It really shouldn?t come as any surprise, that once again - as typical... Emperor Bernardo, aka Bernard Ecclestone is once again doing his legendary Double-speak, akin to what I believe we harkened during the George W Bush era as Flip flopping...
As now Mr. E has gone from saying its just a couple of School lads playing with fireworks in Bahrain to saying we cannot force the F1 Teams to go to Bahrain, albeit they?re contractually obligated - but nevertheless, we cannot physically force them to attend - while claiming the race?s going ahead has nothing to do with finances... Nice Bernie!
Bahrain shines uncomfortable light on F1?s moral credentials
As I scribbled on Easter Sunday, why won?t Formula 1 simply pull the plug upon this atrocity of using the sport as a false flag for Democracy? As I?m in NO way claiming that the USA is any sort of Role model - as we?ve managed to make a Mesopotamia out of Iraq and Afghanistan. (For starters) Yet the situation in Bahrain is diabolical at best and the bloodshed surely seems likely to increase each day leading up to the Grand Prix and beyond!
Bahrain: Protest group issues warning
As I?ve only become aware of Abdulhadi al-Khawaja, who?s reportedly close to death due to his self-enforced hunger strike of over 60-days now, which surely will lead as a catalyst for more violence, especially since his life sentence for opposing the Kingdom?s rulers came upon a forced confession; Hmm? Why does that sound like a page out of our Military?s Iraq playbook?
F1 Teams want FIA to Postpone Bahrain GP
Therefore, does this sound like the right type of situation for Formula 1 to be placing itself in? As I mentioned before, if ex-FIA Boss Jean-Marie Balestre could cancel the South African GP after Renault and Ligier boycotted the 1985 event - and vow NOT to return again until the country rid itself of Apartheid, then surely Bahrain?s Grand Prix deserves to be permanently canceled until it solves its continuing oppression towards its Citizens; albeit the irony of such an announcement during the Chinese Grand Prix weekend is sublime...
As I sincerely look forward to Uncle Bernaughty?s chess ire grin whilst being interviewed upon the Bahrain International Circuits Pre-grid... Hmm? What?s that? You say Messer Ecclestone had to attend to other business arrangements? Oh Never Mind!
Monday, April 30, 2012
Indy race as the world?s first high-risk events killed had refused to fight F1 talent
Indy car racing is a competition venue, with the World Championships. The racing originated in the United States, formerly the American Automobile Association-sponsored tournament. 1978 by 18 IndyCar team co-founded the “Indy Championship Racing Team Ltd”, established a series of organized racing event management, has developed unique rules of the game. 1979 organized the first [...]
Sunday, April 29, 2012
NASCAR notebook: Edwards thinks Homestead is a new beginning
Carl Edwards, fastest in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, was second-fastest in qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (photo: Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Gordon snaps winless streak
�After nearly two years, Jeff Gordon made his way back to victory lane by winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceay on Sunday. The win was the first for Gordon in 67 races and his 83rd career win, overall, tying him for fifth on the Sprint Cup all-time win list with Cale [...]
Friday, April 27, 2012
MOTOGP: Pedrosa Heads Wet Friday At Jerez
Dani Pedrosa laid down the fastest lap at his home circuit on Friday while Valentino Rossi showed some real life on the Ducati in the wet.
Restrictor plate bigger this time around
The Nationwide Series may have a new car this weekend in Daytona, but the Sprint Cup Series has something new of its own — a new restrictor plate. The plate that’ll be used for Saturday night’s Coke Zero 400 will have 1 1/32-inch openings, the largest opening ever. Full Story
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Hamlin wins Phoenix Sprint Cup race
Denny Hamlin took the lead on a restart and had to sweat out his fuel mileage over the final few laps to win at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday. More
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Vettel is expected to break the single-season record of praise pole qualifying is the king of the Seine
Vettel could remain in the season to break a record for nearly 20 years, if successful, he will become a season in F1 history to obtain the largest number of pole driver. Red Bull driver Sebastian Vettel won the season eight races, most of them come in pole position. The ongoing 2011 season, 13 races, [...]
This week's Stockcartoon from Mike Smith
Stockcartoons are created by Mike Smith, editorial cartoonist for the Las Vegas Sun, and syndicated through King Features Syndicate. Mike generously shares them with us here.
Mike is also the primary contributor to the Las Vegas Sun's NASCAR blog,"Bloggity, Bloggity, Bloggity."
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
My First Brickyard 400
Earlier in the summer I attended the Indianapolis 500.� On Sunday, July 31st, 2011 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) hosted the 18th Annual Brickyard 400, which was the first Brickyard 400 I had ever attended. I didn?t know what to expect. I had never been to a NASCAR Race before. I wondered how the NASCAR [...]
NASCAR notebook: Edwards thinks Homestead is a new beginning
Carl Edwards, fastest in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, was second-fastest in qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (photo: Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
Monday, April 23, 2012
Eleven Days in thy Wilderness...
Whale, NOT exactly, as you?re humble No Fenders scribe has just endured his first self-imposed hiatus from ?Ye Weavasphere, nee ze Blogosphere - as I?d taken ?Lucy in for her first annual checkup... As the ALL knowing (CPU) Central Collection Point; Err Ministry of Knowledge, who keep a tight grip upon the inner workings of Lucy?s cranium - which appeared to be going on the fritz? Prompted me to take her in for a diagnosis...?
Hmm? Lookin at ?Dat catchy title above ?N thinking I?d better ad some sorta wildlife picture for GurrRanimals ?LUV-er CARPETS, eh?
Obviously I wasn?t expecting Lucy?s 72hour exam to Supersize itself into an 11-Dazes sojourn; CRIKEYS! As why has this happened two years in-a-row just prior to the season opening Grand Prix? Well Uh Duh! Them Smarmy BASTARDOS at le gOOgleMunster AIN?T gonna Rollout any funky-arse blockpoint changes during Krystmas - Y?all know the most important Shopping Holiday period of the year; but I digress...
As I had an entertaining experience last March whilst Down Under - having asked Blogmeister Miguel to post a few stories for Mwah, which he dutifully did, yet his microSOFT ?dub-U 7 changed my blogs format internally upon my return, which I can only surmise is some sorta weird disconnect between ?dub-U 7 and my lower microSOFT XP Operating system. As this change has now been referred internally as the Born On Date of No Fenders V3...
Thus as you?re all aware of? Recently I had to upgrade ?Lucy to 2012-specs - being forced to purchase ZoomText 10.0 which so far to date, is far LESS superior then ZT9.0; which was purchased prior to launching this Award Winning ?BLOB. Yeah, I can already hear Yuhs sayin? Somme-thun ?bout OLD Dawgs and new tricks; URGH!
Thus, the trip to the Witch (?Confuzer?) Doctor was quite thee experience, having told me Lucy?s initial exam would only require 3-4 days max. So of course I fretted all day Saturday, which was Day-4 - without having heard a darn blinkin thingy... And the Confuzer Boffin George had warned me that the phone number was changing soon - but he didn?t know the new number, which of course you guessed IT! Happened over the weekend, as I was stuck listening to the old number go directly to voicemail all day Monday, with its mailbox full; SHEISA!
AnyHoo, LONG story cut short - Lucy came home 11-dazes later having checked out with a completely clean bill ?O health, as the Boffin said: I cannot charge you for having done nothing to your machine besides having updated a myriad of programs, most notably to my sound card & flash player; Aye Karumba!
As thus, with Mary Ellen?s invaluable assistance, as she re-connected ?Lucy to thee Grid, nee Al Gore?s World Wide Web thingy... NOT one, two but three strange thingys occurred. As first all I did was try repositioning the monitor & keyboard?s positions which had become askew and viola! The screen went completely DARK; WTF? Racing outside before she departed, I beckoned Mary Ellen to return to see what in tarnations I?d done now? As I?d never known for nearly six-years my monitor had an On/Off switch - which I cannot see, but had magically managed to find IT! Thus with everything restored back to normal? I bid Mary Ellen A-deu.
Then for reasons forever unknown, my OLD school Outlook Express email inbox decided to majikally delete everything from my Inbox WITHOUT ANY warning upon having some sorta meltdown whilst compacting the disk space; CRIKEYS!
And this is on top of the fact that basically ALL of my text/grammar issues with Lucy (NO SMARTY PANTS! This AIN?T in regards to my masterful Tomaso TexMex English...) still remain, like you know; when you take your vehicle to the mechanic ?cause its making a funny noise that won?t go away - only the mechanic cannot find a single trace of IT!
Thus the long winded ramble to why perhaps the No Fenders BLOB hasn?t been so ?Verbose? lately, thanxs Konrad, as I?ve just learned a new word; Whale actually two - as that Cheeky Willie Buxom (Will Buxton) threw down upon us during Australia that ?JENSE had been imperious during his Melbourne victory...
And thus, I won?t bore Y?all with the details of what occurred the past 11-dazes just that I managed to miss two episodes apiece of Autosport Radio and Trackside, along with one episode of Speed Freaks. As it was HILLARIOUS that Lucy?s doctor?s appointment was the very same afternoon that reportedly Don Kay was gonna have thee ?CandyMann, aka Randy Bernard on his ?lil radio show and potentially ask Mr. Bernard why IndyCar won?t return to Portland?
Not to mention I managed to turn into duh Freaks last night and had to pull the plug after The ?sarge rambled on ?bout Monster Trucks being the BADDEST FREAKIN? SHOW on the planet; URGH! You?ve gotta be freakin? kidding right Kenny? As this rant followed after another sublime interview with RG, aka Robby ?DirtMann? Gourdoun (Gordon) who?d just won the weekend?s Peppermint 400 Dessert Offroad race aboard his Humdinger Trophy truck. As DirtMann laid out the ?Scoopage? that he?s goin? Monster Truck racin ?cause it?ll pay the bills better than his RASSCAR ride currently does! Which I only stuck around thru Kenny S?s tirade in order to hear Stattmann?s Skatt which rightly pointed out how Formula 1 ISN?T boring whilst pointing out the significance of Sergio Perez?s impressive drive at Sepang, but that?s a story still to be poonded out upon ze keyboard?s, as there?s only so much your humble Keyboard Warrior can tipe in a day, as hopefully Justin Bell?s interview is now available on the interwoods as Meesh harkens it, who hopefully had a ?Mega weekend in St. Pete...
As for my ?STEAMED Screen-reader ?Lucy, why is the Stones song She?s SO COLD - My hands just froze playin? on my mental soundtrack right now, eh? As I?d like to pull a Master ?zebb and rename her, BUTT; Oh Never Mind! Think I?d better go for a ?Walkabout before our ALWAYS present precipitation arrives...
Hmm? Lookin at ?Dat catchy title above ?N thinking I?d better ad some sorta wildlife picture for GurrRanimals ?LUV-er CARPETS, eh?
Obviously I wasn?t expecting Lucy?s 72hour exam to Supersize itself into an 11-Dazes sojourn; CRIKEYS! As why has this happened two years in-a-row just prior to the season opening Grand Prix? Well Uh Duh! Them Smarmy BASTARDOS at le gOOgleMunster AIN?T gonna Rollout any funky-arse blockpoint changes during Krystmas - Y?all know the most important Shopping Holiday period of the year; but I digress...
As I had an entertaining experience last March whilst Down Under - having asked Blogmeister Miguel to post a few stories for Mwah, which he dutifully did, yet his microSOFT ?dub-U 7 changed my blogs format internally upon my return, which I can only surmise is some sorta weird disconnect between ?dub-U 7 and my lower microSOFT XP Operating system. As this change has now been referred internally as the Born On Date of No Fenders V3...
Thus as you?re all aware of? Recently I had to upgrade ?Lucy to 2012-specs - being forced to purchase ZoomText 10.0 which so far to date, is far LESS superior then ZT9.0; which was purchased prior to launching this Award Winning ?BLOB. Yeah, I can already hear Yuhs sayin? Somme-thun ?bout OLD Dawgs and new tricks; URGH!
Thus, the trip to the Witch (?Confuzer?) Doctor was quite thee experience, having told me Lucy?s initial exam would only require 3-4 days max. So of course I fretted all day Saturday, which was Day-4 - without having heard a darn blinkin thingy... And the Confuzer Boffin George had warned me that the phone number was changing soon - but he didn?t know the new number, which of course you guessed IT! Happened over the weekend, as I was stuck listening to the old number go directly to voicemail all day Monday, with its mailbox full; SHEISA!
