Ok, as many people on here know, I tend to focus my NASCAR blogs on Marcos Ambrose, mainly since we're both Australians. Now, after hearing at the start of 2007 that Marcos would be making his Cup debut at Sonoma, I was rather excited. For you see, Marcos is a pretty handy road racer and the new car rather ####ily reminded me (and Forensic) of the V8 Supercars he raced down here.
So as you can imagine, I was rather miffed when I saw that Marcos' name wasn't on the list for Sonoma. Wood Brothers said they wanted him to focus on the Busch series and the logistics of getting him from Milwaukee to Napa Valley and back were somewhat difficult. Also, since Marcos was in the top ten in points, they didn't think it would be a good idea to split his focus that weekend and I understand that totally.
To Watkins Glen then...both series are racing there this weekend so it's the perfect time to chuck Marcos in a second car and see how he does. After all, he can only be on a massive high after his performance in Montreal a few days ago.
Now imagine my surprise when I see the preliminary Cup list and his name isn't on it.
Fair enough, it says it's only provisional...but come on, did Marcos have to win in Montreal to get a drive or something? If he wasn't so loyal to Wood Brothers for giving him a shot last year, I am betting there are a few other teams who would love to have him in their car this weekend.
I was really looking forward to seeing him give the new car his best shot...but now it looks like that will have to wait. And, unlike Marcos in his postrace interview, I will be mad (not as mad as my avatar though) if he isn't even going to be given a chance by his team.
See how mad my avatar is? Oh wait, wrong picture...um, never mind then
Yes, Bill Elliot is a great driver and highly respected within NASCAR circles, but give the best road racer you have in your stable a go...surely he proved that he can handle these cars on those types of tracks?
Someone tell me it's April 1 since this must be a prank.
Yep Tez; It is April 1st again.. I think they are probably keeping him out at Sonoma because Robby Gordon is running in that race for now..
Hate to see Ambrose mess up his start in Cup by putting the baby boy through the wall. Thinking it over after the last few days, Gordon did move Ambrose out of the way to get around him.I would have probably did the same thing if I was in Ambroses shoes If I could get to him...
Robby is a master at making it look legal or moving drivers out of the way for his own gain. If he wasn't in such a huff Saturday, he would have moved Ambrose in a more subtle manner to win but his temper got the best of him fortunately..
tez lets get him a win on Saturday and maybe he could sub in for an ailing Elliot who's suffering from flu like symptoms. Who's up for putting something in the salad bar. just don't let the Aussie have any roughage.
I did the post for you Frame by Frame on the Busch race.
It was reaired last night and I spent the hole day going over it. From what nascar dose with Robby, Ambrose should have gone to the back for rought driveing cause it looks like it wasn't a full cousre yellow and the Robby pass was good.,
Have a look and don,t bite my head off. Mate !
Last edited by Forensic2 on August 7th at 10:21 AM.
Tez is a rare creature; an Australian who was living in New Zealand before moving to Canada. He's also a Civil Engineer who is hoping to spend his Monday to Friday sitting in front of a computer surfing the inter...uh, working hard for an Engineering Consultant or Contractor when he finds a job. His heart is torn between his two loves; F1 and NASCAR.
Due to his high interest in those, his blogs will likely focus on them with the occasional foray into sports that don't get much (if any) mention on this website. All blogs and/or comments will more than likely have his usual dollop of sarcasm and general Aussie spin on them.
Amazingly, he also managed to score 2 MiB nominations on consecutive days (August 5 & 6, 2007) after announcing he had been keeping track of them...he's considering hiding under his bed as a result.
