Forum Activity for @nb-arnold

A NASCAR Wash or Fleece Today?

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You know that Bruton is actually using sheep to keep the vegetation down at Sears Point! True story. Going green and saving on fertilizer too! Now who is fleecing who?

Put Up or Shut Up at Rockingham on Tax Day

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I agree Dave. My worry is that the tickets may not be affordable enough for the family. Also, if they do not advertise in the Charlotte or Raleigh markets, a lot of fans may not go. Hopefully, a sponsor could come up with a promotional plan to allow fans to get tickets for a good price. Kids should be considered also. Even making it all general admission may not be a bad idea. If they have an autograph session and special pit packages, it could go over big.

I really want to see the area again. I used to love going there, and the racing was always pretty good. Lots of memories!

Speedway Hotdogs & Goats

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Speaking of the goat though, sort of looks like someone we may have gone out with back home too, or maybe it was her sister! Where I came from the men were men, and the sheep, and goats were scared! Remember, I used to go to races at Franklin County Speedway, where they also said that public drinking was not allowed. They didn't say anything about drinking, just public drinking!

Speedway Hotdogs & Goats

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There is nothing like a Martinsville Speedway hot dog, period. Either good, bad or indifferent in your taste. I am not a big hot dog fan, but I still have a traditional Martinsville Speedway hot dog twice a year each time I go there. Such is part of the culinary delights we grew up with.I remember a few years a go when they tried to use something else and the compliants and fan outcry was enough that they had to go back to the traditional dog.

ABC/ESPN Needs to Televise Richmond's Patriotic Pre-Race Show Sat. Night 9/10

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I agree PK. But we all know the Show has to go on, regardless of what WE want to see or the right thing to do.

A part of that day will be the paint schemes on several cars to commerate the Stephen Stiller Foundation. We did a press conference of this at Charlotte back in May, and were honored to meet the family of Stephen Stiller. In case you are not familiar with this story, he was a NYC firefighter who just finished a 24-hour shift and was on his way home when the attacks occured. He tried to get back but was stopped at a tunnel, three miles from ground zore. He got out of this truck and ran the three miles, in complete gear on his back to try and help. He went into the towers and never came out.

I truly hope part of this gets remembered with the mention of the cars during the race.

PERHAPS THE LEGEND DOESN'T BELONG HERE AFTER ALL

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I agree with all of the previous afore mentioned reviews of this attempt at a movie. Movies are supposed to entertain, or have some sort of social merit. I think this could be a sort of reverse psychcology thing. A movie like this lets you know just how far amiss our sport has gotten, and makes you more appreciate the days we were witness to.

Give me a 'Thunder In Carolina' again.

Hey, at least you still have 'Night of the Living Dead' to fall back on, either black and white or color!

Robert Ard

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Please deliver our prayers as well. I know Jo certainly has her hands full. Here's hoping for a speedy recovery.

What'd They Pay that Bristol Scoreboard Guy?

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Dave, I wonder if it was the same guy who also changed the numbers at Martinsville and North Wilkesboro? That was the only way to keep up with the lap count in our younger days. I remember those boards well.

Chime in please: Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler

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All of this just goes to show that NASCAR was right on track in that it stirs controversy, and everyone has an opinion. But the only opinion that counts is NASCAR's. We are all arguing about it and NASCAR is sitting back and looking at all of the interest generated. Remember too that it is only a problem if you acknowledge it. Things like this spark interest on internet sites and among fans, and those who will check in to see what happened next.In my humble opinion, the bump that started it all was a mis-communication among driver and spotter and the rest was an intentional retalitory shot. This sort of thing happens every week at Bowman Gray Stadium and the fans eat it up.Now we all have more important things to worry about than how two race car drivers act in the heat of battle.

Chime in please: Kyle Busch/Elliott Sadler

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I agree with you PK, honestly. But you do have to remember how NASCAR works. What is good for the goose is good for the gander. I agree, it's Bristol. It's the words that I have more of a problem with than the actions. You know in your right mind what is happening and what is going to transpire. It's just the problem of inequity that I have always had the problem with. NASCAR has long been out of the racing business and into the entertainment business. Status quo and all that, boys with toys will always be just that. It's the image that is shaken, not what goes on, on the track, that is just racing.