AnyHoo, LONG story cut short - Lucy came home 11-dazes later having checked out with a completely clean bill ?O health, as the Boffin said: I cannot charge you for having done nothing to your machine besides having updated a myriad of programs, most notably to my sound card & flash player; Aye Karumba!
As thus, with Mary Ellen?s invaluable assistance, as she re-connected ?Lucy to thee Grid, nee Al Gore?s World Wide Web thingy... NOT one, two but three strange thingys occurred. As first all I did was try repositioning the monitor & keyboard?s positions which had become askew and viola! The screen went completely DARK; WTF? Racing outside before she departed, I beckoned Mary Ellen to return to see what in tarnations I?d done now? As I?d never known for nearly six-years my monitor had an On/Off switch - which I cannot see, but had magically managed to find IT! Thus with everything restored back to normal? I bid Mary Ellen A-deu.
Then for reasons forever unknown, my OLD school Outlook Express email inbox decided to majikally delete everything from my Inbox WITHOUT ANY warning upon having some sorta meltdown whilst compacting the disk space; CRIKEYS!
And this is on top of the fact that basically ALL of my text/grammar issues with Lucy (NO SMARTY PANTS! This AIN?T in regards to my masterful Tomaso TexMex English...) still remain, like you know; when you take your vehicle to the mechanic ?cause its making a funny noise that won?t go away - only the mechanic cannot find a single trace of IT!
Thus the long winded ramble to why perhaps the No Fenders BLOB hasn?t been so ?Verbose? lately, thanxs Konrad, as I?ve just learned a new word; Whale actually two - as that Cheeky Willie Buxom (Will Buxton) threw down upon us during Australia that ?JENSE had been imperious during his Melbourne victory...
And thus, I won?t bore Y?all with the details of what occurred the past 11-dazes just that I managed to miss two episodes apiece of Autosport Radio and Trackside, along with one episode of Speed Freaks. As it was HILLARIOUS that Lucy?s doctor?s appointment was the very same afternoon that reportedly Don Kay was gonna have thee ?CandyMann, aka Randy Bernard on his ?lil radio show and potentially ask Mr. Bernard why IndyCar won?t return to Portland?
Not to mention I managed to turn into duh Freaks last night and had to pull the plug after The ?sarge rambled on ?bout Monster Trucks being the BADDEST FREAKIN? SHOW on the planet; URGH! You?ve gotta be freakin? kidding right Kenny? As this rant followed after another sublime interview with RG, aka Robby ?DirtMann? Gourdoun (Gordon) who?d just won the weekend?s Peppermint 400 Dessert Offroad race aboard his Humdinger Trophy truck. As DirtMann laid out the ?Scoopage? that he?s goin? Monster Truck racin ?cause it?ll pay the bills better than his RASSCAR ride currently does! Which I only stuck around thru Kenny S?s tirade in order to hear Stattmann?s Skatt which rightly pointed out how Formula 1 ISN?T boring whilst pointing out the significance of Sergio Perez?s impressive drive at Sepang, but that?s a story still to be poonded out upon ze keyboard?s, as there?s only so much your humble Keyboard Warrior can tipe in a day, as hopefully Justin Bell?s interview is now available on the interwoods as Meesh harkens it, who hopefully had a ?Mega weekend in St. Pete...
As for my ?STEAMED Screen-reader ?Lucy, why is the Stones song She?s SO COLD - My hands just froze playin? on my mental soundtrack right now, eh? As I?d like to pull a Master ?zebb and rename her, BUTT; Oh Never Mind! Think I?d better go for a ?Walkabout before our ALWAYS present precipitation arrives...
Sunday, April 22, 2012
More from thee Tomaso Blotter - Have You hugged a Blogger recently?
Yeah, I know you?re already saying, get on with it lad, we?re here for the scintillating racing news and not all of that Fluffy stuff you so cherish Mate. Nevertheless, I just had another interesting moment whilst ?Oot ?N Aboot! (After posting that riveting Eleven Days in Thy Wilderness story on Monday...)
As I entered the local Sandwich pub, all I heard from behind the glass partition was: Call the Police??? WTF? So I ignored it, took off my Moose hat & gloves, unzipped my raincoat and stepped up to the counter, where a second woman immediately asked me: Do you know how to get to the High School? Oh that?s simple I said, standing there with my trusty white cane in hand, I thought I clearly explained the directions, which were take a left, go up the street approximately 11-blocks and it?ll be on the right; you cannot miss IT! To which she asked the Deli worker for a telephone book instead.
Hmm? How can a blind person be able to give such concise directions? I mean he can?t even see, right?
As the elderly lady stood there talking in an overly low toned voice that I wasn?t able to hear - and I?m supposed to have Super Powers; Shuhzamm! While the first female worker who?d been pining to phone the ?Coppers instead now asked me if I wanted a cookie? Apparently because of my excessive delay? Before I finally said me? As this was almost as bad as the Flight Attendant who thought I could SEE ?N read her lips when asking me if I wanted my 6-peanuts - before finally getting my attention on my way home from Phoenix by saying Excuse me Mr. Ducati! (As its funny how matter of fact everyone having vision is becoming these days...) Thus, after I declined my (FREE?) cookie; Uhmm-uhm-uhm, sprinkles! She finally asked me what I wanted and we politely side-stepped the senior citizen...
Now I?m not suggesting that this was the lady?s position upon my direction giving, nor am I intending to make fun of my elders, as lord knows I?ve spun some real doozies and always chuckle over how I can explain something perfect and the receiving party will interpret it 180-degrees backwards; kinda like when somebody tries telling me which way to turn when they?re facing me and hence I?ll need to do the opposite; but I digress...
Thus, I?ve decided to use this story to loosely tie-in with a fine ?Kuhnadiun lass named Meesh?s latest story, which I found a ?Wee bit disturbing! Otay, so Meesh might enjoy dropping ?Juan or MORE ?F-Bombs? in a story, which is just her preferred writing style, but, I enjoy her points-of-view for several reasons and thus was disappointed to hear her contemplating whether or not to attend another IndyCar race? (Of which I sincerely hope she?ll do...)
So for GAWD?s sake Man, get to the point you may be saying; Chirp-Chirp! Herroe? Is this thingy on??? Testing 1-2-3...
As I have realize a multitude ?O things recently during my self-imposed Internetz Sabbatical; like Mother Speedway probably really doesn?t give a flying rip what I think - since the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has survived for 102-years now on her own...
And it?s a Dawg eat Dawg world out there, as I even recall getting mildly annoyed over IMS?s newest COO (Chief Operating Officer) Marc Koretzky dividing the IndyCar Fanbase into three distinct sections. The most coveted 18-34 male demographic, the ?Y-Factor;? (or perhaps better - the Y chromosome!) Hmm? Cannot recall this segment, perhaps thee little people? Hey, I?m getting old-ER; Otay? And lastly, all of us ?Ol Timer Diehard loyalists... Which I?ve spent many an afternoon discussing what happens to Indy Cars when we dry up ?N blow away with thy Indiana Bureau Chief D. B. (Cooper?)
Thus, I?d like to think I?m not thought of as a basement dwelling CART Crybaby who comes up for daylight every sixth day, like that overly sardonic Chap named Tony over at Popoff Valve has so richly described in many a rant.
Whilst I?ll NOT name all of my Bloggaratzi Peeps, albeit we?ve lost one of the Great ?Juans, not once but twice. As where are you Mr. Innucci?
As I liken to think of my eclectic Open Wheel Blogger Pals as constituents of my ?lil Mayberryish haunt known as NoFendersville, which is a poorly disguised takeoff of Ye Mayor ?O Hinchtown?s fine establishment...
And I know this probably won?t come out sounding right, or even possibly be correct - as I was gonna say that I only know of two Femme Fatale Bloggareesta?s which ironically both hail from Up North Eh! In some tiny metropolis known as Toronto; YIKES! As in Meesh of So Here?s What I?m Thinking, or SHWIT according to the Dean ?O IndyCarz bloggers; Hya! And ?Stef from More Front Wing, of whom I both thoroughly enjoy their work. Although I was somewhat exposed to a new gal named Jill of IndyCarMom.com on the most recent blogger Night on Trackside.
Trackside shares the ?LUV with Word Butcherers...
Whilst a fourth female scribe named Suzan all too infrequently pens us her thoughts over at Thee Oldest IndyCar blogger George?s Oil Pressure site.
Thus, I?m not sure of what the exact problema Meesh was experiencing prior to this past weekend?s St Pete outing, and I?m not gonna try delving into it, as Y?all can simply read her latest post here if so desired. Yet unfortunately it sounded a little bit like another female not being appreciated in the trenches? Of which I?m certainly not implying anything here; BUTT! I did find it amazing that women were NOT allowed into the Speedway?s Pits & Garages until 1971; CRIKEYS! Which I unearthed while reading a book the old fashioned way recently...
So hopefully Meesh will remain an active member of the Blogosphere - amongst her other racing activities; ?cause like I said earlier, what happens when IndyCar loses the remaining Diehards... You know those left over Hard Core Aficionados from the 15-20 million LOST Souls (Fans) Randy Bernard sez that ?lil trench war called The Split caused to go away!
So, in the immortal words of My Name is IRL: Have You Hugged A Blogger lately?
National Hug A Blogger Day
As I entered the local Sandwich pub, all I heard from behind the glass partition was: Call the Police??? WTF? So I ignored it, took off my Moose hat & gloves, unzipped my raincoat and stepped up to the counter, where a second woman immediately asked me: Do you know how to get to the High School? Oh that?s simple I said, standing there with my trusty white cane in hand, I thought I clearly explained the directions, which were take a left, go up the street approximately 11-blocks and it?ll be on the right; you cannot miss IT! To which she asked the Deli worker for a telephone book instead.
Hmm? How can a blind person be able to give such concise directions? I mean he can?t even see, right?
As the elderly lady stood there talking in an overly low toned voice that I wasn?t able to hear - and I?m supposed to have Super Powers; Shuhzamm! While the first female worker who?d been pining to phone the ?Coppers instead now asked me if I wanted a cookie? Apparently because of my excessive delay? Before I finally said me? As this was almost as bad as the Flight Attendant who thought I could SEE ?N read her lips when asking me if I wanted my 6-peanuts - before finally getting my attention on my way home from Phoenix by saying Excuse me Mr. Ducati! (As its funny how matter of fact everyone having vision is becoming these days...) Thus, after I declined my (FREE?) cookie; Uhmm-uhm-uhm, sprinkles! She finally asked me what I wanted and we politely side-stepped the senior citizen...
Now I?m not suggesting that this was the lady?s position upon my direction giving, nor am I intending to make fun of my elders, as lord knows I?ve spun some real doozies and always chuckle over how I can explain something perfect and the receiving party will interpret it 180-degrees backwards; kinda like when somebody tries telling me which way to turn when they?re facing me and hence I?ll need to do the opposite; but I digress...
Thus, I?ve decided to use this story to loosely tie-in with a fine ?Kuhnadiun lass named Meesh?s latest story, which I found a ?Wee bit disturbing! Otay, so Meesh might enjoy dropping ?Juan or MORE ?F-Bombs? in a story, which is just her preferred writing style, but, I enjoy her points-of-view for several reasons and thus was disappointed to hear her contemplating whether or not to attend another IndyCar race? (Of which I sincerely hope she?ll do...)
So for GAWD?s sake Man, get to the point you may be saying; Chirp-Chirp! Herroe? Is this thingy on??? Testing 1-2-3...
As I have realize a multitude ?O things recently during my self-imposed Internetz Sabbatical; like Mother Speedway probably really doesn?t give a flying rip what I think - since the Indianapolis Motor Speedway has survived for 102-years now on her own...
And it?s a Dawg eat Dawg world out there, as I even recall getting mildly annoyed over IMS?s newest COO (Chief Operating Officer) Marc Koretzky dividing the IndyCar Fanbase into three distinct sections. The most coveted 18-34 male demographic, the ?Y-Factor;? (or perhaps better - the Y chromosome!) Hmm? Cannot recall this segment, perhaps thee little people? Hey, I?m getting old-ER; Otay? And lastly, all of us ?Ol Timer Diehard loyalists... Which I?ve spent many an afternoon discussing what happens to Indy Cars when we dry up ?N blow away with thy Indiana Bureau Chief D. B. (Cooper?)
