Robbie Sighting
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The Good Rev. has developed a strong hankerin' for Tudie Green's fried chicken too....it be go-ood!
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Time to Hunker Down!
General
Speaking of Martinsville and hurricanes,HUGO made landfall at Charleston an ripped through Charlotte and central NC Martinsville week of 1989. The media went into total hysteria when Jimmy "hurricane Hugo" Hensley substituted and qualified Dale's car on the pole, while Dale was cleaning up debris in NC. Like Jimmy Hensley didn't know how to get around M'ville!
Time to Hunker Down!
General
Yup, PKL, I've lived on the Carolina coast all my life, never left for a hurricane, either. Speaking of the Weather Channel/Tropical Update......ever notice that it's sponsored by the HOME DEPOT? Ol' Jim came to Wrightsville Beach so often, instead of spray painting "Hugo Go Away" on the plywood-ed windows...........they were painting "Jim Cantore go home" LOL!
Time to Hunker Down!
General
Still time to go to the nearest Wal*Mart and buy every bottle of water, gallon of milk, and loaf of bread.........THEN RUSH to the nearest HOME DEPOT and buy every sheet of plywood they got. With any luck, Jim Cantore will soon be here to stand on the beach, surf in background, stop-lights swaying in 'tropical storm force winds', and report on the severity of the situation.
Fayetteville Motor Speedway Update (Times and Divisions)
Local and Regional Short Track Racing
Patsy, I'm going........love the 'Clash!
Goodnight, Old Dominion Speedway; May Re-open in 2014 in New Location on I-95
Local and Regional Short Track Racing
Dave, we know this story all to well, don't we? It's deja'-vu all over again. We can only hope the rosy press release happens. But, it's wishful thinking to hope for NASCAR to save the Saturday night tracks. Especially now with the fat 33% Fox increase; a'int no problems in NASCAR-land.
Charlotte Sets Record
Current NASCAR
Tim, you make an excellent point, an one that NASCAR and it's marketers have never understood. The talking heads are convinced, that NASCAR will only grow, if the sport is fundamentally changed, and brought to new areas, neatly packaged, with sophisticated-appearing players. Such a strategy would surely attract the new fan. But, years after implementation, has itworked?
"Old" NASCAR attracted fans forwhat it was and where it was. Fans came to it. They came from Canada, and other distant locales. They CAME to experience the NASCAR culture.......for what it was. That WAS the attraction. Now, it don't have a culture.
Charlotte Sets Record
Current NASCAR
The Americanization of NASCAR is now complete. Saturday's sparsely attended fuel mileage contest at Charlotte, was thefirst NASCAR Grand National/Cup event since 1961 without a North Carolina driver in the field. Way to go NASCAR, you finally subdued the long-held fear that your product was too localized, and only a niche sport with too many blue collar stars. Well, they're gone, and judging by the TV, most of the fans too.
updated by @bobby-williamson: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM