tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post7522852491776113259..comments2021-03-16T03:52:10.987-04:00Comments on Mad Mikie's Laidback Lounge: Folding Spoiler Update, Poor TV Coverage, Phoenix Phibbing, and Other Assorted ThingsMad Mikiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-60707514634879031162011-03-07T15:02:30.110-05:002011-03-07T15:02:30.110-05:00Well Anon 2:04 PM, then you know not to come back ...Well Anon 2:04 PM, then you know not to come back then if it's pointless and negative. Don't let the door hit you on the way out.Mad Mikiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-32136906159352643122011-03-05T14:04:33.701-05:002011-03-05T14:04:33.701-05:00hahaahahahahah this is all pointless and negative ...hahaahahahahah this is all pointless and negative websiteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-44689506457425849492011-03-02T17:57:26.985-05:002011-03-02T17:57:26.985-05:00I'm with you on the Busch Series, I still call...I'm with you on the Busch Series, I still call it that for the same reasons. I still say Winston Cup or just Cup, and I have to chide myself on the rare occasion that $print Cup slips my tongue.<br /><br />I just keep loving the unintended consequences of Na$car's ill-begotten decisions. Do you realize 5 of 6 race winners so far this year are not racing in that series and are last in respective points? What a joke. Danica Patrick is in the top 5 in points with finishes of 7th and 17th? Hello, where do you get that kind of math? And this is what they think the fans want? If I was Reed Sorenson and I had just won the "championship" from like 8th place and never won a race, I'd call Carl or Kyle up on the stage and hand them the trophy. As a racer I'd be embarrassed to put the trophy on my shelf. Tell Brian to stuff that in his pipe and smoke it. Since Na$car wants so desperately be a "real sport" like baseball, maybe they need to asterisk all the "champions" from here out. Picture a trophy with a big golden asterisk on top. It would be appropriate.<br /><br />They need to take a step back and realize a really simple fact about race fans. On race day, we want to see the fastest 43 cars on the grounds that day race. Period. We don't give a hoot what a given driver does on a different day of the week. We don't care what the point standings were last week. The fastest 43 cars get to race. What a concept! No guaranteed spots, no excluded drivers. The only thing that is guaranteed is the best possible race!<br /><br />Another unintended consequence. Cheating is now allowed! How cool is that? Trick up your car(truck) as much as you want, win the race, and when you get caught you get to keep the win. No penalty. Points? Who cares, not earning points in that series anyway, zero points minus a 50 point penalty is still last place! Fines? Big deal, just deduct it from my winning paycheck! <br /><br />Dave in OhioHot Rodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09813662422297550761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-27094123346164341192011-03-02T08:46:00.460-05:002011-03-02T08:46:00.460-05:00As to the Busch Series, I use it for 2 reasons. 1,...As to the Busch Series, I use it for 2 reasons. 1, the old fans still call it that because that's what it was when they started following racing. 2, it's an intentional irritant to the powers that be.<br /><br />I'm all for Kenny moving out of the booth and sticking with a full-time driving gig. As one driver said to me about Kenny and his humor, "The first time is wit. The second time is half wit". <br /><br />Good points Mr Clause. Kenny is wearing himself about as thin as John Darby's hairline with the fans. The head shed down in Daytona doesn't have much in the way of credibility so anything Pemberton, Mafia Mike, and others say is immediately suspect. <br /><br />It took a while to see the empty seats in Phoenix but they were there. Focks seems to have really gone out of their way to avoid showing them but if you paid attention during some of the replays of wrecks, passes, and the Hollyweird Motel close-ups of Hammond, you could see them. I bet the scalpers are taking a beating and have been the last few years.Mad Mikiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11868324896107896906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-44102305161064218292011-03-01T22:26:04.244-05:002011-03-01T22:26:04.244-05:00Speaking of Kenny....what's with the hair. I ...Speaking of Kenny....what's with the hair. I saw him last Sunday on the 8 pm NA$CAR program. Looks strange. He did, by the way have a good run on Saturday at PIR. Good for him. Maybe we can convince him to drive full time & give up his TV gig - nothing personal, Kenny, but your carrying on does get tired. <br /> <br />Have to agree with the attendance at PIR, Mike. One could tell from watching TV - the seats were NOT full. Sounds like Daytona. DIS claimed they had a sellout for the 500. However my row high in the Roberts Tower had at least 8 empty seats. Looking around when the fans were seated revealed many more empty seats. If the track was truthful in claiming a sellout, the scalpers must have really been burnt. Just a thought....portorangenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-741641294938859402011-03-01T17:36:28.279-05:002011-03-01T17:36:28.279-05:00From what i've been told about Gordons ex wife...From what i've been told about Gordons ex wife she's not much of a christian anymore.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-78325151626327084422011-03-01T16:19:57.845-05:002011-03-01T16:19:57.845-05:00For your information, it is the Nationwide series,...For your information, it is the Nationwide series, not the Busch series. Busch stopped sponsoring the series after the 2007 season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-64785512592673354082011-03-01T14:23:06.922-05:002011-03-01T14:23:06.922-05:00As long as the NASCAR power structure stays as it ...As long as the NASCAR power structure stays as it is, Brainless, MAFIA Mike, Darby, and added to them this Pemberton lapdog, nothing will change except less truth, less credibility, more costly and meaningless rule changes. I thought that rot usually started from the bottom. Not NASCAR, the rot begins at the top.<br /><br />Isn't it odd how the two teams that Pemberton ran his mouth about over this start and park deal this weekend were both past winners and are real racers? Both will stay on the track until the end if they have the funding. Now has the Parson team and a couple of others ever gone more than 60 laps, ever showed up with a full crew and enough tires to finish the race? But Pemberton calls out the real racers. He just adds more arrogance and less credibility to the leadership.<br /><br />NASCAR has gotten to be like a run away train with only the locomotive being fed. What eventually happens to run away trains? You got it.<br /><br />Kenny Wallace is wearing thin. Plug your sponsors, plug NASCAR, just do it with facts, act as if you are informed even if you aren't. Your mouth is starting to over ride your abilities. Pretty arrogant to call out the fans that support your paycheck because they are better informed than you are. If only because they pay at the pump and the grocery store and feel the reality.mrclausenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-38247815877785319622011-03-01T12:04:42.604-05:002011-03-01T12:04:42.604-05:00Jeff Gordon dumped God and Jesus right after his C...Jeff Gordon dumped God and Jesus right after his Christian wife dumped him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-16739499281231035802011-03-01T11:39:43.910-05:002011-03-01T11:39:43.910-05:00The Coast Guard is also one of the more responsibl...The Coast Guard is also one of the more responsible services around. A speeding CG boat hit a civilian boat last July 4th in San Diego Bay, injuring three and causing one death, and the crew members were court martialed and faced serious charges. Two were charged by the CG with negligent homicide. I do not believe in revenge, but I favor accountability, and I congratulate the Coast Guard for its standards.Jayhawkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00756807802218022043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1898207420189925101.post-73407913042029772602011-03-01T10:20:07.955-05:002011-03-01T10:20:07.955-05:00Not that it matters to me personally, but I bet a ...Not that it matters to me personally, but I bet a lot of fans that think Brian Vickers is "the archtypical boy next door" will really be disappointed with that Maxim article.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com