Opinions on Racing
So here’s a French sporting news publication, L’Equipe, giving its annual awards to champions of the year and the most prestigious to the Champion of Champions. It’s done this for 22 years and, in those 22 years, only two formula one participants have ever been named Champion of Champions. The late Formula One driver Ayrton […]
The death of a seven-time champ . . . The last day of what, at least in my humble opinion, was a horrible, yet memorable, year is indeed welcome, Performing my ‘usual’ routine of reading news/sports stories on the Internet, it’s plain to see there’s not much going on in the NASCAR motorsports world at […]
It’s the last day of the year and I for one am in a hurry for the New Year to commence. The reason being, of course, is that it brings us closer to the new season. Just a little over a month and we’ll be on our way again…can’t wait!! What do you think of […]
BETWEEN AN IROC AND A HARD PLACE: Poor Jeff Gordon. Being the Winston Cup champion and a new partial car owner, his time is just not his own these days. That’s why he declined the International Race of Champions I guess. Sorry, but I don’t get it. How much time does it take to run […]
Nobody asked me but: The NASCAR media world is full of lists these days. The Sporting News, however, has the best list especially for NASCAR observers. It’s the publication’s TSN Power 100, the most powerful people in sports. At the top of the list is NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue , not a surprise. New York […]
So we enter the two thousand second (or third, depending on how you tabulate it) year Anno Domini. And with the flow from 2001 come the usual annual resolutions for the new year. Entering a new year always brings hope for improvement. For 2002 that hope needs to become reality. What should some of the […]
If you’re a NASCAR fan, or motorsports journalist covering NASCAR events, the road to providing and receiving information appears to be fraught with more potholes, and actual restraints on reporting. What appears to be brand, spankin’ new legalese has reared its ugly head. The language, in its entirety, reads as follows: "NASCAR owns all rights […]
Remember Richard Childress’ blast at whining drivers following the August 2001 Talladega test with aero-clean configuration? It remains the best "sound" bite of the 2001 season – "The current rules (with the roof spoiler and rear wicker) are doing exactly what (they are supposed to). They’ve got cars that can pull up and pass; you’ve […]
After scanning yet another pointless website which claims the secrets of "How To Get a Job in NASCAR", I decided I was through with reading their version of "helpful hints". Most of the sites contain the same thing; how to prepare your resume, shop addresses and jobs available. I’m sure those are helpful hints, but […]
Nobody asked me but: In the parks in the old neighborhood the old guys play dominoes. If you’ve seen them, you know there’s an art to playing dominoes. There’s a certain way you slam down the bones, as the domino is called. There’s a way you talk trash with your opponent during the game to […]