Racing

Waiting On Race Day Sunday has arrived and that means it’s race day! But, the question for this particular day revolves around rain. Will it rain? Or will it go away. The weather people are concerned. As for me, I see sun out the Media Center window and I keep saying no rain. Hopefully my...
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Preparing For Nationwide Race! It’s day two for NASCAR weekend at Watkins Glen International. Yesterday was a great day of chatting with s0me Rolex Grand Am drivers. Special kudos to John Weisberg driver of the 21 GTO. He had Hillside on the side of his car for the race as fans had an opportunity to...
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And The Winner Is… Another great weekend of racing with the Indy Car Series has come and gone for Watkins Glen, New York. As usual, it was a great time too! As for the race, Justin Wilson pulled out in front early, and he was pretty much the stand alone leader for most of the race...
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It’s Race Day! We’re setting up shop at The Glen for the Camping World Grand Prix. Green flag flies at 1:30 this afternoon. In the meantime, as usual, there’s lots to do around The Glen. The media center is starting to awake and reporters, bloggers, photographers, and even the IRL people are arriving in the...
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Qualifying For Camping World Grand Prix The Fast Six is on the track as the qualifying order is being set for the race for tomorrow. Dario Franchetti who was the 2nd fastest just hit the wall hard. That will of course put him back further on the starting grid for tomorrow. With just 4 minutes...
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First Practice & Paul Tracey First practice is complete and if you ask me, it’s a little surprising for who’s on top. Ryan Briscoe, Dario Franchitti and Marco Andretti. The man who seems to own this track for wins, Scott Dixon, was 8th fastest with IRL favorite Danica Patrick at 11th fastest. Of course it’s...
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Prep For Watkins Glen It’s Independence Day and that means it’s time for the Indy Cars at Watkins Glen, New York. I’ve arrived and we’re off an running for a great weekend of racing. First off I need to say thanks to Brian Neudorff for the use of his laptop! That means I can do...
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Looking For Handouts, While Throwing Punches First Wall Street told us the sky would fall if they failed. Financial CEO’s with they big dollar salaries and perks galore told the federal government if they didn’t give them money, the entire economy would collapse. Going against public opinion, the government decided to hand out billions of...
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The 2008 NASCAR Chase For The Championship Is Winding Down! With just four races left, Jimmie Johnson is taking what appears to be a commanding lead over the rest of the field. He extended his winning streak again yesterday with a win in Martinsville. He’s now heading into the home stretch of the Chase, with...
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The Chase is on! Race Three in Kansas… I have to admit when NASCAR introduced the whole Chase for the Championship format a few years ago, I was not impressed. Not to say I’m one of those “stuck in the past type people,” but I just didn’t see anything wrong with the old point system....
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