Thus, I?d like to think I?m not thought of as a basement dwelling CART Crybaby who comes up for daylight every sixth day, like that overly sardonic Chap named Tony over at Popoff Valve has so richly described in many a rant.
Whilst I?ll NOT name all of my Bloggaratzi Peeps, albeit we?ve lost one of the Great ?Juans, not once but twice. As where are you Mr. Innucci?
As I liken to think of my eclectic Open Wheel Blogger Pals as constituents of my ?lil Mayberryish haunt known as NoFendersville, which is a poorly disguised takeoff of Ye Mayor ?O Hinchtown?s fine establishment...
And I know this probably won?t come out sounding right, or even possibly be correct - as I was gonna say that I only know of two Femme Fatale Bloggareesta?s which ironically both hail from Up North Eh! In some tiny metropolis known as Toronto; YIKES! As in Meesh of So Here?s What I?m Thinking, or SHWIT according to the Dean ?O IndyCarz bloggers; Hya! And ?Stef from More Front Wing, of whom I both thoroughly enjoy their work. Although I was somewhat exposed to a new gal named Jill of IndyCarMom.com on the most recent blogger Night on Trackside.
Trackside shares the ?LUV with Word Butcherers...
Whilst a fourth female scribe named Suzan all too infrequently pens us her thoughts over at Thee Oldest IndyCar blogger George?s Oil Pressure site.
Thus, I?m not sure of what the exact problema Meesh was experiencing prior to this past weekend?s St Pete outing, and I?m not gonna try delving into it, as Y?all can simply read her latest post here if so desired. Yet unfortunately it sounded a little bit like another female not being appreciated in the trenches? Of which I?m certainly not implying anything here; BUTT! I did find it amazing that women were NOT allowed into the Speedway?s Pits & Garages until 1971; CRIKEYS! Which I unearthed while reading a book the old fashioned way recently...
So hopefully Meesh will remain an active member of the Blogosphere - amongst her other racing activities; ?cause like I said earlier, what happens when IndyCar loses the remaining Diehards... You know those left over Hard Core Aficionados from the 15-20 million LOST Souls (Fans) Randy Bernard sez that ?lil trench war called The Split caused to go away!
So, in the immortal words of My Name is IRL: Have You Hugged A Blogger lately?
National Hug A Blogger Day
NASCAR?s big, but not that big, here
Will Denny Hamlin join the Miami posse of Lebron James? The opposite is unlikely.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – It’s all about the South down here. No drawls. No plantations (well, there is a city near here called Plantation). But there’s South Beach, and the geography is unmistakable. Homestead-Miami Speedway may not be Southern but it’s as south as the United States of America gets.
NASCAR takes its traveling show to most parts of the country, but it doesn’t get much glitzier than this. Juan Pablo Montoya held his annual South Beach gala – or soiree or extravaganza, or whatever – on Thursday night.
In other big news, Denny Hamlin met LeBron James.
“It was just at our hotel, basically,” said the Sprint Cup point leader. “One of the guys that I know, that works at the hotel, asked if I cared to meet him, and I said, ‘Of course. Sure.’ I just briefly talked to him for just a second. It really wasn’t anything too big. Obviously, he’s one of the most interesting guys of the past year, so it was good to experience that.”
Asked if the NBA star knew anything about NASCAR, Hamlin said not too much.
“He’s heard of it. I don’t know,” said Hamlin. “I really didn’t ask him too much about to be honest with you. I got to thinking, though, I was sitting there and looking around and the scene around him, and what-not, and I was thinking, why in the world would he leave Cleveland for this?”
It may have been a bit like the time Red Grange visited the White House. Grange was introduced to Pres. Calvin Coolidge, who was told, “This is Red Grange of the Chicago Bears,” and the president replied, “I’ve always enjoyed animal acts.”
NASCAR is known here. Every Chase has ended here, not to mention the seasons of 2002-03 before there was a Chase. NASCAR holds its grand finale in a city made famous at various times by Jackie Gleason, Tony Montana and Dan Marino. It’s going to take at least a Montoya championship to make NASCAR a household name.
Or maybe Hamlin can win the championship and thus earn a place in LeBron’s posse.
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – It’s all about the South down here. No drawls. No plantations (well, there is a city near here called Plantation). But there’s South Beach, and the geography is unmistakable. Homestead-Miami Speedway may not be Southern but it’s as south as the United States of America gets.
NASCAR takes its traveling show to most parts of the country, but it doesn’t get much glitzier than this. Juan Pablo Montoya held his annual South Beach gala – or soiree or extravaganza, or whatever – on Thursday night.
In other big news, Denny Hamlin met LeBron James.
“It was just at our hotel, basically,” said the Sprint Cup point leader. “One of the guys that I know, that works at the hotel, asked if I cared to meet him, and I said, ‘Of course. Sure.’ I just briefly talked to him for just a second. It really wasn’t anything too big. Obviously, he’s one of the most interesting guys of the past year, so it was good to experience that.”
Asked if the NBA star knew anything about NASCAR, Hamlin said not too much.
“He’s heard of it. I don’t know,” said Hamlin. “I really didn’t ask him too much about to be honest with you. I got to thinking, though, I was sitting there and looking around and the scene around him, and what-not, and I was thinking, why in the world would he leave Cleveland for this?”
It may have been a bit like the time Red Grange visited the White House. Grange was introduced to Pres. Calvin Coolidge, who was told, “This is Red Grange of the Chicago Bears,” and the president replied, “I’ve always enjoyed animal acts.”
NASCAR is known here. Every Chase has ended here, not to mention the seasons of 2002-03 before there was a Chase. NASCAR holds its grand finale in a city made famous at various times by Jackie Gleason, Tony Montana and Dan Marino. It’s going to take at least a Montoya championship to make NASCAR a household name.
Or maybe Hamlin can win the championship and thus earn a place in LeBron’s posse.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Eleven Days in thy Wilderness...
Whale, NOT exactly, as you?re humble No Fenders scribe has just endured his first self-imposed hiatus from ?Ye Weavasphere, nee ze Blogosphere - as I?d taken ?Lucy in for her first annual checkup... As the ALL knowing (CPU) Central Collection Point; Err Ministry of Knowledge, who keep a tight grip upon the inner workings of Lucy?s cranium - which appeared to be going on the fritz? Prompted me to take her in for a diagnosis...?
Hmm? Lookin at ?Dat catchy title above ?N thinking I?d better ad some sorta wildlife picture for GurrRanimals ?LUV-er CARPETS, eh?
Obviously I wasn?t expecting Lucy?s 72hour exam to Supersize itself into an 11-Dazes sojourn; CRIKEYS! As why has this happened two years in-a-row just prior to the season opening Grand Prix? Well Uh Duh! Them Smarmy BASTARDOS at le gOOgleMunster AIN?T gonna Rollout any funky-arse blockpoint changes during Krystmas - Y?all know the most important Shopping Holiday period of the year; but I digress...
As I had an entertaining experience last March whilst Down Under - having asked Blogmeister Miguel to post a few stories for Mwah, which he dutifully did, yet his microSOFT ?dub-U 7 changed my blogs format internally upon my return, which I can only surmise is some sorta weird disconnect between ?dub-U 7 and my lower microSOFT XP Operating system. As this change has now been referred internally as the Born On Date of No Fenders V3...
Thus as you?re all aware of? Recently I had to upgrade ?Lucy to 2012-specs - being forced to purchase ZoomText 10.0 which so far to date, is far LESS superior then ZT9.0; which was purchased prior to launching this Award Winning ?BLOB. Yeah, I can already hear Yuhs sayin? Somme-thun ?bout OLD Dawgs and new tricks; URGH!
Thus, the trip to the Witch (?Confuzer?) Doctor was quite thee experience, having told me Lucy?s initial exam would only require 3-4 days max. So of course I fretted all day Saturday, which was Day-4 - without having heard a darn blinkin thingy... And the Confuzer Boffin George had warned me that the phone number was changing soon - but he didn?t know the new number, which of course you guessed IT! Happened over the weekend, as I was stuck listening to the old number go directly to voicemail all day Monday, with its mailbox full; SHEISA!
AnyHoo, LONG story cut short - Lucy came home 11-dazes later having checked out with a completely clean bill ?O health, as the Boffin said: I cannot charge you for having done nothing to your machine besides having updated a myriad of programs, most notably to my sound card & flash player; Aye Karumba!
As thus, with Mary Ellen?s invaluable assistance, as she re-connected ?Lucy to thee Grid, nee Al Gore?s World Wide Web thingy... NOT one, two but three strange thingys occurred. As first all I did was try repositioning the monitor & keyboard?s positions which had become askew and viola! The screen went completely DARK; WTF? Racing outside before she departed, I beckoned Mary Ellen to return to see what in tarnations I?d done now? As I?d never known for nearly six-years my monitor had an On/Off switch - which I cannot see, but had magically managed to find IT! Thus with everything restored back to normal? I bid Mary Ellen A-deu.
Then for reasons forever unknown, my OLD school Outlook Express email inbox decided to majikally delete everything from my Inbox WITHOUT ANY warning upon having some sorta meltdown whilst compacting the disk space; CRIKEYS!
And this is on top of the fact that basically ALL of my text/grammar issues with Lucy (NO SMARTY PANTS! This AIN?T in regards to my masterful Tomaso TexMex English...) still remain, like you know; when you take your vehicle to the mechanic ?cause its making a funny noise that won?t go away - only the mechanic cannot find a single trace of IT!
Thus the long winded ramble to why perhaps the No Fenders BLOB hasn?t been so ?Verbose? lately, thanxs Konrad, as I?ve just learned a new word; Whale actually two - as that Cheeky Willie Buxom (Will Buxton) threw down upon us during Australia that ?JENSE had been imperious during his Melbourne victory...
And thus, I won?t bore Y?all with the details of what occurred the past 11-dazes just that I managed to miss two episodes apiece of Autosport Radio and Trackside, along with one episode of Speed Freaks. As it was HILLARIOUS that Lucy?s doctor?s appointment was the very same afternoon that reportedly Don Kay was gonna have thee ?CandyMann, aka Randy Bernard on his ?lil radio show and potentially ask Mr. Bernard why IndyCar won?t return to Portland?
Not to mention I managed to turn into duh Freaks last night and had to pull the plug after The ?sarge rambled on ?bout Monster Trucks being the BADDEST FREAKIN? SHOW on the planet; URGH! You?ve gotta be freakin? kidding right Kenny? As this rant followed after another sublime interview with RG, aka Robby ?DirtMann? Gourdoun (Gordon) who?d just won the weekend?s Peppermint 400 Dessert Offroad race aboard his Humdinger Trophy truck. As DirtMann laid out the ?Scoopage? that he?s goin? Monster Truck racin ?cause it?ll pay the bills better than his RASSCAR ride currently does! Which I only stuck around thru Kenny S?s tirade in order to hear Stattmann?s Skatt which rightly pointed out how Formula 1 ISN?T boring whilst pointing out the significance of Sergio Perez?s impressive drive at Sepang, but that?s a story still to be poonded out upon ze keyboard?s, as there?s only so much your humble Keyboard Warrior can tipe in a day, as hopefully Justin Bell?s interview is now available on the interwoods as Meesh harkens it, who hopefully had a ?Mega weekend in St. Pete...
As for my ?STEAMED Screen-reader ?Lucy, why is the Stones song She?s SO COLD - My hands just froze playin? on my mental soundtrack right now, eh? As I?d like to pull a Master ?zebb and rename her, BUTT; Oh Never Mind! Think I?d better go for a ?Walkabout before our ALWAYS present precipitation arrives...
Hmm? Lookin at ?Dat catchy title above ?N thinking I?d better ad some sorta wildlife picture for GurrRanimals ?LUV-er CARPETS, eh?
Obviously I wasn?t expecting Lucy?s 72hour exam to Supersize itself into an 11-Dazes sojourn; CRIKEYS! As why has this happened two years in-a-row just prior to the season opening Grand Prix? Well Uh Duh! Them Smarmy BASTARDOS at le gOOgleMunster AIN?T gonna Rollout any funky-arse blockpoint changes during Krystmas - Y?all know the most important Shopping Holiday period of the year; but I digress...
