Opinions on Racing
SIRCAM: So, how many of you were hit by the SirCam virus? I’ve received about two dozen emails with the virus attached, but since I don’t open attachments that I’m not expecting, I haven’t been infected. So what’s this got to do with motorsports? Well, one of the interesting things about SirCam is that it […]
There’s an old joke about a guy who puts a gun to his head. A bystander sees this and begins laughing. Enraged, the suicide yells out to the bystander, "Don’t laugh, because you’re next!" This may be the best analogy to describe the self-destruction of Bill Simpson. Resigning from the Simpson Safety Products company to […]
To open this column, we must consider the eerie similarities involved in Bobby Labonte’s high-side victory over Dale Earnhardt Junior at Pocono – Fifteen years and one week earlier, Pocono’s Summer 500 saw a similar finish, as Tim Richmond fought off Geoff Bodine up high in Pocono’s treacherous turns, where tradition dictated that cars could […]
WHO STOLE MY FENDERS?: So I covered the IRL race for Racing Information Systems last weekend. It was my first official open wheel event. I was supposed to help cover the 1997 Indy 500, but it rained on race day and I had to come back to Nashville, so I missed all the track activity. […]
So Tony Hirschman, what did you think of NHIS’ Mod Tour 100 this year? "Holy (expletive deleted)!" was his reply when the track announcer stuck the mike in Tony’s face afterward. It was a pretty appropriate description of another exciting Mod Tour race at Loudon, but it was also pretty appropriate for the entire weekend. […]
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS: Wasn’t is just a few weeks ago that Kevin Harvick knocked Robby Gordon out of the way to get a lap back? And now they’re going to be teammates for a race or two? Should be interesting… STEWART’S ACTIONS: People seem to think I’m criticizing Tony Stewart for being a competitor and having […]
The season has now reached crossed flags – eighteen down, eighteen to go. And with halfway has come the stretch to the finale, encompassing twenty straight weeks with two of them already down. The newest speedway in the sport opened with a pair of crash-torn affairs high on torn-up sheet metal, low on quality competition, […]
Okay, so with all the commotion this past week, I decided to add my two cents worth. I’ll start with Tony Stewart. As most anyone who knows me is aware, I am a huge fan of Bobby Labonte and a proponent of the Joe Gibbs racing team. Given that, when controversy arises in that camp […]
NOW THAT’S RACIN: What an incredible race. Despite the lack of lead changes, it was an exciting race. If NASCAR could put on more shows like that, racing’s popularity would shoot through the roof. NBC COVERAGE: I must say I’m pleasantly surprised with NBC’s announce team. They did an adequate job, and the only time […]
With appropriate apologies to the Richmond Times-Dispatch and writer Bob Lipper — The following is a "transcript" culled by FlyOnTheWall Surveillance Systems, using their state of the art Blue Thunder helicopter. The transcript is of a conversation between William C. France, Michael J. Helton, and Gary P. Nelson of NASCAR. BF – Bill France MH […]