DRIVER ZONE:
Overall Rank: 1173
Overall Score: 2 points
URL: /drdirt
Member since: 08/22/2007
Number of hits: 366
Location: Catlin, IL
Favorite Driver: Jeff Gordon
Driver I won't be sending a Christmas card:
Kyle Busch
Who Am I:
Mountain bike racer, black belt Tae Kwon Do, follow NASCAR and F1
Favorite Track:
Watkins Glen International
Favorite Racing Moment:
Watching Ayrton Senna drive
How I discovered Rowdy, and why I Listen:
found Rowdy on iTunes
Why I'm a race fan:
Love cars
What car/truck I drive now:
Chevy
My dream car:
Aston Martin
Favorite Music:
Newsboys
Favorite Movies:
Matrix
Favorite Books:
Michael Crighton books
Interests:
agriculture, cars, bicycles, martial arts
Dislikes:
complaining
Hobbies:
mountain biking, Tae Kwon Do
Virtues:
nice
Heroes:
Norman Borlaug
drdirt's PHOTOS:
Nationwide Series Needs Pony Cars
When I was a teenager, my favorite pony was a Z-28 Camaro. Sleek styling with more than ample power in a relatively light car made this Camaro a great performer. I nearly bought one of these beauties. If the seller had been willing to sell his stead with the chrome Crager wheels that were on it, I have bought it and now would have many fond memories with this pony car.
Mustangs also were a great performance car, and still are, or rather have become so again. I always thought of the Mustang as a road racer. The Boss 302 was my favorite and I loved to see it race in the Trans Am series.
Last summer I had the most wonderful time I have ever had behind the wheel of a car. My friend has a new Mustang GT. But he is not one to keep his vehicles stock. His GT has a Paxton supercharger which throws the hp up to just under 500 hp. But the best part is the Roush chassis. It was the best handling car I have ever encountered. Country corners could be taken at stupid speeds. I had to limit myself to the first 3 of 6 gears to keep from getting in way over my head.
The Dodge Challenger/Plymouth Barracudas have always fascinated me with their big blocks. Yea, others had big blocks, but the Mopars just seemed more exotic to me, especially the elusive Hemi.
I still have passionate memories of the pony cars of my teen years. I love the sights and sounds and smells of these high performance engines in small bodies. I really hope that the Nationwide series will use the pony cars. It would bring back the passion I had for these cars of my youth. And isn't this what racing is about - Passion.
Cup Drivers Can Race Everything
The Cup drivers should not just be going down to race in the Nationwide series, they should be racing in the truck series also. And if there are ARCA races they can make, the Cup guys should be racing there too. How about motorcycle races? Yea, that's the ticket. They can race in the oval motorcycle races. The motorcycle races need more publicity. Every series and track wants (needs) the big named drivers to bring in the fans and MONEY.
I am so sick of the Busch Wakers. Let the Nationwide drivers have their series back. And to have a Cup driver win the Busch series!!!, it just ticks me off.
Sammy Hornish, oh my
I like Sam Hornish. I really do. I have a son named Sam. But I like Hornish better in the IRL than I like him in NASCAR. I like going to the Indy 500 and seeing Sammy in the front. And you know he is always up there.
Sammy's difficulty in qualifying really shows how good Montoya and Villeneuve are. They are much, much better racers. Villeneuve is a F1 champion! And Montoya drives on the bleeding edge all the time and has won several F1 races.
I really do like Sammy, but he and the other the IRL guys are going to have a difficult transition.
The other thing that bothers me is: Why are they coming over to NASCAR from the IRL? These guys have great careers there, but want to give it all up for NASCAR. Is it just because of the money? Is it the challenge? Is it they want to hang out with Dale Jr.? Is IRL a sinking ship and they want out as soon as they can grab a life boat?
Stepping stone to Cup
I think it is great how Formula 1 has become a stepping stone for drivers to get into the NASCAR Cup series.
It use to be that the Busch series was the stepping stone into Cup, but now with so many Cup guys racing Busch, Busch has become a practice race for the Cup regulars to get ready for the "real race".
DRDIRT'S SHOUT BOX
07/29/2008 Thank you for your prayers
12/25/2007 Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a ROWDY New Year!!!
12/17/2007 Really nice Surly! I race MTB also, but don't have a single speed yet. Did the 24 Hours of Big Bear ...
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