With new bloggers joining the NASCAR section at Foxblog, and bloggers from other areas popping your head down in the Racer Folks area because you secretly like NASCAR but just don't admit it, you occasionally run across a blog about G.G.W.
You may have clicked on it only to see what looks like a bunch of drunken maniacs talking about imaginary drivers and race teams. You commented that we were smoking something and you wanted us to share, or sifted through the craziness only to find yourself thinking " WTF are those people talking about. "
Well, here it is. The full story up-to-date of GGW(Gorillas Gone Wild Racing.) Yes, you were right, we are maniacs, but the majority of us are sober most of the time, and we only smoke right-handed cigarettes.
GGW is a NASCAR team created by a few of us that are NASCAR blog contributers. Most of it has evolved from the creative genius mind of Forensic2,with a little help from our banana loving friend photogr , myself Texascudaguy, and the great imaginations of our fellow bloggers.
This is for those who wonder what it is, and also for those who are already a part of this fictional race world so we can trace our steps as GGW grows into a championship team in the Nextel Cup Series.
Since its conception,GGW has included the following bloggers through addition to our wonderful team, spectators that were just popping by, or those that appeared in an episode of our insanity. Also there are a few that are on the short list of potential new GGW drivers for the 08 season , and some that were already recruited, but never paid enough attention to know they were mentioned.
That includes the following along with their "On the Track" Names.
( If humour is not your thing, you can stop here. All others proceed to the next gate.)
This post is an overview of how GGW has evolvedfrom this:
to this:
The story is told throught the posts and the comments. You might want to pay close attention to the pictures as well. (klvalus, don't go deleting your comments, now that you're gonna be a big shot Fox girl)
The original idea of GGW evolved from a COT(Car Of Tomorrow) Design by our hairy and slightly hunched over friend and fellow blogger, photogr
as suggested in a tribute from myself to the bloggers of NASCAR and what i felt they would come up with if they had to design COT of their own. You may recognize some of these bloggers, or even find yourself in here somewhere along the journey.
First is the COT designs released by the media to the Republic of Fox:
After the cat was out of the bag about photogr's banana car, he announced that he was leaving the auto sales business and returning to racing to form a new team to compete in the Nextel Cup Series. Gorillas Gone Wild Racing was formed and engine production and testing began for the five car team featuring the # 8,# 3, #03, #02, and # 81 cars.
Soon after photogr's announcement at GGW, Tezgm99 released publicly that his struggling SOB team (Subaru Outback BBQ) or (S.O.B.-yeah that one) race team was merging with GGW. HotfootLori was signed as the first driver of GGW Racing and became the first shoe-less driver in he history of NASCAR. photogr was anounced as head criew chief, with Forensic2 in charge of global operations, and part time owner/driver.
Due to the negative publicity surounding JayJaydean, and his legal future in jeaopardy, Photogr, Forensic2, and Tez asked me to step in as the second driver, and i kindly accepted( although i may have reconsidered if i knew before hand that we would be wearing gor*illa suits instead of the standard race suits provided by NASCAR.
Iowagirl was hired as a public relations specialist to help with JJD's public image and was soon promoted to head of marketing.
With the need for more testing and development, a third driver was added to the team primarily for testing COT cars while the young team was just getting on its feet(or hands in photgr's case) . She was southern girl named Frank Tixpiddle.
The Team divided into two divisions temporarily as Hotfoot and Tez took charge in the Rally series and Forensic and myself made our Nextel Cup debuts. Tez and Hotfoot did extremely well on the dirt geting GGW's first win. Forensic and myself, well..You could say we "Crushed" the competition.
If you are still here and haven't gone completley mad yet, then continue on as the best is yet to come. If your head is spinning, go read some NHL posts. Sure to calm anyone down.
Although our first Nextel cup attempt didn't go so well, now that Forensic had taken over the team, photogr decided to knock off the rust and return to driving. Sportwriter Challenge superstar, Klvalus, was hired away from DEI as another driver for GGW after DEI's announcement that Dale Jr would be leaving the team, and she wasn't going to be the one to replace him.
Photogr was rumoured to be having an affair with Teresa Earnhardt at this time, and it probably played a factor in us being able to make the deal for Kval. With Iowagirls' hard work, GGW brought on several new sponsors. The shop was finished, an F1 team was almost ready to run, and things began to really look up for GGW.
After a few weeks of solid finishes, but still no wins in the Cup series by the GGW drivers, the team got shocking news when I went missing during a testing session over-seas. The team forged on while search and rescue was sent to look for me . GGW had become by very popular in the media and Klvalus almost had our first Cup win, until she was wrecked by Jimmie Johnson late in the Richmond race.
More rumours began circulating through the team after my disappearance, and some believed ccr1d3r was a mafia lord had sent his Black Flag Posse to put a hit on myself and other GGW drivers. Charges were dropped when GGW's re-knowned lawyer One last Outlaw, showed up to court 3 hrs late because he got "Lost" in L.A. Come on now Dusty! How can you, of all people, get lost in your home city?
The team struggled in road rally and cup racing, while Klvalus took time off to celebrate her Sportswriter Challenge win(a lot of free Miller Lite Maybe?) She was seen leaving a nightclub with Dale Earnhardt Jr, while the rest of GGW were arguing over my mysterious vanishing and how Frank Tixpiddle got her black eye after partying with some previous COT designers in a certain limousine. Frank left the country soon after.
The week of Talladega, Forensic announced the team's need for some new drivers after being disgusted with my actions while over-seas, and the fact my newfound movie career was taking too much of my time away from racing. Iowagirl was given an offer to drive the 81 car, and accepted, and tracktime in my #2 car was offered to anyone willing to race for GGW. HotfootLori has been offered the seat, but a replacement for her in the road rally series is needed for this to happen. Yeemum was considered one of the favorites for the seat, but no announcement had been made yet.
This past week, Frank Tixpiddle's cousin Maude was tabbed by photogr to be a possible replacement or extra driver for GGW. He is rumoured to have a secret romance with Yeemum.
And finally, to catch us up to speed, Forensic has released race footage from Talladega. This week, the team surprised to see that Dale Earnhardt Sr. himself(or so we thought) rose from the grave to visit us this week, and Forensic is currently in hot water with Tony Stewart due to a mix-up with a charity event.
New drivers, sponsors, and team members are always welcome as we attempt to reach our goal of NASCAR domination.
Now you know why those "Crazy Racers Folk" down there in the NASCAR section are always talking about GGW and weird things. Sure you probably think we have Way too much time on our hands, but creativity keeps the mind at ease, and fuels the spirit of imagination. We post on the serious subjects too, and you see a lot of us aren't just NASCAR bloggers. Everyone is welcome in our community, and when you need a break from serious subjects, feel free to check in with GGW and enjoy yourself.
If you made it this far, then a Big Banana Thanks for reading and come back anytime for updates.
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