Some People!
Thursday, September 6th, 2007 2:48pm CDT
By Marc, Thunder Lounge
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To borrow, and butcher someone else’s phrase; You can satisfy some of the people some of the time, but you can’t satisfy all of the people all of the time.
What brought me to this not so startling conclusion is a couple days looking at NASCAR headlines and stories as we head into NASCAR final “regular season” event at Richmond.
Here is one example that is fairly accurate and representative of various sources that all play on the same theme, the new Chase with 12 teams admitted to the party has “ruined” Richmond.
“Chase playoff rules strip drama from race.” The gist of this article is based on a hypothetical:
“Had the series headed to race No. 26 at Richmond under the original Chase rules, four drivers separated by 38 points would go into this weekend’s Chevy Rock and Roll 400 battling for the last two spots.”
This is where I insert, “yeah but,” the Beloved One would be 161 points behind and not hanging by the thread of 128 points as he is now.
Put another way, a virtual certainty vice as least a thread of hope. And here’s another “but,” that offers a bit of drama, Junior has won three times at Richmond, including his last Cup win in May 2006.
It’s also appropriate to highlight the words of Tony Stewart at this point:
“It’s nice coming here [Richmond] and knowing that if it comes down to a fuel-mileage race this weekend that we can take a chance like we did at Kansas City and go for those 10 points versus not being locked in like we were last year and fighting at this time, so it’s definitely taken a lot of the stress and the pressure off, for sure,”
So, Tony is in a position to lay caution to the wind and go for broke in order to gain the 10 bonus points that go with it.
That sounds like drama and potential excitement to me. In addition Johnson and Gordon will not only try gain another 10 bonus points for themselves but have a wary eye on Stewart as well. If they can’t get the points they may try to block, by whatever means, Smoke from getting them.
Then there’s Tony’s teammate Denny Hamlin. He’s locked up a Chase spot but Richmond is his home track. He has two top-five finishes and three top 10s in three previous Richmond races. He finished second in May ‘06 and third last May.
If anyone thinks Hamlin will be stroking at his home tack, with nothing to lose, I’ve got a nuclear powered Vegamatic to sell you.
To reiterate my lede, “you can satisfy some of the people some of the time, but you can’t satisfy all of the people all of the time.” (But you can satisfy people for 16 straight years.)
And some people have so little ambition or imagination they have to gin up some phony tripe about how Richmond isn’t Richmond anymore.
Say, I have an idea… let’s just shut down Richmond. Then Fontana could be the end of the regular season. By most accounts the place already sucks, might as well add to its misery right?
But then the whiners would manufacture another reason wouldn’t they?
“It’s always something — if it isn’t one thing, it’s another.” - Roseanne Rosanna Dana
UPDATE: As noted the other day ISC had widdled down potential buyers for its now useless (to them) Staten Island site.
The decision is made, ISC confirmed it had reached a preliminary agreement to sell its land to ProLogis, the world’s largest developer of distribution warehouses. As Staten Island Advance notes distribution warehouses are “places that are also magnets for trucks” and “the entertainment value is nil.”
The feared flood of fans on race weekends will be replaced by a steady stream of trucks to the site, minus the fun and brand-name sponsorships. Former Borough President Guy Molinari who once worked as a lobbyist for the racetrack proposal, stopped short yesterday of saying, “I told you so.”
To which I’ll add, Buwawawahahaha, SOME PEOPLE, get exactly what they deserve. (read the rest of the Advance article, ISC warned these idiots what would happen and now it has)
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Filed Under: Dale Earnhardt Junior, Denny Hamlin, Jeff Gordon, Jimmie Johnson, Marc Boland, Nascar, Nextel Cup, Richmond, The Water Cooler
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Friday January 26, 2007
12:08am CST
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Roger Penske is taking his dedication to NASCAR to the next level. He’s going to set the standard a little higher than anything previously attempted. This will surely have yet another impact on the NASCAR community, and much like when he said “I’m building a wind tunnel”, people are calling him nuts. As a note, the wind tunnel was and is a major success.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Sunday January 14, 2007
10:17am CST
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Ever wondered why a sponsor pays so much to be on a Cup car? A recent report from Joyce Julius and Associates, Inc. gives us a small glimpse into the top 10 Cup sponsors and their R.O.I (return on investment) associated with their sponsorship of NASCAR teams and drivers. The top 10 may just surprise you.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday September 14, 2006
12:29pm CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]This week there was some obvious rumblings around the water cooler. The hot topic was obviously Stewart and his missing the cut, but also debated were Kahne’s Chase birth, Kevin Grubb getting the boot again, as well as the fact that even with the Chase format driver’s still need to be consistent.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday August 17, 2006
3:10pm CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]What a week. Talk about it being far from lacking in the rumors and news department. It was a whirlwind week, and also one that brings additional issues into play.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday August 10, 2006
7:37pm CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]This week the topics wouldn’t be difficult to guess. We were discussing what everyone else was around their office water cooler. Mayfield vs. Evernham, the yo-yo effect of drivers in and out of making the Chase, as well as Yates and Roush.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday August 3, 2006
11:58am CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]This week was a buzz about Yates and their troubles, Dale Jr and his recent struggles, and the big topic of David Gilliland.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Friday July 28, 2006
9:02am CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]As we’re playing catch-up from yesterday, which was just one of those days we all have from time to time, we’ll jump right in and outline the conversations from around the water cooler. Naturally, just about anyone can guess what the hot topic of the week has been. In fact it’s so easy, even a caveman could figure it out. However, as a note, we’re out of the roast duck with the mango salsa.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday July 20, 2006
11:30am CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]Naturally this week the majority of discussion was centered around what was at first speculation of a move, and came to light a mere two days ago. However there was also discussion on Stewart, and some pondering on what else can possibly happen before we hit Homestead.
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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday July 13, 2006
11:35am CDT
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[image:365:r:s=1:l=http://thunderlounge.com/articles/nascar/features/the-water-cooler/]This week around the water cooler has been pretty busy. In part from a slew of topics, in part from a lack of something better to do. Some topics such as Ganassi, Toyota, Yates, and the Chase have still been in discussion while a few new topics have been mixed in the conversation. These have included the “bump”, Danica, Juan Montoya, and wondering what Nascar is going to look like in 2016. Always good for a laugh, a rant, and the not so uncommon opinion from left field, this week there was so much discussion it’s difficult to pick out what to print. In the end, a few topics rose to the top.
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