Martinsville, Va. The only short track in the Chase for the Championship. Hell, it is just about the only short track left on the schedule. It has narrow, flat and tight corners. The front and backstretchs take about 4 seconds on the throttle before getting hard on the brakes. Pit road entry is at the end of [...]
Ok, ok, yeah, I know!! Name’s on the door, and yet I’ve been a no-show around here lately, and I’m terribly sorry about that … lotsa’ good reasons, but not ONE excuse worthy of you OR Grump for his tireless work around this rather emptier ‘office’ lately. All I can say with true sincerity here [...]
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While presidential candidate John McCain shook hands with potential voters in the garage at New Hampshire Motor Speedway on Sunday, it was Speedway Motorsports Chairman Bruton Smith [far right, striped shirt, of course, grin] who was the ultimate politician this weekend. If NASCAR wants points on how to accomplish “Back to Basics” racing, they could [...]
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Fans had to wait until Sunday morning to get clear weather and another great Richmond race. Looks like most of the fans were able to stay around for the race. The grandstands had very few gaps evident on the ESPN coverage.
Jimmie Johnson and the #48 team served notice to the other contenders that the 2 time and [...]
Bummer! Hurricane Hanna is having her way with the whole eastern region. NA$CAR cancelled Friday’s qualifying sessions for both the cup and cup light series. Rains are forecasted to stay in the area through Saturday night.
All track activity was cancelled for today. So, Sunday will be a doubleheader day at Richmond. The cup race will [...]
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The 11th Hour
Ok, not exactly. But, there are only 11 hours left for us to get the job done and reach 100% of our goal.As of 12:15 PM est Operation Soldier Care is at 56% and has raised $2811.00 for [...]
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TRULY, AN AWARD WELL-EARNED:
Blog of the Day Awards for Saturday August 16, 2008:
A Blog of the Day Award goes to Operation Soldier Care!
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Final Weekend to Help Get Packages to our Military
This is our final weekend to make it [...]
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“Back In Black”, INDEED.
Gotta’ thank Grump for this one, because his post on this new “#3 Die-Cast BS-series-BS (did I mention BS?)” subject earlier today (along with our subsequent comments,) inspired me to take yet another look at what REALLY counts in terms of remembering not just a “legend” or a “merchandising tool” to some [...]
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Hey, everyone … just a reminder that, not only do we encourage and LOVE it when you comment on whatever our stories or rants of the day are, don’t forget to check out our comments link at the bottom of each post, too - even if you’re not commenting yourself. Sometimes they’re silly & [...]
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UPDATE: Click Pic [or Jump Here] for a Comprehensive History of Confederate Flags Of ALL Types. [This is an excellent site for those who desire a true understanding of the Confederate Flag(s) and their respective sources, units, battle-uses, etc. If you want to "understand", then my suggestion is to learn enough to understand it [...]
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