Another good race is in the can. Richmond under the lights – rarely gets better than that. ABC, Disney, ESPN, ESPN2 whatever, as usual did a fine job. However, they missed another restart and it wasn’t even close. Fines, please. Was there really debris from the 31’s tire? We went to com’l before he got […]
Author: Gary Erdakos
Reflections On Atlanta II
Another good race is in the can. Kinda like “Sunday Night At The Beach” (in NC) – a lot of “Electric Slidin’ “. That was a good stage for the drivers to show off how really talented they are. We normally can’t see that they’re almost always on the edge. I just noticed that Mr. […]
Reflections On Montreal
That was racing. I’m not sure it was good racing, but it was very entertaining. I always enjoy an exceptionally prolonged Nationwide race. However, I think it’s time Nascar reconsiders racing in the rain. And I don’t mean expanding it to the Cup series. What was some really good racing (and rubbin’), evolved into a […]
Reflections On Bristol II
Another good race is in the can. One Word. It’s “Plastics” in the movies. It’s “Bristol” in racing. I agree with Mike Hembree of Scene Daily (and Bruton). Bristol needs to host more events. How about simultaneous basketball games, or a basketball game and a hockey game at the same time? Is there enough room […]
Reflections On Michigan II
Another good race is in the can. Not that many years ago, I never would have imagined I would say some of the best racing on the circuit is at MIS. But there it is again. And now, apparently the track has employed the hot dog wrapper police. There was a miniscule fraction the number […]
Reflections On The Glen
Another good All-Star exhibition is in the can. We have to stop meeting like this – except for those fortunate enough to have to work on Monday afternoons. Man, that looks like fun. Makes you wanna jump in a car and negotiate the esses that the city of Charlotte calls roads. It’s so uncanny how […]
Reflections On Pocono II
Another good race is in the can. Good way to spend a Monday afternoon. It was like a doubleheader. The first game I’ll call the Pocono Pit Challenge. A great thing about Pocono is when the rubberband raises its ugly head, you have the beautiful vista to feast your eyes on. Then there was the […]
Reflections On The Brickyard
Another race is in the can. That’s what I’ll call a Pete Barbutti race – a long way to go for a punch line. I’ll concede everything’s wonderful about Indy. Everything but the racing. If your thing is watching a wagon train cross Nebraska, this place is for you. The ESPN crew did a fine […]
Preflections On Indy(400)
If you have the opportunity to go to the Brickyard this weekend (or any weekend), don’t – unless you’re a member of the glitterati, feting a client, or just a glutton for punishment. On a non-race weekend it may be OK to use the golf course. I was there once – several decades ago – […]
Reflections On Chicagoland
Another race – and great finish – is in the can. Remind me. Why did Nascar think it necessary to enter the Chicago market? Here’s a track with less than half the seating of a handful of other tracks and less seating than the overwhelming majority of all the tracks, and – the economy notwithstanding […]
