Dickies 500 Weekend - November 2009

By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Published on Thunder Lounge.

What would a weekend at Texas Motor Speedway be without Thunder Lounge™.

That’s right, it’s time to kick things back into gear and get ready for the Dickies 500 at Texas Motor Speedway.

This fall, we have some really, really cool things going on. Of course this is on top of the normal party goodness you’ve come to love and expect from your ol’ buddies at Thunder Lounge. In addition to the normal high profile crowd which mingles amongst the fog, we’ve got some special guests coming down from the great state of Ohio to get their groove on under the full moons light. Oh yes, the moon is always full at Thunder Lounge™

Thunder Lounge™ is pleased to announce that our brothers from another mother, On Pit Row will be joining us for the Dickies 500 weekend coming up next week at Texas Motor Speedway. We’re pleased as punch to have these guys come down all the way from Ohio, and look forward to showing them a rockin good time.

What, you’ve never heard of On Pit Row? They’re only the biggest NASCAR radio show in the Midwest, syndicated on the Fox Sports radio network, hailing and broadcasting from the Toledo Speedway in Toledo, Ohio. Expanding onto the web, they have one of the best NASCAR news and information sites around. On top of that, their NASCAR statistical services are the best out there, and did you know they run their own dead ass simple fantasy racing game? With kick ass prizes like a dozen laps around Rockingham while YOU DRIVE an actual stock car?

These guys are great, and if you haven’t checked them out, get your biscuits on over to On Pit Row right now.

A full moon over Thunder Lounge.

I’ll be the first to admit to being busier than a one-legged man in an ass kicking contest over the past many moons, but I’ll always make time for a full moon at Thunder Lounge.

When the sun goes down, bring your party essentials on over to the one, the only, world famous Thunder Lounge™

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday December 3, 2008
10:25am CST
Published on Thunder Lounge.

No racing, no real news, the world is going to hell in a hand basket and thanks to Ol’ Uncle Willie we’re all reminded that no matter how damn slick we think we are, there is but one true master of the art…

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday October 29, 2008
5:15pm CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

You’re two days away from the biggest Halloween party on the planet.

You know how we roll, and unlike Wheaton, we won’t be rickrolling you on this one. Come one, come all, come often. Halloween was made for Thunder Lounge, racing, watching NASCAR and drinkin’ beeeeeer.

(Someday we’ll get back to covering the series, we swear. Until then, check out some posts from a few of the Lounge Lizards.)

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Filed Under: Nascar, Texas, Thunder Lounge, Tracks

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Friday September 26, 2008
10:44am CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

October 31st: Thunder Lounge
Texas Motor Speedway Infield
Live DJ, BYOB
Party ’til the cops send ya home.

Thunder Lounge is not affiliated with Texas Motor Speedway. We just live there 12 days a year.

Look for more details in the next couple of weeks.

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Filed Under: Nascar, Nextel Cup, Texas, Thunder Lounge, Tracks





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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Monday March 31, 2008
4:15pm CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

Come one, come all, come often.

It’s that time of year again, and you can bet your boots that the infamous Thunder Lounge® is headed to the infield of Texas Motor Speedway.

When the sun goes down, the lights come up at Thunder Lounge. Bring your beverage of choice, and come on down. The party will rock into the night as always, as if you miss one minute, you’ll be regretting it.

Starting Friday, find me (Luke) and mention you read our site, and we’ll give you a FREE Thunder Lounge wristband. These aren’t some cheap little thing, they’re the real deal. 100% silicone, and screen printed with a fiery background and the Thunder Lounge logo in blue. A steal at $7, get yours FREE. (Quantities limited, while supplies last. Some will be reserved for both Friday and Saturday.)

For those needing a little assistance, here’s the map to the facility. If you’re not already in the infield, we recommend using the SOUTH tunnel, as it’s open for traffic 24/7 during the weekend. You will need an infield pass, which can be obtained when you walk through the tunnel gate.

The house will be rockin all weekend long, so come on out, relax, and enjoy yourself.

See you at the track!

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Filed Under: Nascar, Nationwide Series, Network News, Sprint Cup, Texas, Thunder Lounge, Tracks

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Tuesday February 5, 2008
5:07pm CST
Published on Thunder Lounge.

I’d like to thank the guys at On Pit Row for a great 15 minutes this evening.

In case you’ve missed out on things over the past several weeks, your truly got the nod (thanks guys!) to redo the entire family of sites that make up On Pit Row. For reference, there are currently 3 specific sites. On Pit Row, Bench Racing with Steve and Charlie, and The Fast Lap.

