warranty
* 3-year limited warranty, 1-year global
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8.1 Van
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10/27/09 07:40am |
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
Notice Bryan doesn't put down other people's choices to build up his own... A man's van speaks for itself. No mistaking the man's van for a soccer mom's van. That PSD powered van is wicked! I watched it twice!:B
Show me a link to a soccer mom who uses an 8.1 3500 van. You sound like a child , how old are you kid ?
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8.1 Van
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10/27/09 06:55am |
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RE: Social Security at 62?
Dutch12078--I believe SS Benefits are calculated on the top 35 Quarters, "not years" of your working life. I could be mistaken but I do not think so. Can someone verify. I looked in my SS statement but could not find.
It's 35 years.
We use the highest 35 years of indexed earnings in a benefit computation.
Social Security Benefits
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8.1 Van
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10/26/09 07:39pm |
Around the Campfire
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
I had two 4x4 PSD (7.3 & 6.0 ) Excursions and the 8.1 3500 van rides better than them two and is more stable with the much longer 155" wheelbase. Also the AC is 10x better in hot weather. It sits for months at a time in my driveway and starts instantly everytime. My Excursions had to use the block heater to start in cold weather after sitting for only a few days. I installed Bilstein shocks last year and it rides better than my 4x4 PSD Excursions over rough roads.
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/IMGP1302.jpg
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8.1 Van
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10/26/09 06:49pm |
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
My 8.1 van is stock and has the stock GM torque management program that feels perfect to me and would not want a weenie small block with 100ft/lb less torque in it the way I drive.
Photos of the van I took 30 minutes ago:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/big%20block%20van/IMGP0381.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/big%20block%20van/IMGP0385.jpg
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8.1 Van
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10/26/09 03:47pm |
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
Why should I tow my 41ft TT to Myrtle Beach this coming saturday when it will cost me much less to stay at Seaside like it did last year ?
There is a better chance of me towing my TT to the moon than over a mountain pass since all of our road trips in the last 23 years have been on the east coast. We have almost a million Marriott Rewards points and two timeshares so campgrounds will not be a destination anytime soon.
BTW explain exactly why I need performance parts to drive on I-95 with an 8.1 big block van ?
You tell me why, you're the one that brought up the fact that there are such parts available, and implied they could be put on your van. ;)
And while we're explaining needs: Explain exactly why you even need a big block AT ALL in the first place, just to haul passengers on I-95, and never tow ANYTHING, by your own words above? I'm thinking, you coulda got a van with much less engine, that woulda done the job just as well while using much less gas.
Oh, thats right, you still have to maintain the illusion to everyone that one day you *might* tow something, right? ;)
Will
The 8.1 big block will run all day in 95° heat with AC fully loaded and cruise set to 70mph and stay in OD were the smallblock will not. The smallblock will not get better gas mileage doing that since it will need to be in a higher rpm range to do the same thing. BTW I see you still have a giant bug up your butt.:R
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8.1 Van
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10/26/09 07:36am |
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
BTW my 8.1 van stays in OD on all grades fully loaded (9,500 lbs non towing) with cruise control set to the 70mph speed limit that I take on my trips to Myrtle Beach SC, Florida etc and have no desire to spend $3,000 for more power.
Of course, just about ANY vehicle could do that in complete stock form, when its drivetrain is only required to put out a small fraction of the power its rated for, like in your case. ;)
Like I keep saying, Joe, hitch a serious traiiler behind that van (like maybe that 41'er of yours that hasn't moved in years), tow it across a few mountain passes, then come back and tell us how great it is. Until then...Your use of that van really doesn't carry much weight (pun intended, LOL).
The performance headers and exhaust only have an advantage with wide open throttle and don't do anything with cruise set to the speed limit.
Maybe I missed something in your link there, but I think the last poster's point still stands - I don't see any headers or exhaust upgrades listed there that will fit in the van. Am I missing something?
Why should I tow my 41ft TT to Myrtle Beach this coming saturday when it will cost me much less to stay at Seaside like it did last year ?
There is a better chance of me towing my TT to the moon than over a mountain pass since all of our road trips in the last 23 years have been on the east coast. We have almost a million Marriott Rewards points and two timeshares so campgrounds will not be a destination anytime soon.
BTW explain exactly why I need performance parts to drive on I-95 with an 8.1 big block van ?
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/2008%20Myrtle%20Beach/c9fdabe3.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/2008%20Myrtle%20Beach/cbbb3750.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a21/jogiba/2008%20Myrtle%20Beach/4673f0ba.jpg
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8.1 Van
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10/25/09 05:39pm |
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RE: Slow running desktop
Hi All
My gal is griping that her desktop computer ( COMPAQ ) with windows XP
has slowed to a crawl.
