Have you ever noticed in the climax of a race with 10 or less laps to go, there is a mystery caution or some driver's car drops oil all over the track causing a "Mini One"?
Have you ever noticed during the race sometimes a car will drop body or brake parts and there is never a caution flag waved?
Have you noticed Silly Season started already and no one mentioned it?
Have you noticed RCR has announced adding a 4th team and Kyle Petty comes out saying I am looking for another team to race with. Sad part is no one offered him a ride.
Have you ever noticed Derick Cope ( when he qualifies) never finishes more than 10 laps and goes out with mystery engine problems.
Have you ever noticed the super star Go Kart on steroids drivers are not driving very well in NASCAR, when they qualify.
Have you ever noticed Kyle Busch is older now but still drives like a demon possesed?
Have you ever noticed Dale Jr.s cars finish races now mostly in the top 5 and leads races even with Eury Jr. as crew chief? Must have been the sugar in the gas tanks for his poor results last year.
Have you ever noticed the race coverage lately? There are only 4 or 5 drivers in each race covered. What happened to the rest?
Have you noticed Jamie Mc Murray lately? Does he still have a job?
Have you noticed the rumor about Tony Stewart lately? When does he switch back to the Bow Ties and drops the Rice Burners?
Have you ever noticed that Carl Edwards looks a lot like Gomer Pyle when he smiles? Of course he has a lot to smile about. 3 wins and solid top 10 finishes. Go Gomer!!
Have you noticed you can get baseball coverage during the NASCAR race events now? Last Saturdays race was a preview of things to come when the race gets boring.
Have you noticed the "Ice Man" ( J. Burton) is back? Now he has to stay out of other drivers oil spills.
Have you ever noticed the Fox Gopher cam character is not very bright?
photo...I have noticed all of these. Funny how we both had Iceman in our blogs at the same time. I never thought of it, but Jeff Burton does remind me of The Iceman, Terry Labonte.
BHG...It is mating season for peafowl, so I have not been thinking as brain cells are being used else where. I recorded the race and eliminated the commercials so it only took 30 minutes to watch.
I did see Jimmie win the race, I pecked the television screen with approval, opened my feathers to prance and did the, "Way to go Jimmie Dance."
So, I am just going to let you do my thinking for me, for awhile.......
Photo - I'm not sure you're supposed to make us think this early in the week!
Kyle does drive like a demon. My fav quote of Stewart's was this year when he followed Kyle at a race and said "I think I'm going to be sick" as Kyle swished through the corners.
Gosh photgr, do you have a headache from all this? Yes I wonder about all the things you mention too. It is frustrating to be a fan and to be totally ignored by the "powers that be". I wonder what we can do. Me? I am on week three of my boycott. No withdrawals yet, but I always have the pinewood derby.
I agree with Lisa H that hockey has to be the silliest season of all...or now...maybe Gladiators!
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Photo - I have to admit that while some of those thought had indeed occurred to me (Jr. being up front A LOT more), some of them I had not thought of (Edwards looking like Gomer Pyle?). Anyways it amazing all the directions your mind can go when you consider all the aspects of NASCAR. Thanks for sharing with us!
Sorry but the closet was getting crowded. Had to spill the Skyline Chili on you. Sorry.
Tez:
I think they did it in the past but haven't lately this year for some reason. Perhaps Moog suspensions systems failed to provide sponsor money for the cams.
My head hurts a lot lately even when I am not thinking. Guess I better get some Goodys aspirin.
Lisa:
Not Hockey. NASCAR has the silly stuff down pat. Exclusitivity rights you know. I thinking again. Maybe NASCAR can show hockey games when the race gets boring.
The "ice man" (Burton) is a nick name I gave him 2 years ago but he was the "flop man" in 2007. His year has been better this year. Guess I better make a call on my All Tell phone. Using the name is a wierd thing. Guess we think a lot alike.
Klvalus:
I can't hold on for long. Don't have my Sure Grip gloves on. Thinking is very hard, isn't it?
JJDean:
"Careful, you might have Dave or even Robin Miller on your door if you keep calling them that. :) "
Don't worrry I have my Bushnell binoculars on the ready to spot them so I can run out the back door.
