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2009 NASCAR running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Jan 1, 2009.

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  1. DanOregon

    DanOregon Well-Known Member

    Wow - so odd watching TNT's coverage. It's like an actual sporting event instead a three-ring circus.
     
    DanOregon, Jun 7, 2009
    #553
  2. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Adding some industry gossip to the thread... anyone know if the Charlotte Observer is close to filling its NASCAR beat job?
     
    playthrough, Jun 7, 2009
    #554
  3. imjustagirl

    imjustagirl Active Member

    I had heard there were two finalists, but that's from others on the beat. So who knows?
     
    imjustagirl, Jun 7, 2009
    #555
  4. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    My old paper ran one of Jenna Fryer's pieces today (it no longer covers racing outside this state) about Kyle Busch smashing the hand-painted guitar/trophy given to the Nationwide winner at Nashville. A shake-your-head piece, as in I shook my head at Busch's act and his justification (frustration and he wanted to give his whole team a piece of the thing).

    http://www.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/motor_sports/nextel/article/AUTO09_20090608-223005/272723/
     
    Moderator1, Jun 9, 2009
    #556
  5. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    On the first whack, the guitar was still intact. Gibson makes a fine product!

    I don't get outraged at anything Busch does anymore, but I marvel at the ink he generates. Has anyone cared about a Nashville Nationwide race for this long afterward?
     
    playthrough, Jun 9, 2009
    #557
  6. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    What a fucking asshole.
     
    Double J, Jun 9, 2009
    #558
  7. Sam Mills 51

    Sam Mills 51 Well-Known Member

    Idiotic. There are other ways to symbolize your frustrations, Kyle. Or is he relishing being a bad boy and doesn't care if everyone knows that he lacks class?
     
    Sam Mills 51, Jun 9, 2009
    #559
  8. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yes and yes.
     
    playthrough, Jun 9, 2009
    #560
  9. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    That's the kind of guy you want to see punted into the wall at 190 mph, with a fervent hope no one else gets caught up in the carnage.
     
    Double J, Jun 9, 2009
    #561
  10. expendable

    expendable Well-Known Member

    Let's see. Who's getting mileage out of a mid-season AAA race?

    Nashville Speedway? Check
    Gibson? Check
    Sam Bass? Check
    Kyle Busch? Check
    Buschwide Series? Checkers

    I don't think they mind one bit.
     
    expendable, Jun 9, 2009
    #562
  11. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Doesn't change the fact that Busch is an uber-douchebag who needs to be punted into the wall at 190 mph.
     
    Double J, Jun 9, 2009
    #563
  12. 2muchcoffeeman

    2muchcoffeeman Well-Known Member

    Lost in all this Busch-shit¹ ... yesterday Johnny Benson's truck team folded due to lack of sponsorship and Richard Petty Motorsports laid off 9 and cut salaries across the board because Chrysler hasn't been paying its NASCAR teams. (Richard Petty may be switching to Toyota next year ... utter sacrilege.)¹Look, somebody just punt him into Lake Lloyd next month so the alligator can get him, okay? Maybe having a foot gnawed off will force him to grow up and stop being a douchebag for no good reason.
     
    2muchcoffeeman, Jun 9, 2009
    #564
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