As I had an entertaining experience last March whilst Down Under - having asked Blogmeister Miguel to post a few stories for Mwah, which he dutifully did, yet his microSOFT ?dub-U 7 changed my blogs format internally upon my return, which I can only surmise is some sorta weird disconnect between ?dub-U 7 and my lower microSOFT XP Operating system. As this change has now been referred internally as the Born On Date of No Fenders V3...
Thus as you?re all aware of? Recently I had to upgrade ?Lucy to 2012-specs - being forced to purchase ZoomText 10.0 which so far to date, is far LESS superior then ZT9.0; which was purchased prior to launching this Award Winning ?BLOB. Yeah, I can already hear Yuhs sayin? Somme-thun ?bout OLD Dawgs and new tricks; URGH!
Thus, the trip to the Witch (?Confuzer?) Doctor was quite thee experience, having told me Lucy?s initial exam would only require 3-4 days max. So of course I fretted all day Saturday, which was Day-4 - without having heard a darn blinkin thingy... And the Confuzer Boffin George had warned me that the phone number was changing soon - but he didn?t know the new number, which of course you guessed IT! Happened over the weekend, as I was stuck listening to the old number go directly to voicemail all day Monday, with its mailbox full; SHEISA!
AnyHoo, LONG story cut short - Lucy came home 11-dazes later having checked out with a completely clean bill ?O health, as the Boffin said: I cannot charge you for having done nothing to your machine besides having updated a myriad of programs, most notably to my sound card & flash player; Aye Karumba!
As thus, with Mary Ellen?s invaluable assistance, as she re-connected ?Lucy to thee Grid, nee Al Gore?s World Wide Web thingy... NOT one, two but three strange thingys occurred. As first all I did was try repositioning the monitor & keyboard?s positions which had become askew and viola! The screen went completely DARK; WTF? Racing outside before she departed, I beckoned Mary Ellen to return to see what in tarnations I?d done now? As I?d never known for nearly six-years my monitor had an On/Off switch - which I cannot see, but had magically managed to find IT! Thus with everything restored back to normal? I bid Mary Ellen A-deu.
Then for reasons forever unknown, my OLD school Outlook Express email inbox decided to majikally delete everything from my Inbox WITHOUT ANY warning upon having some sorta meltdown whilst compacting the disk space; CRIKEYS!
And this is on top of the fact that basically ALL of my text/grammar issues with Lucy (NO SMARTY PANTS! This AIN?T in regards to my masterful Tomaso TexMex English...) still remain, like you know; when you take your vehicle to the mechanic ?cause its making a funny noise that won?t go away - only the mechanic cannot find a single trace of IT!
Thus the long winded ramble to why perhaps the No Fenders BLOB hasn?t been so ?Verbose? lately, thanxs Konrad, as I?ve just learned a new word; Whale actually two - as that Cheeky Willie Buxom (Will Buxton) threw down upon us during Australia that ?JENSE had been imperious during his Melbourne victory...
And thus, I won?t bore Y?all with the details of what occurred the past 11-dazes just that I managed to miss two episodes apiece of Autosport Radio and Trackside, along with one episode of Speed Freaks. As it was HILLARIOUS that Lucy?s doctor?s appointment was the very same afternoon that reportedly Don Kay was gonna have thee ?CandyMann, aka Randy Bernard on his ?lil radio show and potentially ask Mr. Bernard why IndyCar won?t return to Portland?
Not to mention I managed to turn into duh Freaks last night and had to pull the plug after The ?sarge rambled on ?bout Monster Trucks being the BADDEST FREAKIN? SHOW on the planet; URGH! You?ve gotta be freakin? kidding right Kenny? As this rant followed after another sublime interview with RG, aka Robby ?DirtMann? Gourdoun (Gordon) who?d just won the weekend?s Peppermint 400 Dessert Offroad race aboard his Humdinger Trophy truck. As DirtMann laid out the ?Scoopage? that he?s goin? Monster Truck racin ?cause it?ll pay the bills better than his RASSCAR ride currently does! Which I only stuck around thru Kenny S?s tirade in order to hear Stattmann?s Skatt which rightly pointed out how Formula 1 ISN?T boring whilst pointing out the significance of Sergio Perez?s impressive drive at Sepang, but that?s a story still to be poonded out upon ze keyboard?s, as there?s only so much your humble Keyboard Warrior can tipe in a day, as hopefully Justin Bell?s interview is now available on the interwoods as Meesh harkens it, who hopefully had a ?Mega weekend in St. Pete...
As for my ?STEAMED Screen-reader ?Lucy, why is the Stones song She?s SO COLD - My hands just froze playin? on my mental soundtrack right now, eh? As I?d like to pull a Master ?zebb and rename her, BUTT; Oh Never Mind! Think I?d better go for a ?Walkabout before our ALWAYS present precipitation arrives...
Ted Christopher Readies For Usual Aggressive Schedule Of Racing In 2012
Age is doing nothing to slow down to Ted Christopher when it comes to setting his schedule of competition in racing.
The 53-year old Christopher will set forth once again with an aggressive schedule that will see him run full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour while also possibly chasing another NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national short track title.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Christopher said his Ed Whelan owned Whelen Modified Tour team is ready to return to full-time competition in the series this year.
The team split briefly last year mid-season but came back together to finish 2011 strong. Christopher finished ninth in the Modified Tour standings last year, despite missing two events.
The 53-year old Christopher will set forth once again with an aggressive schedule that will see him run full-time on the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour while also possibly chasing another NASCAR Whelen All-American Series national short track title.
Despite rumors to the contrary, Christopher said his Ed Whelan owned Whelen Modified Tour team is ready to return to full-time competition in the series this year.
The team split briefly last year mid-season but came back together to finish 2011 strong. Christopher finished ninth in the Modified Tour standings last year, despite missing two events.
Friday, April 20, 2012
Hand to enjoy the crazy fashion fun to drive car
Nowadays, many of my friends will use mobile phones in their free time to play games, it has become fashionable. However, various games, racing games is undoubtedly one of the most popular. With the rapid development of science and technology, and now the phone has a large gravity sensing and touch screen. This allows those [...]
Formula 1 rewind?
In a story to be told at a later date... I missed the past weekend?s Chinese GP - which I?d intended to watch the SPEED replay Tuesday morning at 9AM Pacific, ?cause I made the goofy decision to record the Long Beach Grand Prix instead, since I wouldn?t be able to make it back home before the Monday afternoon replay began.
Does anybody know if SPEED or Comcast archive the Grand Prix?s for watching at a later date? As I?d ?LUV to see ?Brittany? win his debutant Grand Prix race after six years of trying...
Please leave me a comment if you know the answer to this?
Does anybody know if SPEED or Comcast archive the Grand Prix?s for watching at a later date? As I?d ?LUV to see ?Brittany? win his debutant Grand Prix race after six years of trying...
Please leave me a comment if you know the answer to this?
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Mystic Missile Mystery? Bob Garbarino Unsure Of Racing Plans This Year On NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Bob Garbarino has won three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships as a team owner over the last five years.
With a little less than three months to go before the start of the 2012 Whelen Modified Tour season, Garbarino isn't sure if he'll be gunning for his third title in six years this year with his Mystic Missile racing team.
"I'm kind of in neutral right now," Garbarino said. "I don't have any real plan put together yet. I'm hoping to have a plan put together, but I don't right now."
With a little less than three months to go before the start of the 2012 Whelen Modified Tour season, Garbarino isn't sure if he'll be gunning for his third title in six years this year with his Mystic Missile racing team.
"I'm kind of in neutral right now," Garbarino said. "I don't have any real plan put together yet. I'm hoping to have a plan put together, but I don't right now."
Bobby Santos III Waiting On Decision From Car Owner Concerning His Future With The Whelen Modified Tour
As it stands today, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion will not be in a ride in the division in 2012.
Bobby Santos III, who won the championship in his first full season in the division in 2010 driving for Mystic car owner Bob Garbarino, said Tuesday evening that as of now he doesn't have a ride in the series this year. Santos also raced for Garbarino in 2011.
"I talked to Bob probably a week ago now and it sounds like he's kind of up in the air on what he wants to do," Santos said. "I don't think he's made any decisions yet.
Bobby Santos III, who won the championship in his first full season in the division in 2010 driving for Mystic car owner Bob Garbarino, said Tuesday evening that as of now he doesn't have a ride in the series this year. Santos also raced for Garbarino in 2011.
"I talked to Bob probably a week ago now and it sounds like he's kind of up in the air on what he wants to do," Santos said. "I don't think he's made any decisions yet.
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Sather beaming with confidence heading into Truck Series debut
Sather beaming with confidence heading into Truck Series debut
Tony Stewart Claims First Victory at Las Vegas
The on-track action at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Sunday is what keeps auto racing enthusiasts coming back for more. Tony Stewart put on a superb demonstration of driving skill and determination, leading to his decisive victory in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series: Kobalt Tools 400.
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Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Ask Donald ? Nov. 7
Indianapolis Motor Speedway Historian Donald Davidson has been the expert on the history of the Racing Capital of the World since he arrived in Central Indiana in the mid-1960s. Now 2010 Auto Racing Hall of Fame inductee Davidson is answering your questions periodically in this blog!
Q: Is there any truth that the late Ayrton Senna [...]
Q: Is there any truth that the late Ayrton Senna [...]
Gordon snaps winless streak
�After nearly two years, Jeff Gordon made his way back to victory lane by winning the Subway Fresh Fit 500 at Phoenix International Raceay on Sunday. The win was the first for Gordon in 67 races and his 83rd career win, overall, tying him for fifth on the Sprint Cup all-time win list with Cale [...]
NASCAR grows presence on iTunes
For awhile now, NASCAR has been offering recaps of Sprint Cup races on iTunes. Now, NASCAR fans can also download, via iTunes, what it is calling “NASCAR Classics, Volume I.” The volume honors the careers of three of the inaugural NASCAR Hall of Fame inductees — Dale Earnhardt, Junior Johnson, and Richard Petty. Full Story
What if they tried stability?
Jimmie Johnson – Underdog? What might that do for the popularity of NASCAR?
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Just what does Brian France want to change?
The NASCAR monarch – after all, stock car racing has a clearly defined royal family and order of succession: Bill I, Bill II, Brian I – thinks if times are bad, the only possible solution is change.
The Internet hasn’t changed as much in the last decade as NASCAR.
Why not wait on the fans for once, instead of asking them to adapt?
The Chase, which made finishing 12th as important as first (for 26 races), is in its best shape since 2004, when it debuted. Somehow, by the strangest quirk of fate, one race remains and Jimmie Johnson actually doesn’t have it sewn up.
Johnson, unbeatable and unloved, thinks winning it this year might actually decrease the number of fans who dislike him. He’s going into the final race without the lead. Could the specter of Johnson the … underdog … be raised?
“It would probably be received better than the ones in the past, with the runaway show we’ve had in a couple of them,” he said.
It’s worth a shot, yes?
Lead changes and exciting finishes are up. The flip side, of course, is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is down.
NASCAR changed its grading system and put everyone on a curve – or maybe all the courses are strictly pass-or-fail – for 26 races. It made all the cars so close to identical that Johnson himself might not be able to tell a Ford from a Chevy without those handy headlight decals. It revved up the action with rules that make the old “racing back to the caution flag” seem safe. The number of laps aren’t even reliable anymore.
Some fans are ticked off. Some are just tired.
Maybe change has been transacted at so dizzying a pace that people just can’t keep up. And contradictions flourish.
With cars that look just alike, inexplicably, one manufacturer, Chevy, dominates as never before.
Exciting races are perceived widely as just the opposite. “Boring” is just a strange word to be used in relation to what has taken place on the tracks this year, but fans say it every day.
Every change is sold as cost-cutting, but none of the teams ever actually save any money because, before they get a chance to do so, more changes emerge from that godforsaken Research and Development Center.
Even change gets old when it never stops.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Just what does Brian France want to change?
The NASCAR monarch – after all, stock car racing has a clearly defined royal family and order of succession: Bill I, Bill II, Brian I – thinks if times are bad, the only possible solution is change.
