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NASCAR Looks To Get Around The Economy
By Bob Ellis
NASCAR Ranting and Raving Blog
When I went to the Canadian Motorsports Expo on the weekend I had an interesting conversation with a die-hard Dale Jr fan, he was worried about the economic state of NASCAR.
He asked me about my thoughts on the subject which I coincidentally had already shared...
Something I Never Did Understand
As a former soccer player, it always baffled me how defenders used to stop playing and raise their arms calling for an offside.
Play until there’s a whistle. Don’t stop. It could cost you a goal and often it did.
It’s one thing to have hacks do it, but to see it in major professional...
Posted by exposrip in Featured Articles, Motor Racing, Soccer, Stats Corner on 12 13th, 2008 | No Comments
Stats Corner: World Cup
Yeah, I know. It’s football, hockey and basketball season. But soccer popped into my mind.
Ever wonder what the goals for and against were for World Cup finalists?
Not really? Same here.
Meh.
Here we go: There have been 69 goals in total scored in a World Cup final. 45 come from four countries:
Brazil...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 11 19th, 2008 | No Comments
Jimmie Johnson Graces SI Cover
By Bob Ellis
Look mom, no hands!
Much to my surprise the powers that be over at Sports Illustrated have emailed me confirming that Jimmie will indeed be on their upcoming November 24th cover entitled “NASCAR COOL”. The email included the picture of the cover and the complete Lars Anderson...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 10 9th, 2008 | No Comments
Patrick Carpentier Cut Loose
By Bob Ellis
Two things caught my eye tonight while I was web-crawling the usual NASCAR related haunts:
1) NASCAR.com is reporting that ARMY will indeed be pulling its sponsorship from DEI. This is really nothing new, but here is the twist; they are moving to Stewart-Haas Racing to sponsor Ryan Newman...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 09 29th, 2008 | No Comments
Paul Newman Loved Racing
By Bob Ellis
Photo Credits:
Paul in fire suit and racing #80 Corvette - Michael Brochstein
Paul with Indy Team - don’t know, do you?
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Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 08 9th, 2008 | No Comments
Should NASCAR Use Rain Tires For Their Tracks?
By Bob Ellis
There has been somewhat of a debate in the media and over the web about using rain tires in NASCAR all of the time.
Should they or shouldn’t they?
They shouldn’t.
They can use them on their lower speed tracks like Martinsville (provided it drained properly), but to use them at...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 08 5th, 2008 | No Comments
Montreal’s Monstrous Moisture Madness
By Bob Ellis
Well, I really enjoyed the Montreal race again this year. I know it didn’t run the full length, but it was pretty cool to watch those cars go around the track in the rain and on Goodyear Racing Rain Tires.
I noticed that not all of the cars had the massive, and somewhat ineffective,...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 07 20th, 2008 | No Comments
Great Storylines as Nascar Takes a Break
By Bob Ellis
We just passed the halfway point in the NASCAR Sprint Cup season, and we are heading into an off-weekend, as the teams gear up for their next race at the Indianapolis Speedway.
So, instead of looking at the upcoming race this week, let’s take a look at some of the stories that were...
Posted by exposrip in Motor Racing on 06 11th, 2008 | No Comments
NASCAR: “The Man in Black” Series Unveiled
By Bob Ellis
This is the first car in a multi-year series that will continue the legacy of Dale Earnhardt by teaming him up with other iconic American personalities like Johnny Cash.
“The Man in Black” car with Earnhardt’s famous paint scheme was unveiled Thursday with Cash and Earnhardt’s...
