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January 27, 2009

NASCAR: Roush Goes Green, Planet Saved

Roush Fenway racing goes green. We’re saved! #tcot

January 9, 2009

Misdirected Compassion

There’s a saying that goes “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.”
I think I have a corollary to that: Give a man enough fish, and you make him dependant on you for fish.
John Stossel did a segment on [...]

January 5, 2009

Woody: Fairgrounds Racing All But Gone

Larry Woody, in an article published on the Nashville City Paper’s web site, says the Fairgrounds track is on life support, and the plug may about to be pulled.
Woody lays the blame on several entities: City Hall (via the Fair Board), the economy, and race fans. I’d add one more group to that list: [...]

December 11, 2008

50 Complaining Neighbors 1, Nashville and History 0

I attended tonight’s meeting of the Tennessee State Board of Fair Commissioners (aka the Fair Board). My thoughts on the meeting can be summed up thusly:
2008 was the last season ever of weekly racing at the fairgrounds
I say this for a few reasons. Commissioner Varney’s proposal pretty much means that the Board is washing their [...]

May 1, 2008

NASCAR Richmond Thoughts

Just a few random racing thoughts heading into the weekend races at Richmond.
MORE PLATES PLEASE: How about those races from Talladega? Both the NASCAR Cup race and the NASCAR Series races were pretty exciting. We should have more restrictor plate racing.
LESS ESPN PLEASE: In a move that shows why ESPN should never have been given [...]