Dave:
I think it has some thing to do with driving well engineered cars in IRL and then dropping down to run over weight rigid bricks with no aero dynamics type cars.
And all this time I thought you were a guy. Nothing wrong with that mind you. I would have given you more attention. American Gladiators need our support. Yep I still snooze through most of the races so I guess I am protesting too.
24x2:
"I pecked the television screen with approval, opened my feathers to prance and did the, "Way to go Jimmie Dance."
I wished I had my Nikon camera handy for that sight to behold.
photogr, great thoughts. Since you are thinking, what do you think about the BUD commercials with Kasey Khane? I think they are lacking a lot.
I meant to add that it is always silly season at my house!
volfan69,
Setting your house on fire is not silly dear, it's dangerous - lol. Are you doing all your cooking on the outdoor grill now that spring has finally arrived? I just thought it had been too long since I reminded everyone about "The Torch" but I understand if you beg to differ with me on that. ;-)
The new Bud commercials with Kahne? You mean the ones with the hearts all over his drivers suit? No wait a minute that is the horny Soccer moms fantasy from Allstate.
Ummm, Don't recall seeing one of those yet. Either way, it is a hard sell for Kahne to do considering he doesn't even shave with a Gillette razor yet.
Hoosier:
Volfan a torch singer? Where? She must have really belted out a song to catch her house on fire. Good that she had the Kidee fire extinguishers handy.
Have you ever noticed the drivers in the winners circle say all their sponsors names when they want to thank the team for helping win the race. " I would like to thank all the team members for giving me a great Subway, Coke, Dupont, Old S*pi*ce, Drakar, Charmin, Daewoo,Con Agra, Office Depot, Home Depot, and Lowes car to win the race".
Why can't they just say "I would like to thank the team for giving me a well sponsored car to win the race". Makes better sense to me.
photogr - I am all guy, but Danica is just too cute, so I made her my avatar for a time. I could easily be a daddy to her godaddy.com. Did anyone know she was married? What a well kept secret, unlike my marriage!!!
Me too H-H ...I think anyone who put in Digger as the name on their blog ought to get a fuggin t-shirt at least. For the number of times we have to hear about the cam like it is an animal, we all ought to get one at cost, not for $30!
I said i like Digger, but the T-Shirt ... Well..thats another story. Fox sure didnt put much of a budget into making them. They could sell for 39 cents ea and still make a profit.
You are so right. Choke it is for Eury Jr. At least in the new un abridged Websters dictionary now vailable at you neighborhood "Half Price Book" stores.
I have noticed that too. That is why I suggested what I did. And now a word from my sponsor. Uh, Ah, Oh yes. Victoria Secrets. How could I ever forget that one?
I am sure it has in the past although a bit rare. Seems it is a close one to call but the Edwards tire carrier was out way too early from what I saw from my big screen Panasonic 19 inch LCD TV.
I think Forensic can give us a frame by frame view of the incident with greater detail.
karla,
The penalty for a pit crew member being over the wall too early has been called before but rarely. With the uptick in the number of crew guys being injured, it is now watched more closely by the officials so it will probably become more common unless the crew guys mind their Ps and Qs.
Actually, waiting until the car is one pit away is not only safer but going earlier really doesn't provide much of an advantage anyway. Being ready and waiting 2 seconds before the car stops versus a half second before it stops isn't important since the guy obviously can't start removing lug nuts until the car is completely stopped. This is a good rule and should be strictly enforced since racing should always be made as safe as possible for all involved.
I am not sure if the coverage talked about it but Kurt's pit crew got nailed for a pit road penalty when they didnt keep their hands on the front tire as it came across the car. They reviewed it at least a million times with the official b/c it was a pretty close call as well but got nabbed. The new pit rules is one of the questions I am talking to the crew about...
photogr
Those races can be at times intriguing but more often than not. They end being a complete bore. That's not to say the effort put forth by the drivers isn't a good one. But when they're forced by the stoppages in a race it does take away from the excitement overall. Just my own thoughts mind you !
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Nothing was mentioned but I am begining to think NASCAR is getting a bit too critical on close call infractions. They can call on this infraction but fail to see a brake pad flying across and landing on the track. which is more damaging?
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