The Internet hasn’t changed as much in the last decade as NASCAR.
Why not wait on the fans for once, instead of asking them to adapt?
The Chase, which made finishing 12th as important as first (for 26 races), is in its best shape since 2004, when it debuted. Somehow, by the strangest quirk of fate, one race remains and Jimmie Johnson actually doesn’t have it sewn up.
Johnson, unbeatable and unloved, thinks winning it this year might actually decrease the number of fans who dislike him. He’s going into the final race without the lead. Could the specter of Johnson the … underdog … be raised?
“It would probably be received better than the ones in the past, with the runaway show we’ve had in a couple of them,” he said.
It’s worth a shot, yes?
Lead changes and exciting finishes are up. The flip side, of course, is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is down.
NASCAR changed its grading system and put everyone on a curve – or maybe all the courses are strictly pass-or-fail – for 26 races. It made all the cars so close to identical that Johnson himself might not be able to tell a Ford from a Chevy without those handy headlight decals. It revved up the action with rules that make the old “racing back to the caution flag” seem safe. The number of laps aren’t even reliable anymore.
Some fans are ticked off. Some are just tired.
Maybe change has been transacted at so dizzying a pace that people just can’t keep up. And contradictions flourish.
With cars that look just alike, inexplicably, one manufacturer, Chevy, dominates as never before.
Exciting races are perceived widely as just the opposite. “Boring” is just a strange word to be used in relation to what has taken place on the tracks this year, but fans say it every day.
Every change is sold as cost-cutting, but none of the teams ever actually save any money because, before they get a chance to do so, more changes emerge from that godforsaken Research and Development Center.
Even change gets old when it never stops.
Monday, April 16, 2012
On second thought ?
Team owner Rick Hendrick and drivers with swapped crew chiefs: Mark Martin (who now has Lance McGrew), Dale Earnhardt (Steve Letarte), and Jeff Gordon (Alan Gustafson).
First, a preface. On Monday night, I was on Mojo Nixon’s Sirius NASCAR Channel show, “Manifold Destiny.” I noted that many Dale Earnhardt Jr. fans had been suggesting, no, demanding, that Earnhardt be given crew chief Chad Knaus, who assisted Jimmie Johnson in winning the last five Sprint Cup championships.
I said that, based on my knowledge of both men, Junior and Knaus wouldn’t get along for 15 minutes. I then said that I thought Steve Letarte, Jeff Gordon’s crew chief, would be a better match for Junior.
The next day Hendrick Motorsports announced that it was swapping the teams of the three drivers other than Johnson. Letarte moved to Earnhardt’s team. Lance McGrew moved to Mark Martin’s team, and Alan Gustafson moved to Gordon’s.
It looked as if I had had inside information. I hadn’t. It was just an observation that happened to occur the very next day. It made sense to me. I guess it made sense to Rick Hendrick, too. Skill is rewarding, but luck is more fun.
On Wednesday, I co-hosted another Sirius NASCAR (Ch. 128) show, “Trading Paint,” with Danny “Chocolate” Myers, who worked with Dale Earnhardt for years and is still affiliated with Richard Childress Racing.
On the day before, while driving, I had listened to some of the NASCAR Channel, just to see what everyone was talking about. Everyone was talking about the Hendrick moves and still were when Choc and I answered their calls and talked about them for most of four hours.
On Tuesday, while I was listening, almost everyone had been angry, particularly the fans of Earnhardt and Gordon.
On Wednesday, while I was talking to them and trying to answer their questions, most all of them had reconsidered.
The transition didn’t particularly surprise me. It’s not unusual for people to overreact on first impression, then think it through and come around. The near unanimity of the change is what surprised me.
The day before, it was the same show, Choc paired with his regular sidekick, Rick Benjamin. I was just substituting.
That made me the variable, I guess, but I don’t really think that had anything to do with it.
Sunday, April 15, 2012
Victory takes a gallop on the beach
The winner of the Sprint Cup at the conclusion of Sunday's Ford 400 in Homestead may or may not have the best car. What really counts -- in that race, and for the very survival of Racin' -- is what comes from the other side of the tracks of the mind: A dark woman's lucky smile. It's a Stone Agel truth which science getting to from the futurel side of the brain. Or so 'tis said at Ovalscreams today.
F1: South American squabble?
Prior to the start of this year?s Grand Prix season, I had an entertaining conversation with Indiana Bureau Chief Daniel Banes Cooper who inquired is Bruno Senna simply living off of his Surname? And what are his credentials to merit his inclusion into Formula 1. And thus, it seems somewhat fitting that I?m finally posting the story on Friday the 13th; Hya!
World ChampionsFernando Alonso; Jenson Button; Lewis Hamilton; Kimi Raikkonen; Michael Schumacher; Sebastian Vettel.
Race WinnersHeikki Kovalainen; Felipe Massa; Mark Webber.
And while much fuss has been made over the fact that we?ll have six World Champions on the grid for the first time in history; one-quarter of the grid, we?ll also have six Paying drivers - which equally represents one-fourth of the competitors...
Pay DriversPastor Maldonado, $29.5m; Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna $12m apiece; Sergio Perez 7.5-10m(?) and Narain Karthikeyan and rookie Charles Pic at $5m apiece. (All figures in British Pounds currency)
Thus my immediate reply was that Bruno has won races in the Ferrari Challenge and GP2 - along with finishing runner-up to 2008 GP2 Champion Giorgio Pantano, who has not been seen since trying to kick start his Open Wheel Racing career in Indy Cars in 2011 with a few paid outings... As Pantano was trying to make the switch a la ?Rubino this year - so I?m not sure how much of an endorsement that is for Senna?
Yet don?t get me wrong, I?ve liked Bruno since his GP2 days and it?s not like he exactly had decent machinery to contest his rookie campaign in Formula 1 when struggling behind the wheel of the Hispania. Nor was last seasons replacement drive at Lotus-Renault GP spectacular. Yet once again they had the only fire breathin? front exhaust blown chassis on the grid - which the team has gleefully discarded this year and thus, I?d haveda say the verdict?s still out upon the young Brazilian.
Yet I find it ironic that it was Bruno bumpin ?N bangin wheels with countryman Felipe Massa in the recalcitrant Ferrari F2012 Down Under in Melbourne, as we all know that Felipe isn?t that bad of a driver to be fumbling ?round at the tail end of the grid... As I?m sick ?N tired of hearing all of the scuttlebutt over how Massa?s days at la Scuderia are numbered, potentially seeing Mexico?s Sergio Perez as his replacement. As I winced even harder at the suggestions in an AP story about Perez being compared to El Magnifico, nee Ayrton Senna - which the sophomore Sauber F1 driver wisely played down...
Yet Danny?s question strikes me as funny, since why didn?t he question Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado?s involvement - who?s seat at Team Willy comes courteous of his countries national Oil company PDVSA - who reportedly have written the biggest cheque amongst the known ?Paying? drivers - as I?d assume there are others on the grid who?ve needed to bring some sort of personal finances along?
And the even funnier part is that while Maldonado?s credentials are better - being the reigning GP2 Champion, along with potentially outperforming Senna. Nevertheless, its Bruno who?s scored more Grand Prix points for Williams to date capped with his excellent sixth place finish in the wet-dry Sepang affair...
And I?m a huge fan of both Sergio and Felipe, having liked the latter since his Sauber days prior to becoming DER TERMINATOR?s (M. Schumacher) teammate at Ferrari. Yet, does one race simply make a driver? As it?ll be entertaining to see how the young Mexicali does in Shanghai, eh? Albeit Perez seems to be more masterful with conserving his Pirelli rubber then Massa does.
And I know Formula One is a cruel world with NO time for coddling drivers, teams, etc, yet I feel that Scuderia Ferrari is partly to blame for Massa?s demise - having effectively kicked him in the groin at Hockenheim in 2010 by ordering him to PULL OVER for Ferdi-the-Putz; you know that infamous radio call:
?Fernando is FASTER then You; can you please confirm??
To which I see that ?Willie Buxom? (Will Buxton) got into quite a lather over some Bloggerheads chortling on ?bout the ?coded? radio call for Sergio to be careful when running behind eventual Malaysia winner Alonso?s Ferrari... To which I simply ignored, as I took the DELAYED radio call to simply remind him to NOT throw the position away or make any stupid overtaking attempts upon Fernando... Zip, nada, bingo! END of story; as in you can pass him - just simply don?t crash both cars out?
Sergio Perez: The great Sauber conspiracy theory
Thus is Bruno worthy of a Grand Prix drive? ABSOLUTELY! As in NO disrespect; BUTT! If the ?Speediest Indian? (Karthikeyan) and Monsieur Pic are worthy of rides, then by all means is Bruno, as after all there?s a reason they call it the Pinnacle of Motorsport; not to mention being the aspirations of thousands of drivers over the past six-decades...
And while many have purchased their ways into the sport, I still suggest that even a paying driver needs to have the requisite skills to pilot said Landsharks or they?ll be nothing more then footnotes in Grand Prix history, and can even prove detrimental to their teams long-term viability. As how many F1 Constructors have crashed ?N burned do to the inability of these paying chauffeurs to score points whilst crashing exorbitant amounts of machinery?
As why does the KV Racing Technology team and its Venezuelan driver EJ ?What, Me Worry?? Viso come to mind. You know the IndyCar team that wrecked some 35+ chassis last year...
World ChampionsFernando Alonso; Jenson Button; Lewis Hamilton; Kimi Raikkonen; Michael Schumacher; Sebastian Vettel.
Race WinnersHeikki Kovalainen; Felipe Massa; Mark Webber.
And while much fuss has been made over the fact that we?ll have six World Champions on the grid for the first time in history; one-quarter of the grid, we?ll also have six Paying drivers - which equally represents one-fourth of the competitors...
Pay DriversPastor Maldonado, $29.5m; Vitaly Petrov and Bruno Senna $12m apiece; Sergio Perez 7.5-10m(?) and Narain Karthikeyan and rookie Charles Pic at $5m apiece. (All figures in British Pounds currency)
Thus my immediate reply was that Bruno has won races in the Ferrari Challenge and GP2 - along with finishing runner-up to 2008 GP2 Champion Giorgio Pantano, who has not been seen since trying to kick start his Open Wheel Racing career in Indy Cars in 2011 with a few paid outings... As Pantano was trying to make the switch a la ?Rubino this year - so I?m not sure how much of an endorsement that is for Senna?
Yet don?t get me wrong, I?ve liked Bruno since his GP2 days and it?s not like he exactly had decent machinery to contest his rookie campaign in Formula 1 when struggling behind the wheel of the Hispania. Nor was last seasons replacement drive at Lotus-Renault GP spectacular. Yet once again they had the only fire breathin? front exhaust blown chassis on the grid - which the team has gleefully discarded this year and thus, I?d haveda say the verdict?s still out upon the young Brazilian.
Yet I find it ironic that it was Bruno bumpin ?N bangin wheels with countryman Felipe Massa in the recalcitrant Ferrari F2012 Down Under in Melbourne, as we all know that Felipe isn?t that bad of a driver to be fumbling ?round at the tail end of the grid... As I?m sick ?N tired of hearing all of the scuttlebutt over how Massa?s days at la Scuderia are numbered, potentially seeing Mexico?s Sergio Perez as his replacement. As I winced even harder at the suggestions in an AP story about Perez being compared to El Magnifico, nee Ayrton Senna - which the sophomore Sauber F1 driver wisely played down...
Yet Danny?s question strikes me as funny, since why didn?t he question Venezuelan Pastor Maldonado?s involvement - who?s seat at Team Willy comes courteous of his countries national Oil company PDVSA - who reportedly have written the biggest cheque amongst the known ?Paying? drivers - as I?d assume there are others on the grid who?ve needed to bring some sort of personal finances along?
And the even funnier part is that while Maldonado?s credentials are better - being the reigning GP2 Champion, along with potentially outperforming Senna. Nevertheless, its Bruno who?s scored more Grand Prix points for Williams to date capped with his excellent sixth place finish in the wet-dry Sepang affair...
