Rain at the Glen, Said and Simo in Jeopardy
August 8, 2008
It is qualifying day at Watkins Glen, and once again Boris Said finds himself in the unenviable position of sitting around and waiting for NASCAR’s call. Said has been the victim of rained out qualifying shows more often than he probably cares to remember, and the really unfortunate thing is this - he is the only part-time driver in the Cup Series who legitimately has a shot at being competitive, if he can manage to make the race. Which he always does, provided that it doesn’t rain. Read more
American Le Mans Series back in action at Elkhart Lake
August 8, 2008
The American Le Mans Series returns to action this weekend at Road America for a four hour endurance race, the Generac 500 presented by Time-Warner Cable. Joining the ALMS series this weekend are the Formula BMW, MX-5 Cup, Star Mazda, Skip Barber, and Cooper Atlantic series, so there will be a lot of track action this weekend, despite the fact that the now-defunct Champ Car Series will leave a hole in what was to be a double-header weekend.
NASCAR Sexual Harassment Suit Gets Even Uglier
August 7, 2008
If you’re one of those people who just wants to read about the drivers, the cars, and the next race, this is your warning. I’ll have some of that writing later, but until then, this post will probably have you shaking your head and going, “what do they always have to write about that stuff for?” Well, it’s because it might turn out to be important, that’s why. Read more
FastMachines.com Radio Episode #5
August 6, 2008
We get schooled on Sport Bike racing by John Hall of LiveFastRacing.com. A good primer for your car racing buffs on AMA Superbike, World Superbike, and MotoGP. We also talk NASCAR, NASCAR in the rain, F1 in Hungary, and X Games flavored Rally. Show notes below the fold…
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Double Clutchin’-The Good, The Bad, And The Michael Waltrip From Pocono
August 4, 2008
Gotta love a good cheap shot whenever you can get one in, don’t you?
Anyways, at least we had a race that ended up going the full, allotted number of laps, that did not end under a caution or green-white checkered, and had only one competition caution as opposed to 1000. When those things are taken into consideration, one can look at Pocono as being a successful race. Read more
Five to go!
August 4, 2008
Over a month ago I wrote that I believed the top eight in the Chase were secure, and that nine drivers were still in the running for the remaining four spots. With only five races to go until the Chase it now looks like only the top Read more
Post Pocono Ponderings
August 4, 2008
I have to admit, this was a difficult week to think up anything witty, interesting, or even remotely attention-grabbing to write about. Kind of a plain-vanilla race, in this blogger’s opinion. Pocono can do that. For such a unique, interesting track, it really can put on a lackluster show. In any case, I’ll try and salvage a few thoughts worthy of the reader’s time.
After Indy, There’s No Way Rain Tires Could be Put Off at Montreal
August 3, 2008
The Nationwide Series made history yesterday. NASCAR stock cars finally ran rain tires that Goodyear has been dragging around for as long as anyone can remember, but never used.
The reason why those tires have never been used until now has never been explained satisfactorily. Why did Goodyear spend the time and effort developing rain tires if NASCAR was not going to use them? Why spend the money and effort trucking them to each and every road race if they were somehow still not up to standard? Read more
Scouting the Minor League
August 1, 2008
We’re all used to major league baseball scouting young players. Pro football team scouts make sure no college football game goes without any spectators. Likewise, the NBA also scouts the college crowd. This past Saturday I did some scouting at my local short track, Read more