We have football and baseball, but no racing thread. I know I can't be the only NASCAR fan here. I was nice and included all other auto racing as well. I suppose we can go with all motorsports. Or just thread drift like mofos, as usual.
Anyway, I went to Talladega yesterday. I had thought it was a bucket list/one time only thing. Sort of like a Muslim visiting the various holy sites. However, now that I've been there, I will be back.
I'm going to copy/paste from my Facebook page rather than re-type the entire thing. I'll edit the profanity, of course.
Some observations from yesterday's race:
1) Talladega is a great track for a lot of reasons.
a) LOTS of free--FREE--parking.
b) Easy to get in and out. Sure there was a line of cars and it was a stop and go parking lot, but DUH. All in all it was very well managed traffic flow. From what I saw most of the problems were caused by people who were rude and/or stupid and didn't follow the process. "Oh, f**k that sign saying I should be in the far right lane for where I need to go. The far left is moving faster. I'll cut over later." Fortunately there weren't many of those. Kudos to area law enforcement for managing the process as well as whoever planned it all.
c) I'm sure sitting down low you can't see a lot of the track, but track visibility up medium high was MUCH better than I expected.
d) Seating rocks. There might be some bleacher seating but very little of it. Individual fold-down seats as far as the eye could see, or cared to. I can't stand bleacher seating.
2) If you are pi**ed off at Joey Logano for winning, shut your stupid farking cakehole. IF anyone f**ked up, it was NASCAR. Personally, from my vantage point, I was unable to judge who was out front by a nose at the very instant the yellow flag came out. I doubt anyone else at the track was either. I haven't seen video and don't really care if I do. Nothing can be done. Wouldn't be the first time NASCAR f**ked up, probably won't be the last. Am I bummed that said possible f**kup left Junior out of the Chase? Of course I am. But the behavior of fans at the track yesterday was abominable.
3) If you are pi**ed off at Joey Logano (kid got booed WAY more heavily yesterday than I've ever heard him get booed) because of last week when he put a bumper under Kenseth to take the win, you can also shut your stupid farking cakehole. You know who made a career of doing that? Let me give you a little hint: He drove the number 3 Goodwrench Chevy for Childress Racing. I'm not comparing Logano to a legend. Only time will tell on that. Simply reminding you that he did EXACTLY what The Intimidator did on a regular basis. I'm not for flat out intentionally wrecking someone, but if I have a faster car and you're blocking me, you're getting the bumper. THAT is racing.
4) If you're pi**ed off that there were not three G-W-C attempts, let me clue you in on something I discovered last night. NASCAR changed it last week to where there will only be ONE G-W-C attempt. Stupid as hell, but they did. "But Garry, there were two." No, there were not. On the first restart, the wreck/caution occurred before the leaders had crossed the start-finish line so they had not officially taken the green flag. That did not count. Read here:
nascar.com/en_us/news-media/ar…ale-jr-kevin-harvick.html
5) Birmingham Tower is a great place to sit. Right at the exit from pit road and not far from the start-finish line. A clear view down pit road and pretty good visibility of the whole track.
Anyway, I went to Talladega yesterday. I had thought it was a bucket list/one time only thing. Sort of like a Muslim visiting the various holy sites. However, now that I've been there, I will be back.
I'm going to copy/paste from my Facebook page rather than re-type the entire thing. I'll edit the profanity, of course.
Some observations from yesterday's race:
1) Talladega is a great track for a lot of reasons.
a) LOTS of free--FREE--parking.
b) Easy to get in and out. Sure there was a line of cars and it was a stop and go parking lot, but DUH. All in all it was very well managed traffic flow. From what I saw most of the problems were caused by people who were rude and/or stupid and didn't follow the process. "Oh, f**k that sign saying I should be in the far right lane for where I need to go. The far left is moving faster. I'll cut over later." Fortunately there weren't many of those. Kudos to area law enforcement for managing the process as well as whoever planned it all.
c) I'm sure sitting down low you can't see a lot of the track, but track visibility up medium high was MUCH better than I expected.
d) Seating rocks. There might be some bleacher seating but very little of it. Individual fold-down seats as far as the eye could see, or cared to. I can't stand bleacher seating.
2) If you are pi**ed off at Joey Logano for winning, shut your stupid farking cakehole. IF anyone f**ked up, it was NASCAR. Personally, from my vantage point, I was unable to judge who was out front by a nose at the very instant the yellow flag came out. I doubt anyone else at the track was either. I haven't seen video and don't really care if I do. Nothing can be done. Wouldn't be the first time NASCAR f**ked up, probably won't be the last. Am I bummed that said possible f**kup left Junior out of the Chase? Of course I am. But the behavior of fans at the track yesterday was abominable.
3) If you are pi**ed off at Joey Logano (kid got booed WAY more heavily yesterday than I've ever heard him get booed) because of last week when he put a bumper under Kenseth to take the win, you can also shut your stupid farking cakehole. You know who made a career of doing that? Let me give you a little hint: He drove the number 3 Goodwrench Chevy for Childress Racing. I'm not comparing Logano to a legend. Only time will tell on that. Simply reminding you that he did EXACTLY what The Intimidator did on a regular basis. I'm not for flat out intentionally wrecking someone, but if I have a faster car and you're blocking me, you're getting the bumper. THAT is racing.
4) If you're pi**ed off that there were not three G-W-C attempts, let me clue you in on something I discovered last night. NASCAR changed it last week to where there will only be ONE G-W-C attempt. Stupid as hell, but they did. "But Garry, there were two." No, there were not. On the first restart, the wreck/caution occurred before the leaders had crossed the start-finish line so they had not officially taken the green flag. That did not count. Read here:
nascar.com/en_us/news-media/ar…ale-jr-kevin-harvick.html
5) Birmingham Tower is a great place to sit. Right at the exit from pit road and not far from the start-finish line. A clear view down pit road and pretty good visibility of the whole track.
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