DRIVER ZONE:
Overall Rank: 575
Overall Score: 4 points
URL: /archidude
Member since: 09/04/2007
Number of hits: 2047
Location: Brevard, NC
Quote/Motto: I don't know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve. -Bilbo Baggins
Favorite Driver: Mark Martin
Who Am I:
I am a self-employed architect, and thanks to my daddy I have been a race fan for about 48 years.
Favorite Track:
Richmond International Raceway
Favorite Racing Moment:
Sonoma 1989: Mark Martin rolling his car on its roof, climbing out, running to the pits to wait for his car to get towed back, climbing back in the car and continuing racing.
How I discovered Rowdy, and why I Listen:
I do not remember how I found Rowdy, but somehow found Rowdy about 2 years ago.
Why I'm a race fan:
Became a racing fan as a kid in Indiana in the early 1960s. Roger Ward was my favorite driver after I got a mug with his image on it from a gas station in 1960. Roger Ward proved to be a good favorite driver. I got into NASCAR in 1989 at Richmond. At Richmond, I didn't want to or expect to get hooked, but couldn't help myself.
What car/truck I drive now:
2008 Honda Civic LX
My dream car:
Subaru SVX, manual (non existent)
Favorite Music:
Dire Straits; The Beatles; Sousa marches; Charles Ives; Aaron Copland; Stravinsky; Holst; Taizé music; Percy Grainger - "Lincolnshire Posy"; Mozart - "Requiem in D Minor"; James Gang; Steep Canyon Rangers
Favorite Movies:
Lord of the Rings Trilogy; Bourne (Identity, Supremacy, Ultimatum); Dr. Strangelove; In-Laws (original); Young Einstein; Raising Arizona
Favorite TV Shows:
The Office, American Experience, North Carolina People
Favorite Books:
I do not read much, but nevertheless I purchase many books with excellent pictures in them
Interests:
family, architecture, design, the United Methodist Church, day hiking; Apple (computer) related innovation, beer, wine, these mountains where I get to live
Dislikes:
Phoniness, fakeness, fauxness
Hobbies:
architecture, racing, grilling
Vices:
absolutely none, except lying about vices
Heroes:
my father-in-law (WWII veteran, all-around fine fellow)
Penske says bye-bye to Ryan
ESPN reports that Penske will not re-sign Ryan Newman in 2009. Penske probably just wanted to cut the tie with Ryan before he could do it himself. It would look bad for Penske if Ryan said goodbye to them first. So, they to beat him to the punch.
http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=3486307&campaign=rss&source=RPMHeadlines
NASCAR teams are so bad at keeping anything secret before it happens. The Stewart Haas thing with Newman coming over has been the established rumour de jour for months now. Finally, it's actually happening. I'm now shocked with the established rumor doesn't take place.
- Jason
- 12:47:42 07-14-2008
...it's funny. If Ryan weren't planning to leave, what would Penske's logic be for releasing Newman? "Oh, all he did was win the Daytona 500 for us"...
Sheesh.
X:)
- Racer X
- 13:00:45 07-14-2008
If Ryan misses the chase, I wonder if he gets in a Haas car before the year is over and Penski gets his new driver in the 12? Just an idea.
- Wester
- 13:27:00 07-14-2008
...Wester, I was thinking that for Tony, but Ryan is even a MORE likely candidate for an early swap now that you mention it...
- Racer X
- 13:37:04 07-14-2008
I have started wondering if anybody in the history of the world has ever left a Penske team on their own (excluding retirement), in any racing series.
- archidude
- 18:51:23 07-14-2008
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