Opinions on Racing
Racing withdrawal. It happens this time of year and lasts until February. The waiting is always tough. With most of my Christmas shopping done, some miscellaneous ramblings: Remember that enormous crash with Alessandro "Alex" Zanardi at Eurospeedway in September? Well, Zanardi recently stood on artificial legs for the first time, so it is now a […]
Now that I have your attention, the drama of 2002 could happen in the NHRA’s Nitro Funny Car class where the manufacturers are strapping on a battle with the target being 11-time champion John Force. A story on NHRA.com outlined how "Team Force (is) cautiously circling the wagons" as team after team tries to knock […]
FANATICISM RUN AMOK: With all the hate mail I’ve gotten from one or two people this week, you’d think I insulted the Pope or something. I guess that’s one of the risks of running a site like this where you post opinions. Some people can’t handle it, and take it out on the author. I’ve […]
Nobody asked me but: Since everyone is suddenly raising the issue of a NASCAR season that’s entirely too long, why not shorten it by making certain events more valuable than others. And, before you scream, have the value dictated by purse size. The upper tier events would have a purse that’s $3 million or higher. […]
The thought behind looking at the new season is really pretty much the desire to have this year done with. It’s been tumultuous to say the least (in so many ways), and in our best interest to just move on and ahead. That’s not too say that the tragic events of 2001 will suddenly no […]
Jeff Gordon is most unhappy with NASCAR’s schedule. And CBS Sportsline writer Jeff Owens isn’t too thrilled, either. "I’m ready for a vacation," Gordon says. Once the banquet wrapped up, "I’ve got to do all of these things that are obligations to (sponsors) to get the marketing value out of what they do. Then you’ve […]
POT SHOTS: Several people who spoke at the Winston Cup Awards Ceremony (it’s not a banquet anymore), took shots at various people. Here’s some of the ones I noticed. "He is finally, officially, the most popular driver." Theresa Earnhardt, taking a shot at the NMPA’s "Most Popular Driver Award" that was won posthumously by Dale […]
Such pieces are inevitable – "What could have been?" From time to time such pieces appear, be they about NASCAR or anything else. Indeed, within writing circles a mini-industry has arisen pertaining to the ultimate "What could have been" scenario – the alternate history. It is a good question. What could have been? Here’s one […]
On occasion the sport’s Comedy Central – aka Silly Season – see a blockbuster change – or at the very least a block-whacker change. And at Penske Racing South such a mini-blockbuster has transpired with the termination of Robin Pemberton as crew chief for Rusty Wallace. The change ends a seven-season period for Pemberton that, […]
At the NASCAR Banquet in New York Dale Jarrett made the comment that Jeff Gordon and Dale Earnhardt Jr. were vital to the sport’s growth. Though he included a caveat "not to take anything away from everyone else," there was a curious sense of urgency in his comment about how the sport needs both to […]