And I?m a huge fan of both Sergio and Felipe, having liked the latter since his Sauber days prior to becoming DER TERMINATOR?s (M. Schumacher) teammate at Ferrari. Yet, does one race simply make a driver? As it?ll be entertaining to see how the young Mexicali does in Shanghai, eh? Albeit Perez seems to be more masterful with conserving his Pirelli rubber then Massa does.
And I know Formula One is a cruel world with NO time for coddling drivers, teams, etc, yet I feel that Scuderia Ferrari is partly to blame for Massa?s demise - having effectively kicked him in the groin at Hockenheim in 2010 by ordering him to PULL OVER for Ferdi-the-Putz; you know that infamous radio call:
?Fernando is FASTER then You; can you please confirm??
To which I see that ?Willie Buxom? (Will Buxton) got into quite a lather over some Bloggerheads chortling on ?bout the ?coded? radio call for Sergio to be careful when running behind eventual Malaysia winner Alonso?s Ferrari... To which I simply ignored, as I took the DELAYED radio call to simply remind him to NOT throw the position away or make any stupid overtaking attempts upon Fernando... Zip, nada, bingo! END of story; as in you can pass him - just simply don?t crash both cars out?
Sergio Perez: The great Sauber conspiracy theory
Thus is Bruno worthy of a Grand Prix drive? ABSOLUTELY! As in NO disrespect; BUTT! If the ?Speediest Indian? (Karthikeyan) and Monsieur Pic are worthy of rides, then by all means is Bruno, as after all there?s a reason they call it the Pinnacle of Motorsport; not to mention being the aspirations of thousands of drivers over the past six-decades...
And while many have purchased their ways into the sport, I still suggest that even a paying driver needs to have the requisite skills to pilot said Landsharks or they?ll be nothing more then footnotes in Grand Prix history, and can even prove detrimental to their teams long-term viability. As how many F1 Constructors have crashed ?N burned do to the inability of these paying chauffeurs to score points whilst crashing exorbitant amounts of machinery?
As why does the KV Racing Technology team and its Venezuelan driver EJ ?What, Me Worry?? Viso come to mind. You know the IndyCar team that wrecked some 35+ chassis last year...
Paar Scratches from Team Willy
So this morning, whilst trying to see if the Mainstream Media had done its usual ?Shock ?N Awe? job of reporting and then moving on before telling us the story ending... I dialed-up my local Seattle Times Fishwrap (newspaper) to see if there was any further news upon the outcome of MLS Houston Dynamo?s Colin Clark disparaging Gay slur towards a Seattle Sounders FC Ball boy who didn?t retrieve the out of bounds ball quickly enough; Crikeys Mate - I hope Major League Soccer throws the book at you!
And although there appeared to be no follow-up upon the matter, hence instead first thingy this morning I discovered the surprising news that Team Willy, aka Williams F1 CEO Adam Paar had resigned for Family reasons, yeah that?s the ticket - although unlike many Formula 1 Chief Designers, I?m not expecting Adam to show up on the F1 Greens anytime soon after what is affectionately known as Gardening leave...
Adam Paar resigns from Williams
And although there appeared to be no follow-up upon the matter, hence instead first thingy this morning I discovered the surprising news that Team Willy, aka Williams F1 CEO Adam Paar had resigned for Family reasons, yeah that?s the ticket - although unlike many Formula 1 Chief Designers, I?m not expecting Adam to show up on the F1 Greens anytime soon after what is affectionately known as Gardening leave...
Adam Paar resigns from Williams
Saturday, April 14, 2012
2012 INDYCAR Tests at IMS
This week was an exciting one for IMS! Dan Wheldon was here with the 2012 INDYCAR for a few days of testing. It?s always an honor to have Dan at the speedway, but it was an even bigger honor to have him here in the 2012 INDYCAR. The IMS oval has had the rare opportunity [...]
Friday, April 13, 2012
Hamlin wins Phoenix Sprint Cup race
Denny Hamlin took the lead on a restart and had to sweat out his fuel mileage over the final few laps to win at Phoenix International Raceway on Sunday. More
Bobby Santos III Waiting On Decision From Car Owner Concerning His Future With The Whelen Modified Tour
As it stands today, the 2010 NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour champion will not be in a ride in the division in 2012.
Bobby Santos III, who won the championship in his first full season in the division in 2010 driving for Mystic car owner Bob Garbarino, said Tuesday evening that as of now he doesn't have a ride in the series this year. Santos also raced for Garbarino in 2011.
"I talked to Bob probably a week ago now and it sounds like he's kind of up in the air on what he wants to do," Santos said. "I don't think he's made any decisions yet.
Bobby Santos III, who won the championship in his first full season in the division in 2010 driving for Mystic car owner Bob Garbarino, said Tuesday evening that as of now he doesn't have a ride in the series this year. Santos also raced for Garbarino in 2011.
"I talked to Bob probably a week ago now and it sounds like he's kind of up in the air on what he wants to do," Santos said. "I don't think he's made any decisions yet.
Small Chinese: confident win all remaining games under McLaren on track
Hamilton, the British genius Xinxinbaopeng in an interview today. He believes that even now their in the drivers’ standings 88 points behind the German driver Vettel, but as long as they win the rest of the season all eight Grand Prix, and then won the championship is not an impossible task. NEW YORK, August 15 [...]
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Ogier said the King of Kings Challenge, only F1 driver Schumacher into the first 4
NEW YORK, Dec. 5 report: The annual King of Kings Challenge race in Dusseldorf, Germany came to an end, in the personal group areas, WRC driver Ogier beatChrisTeng Sen kings. King of Kings this year’s Challenge race held in Germany in Saturday’s team event, the pair Schumacher and Vettel once again the defending champion, came [...]
What if they tried stability?
Jimmie Johnson – Underdog? What might that do for the popularity of NASCAR?
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Just what does Brian France want to change?
The NASCAR monarch – after all, stock car racing has a clearly defined royal family and order of succession: Bill I, Bill II, Brian I – thinks if times are bad, the only possible solution is change.
The Internet hasn’t changed as much in the last decade as NASCAR.
Why not wait on the fans for once, instead of asking them to adapt?
The Chase, which made finishing 12th as important as first (for 26 races), is in its best shape since 2004, when it debuted. Somehow, by the strangest quirk of fate, one race remains and Jimmie Johnson actually doesn’t have it sewn up.
Johnson, unbeatable and unloved, thinks winning it this year might actually decrease the number of fans who dislike him. He’s going into the final race without the lead. Could the specter of Johnson the … underdog … be raised?
“It would probably be received better than the ones in the past, with the runaway show we’ve had in a couple of them,” he said.
It’s worth a shot, yes?
Lead changes and exciting finishes are up. The flip side, of course, is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is down.
NASCAR changed its grading system and put everyone on a curve – or maybe all the courses are strictly pass-or-fail – for 26 races. It made all the cars so close to identical that Johnson himself might not be able to tell a Ford from a Chevy without those handy headlight decals. It revved up the action with rules that make the old “racing back to the caution flag” seem safe. The number of laps aren’t even reliable anymore.
Some fans are ticked off. Some are just tired.
Maybe change has been transacted at so dizzying a pace that people just can’t keep up. And contradictions flourish.
With cars that look just alike, inexplicably, one manufacturer, Chevy, dominates as never before.
Exciting races are perceived widely as just the opposite. “Boring” is just a strange word to be used in relation to what has taken place on the tracks this year, but fans say it every day.
Every change is sold as cost-cutting, but none of the teams ever actually save any money because, before they get a chance to do so, more changes emerge from that godforsaken Research and Development Center.
Even change gets old when it never stops.
AVONDALE, Ariz. – Just what does Brian France want to change?
The NASCAR monarch – after all, stock car racing has a clearly defined royal family and order of succession: Bill I, Bill II, Brian I – thinks if times are bad, the only possible solution is change.
The Internet hasn’t changed as much in the last decade as NASCAR.
Why not wait on the fans for once, instead of asking them to adapt?
The Chase, which made finishing 12th as important as first (for 26 races), is in its best shape since 2004, when it debuted. Somehow, by the strangest quirk of fate, one race remains and Jimmie Johnson actually doesn’t have it sewn up.
Johnson, unbeatable and unloved, thinks winning it this year might actually decrease the number of fans who dislike him. He’s going into the final race without the lead. Could the specter of Johnson the … underdog … be raised?
“It would probably be received better than the ones in the past, with the runaway show we’ve had in a couple of them,” he said.
It’s worth a shot, yes?
Lead changes and exciting finishes are up. The flip side, of course, is that Dale Earnhardt Jr. is down.
NASCAR changed its grading system and put everyone on a curve – or maybe all the courses are strictly pass-or-fail – for 26 races. It made all the cars so close to identical that Johnson himself might not be able to tell a Ford from a Chevy without those handy headlight decals. It revved up the action with rules that make the old “racing back to the caution flag” seem safe. The number of laps aren’t even reliable anymore.
Some fans are ticked off. Some are just tired.
Maybe change has been transacted at so dizzying a pace that people just can’t keep up. And contradictions flourish.
With cars that look just alike, inexplicably, one manufacturer, Chevy, dominates as never before.
Exciting races are perceived widely as just the opposite. “Boring” is just a strange word to be used in relation to what has taken place on the tracks this year, but fans say it every day.
Every change is sold as cost-cutting, but none of the teams ever actually save any money because, before they get a chance to do so, more changes emerge from that godforsaken Research and Development Center.
Even change gets old when it never stops.
Formula One Malaysian Grand Prix 2012
The second race on the F1 calendar, Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix covers a distance of 310.408 km around Sepang International Circuit. The current lap record is held by JP Montoya who set the record at 1:34.223 in 2004. Will it be broken this year?
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Bruton Smith on prize money in NASCAR, says Bristol probably not a sellout
Bruton Smith weighed in on how NASCAR is parsing out price money in a story from NASCAR.com:
"I would like to take half of the money from the points fund and give it to the winners of the races. I'd like to see a $300,000 to $400,000 difference between ...
"I would like to take half of the money from the points fund and give it to the winners of the races. I'd like to see a $300,000 to $400,000 difference between ...
Mystic Missile Mystery? Bob Garbarino Unsure Of Racing Plans This Year On NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour
Bob Garbarino has won three NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour championships as a team owner over the last five years.
With a little less than three months to go before the start of the 2012 Whelen Modified Tour season, Garbarino isn't sure if he'll be gunning for his third title in six years this year with his Mystic Missile racing team.
"I'm kind of in neutral right now," Garbarino said. "I don't have any real plan put together yet. I'm hoping to have a plan put together, but I don't right now."
With a little less than three months to go before the start of the 2012 Whelen Modified Tour season, Garbarino isn't sure if he'll be gunning for his third title in six years this year with his Mystic Missile racing team.
"I'm kind of in neutral right now," Garbarino said. "I don't have any real plan put together yet. I'm hoping to have a plan put together, but I don't right now."
Tucker Brothers in trouble with The Law
Stumbled upon this in a newspaper I usually don?t read these days - due to its demise to a shell of its former self with its Internetz only version now... Thus I was surprised to read the headline: FTC investigation targets racecar driver; Hmm? Hey I know that name, as Scott Tucker is the driver in question, along with his brother... As apparently the Tucker?s Payday Loans company which has over 7,000 complaints filed against it, has allegedly ciphered some $40-million into its Level 5 Motorsports race team the old fashioned way, as in coercion - forcing unsuspecting customers to pay back triple their loan amounts... Hey, isn?t that the company I useda see ?Ol what?s his name; Err, was it Arsenio Hall pimping for them recently? As I haven?t seen the commercial lately...
Level 5 Motorsports currently competes in the ALMS LMP2 category and perhaps the WEC - reportedly racing a Honda ARX-01G chassis...
FTC targets alleged payday scam, race car driver
Level 5 Motorsports currently competes in the ALMS LMP2 category and perhaps the WEC - reportedly racing a Honda ARX-01G chassis...
FTC targets alleged payday scam, race car driver
Michael Schumacher quickest in Barcelona today, McLaren getting a lot of practice changing engines
Michael Schumacher put up the quick time in Barcelona testing today,� as the the Mercedes crew tried out some new trick parts on their car before heading out to Melbourne.� Nico Rossberg also took the Mercedes for a spin and was third quickest. McLaren had a dismal ...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Woody Pitkat Fills Out Busy 2012 Schedule With New NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Ride
As usual, Woody Pitkat will be a busy racer in 2012, and that business will include a return to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
Pitkat, of Stafford, has finalized a deal to compete on the Whelen Modified Tour this season for car owner John Lukosavage.
