show NA$CAR was wrong and we can’t be second guessing His Royal Highness now can we? After all, he knows what’s best for the sport.
Congratulations to Jimmie Johnson and Hendrick Motorsports on being the 2009 Chase for the Chumps winner.
Strange how when Shrubbery plowed into the wall, a caution came out but when Hornish did it there was no caution. Both incidents had to generate debris, so why no caution? That’s racer-tainment!
Lots of empty seats at Indy and while part of it is from the economy, from reading various posts around the web, it has more to do with last year’s PPP and the performance of the car which was supposed to eliminate aero problems, run Talladega and Daytona without restrictor plates, make racing more exciting, and save the teams oodles and oodles of money.
At least the tires didn’t pop every 10 laps like last year. Hopefully Badyear will go to these efforts with each and every track. I still say a tire war is needed so that we consistently have the best tires for each track for each type of race vehicle, car or truck.
Biggest complaints from some fans at the track itself? The garbage in the infield which prevents them from seeing the entire track. Shades of Daytona.
Since I had a colonoscopy on Friday, I was in no shape to watch the truck race. However, the Busch Series race on Saturday night at ORP (say it and it sounds like a foreign burp) was top notch when compared to Sunday’s single file parade.
IBPN needs to give the “shoot out style” thing a rest. It was worn out by the time TNT had used it. It was a double file restart before and it’s still a double file restart. The only difference is the order in which the cars line up. One thing Indy did show was that by the end of a lap after a restart, they cars were pretty much running single file around the track, which would’ve been the same thing with the old restart system. The faster cars went to the front, the slower cars went to the back. The only difference being that the slower ones go to the back quicker and the faster ones don’t have to battle the slower ones as much. Still, Indy was a single file parade.
I’m rather surprised they didn’t black flag Elliott Sadler before the green flag dropped. He was dropping some sort of fluids on the track and was smoking. This caused the first caution before the first lap was complete with Robby Gordon spinning out because of the fluid.
JPM brought out a good point and I think we’ve all seen it before too. Other cars speed on pit road and nothing is done but when it’s not one of the Chosen Ones, they get nailed. And I thought being the Diversity Program Poster Boy would help him out. Obviously not. I can remember seeing Crusty getting nailed for speeding on pit road several times while other cars were zipping by him, so even though Mr. Magoo and the Officiating Crew may have gone high tech, it’s still up to Magoo to make the call on who gets nailed and who doesn’t. Oh Magoo, you’ve done it again.
One thing I’ve got to give IBPN for doing was playing all of JPM’s radio transmissions when he was told he got caught speeding. Focks and Speed never would’ve done that. Focks would’ve played all of June Bug’s radio transmissions even after his car was parked in the garage after he blew his engine and went to the hauler.
When Kyle Petty heard about the penalty, he said to “run up the BS flag”. Kyle knows all about the ins and outs of NA$CAR and its’ BS as he’s been there, done that. Maybe Kyle should pen a column called the BS Report in which he lays out all the BS NA$CAR has done since he raced in it. That would make for an interesting read. Much better than the propaganda sheets from the Royal Ministry of Propaganda and what we‘re served up by the lamestream media. Maybe Kyle could team up with Jeff Myer over at Frontstretch and produce a joint column for BS News? Wouldn’t that be something?
The newest edition of the POS is out. I saw the picture of what is supposed to be a Mustang which will be run in the Busch Series and it doesn’t look like a Mustang. It’s another faux car from Faux King Brian. For somebody who supposedly knows what’s best for the sport, His Royal Highness sure is doing his best to empty the grandstands and chase away even more race fans. Not to mention it’s going to cause even more Busch teams to fold when it is fully implemented. I sure hope His Majesty enjoys having short fields next season at the plate and road course tracks in the Busch Series and then really have short fields 2011. The first generation builds it, the second generation maintains it, and the third generation destroys it.
His Majesty made an unannounced call to Dave Moody on his show and while it was the perfect opportunity for Dave to ask The Emperor of All Things NA$CAR some really tough questions, all he did was lob him a couple of marshmallows.
Also, according to the Royal Ministry of Propaganda, there are supposedly some drivers who saw Mayfield using drugs but are afraid to come forward after Mayfield’s remarks about his stepmother. I’m not a drug user or a drug expert but from what I know of the drug culture, druggies, especially ones using harder stuff like meth, heroine, crack, and coke don’t use it in front of “straight” people. So if these drivers were there with Mayfield that means they more than likely were also using drugs. So, this prompts the question, are these the mysterious drivers who came up positive that His Infernal (Im)Potentate referred to earlier that haven’t been indefinitely suspended and made to go through drug rehabilitation? Or is this another one of those alcohol induced, palm tree hunting around Volusia County in the Palm Tree Assault Vehicle kind of statements?
Indy ratings down by 5.9% from last year are a far cry better than what Focks had with their double digit losses for the majority of their season coverage. But not to worry folks, we’re getting ready for football season to start and I’m pretty sure that IBPN will be able to match Focks double digit losses once the pigskin comes into play. Hey. Your Majesty. Have you gotten the first clue yet that you’ve totally screwed up a good thing? Even with a bad economy the TV ratings should be up with more people being at home. Hello? Your Imperial Ineptitude? Is there any gray matter inside that ego-swollen, alcohol-infused melon you call a head? Apparently not.
Congrats to Morgan Shepherd on being added to
the Talladega Walk of Fame. Given the choices,
I think they picked the right guy. We’ll probably
hear some whining from the Co-owner of
Motormouth Motorsports about not being added.
I think Jack Smith, RIP, finally got a little
recognition but a little too late. They join some
distinguished company on the Walk of Fame.
The Alabama Gang, Joe Weatherly, Fred
Lorenzen, Fireball Roberts, my good friend Rex
White, and a whole bunch more. Now if they
would just induct Rex into the International
Motorsports Hall of Fame. He’s long overdue for
it considering his contributions to auto racing.
Here’s to the fine folks at the National Training Center at Ft Irwin California. It’s not an easy life out there in the middle of nowhere and the responsibilities of training our troops for desert warfare is a difficult task. So to the Desert Warriors, our thanks.
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