I did the disc cleanup and tried to DE Frag but it said it did not need it.
I ran McAfee virus scan and Malwarebytes and both came up clean
Is their any downloads or programs out there that can clean up a computer ( prefer free ones of course )??
Is there anything else I can do ??
Aloha from Kauai
Leon
Delete all social networking programs and links . Every PC I have seen that was used by a female are loaded with them and will slow a PC with 512mb RAM and XP to a crawl.
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8.1 Van
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10/25/09 05:21pm |
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RE: This fall weather
We had a record 78° on thursday and yesterday it was 71° or 10° above the normal 61°.
http://data.giss.nasa.gov/gistemp/graphs/Fig.A2.lrg.gif width=640
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8.1 Van
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10/25/09 05:09pm |
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RE: Social Security at 62?
I retired in 2001 at 55 from the USPS after 31.5 years (28.5 USPS/3 US Army). I am not going for SS since I would loose my 3 years Army credit under CSRS that started under Reagan.
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8.1 Van
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10/25/09 04:51pm |
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RE: I have been thinking of going gas
For the price of the Banks Powerpack system you could add a K&N filter with custom headers and exhaust with 8.1 re-flashing chip to do the same thing.
Custom Headers performance exhaust system
K&N 8.1 Van air filter
Bully Dog Power Pup Downloader For 98-06 GM with 4.3L V6, 5.3/5.7/6.0/8.1L V8
BTW my 8.1 van stays in OD on all grades fully loaded (9,500 lbs non towing) with cruise control set to the 70mph speed limit that I take on my trips to Myrtle Beach SC, Florida etc and have no desire to spend $3,000 for more power. The performance headers and exhaust only have an advantage with wide open throttle and don't do anything with cruise set to the speed limit.
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8.1 Van
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10/24/09 03:28pm |
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RE: Article on Dale JR...........poor guy is in the dumps!
Here's another article I read today that I find spot on.........
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Has A Problem!
by William Corley Contributor
I was hoping that I didn't have to write a negative story about a NASCAR driver.
I've been toe to toe with the very best over the past 49 years and after talking to a former NASCAR Grand National Champion this morning, I have decided that I DO need to write this article.
Teresa Earnhardt was right, Dale Jr. needs to decide if he wants to be a race car driver or a personality.
You see, Earnhardt Jr. does not have the talent or desire that his late father had. Yes, Dale Sr. had a lot going on off the track, but he also had a desire to WIN that Junior lacks.
With Dale Sr., winning was EVERYTHING! He did not race for second place and this was VERY obvious early in his career when he would "Spin To Win".
You had to be there to actually understand how BAD Dale Sr. wanted to win EVERY race he entered.
There was a time early in Dale Jr.'s career that he also had a burning desire to win. Not many NASCAR drivers can inherit the loyal fans that his father had.
Ol' "Ironhead" had NOTHING given to him, nor did his Grandfather, Ralph Earnhardt. Ralph would take his race car to the track with nothing but a desire To win.
I met Ralph Earnhardt in the early 60's and he had no sponsorship on his race car. He worked hard to enter a Grand National race as an Independent Driver/Owner. His equipment was hand-me-downs, and his crew were all volunteers.
Dale Sr. inherited all of the trait's that his father had and the one that was most important was the burning desire to win!
Dale Jr. lacks this desire that possessed his Father and Grandfather.
My friend told me that in order to win a NASCAR race, you had to be totally focused on winning. Dale Jr. is not focused on just winning. He has too many irons in the fire.
Now Dale Jr is frustrated. With the best equipment and sponsor support, Junior still struggles to win a race.
One look at the No. 48 team says it all. A driver who is dedicated to his crew chief and with a natural talent that money can't buy, Jimmie Johnson will go into the NASCAR record books as the first driver to ever win FOUR Championships in a row.
When Johnson needs an adjustment to his race car, Chad Knaus knows exactly what to do to make Johnson's car right. They think like one another.
Jeff Gordon is a proven winner and he has had a tough year winning races. He might be happy with Steve Letarte, but Gordon and Letarte don't communicate the way Johnson and Knaus do!
Until Dale Earnhardt, Jr. puts everything he has into winning and wanting to win, he won't be a contender in the competitive sport of NASCAR Sprint Cup Racing.
Who is William Corley Contributor and exactly what is his experience with COT setups ?
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8.1 Van
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10/24/09 08:39am |
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