Martinsville Getting New Racing Surface
June 9, 2004
After an embarrassing incident at this Spring’s Martinsville NASCAR NEXTEL Cup race in which a piece of the track’s concrete surface popped up and damaged Jeff Gordon’s car, the track is getting a complete repave. Martinsville is the oldest track still on the NEXTEL Cup schedule, and is the only true short track left. Some purists will argue that Bristol and Richmond are true short tracks as well, but in this writer’s opinion, Bristol’s banking rules it out and Richmond is just barely too long to qualify. (Not that either of them provide anything but great racing.)
Chicken Or The Egg?
June 9, 2004
Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Are the current top 10 points leaders there because of the new scoring system or in spite of it? Interesting question, but ultimately meaningless.
Villeneuve’s Return To F1
June 9, 2004
Don’t get overly excited, I don’t know anything more than the rest of the world. Jacques has finally stated for the record that he is interested in returning to F1 as a driver.
Fun-1: The Swarmimg of Schumacher
June 9, 2004
FastMachines would like to welcome the boys from Fun-1.org - The Satirical Daily Blog. Here is the first posting from our new friends. Take it away Ewan…
Who can remember the (rather dreadful) disaster movie “The Swarm?” That’s the film where we watch Robert “I’ll never get over Mucho Grande” Hayes running ahead of a swarm of mutated killer bees, knowing that one slip up and he’ll be surrounded by millions of small tiny insects that, while they can’t slay him individually, can bring him down by sheer weight of numbers.
Jeff Green Dodge Teleconference
June 9, 2004
Jeff Green, current driver of the No. 43 Cheerios/Betty Crocker Dodge, “met” the media in a teleconference this week. Green is driver of arguably the most famous car in NASCAR racing, the Petty Enterprises car made famous by “King” Richard Petty. Here are his thoughts on the coming weekend at Pocono, shortening the races, cautions and scoring problems:
Hornish Gets Hitched - Or Derailed?
June 9, 2004
Sam Hornish has tied the knot in Indianapolis this past weekend. Could his quiet romance and pending marriage have been the cause of a lack of racing focus?
New Cars, Losing Races
June 9, 2004
The plunge of the McLaren F1 Team from the pinnacle of the sport to the level of Minardi has been the cause of much conversation and speculation. The anwer may be due to the company’s losing focus on what makes them successful: Winning races, not just “being there.”
Jeremy Mayfield Teleconference
June 8, 2004
Jeremy Mayfield was the guest on a teleconference this morning. Here’s a transcript of the conversation with the media.
Buddy Rice To Appear On Letterman June 9th
June 8, 2004
After spending a week of media appearances following his Indianapolis 500 win, Buddy Rice will return to New York to appear on “The Late Show With David Letterman” on June 9.
Pamela Anderson Pleads With Dale Jr. Over Chicken Cruelty
June 7, 2004
I know, I know…I wrote that title so you just HAD to look and see what the hell this could be about. Of course it has to do with those wacky animal lovers at PETA and the latest celebrity whose mind they’ve taken over - blond bombshell Pamela Anderson.