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| A Daytona Wrap-Up... and a Brief Farewell | | Date Created: Feb 19, 2008, 10:26 PM |
This year's Daytona 500 was a surprise all-around... from the sleep-inducing lack of action in the first 150 laps, to the mass of Dodges who seemingly came from nowhere to finish among the top-10, to the apparent lack of performance from the Hendrick camp and then a surprising victor. Ryan Newman and Roger Penske both have seemed star-crossed at Daytona, so their victory was a long-deserved triumph.... Only 35 more races (plus an all-star tilt) until the season's end...
It was very cool to see many of the past winners of the 500 get recognition they so deserve. It was a chance to see many legends in the same room - including many on my list of "The Best Racers" from 2005. |
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Hope You Can All Be Patient: After negotiating what the future holds for me for the remainder of the season, I will be taking my first extended, real vacation since starting fingerprint inc, in 1999. I may get restless or inspired and post an occasional missive from the road, but I'll not be fully engaged in the world of racing for the next few weeks. So, deep breath. Exhale. Repeat. You'll be OK.
Speaking of the world of racing, the rumbling you felt today was hell freezing over and the Champ Car/IRL merger which is (seemingly) finally happening - 14 years too late. I am proud to have been a part of the CART Series in a time when the sponsors were plentiful and the racing was superb, and it has pained my heart greatly to see what was once great become an embarrassment. Greed and selfishness trumped the good of the sport - and there's enough blame to go around.
I hope the larger fields and adding prestigious events like the Long Beach Grand Prix to the new IRL schedule will begin the long, arduous process of re-building the sport. It won't be easy and it won't happen overnight, but it's something that was almost obscene in its length and its horrific effect on what was once America's most popular motorsports category.
MY BAD: OK, you can quit badgering Amy Walsh and the new PR team. The Hendrick competition side has chosen to not allow podcasts.... It's their right to not distribute their chatter as it is the team which owns the rights to its radio communications.
Fun-Time Reading while I'm gone: Try "How to Test Drive Friends and Irritate Others." HA! I should have tried this long ago. And "Should the President Use E-Mail?" Too busy to read everything cool on the web? Try the new site "Brijit," which offers 100-word capsules of the best of the web - and then you can pick and choose from there.
The reason I can't seem to get dates?! I may have been going at it the wrong way. Perhaps the method is EYE GAZING. Sigh...
Media Relations 101: If you have someone else speak for you, make CERTAIN they are well-prepared and correctly informed. Skip ahead to 2:52 into the video for the most awkward on-air moments of the campaign thus far.
The Follow-Up: Mr. Watson's well-written response from today...
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