First, their main site was well outdated and in need of major plastic surgery. Next, they had a blog over on a particular “pad” type of service, and finally they had a great blog at Thunder Lounge ™.

Lots of places to visit, and nothing really tied together with their site. We’ve taken those sites, and combined them under one roof.

Particularly pleasing is that you only need one page to find what you’re looking for. All of their content is now aggregated on their home page, so you can quickly find recent content across all three of their sites.

Continuing on, their RSS feed now also feeds content from all three sites as well and without any modification needed for subscribers on their old blog. Thanks to feedburner, all that was needed was simply pointing it to their new feed, and that was it.

Finally, why manage multiple user accounts? If you already have a great Thunder Lounge account, you can sign in to comment, and it will be good for any of their three sites under the onpitrow.com domain. What, you aren’t blogging at Thunder Lounge, nor have an account? Don’t get left behind as 2008 is going to be a massive year for Thunder Lounge.

Overall, On Pit Row has been greatly improved, and will now begin to lead the way in usable, relevant NASCAR media websites.

Moving onto this evening, Thunder Lounge made an appearance live On Pit Row. We’d like to thank the guys for the time, and look forward to the next go around.

Thanks, and enjoy the new On Pit Row.

Oh yeah, Hamlin, don’t let us down.

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Filed Under: Denny Hamlin, Drivers, Nascar, Network News, Thunder Lounge

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Wednesday November 21, 2007
12:34pm CST
Published on Thunder Lounge.

Yeah, even with all the work I have on my back, I’m still finding myself bored as all get out.

However, I did find a way to partially cure my boredom, even if only for half an hour or so.

Thanks to Jay, I managed to have a grin and be content, even if for only a short wait through the 37 people that started out ahead of me.

To be honest, as a programmer myself, this is really pretty darn cool, and very clever. If that were my office, it would probably drive me nuts.

Oh, what is it you ask?

You can wait in line, and through the magic of Adobe’s Flash and wireless signals, you can drive a remote control car around Jay’s office while he’s in. Pretty nifty, huh?

The car (or actually I think it’s a little RC SUV) has a little camera mounted on top, and you can roll all over the office. Watch out for the carpet, you probably will get stuck and have to wait for Jay to notice. Which, as it bit me the first time I tried it (thanks to the person in front of me), will very well cut your play time (of a gracious full minute) down to next to nothing.

Anyway, before I trot off to finish up some code and call it Thanksgiving break, I thought I’d share this cool little gig with you.

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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Thursday October 25, 2007
9:38am CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

That’s right folks. It’s that time again. The time when Thunder Lounge goes from words to actions, fires up that Earnhardt Smoker, and hits the lights for yet another event at Texas Motor Speedway.

We’ll take a quick aside here and ask a quick question to Mr. Bruton Smith. Laid Back what? We’ve got the drop on that by miles, so where’s the love? Hey, we kid because we care, and we’ll keep a plate warm for ya.

Back to the topic at hand, once again Thunder Lounge will be in the infield at Texas Motor Speedway for another weekend of fun and entertainment.

You can only walk through the souvenir trailers so many times, and play so many games of cards. So grab your cooler, and come check out our live DJ, and live music featuring Texas’ own Randy Brown!

If you’ve been there, you know Mardi Gras can’t even compare to the crowd and fun to be had when Thunder Lounge takes over the entertainment duties. Come one, come all, and we’ll see you next weekend!

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Filed Under: Busch Series, Craftsman Truck Series, Nascar, Network News, Nextel Cup, Texas, The Chase, Thunder Lounge, Tracks





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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Saturday September 15, 2007
12:48am CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

As an update, our maintenance window was completed successfully and all functionality of the Thunder Lounge has been brought back online.

I’d like to thank myself, for being the idiot dedicated individual staying up half the night to transfer and run files, etc, etc.

OK, at least I thought that part was funny. But hey, it’s late at night. What can I say?

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Filed Under: Nascar, Network News, Thunder Lounge





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By Luke, Thunder Lounge
Friday September 14, 2007
3:43pm CDT
Published on Thunder Lounge.

We’ll be conducting some routine maintenance on the Thunder Lounge tonight (9/14/07) between 10pm and 12am CDT.

We do not anticipate any problems with these updates, as they are all routine and have checked out fine during test runs.

The scope of this maintenance window includes a few minor bug fixes, and aesthetic changes in a few minor areas.

We appreciate your patience and support while we complete these tasks.

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