them considering twits being sent home to friends and family that have nothing to do with their job. Are those property of IBPN also? And you know this won’t sit well with the Beach Boy Bubbas as they want all forms of electronic communication to be used to get the Gospel According to Faux King Brian out to the masses. This could lead to a very interesting conflict between the two. The leader is sports urinalysis coverage versus the gang who can’t pee straight.
Something I keep forgetting about is Busch Series crew chief and former Ultra Motorsports guru Gene Nead. It’s good to know he’s back on the pit box and doing the job he loves after the medical problems he’s had in the past. Hang in there Gene. You’ll crew chief another champion soon.
“Double File Shoot-out Style as NA$CAR likes it called” - Alan Bestwick - Watkins Glen pre-race show
Now you know why we can’t get rid of it.
Crusty made an interesting comment on the pre-race show on Saturday. He said that the NA$CAR Foundation was a great company. Company? I thought it was a charity. Sounds like he slipped up one way or another. Is it a charity as they say it is in their ads or is it a business hiding behind the name of a charity? Could some legal eagle take a look into that please?
Going back to Pick-Your-Nose for a moment. The difference between Robby’s incident and Roto-Reutimann’s was Robby announced his displeasure on the radio. At least that’s what I can tell so far. But then think back to Left-Turn and Jr. at Daytona. 5 lap penalty for Left-Turn and he didn’t even announce what he was going to do and nothing for Jr. who also didn’t announce any intentions. Same type of incident, different drivers, different enforcement of the rules. Who says Mr. Magoo and the officiating crew doesn’t play favorites? The lamestream media. More Kool Aid boys? We got some blue available this week.
For those who don’t like road racing, skip on down. For those who do enjoy road racing, this one was pretty good. Not as great as some of the Riverside races from the old days but definitely a far cry better that what’s been served up on the cookie cutter and restrictor plate tracks. The durability of both car and driver really get tested on a road course as we saw. Jamie Mac had transmission problems, Jr. had his brakes fail, and Boris Said (Who Said? Boris Said!) had some problems towards the end which ruined an otherwise decent run.
Of course, the design of the Kit Car played a part in some of the problems. With the old car, the front valence might get bent up going through the Bus Stop but with the splitter and radiator opening designs on the Kit Car, it turns the front end into either a lawn mower or bulldozer and really causes major problems with cars overheating. Of course, the car designer should be blamed on it and the poor performance but as we all know, that’ll never happen. After all, His Royal Highness knows what’s best for the sport. If you believe that, I’ve got a spaghetti farm in upstate NY I’ll sell you.
Of course, like every race this season, Ms Terry DeBris made an appearance. On Lap 18, Ms DeBris appeared dressed as a Canadian Moose since the Glen is closer to the Canadian border than most of the tracks on the circuit. But the leader in sports urinalysis coverage didn’t bother showing her. But that’s nothing new. Although there was a good shot of Busch the Elder tossing a water bottle out of his car. I kept wondering how many laps before it became a caution and if he’d be penalized for tossing trash on the track.
Obviously, the second guessing from the Booth Bozos was rather interesting. They kept on and on about Marcos Ambrose and his pit stops and second guessing the decisions of the crew chief and driver. Well, obviously a 2nd place finish proves their pit decisions were pretty darn good.
After Mr. Happy got caught up in the Stremme spin at the Bus Stop on Lap 23 and made it back to the garage, he was asked by IBPN if he’d be returning to the track after the car was repaired. His reply was pretty simple and showed his frustration with everything that’s going on. “I hope not”. BTW Mr. Happy, hand over your heart during the National Anthem and not around your wife.
Not a bad day for Cousin Carl considering where he started from. And the Biff didn’t do too shabby either. Mad Max did a pretty decent job too (8th place) considering how often he’s driving a Cup car. Sorenson’s day wasn’t all the hot. First he got put in the kitty litter when Jr.’s brakes failed and hit him and then he made another trip in there by himself apparently. But you’ve got to give it to him for driving on the grass to return to the track instead of sitting and waiting for a tow truck to haul him out of there.
Based on what Humpy said about teams having to cut expenses by 30-40%, and at the rate that sponsors are leaving the sport, some of the mega-teams may be able to do that simply by cutting one of their teams. Roush has to shut down at least one team because of the team cap set by Faux King Brian which would drop them down to 4 teams. But if Roush keeps losing sponsors, he may have to cut back to 3 teams. So which other team would have to shut down? Cousin Carl isn’t going anywhere and UPS plans to stick with the 6 car. So that leaves Biffle and Kenseth. It would be a tough choice on shutting down one of those two teams. RCR may have to shut down one of theirs with the way they’re losing sponsors. So which team goes? The 07, 29, or 33? Mr. Happy is planning to leave anyways but the 29 is the 3 in disguise, so I don’t see that one shutting down. So that leaves the 07 and the 33. Tough choices on which one to shut down.
Smoke got wins for all 3 of his sponsors, so is that a record of some sort? I don’t know. But it does make things a little more interesting as we get closer to the Chase for the Chumps. Can Old Man Time pull off another win next weekend to keep him in the hunt and the lead for when the play-offs start? We’ll find out over the next couple of weeks.
In the “Buyer Beware” category, there are a lot of scams going on as we all know. Two of the biggest ones right now are the car warranty scam and a credit card rate reduction scam. They use what’s called robo-callers to dial your number. Both are trying to get your credit card info so they can sock it to you and your credit card. If you’re on the National “Do Not Call” Registry, go to the web site of the FTC and FCC and file complaints there against these companies. Also, file a complaint with your state Attorney General and that of the state where the call originated from if possible. These scammers use a variety of phone numbers to call you and half the time the phone numbers aren’t real. If you get a call from 305-000-XXXX, that’s a “spoofed” phone number. In other words, it’s a disguised phone number. Another spoofed number is 888-888-8888. Spoofing a phone number is illegal when it comes to legitimate businesses so you know what these scammers are doing is also illegal.
With the economy being what it is, there are also some bottom feeder debt collection companies calling up folks. Some are outright scams. Others call for people who may have had the same phone number at an earlier time. Trying to get these people to quit calling is a difficult task. I’ve been doing some research on this and it’s happening at an alarming rate all across the country. The best thing to do is if they refuse to take your number off of their calling list is to file a complaint with the FTC, FCC, and send them a letter by registered mail with a “cease and desist” order. If they fail to comply with your letter, file another complaint with the FTC. Under various consumer laws, if they fail to comply with your request, they can be fined $1,000 for each violation. They are also prohibited from calling before 8:00 am or after 9:00 pm at night. There are also consumer law groups who will assist you in stopping these scammers and bogus collection companies. So if you have problems with them, contact one of the consumer law groups and get things rolling against these idiots.
Here’s another one of those stories that the
lamestream media seems to have missed. The
US Embassy in Islamabad Pakistan has been
coordinating efforts to get 125,000 meals, water
trucks, air conditioners, and tents delivered to
areas where there are between 200,000-250,000
refugees caused by the Taliban fighting. The Air
Force is using C-17’s to deliver these supplies to
Pakistan and the regions where these refugees
have been relocated to. You won’t see ABC,
CBS, or MSNBC reporting this sort of
humanitarian effort because it doesn’t fit their
efforts on showing that the military does things
other than that of being Soldiers, Sailors,
Airmen, or Marines. Being compassionate just
might blow their “news” slant out of the water. So to all the folks involved with this humanitarian effort, two thumbs up for proving that we Americans are a compassionate people.
Motherhood, Apple Pie, and John Wayne
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