"At this point it's nice to have anything, even if it's five races," Pitkat said. "You're talking about the guy that won the Tour championship two years ago [Bobby Santos III] doesn't even know if he has a ride this year. For me to even have this car for five races I would be ecstatic."
Pitkat, of Stafford, has finalized a deal to compete on the Whelen Modified Tour this season for car owner John Lukosavage.
"At this point it's nice to have anything, even if it's five races," Pitkat said. "You're talking about the guy that won the Tour championship two years ago [Bobby Santos III] doesn't even know if he has a ride this year. For me to even have this car for five races I would be ecstatic."
Hamster racing at the UK
International Online Zhuangao: According to “Daily Mail” reported on August 20, recently, in Durham in the vicinity of Valley Children’s Adventure Playground held a spectacular racing. Participating in the “driver” is a cute fluffy little hamster only. In this interesting game, each has its own small hamster racing, this trait is installed on the car [...]
My First Brickyard 400
Earlier in the summer I attended the Indianapolis 500.� On Sunday, July 31st, 2011 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) hosted the 18th Annual Brickyard 400, which was the first Brickyard 400 I had ever attended. I didn?t know what to expect. I had never been to a NASCAR Race before. I wondered how the NASCAR [...]
Street Party in Bahrain continues
It seems like it should come as little surprise that guess what? The political unease in the Kingdom of Bahrain hasn?t been completely wallpapered over just yet, despite the cluck-cluck-clucking sounds of Uncle Bernaughty and his minions, as another civilian has just been killed by the police. Oh wait a minute; it?s just a bunch of Street thug?s right, Bernie?
Trouble on the ground in Bahrain
Trouble on the ground in Bahrain
Monday, April 9, 2012
Hamster racing at the UK
International Online Zhuangao: According to “Daily Mail” reported on August 20, recently, in Durham in the vicinity of Valley Children’s Adventure Playground held a spectacular racing. Participating in the “driver” is a cute fluffy little hamster only. In this interesting game, each has its own small hamster racing, this trait is installed on the car [...]
VIDEO: IndyCar Single Turbo Tech Talk
SPEED's Marshall Pruett talks turbos and Indy cars with BorgWarner, makers of the new single- and twin-turbo units used by the series.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Street Party in Bahrain continues
It seems like it should come as little surprise that guess what? The political unease in the Kingdom of Bahrain hasn?t been completely wallpapered over just yet, despite the cluck-cluck-clucking sounds of Uncle Bernaughty and his minions, as another civilian has just been killed by the police. Oh wait a minute; it?s just a bunch of Street thug?s right, Bernie?
Trouble on the ground in Bahrain
Trouble on the ground in Bahrain
My First Brickyard 400
Earlier in the summer I attended the Indianapolis 500.� On Sunday, July 31st, 2011 the Indianapolis Motor Speedway (IMS) hosted the 18th Annual Brickyard 400, which was the first Brickyard 400 I had ever attended. I didn?t know what to expect. I had never been to a NASCAR Race before. I wondered how the NASCAR [...]
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Formula Ones next Danica? Not Really...
Cyndie Allemann; source: motorsport.com
In case Y?all haven?t heard the news? Female driver Maria De Villota has been announced as Marussia?s Test & Reserve Driver - in what surely is nothing more then a PR exercise, as even the Happy-Happy, Joy-Joy Media-speak from Marussia denotes how the 32-year old Spaniard won?t actually drive the car ?til the Young Drivers test at Abu Dhabi next December? As the test won?t occur until after the Brazilian GP on November 25th, unless it?ll occur whilst the teams are at Yas Island previously? Hmm? This seems possible with the Abu Dhabi GP on November 4th and the debutant COTA event at Austin, Texas a Fortnight later on Nov. 18th.
Yet the whole point of this rant is NOT to condemn Maria or women in general, as it?s surely high time another Femme Fatale made waves in Uncle Bernaughty?s circus, eh? It?s just the fact that is De Villota really the right candidate? As reportedly she lacks a FIA Superlicense - perhaps part of the reason she won?t be taking part in any Friday morning testing? As Maria?s CV highlights seems to be prattling ?round in the Superleague, albeit the Lotus-Renault XP Caladrocious gang gave her some seat time in one of their F1 chassis last year.
Hmm? Perhaps the original Swiss Miss, nee Cyndie Allemann, (Age 25) the ex-Indy Lights driver who?s currently languishing in relative obscurity in the Japanese GT series would have been a better choice? Not to mention what happened to ?KanaDuh?s Great White hope thee Young ?Wicky, aka Robert Wickens, you know the reigning World Series by Renault (WSR 3.5) champion. Or does that simply speak volumes regarding the real reason behind Marussia?s inking of De Villota?
Marussia hands Female driver De Villota test role
In case Y?all haven?t heard the news? Female driver Maria De Villota has been announced as Marussia?s Test & Reserve Driver - in what surely is nothing more then a PR exercise, as even the Happy-Happy, Joy-Joy Media-speak from Marussia denotes how the 32-year old Spaniard won?t actually drive the car ?til the Young Drivers test at Abu Dhabi next December? As the test won?t occur until after the Brazilian GP on November 25th, unless it?ll occur whilst the teams are at Yas Island previously? Hmm? This seems possible with the Abu Dhabi GP on November 4th and the debutant COTA event at Austin, Texas a Fortnight later on Nov. 18th.
Yet the whole point of this rant is NOT to condemn Maria or women in general, as it?s surely high time another Femme Fatale made waves in Uncle Bernaughty?s circus, eh? It?s just the fact that is De Villota really the right candidate? As reportedly she lacks a FIA Superlicense - perhaps part of the reason she won?t be taking part in any Friday morning testing? As Maria?s CV highlights seems to be prattling ?round in the Superleague, albeit the Lotus-Renault XP Caladrocious gang gave her some seat time in one of their F1 chassis last year.
Hmm? Perhaps the original Swiss Miss, nee Cyndie Allemann, (Age 25) the ex-Indy Lights driver who?s currently languishing in relative obscurity in the Japanese GT series would have been a better choice? Not to mention what happened to ?KanaDuh?s Great White hope thee Young ?Wicky, aka Robert Wickens, you know the reigning World Series by Renault (WSR 3.5) champion. Or does that simply speak volumes regarding the real reason behind Marussia?s inking of De Villota?
Marussia hands Female driver De Villota test role
Interact in Vendor Marketplace
The Vendor Marketplace is one of my favorite spots this weekend. It’s a chance to stroll around and check out some fashion, new motorcycle products, score some sunglasses or accessories and learn more about the motorcycle culture. Plus it’s located in Gasoline Alley. Not bad.
This year I’ve noticed a greater digital influence. As someone that [...]
This year I’ve noticed a greater digital influence. As someone that [...]
Harvick claims record-setting Trucks victory in Kroger 250
Harvick claims record-setting Trucks victory in Kroger 250
Friday, April 6, 2012
Hamster racing at the UK
International Online Zhuangao: According to “Daily Mail” reported on August 20, recently, in Durham in the vicinity of Valley Children’s Adventure Playground held a spectacular racing. Participating in the “driver” is a cute fluffy little hamster only. In this interesting game, each has its own small hamster racing, this trait is installed on the car [...]
Thursday, April 5, 2012
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
Daytona Rolex 24 Victory Goes to Mike Shank Racing
Traditionally the racing season's starter event, the Rolex 24 at Daytona celebrated its 50th anniversary with plenty of nail-biting action on the track this past weekend. Mike Shank Racing from Pataskala, Ohio, took the checkered flag in the Daytona Prototype class, breaking
NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger's almost six-year dry spell as he completed the final stint of the race.
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NASCAR driver AJ Allmendinger's almost six-year dry spell as he completed the final stint of the race.
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Tuesday, April 3, 2012
INDYCAR is calling on you to vote on the ?lucky dog? rule
Yesterday INDYCAR announced several rule changes for the 2011:� Side by side restarts at all tracks, later green flag starts, and a "lucky dog" rule.� The fan reaction to the last one, the luck dog, was tepid at best.
I actually am in support of these rules, but a lot of ...
I actually am in support of these rules, but a lot of ...
Woody Pitkat Fills Out Busy 2012 Schedule With New NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour Ride
As usual, Woody Pitkat will be a busy racer in 2012, and that business will include a return to the NASCAR Whelen Modified Tour.
Pitkat, of Stafford, has finalized a deal to compete on the Whelen Modified Tour this season for car owner John Lukosavage.
"At this point it's nice to have anything, even if it's five races," Pitkat said. "You're talking about the guy that won the Tour championship two years ago [Bobby Santos III] doesn't even know if he has a ride this year. For me to even have this car for five races I would be ecstatic."
Pitkat, of Stafford, has finalized a deal to compete on the Whelen Modified Tour this season for car owner John Lukosavage.
"At this point it's nice to have anything, even if it's five races," Pitkat said. "You're talking about the guy that won the Tour championship two years ago [Bobby Santos III] doesn't even know if he has a ride this year. For me to even have this car for five races I would be ecstatic."
Monday, April 2, 2012
NASCAR notebook: Edwards thinks Homestead is a new beginning
Carl Edwards, fastest in NASCAR Sprint Cup Series practice, was second-fastest in qualifying at Homestead-Miami Speedway. (photo: Getty Images)
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
HOMESTEAD, Fla. – Carl Edwards too has a reason to race, just one not so compelling.
Edwards is out of the Chase in terms of the championship but has fourth place, 47 points ahead of Roush Fenway teammate Matt Kenseth. And, of course, it’s Ford Championship Weekend, and Edwards drives one.
What Edwards talked about was “locking down fourth place.”
“That would be a big accomplishment for us, and we’ll just keep trucking,” he said. “I don’t feel like we have implemented all the things we’ve figured out yet. I think we have a lot of really positive things that they’re working on at the shop, so I think we could even be better yet come Daytona, Phoenix, Vegas (in 20100).
“I think we’re poised to be extremely good at the beginning of next season, maybe in a better situation than we were at the end of 2008, where I felt like we had been ahead and people were catching us.”
* * *
PITS CAN BE THE PITS–Pit choices could play a vital role in the outcome of both the race and the championship. Space is chosen on the basis of qualifying, which means Jimmie Johnson, who qualified sixth, has a much better location on pit road than Denny Hamlin, mainly because the point lead qualified 37th.
Johnson will pit at the midpoint, with an open spot in front of him. Kevin Harvick has a decent spot, behind the pole-winning car of Kasey Kahne and ahead of the No. 66 of Mike Bliss. Hamlin will pit near the pit entrance, behind Matt Kenseth and ahead of Aric Almirola.
* * *
NEW TASK AT HAND--Even though Johnson has won four straight championships, he’s never had to come from behind in the final race or, for that matter, the final two.
“In professional sports, things aren't always going to work out as you hope,” he said. “I wish we were leading the points and had the pressure of defending a championship down here, but I'm making the most of where we are.
“It's not far (15 points) from where we are to where Denny (Hamlin) is. We're going to have to go out and have a great day on Sunday afternoon, take it from there, see what happens.”
* * *
MOVE IT AROUND-- The third contender, Harvick, doesn’t want to see the Chase format change. He wants to see the Sprint Cup schedule change.
“I'd like to see a little bit more diversity in the race tracks,” he said. “I don't think the last 10 weeks should be the same tracks over and over and over again. I think it should rotate around. I think that would help particular race markets get better.
“You have it end at different places, have it start at different places. Maybe you go to some of the same tracks, but I think a different 10 weeks, even a road course at the end of the year, would put that full diversity, I guess you could say, on your champion to getting to all the different styles of tracks.”
The FIA ??said the new car is a temporary legal F1 team promise to be challenging the rules limit
FIA technical director Charlie – Whiting observed in Jerez on Wednesday, the 2012 section of the car and no violations design. According to the earlier foreign media reports, the FIA ??will send representatives to the Jerez test site, whether there is any violation to view part of the team’s new car design. This season, Formula [...]
Sunday, April 1, 2012
Grubb making most of new situation at Joe Gibbs Racing
Grubb making most of new situation at Joe Gibbs Racing
Under the Open Wheel Bigtop
As Indiana Bureau Chief Daniel Baines Cooper was quick to point out to Mwah last Sunday that during those Kodak postcard moment backdrop shots that the networks use to show off a particular cities landscape when going into or coming back from commercial breaks, (please Mr. Director - can we have another?) ?Juan particular shot showed a Ferris wheel in the background of the street courses facilities, which inevitably leaves room for all sorts of comments, eh? As in was the racing so exciting that the promoters felt the need for distraction? Although I personally have nothin? against Ferris wheels, albeit I?m not sure if I?d wanna ride either the Singapore Flyer or the London Eye upon the riverbank of thee Thames; but if this is what it takes to keep the ?Kiddies entertained, then perhaps they?re not focusing upon the racing cars?
And I won?t try recapping the past weekend?s races - which I?ve been dually Harangued over my lack of race reports - having even gone so far as to post a picture of a Monster Truck; YIKES! Nor will I critique the TV coverage, albeit I found it most sublime - letting my mind wunder mightily as the race seemed little more then a procession - along with Marty ?Muskrat Luv? Reid still managing to work his sweetheart Danica?s name into the broadcast, albeit was it just Mwah or? I don?t recall seeing a single When Yuhs PEAK! Yuhs win Danicker commercial on; Hya!
And as we all know, Thy Dancin? Fool ?HULIO, aka Helio Castroneves won the race, which was surely a relief for him, since I?d previously noted how I thought ?Ol Twinkle toes was definitely TOAST in;
So, is ?HULIO really Cactus?
As Shane Rogers from Down Under got the following statistics read upon last week?s Trackside with Kevin & Cavin - as the resident from Oz dually noted how the ?Toowoomba Toranadoe,? nee Will Power has simply spanked Captain Twinkle toes and fellow teammate Ryan ?the Izod Dude? Briscoe - not to mention everybody else when it came to pulling out Bonsai Qualifying laps, as DJ WillyP is set to garner his 25th Pole position in roughly HALF the time it took for a one Mr. Castroneves to accomplish!
Indycar Stat: Number of starts at 25th pole position start
And I wouldn?t expect the Indy Car Boyz & Girls to play as nicely this weekend in Ala-bammie... As I?m guessing they all wanted to make it thru the first race back from Las Vegas, ironically at Dan Wheldon?s Hometrack cleanly! Although as ?Symone Pagenoe? (Simon Pagenaud) pointed out on Autosport Radio, the Hondas and ?Chebbies are so closely matched, with the Lotuses a little bit down-on-power, and the fact that they currently do not have the vaunted P2P (Push-to-Pass) capability at the moment, that its gonna be downright hard to simply blast past one another - while Barber Motorsports Park was designed for ?Scooters, nee Motorcycles and hence is a very difficult track to pass upon...
But that?s NOT to say that passing doesn?t occur, as I was disappointed that very little was mentioned ?bout Symone carving his way back up to his original starting spot after having been penalized 10 grid spots for a precautionary engine change. As Pagenaud said he was hoping the same would be handed out to ?Symona-Symona (de Silvestro) for this weekend?s event, although I have no info upon this...
Januaryy 2012 Indianapolis Walgreens Store Opening(Photo Courtesy of No Fenders ?Offical Photographer ?CARPETS)
And having been chastised for the blue & white sponsorless flanks of Joseph Newgarden?s car - having said that Sarah fisher Hartman Racing was trying to woo Walgreens as a potential sponsor - another eagle-eyed IndyCar observer called into Wind Tunnel Sunday evening to say how Newgarden & SFHR deserved to have a sponsor after his impressive 11th place finish on his B-I-G Car debut, which I wholeheartedly agree with, although hopefully it?ll be something a little more palatable; Err substantial then what I?m told is FAST EDDIE?s latest sponsor - Drumroll please... Tuh Duh! HooiserMama, albeit I haven?t seen the Press Release yet, so hopefully I?m not biting on somme-thun here? FISH ON!!!
Although if true, how many jokes do you think this will spawn? As I already know two jokes ?bout Indiana; Oh Never Mind!
Although I did tell ?Ol DB that I simply thought Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman were not running a green hue this weekend ?cause they didn?t want to upstage Ye Mayor ?O Hinchtown?s Who?s Your Daddy debut; Hya! Hmm? Perhaps it has ?Somme-thun to do with not wanting to clash with HVM?s Loti green? Although that shade glows in the dark!
Whilst perhaps it was just Mwah; BUTT! Did Justin ?BIG UNIT Wilson get any Facetime during the race? Other then being mentioned mired down in 18th, with NO explanation, as I hope that he?s not gonna suffer all season long for having decided to go with a Minnowesqe team, eh? As the only camera time I think Dale Coyne Racing received was for James Jakes testing out the new front wing?s strength upon the tyre barrier...
And unfortunately - I?m guessing the Rookie Of the Year title fight will be a two pony affair, with Pagenaud going blow-for-blow with Newgarden, as Thy Leggy Juan, nee Katherine Legge is fighting an uphill battle this year, having not driven a single seater in four-plus years, nothing last year and a single half-day plus testing before jumping into the recalcitrant Lotus-by-Judd Dragonmobile Sunday... But hey, wasn?t le ?Hamburgular, aka Sebastain Bourdais running P2-3 at one point in the race? Which will make it kinda funny if Jay Penske & the Dragonflies outperform the ?Pseudo-Works? team; Yuh?s know Lotus DRR - formerly Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, right?
Thus, you?d haveda expect the Usual Suspects to gravitate towards the sharp end of the grid this weekend at Alabama; Y?all know, names like Power, Dixon, Franchitti, Castroneves, Kanaan and Briscoe. Although I?d look out for others such as Pagenaud, Wilson, Hinchcliffe & Conway - as after all this is the opening ?Twisty? portion of the season, while it appears that Chevrolet may have the upper hand driver-wise, with thy ?Cheepster?s 4-car Monty taking on the might of Penske, Andretti and KVRT - as I?m somewhat more ?Stoked that I?ll get to witness ?rubino?s debutant Ovaltrack race somewhere in May over the fact that the IndyCar season has finally begun, albeit I?m ?Jazzed over Pagenaud, Newgarden and Barrichello all being in the mix...
And I won?t try recapping the past weekend?s races - which I?ve been dually Harangued over my lack of race reports - having even gone so far as to post a picture of a Monster Truck; YIKES! Nor will I critique the TV coverage, albeit I found it most sublime - letting my mind wunder mightily as the race seemed little more then a procession - along with Marty ?Muskrat Luv? Reid still managing to work his sweetheart Danica?s name into the broadcast, albeit was it just Mwah or? I don?t recall seeing a single When Yuhs PEAK! Yuhs win Danicker commercial on; Hya!
And as we all know, Thy Dancin? Fool ?HULIO, aka Helio Castroneves won the race, which was surely a relief for him, since I?d previously noted how I thought ?Ol Twinkle toes was definitely TOAST in;
So, is ?HULIO really Cactus?
As Shane Rogers from Down Under got the following statistics read upon last week?s Trackside with Kevin & Cavin - as the resident from Oz dually noted how the ?Toowoomba Toranadoe,? nee Will Power has simply spanked Captain Twinkle toes and fellow teammate Ryan ?the Izod Dude? Briscoe - not to mention everybody else when it came to pulling out Bonsai Qualifying laps, as DJ WillyP is set to garner his 25th Pole position in roughly HALF the time it took for a one Mr. Castroneves to accomplish!
Indycar Stat: Number of starts at 25th pole position start
And I wouldn?t expect the Indy Car Boyz & Girls to play as nicely this weekend in Ala-bammie... As I?m guessing they all wanted to make it thru the first race back from Las Vegas, ironically at Dan Wheldon?s Hometrack cleanly! Although as ?Symone Pagenoe? (Simon Pagenaud) pointed out on Autosport Radio, the Hondas and ?Chebbies are so closely matched, with the Lotuses a little bit down-on-power, and the fact that they currently do not have the vaunted P2P (Push-to-Pass) capability at the moment, that its gonna be downright hard to simply blast past one another - while Barber Motorsports Park was designed for ?Scooters, nee Motorcycles and hence is a very difficult track to pass upon...
But that?s NOT to say that passing doesn?t occur, as I was disappointed that very little was mentioned ?bout Symone carving his way back up to his original starting spot after having been penalized 10 grid spots for a precautionary engine change. As Pagenaud said he was hoping the same would be handed out to ?Symona-Symona (de Silvestro) for this weekend?s event, although I have no info upon this...
Januaryy 2012 Indianapolis Walgreens Store Opening(Photo Courtesy of No Fenders ?Offical Photographer ?CARPETS)
And having been chastised for the blue & white sponsorless flanks of Joseph Newgarden?s car - having said that Sarah fisher Hartman Racing was trying to woo Walgreens as a potential sponsor - another eagle-eyed IndyCar observer called into Wind Tunnel Sunday evening to say how Newgarden & SFHR deserved to have a sponsor after his impressive 11th place finish on his B-I-G Car debut, which I wholeheartedly agree with, although hopefully it?ll be something a little more palatable; Err substantial then what I?m told is FAST EDDIE?s latest sponsor - Drumroll please... Tuh Duh! HooiserMama, albeit I haven?t seen the Press Release yet, so hopefully I?m not biting on somme-thun here? FISH ON!!!
Although if true, how many jokes do you think this will spawn? As I already know two jokes ?bout Indiana; Oh Never Mind!
Although I did tell ?Ol DB that I simply thought Sarah Fisher and Wink Hartman were not running a green hue this weekend ?cause they didn?t want to upstage Ye Mayor ?O Hinchtown?s Who?s Your Daddy debut; Hya! Hmm? Perhaps it has ?Somme-thun to do with not wanting to clash with HVM?s Loti green? Although that shade glows in the dark!
Whilst perhaps it was just Mwah; BUTT! Did Justin ?BIG UNIT Wilson get any Facetime during the race? Other then being mentioned mired down in 18th, with NO explanation, as I hope that he?s not gonna suffer all season long for having decided to go with a Minnowesqe team, eh? As the only camera time I think Dale Coyne Racing received was for James Jakes testing out the new front wing?s strength upon the tyre barrier...
And unfortunately - I?m guessing the Rookie Of the Year title fight will be a two pony affair, with Pagenaud going blow-for-blow with Newgarden, as Thy Leggy Juan, nee Katherine Legge is fighting an uphill battle this year, having not driven a single seater in four-plus years, nothing last year and a single half-day plus testing before jumping into the recalcitrant Lotus-by-Judd Dragonmobile Sunday... But hey, wasn?t le ?Hamburgular, aka Sebastain Bourdais running P2-3 at one point in the race? Which will make it kinda funny if Jay Penske & the Dragonflies outperform the ?Pseudo-Works? team; Yuh?s know Lotus DRR - formerly Dreyer & Reinbold Racing, right?
Thus, you?d haveda expect the Usual Suspects to gravitate towards the sharp end of the grid this weekend at Alabama; Y?all know, names like Power, Dixon, Franchitti, Castroneves, Kanaan and Briscoe. Although I?d look out for others such as Pagenaud, Wilson, Hinchcliffe & Conway - as after all this is the opening ?Twisty? portion of the season, while it appears that Chevrolet may have the upper hand driver-wise, with thy ?Cheepster?s 4-car Monty taking on the might of Penske, Andretti and KVRT - as I?m somewhat more ?Stoked that I?ll get to witness ?rubino?s debutant Ovaltrack race somewhere in May over the fact that the IndyCar season has finally begun, albeit I?m ?Jazzed over Pagenaud, Newgarden and Barrichello all being in the mix...
Wrecks ? and effects
Accidents to be expected, but keeping cars stuck to track of utmost importance
Leave it to Ryan Newma to cut to the core of the issue.
Always quick to remind everyone that he earned an engineering degree (Vehicle Structure Engineering, to be precise) from Purdue University, Newman sometimes has a way of talking down to questioners. He [...]
Leave it to Ryan Newma to cut to the core of the issue.
Always quick to remind everyone that he earned an engineering degree (Vehicle Structure Engineering, to be precise) from Purdue University, Newman sometimes has a way of talking down to questioners. He [...]
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