Forum Activity for @william-horrell

This Photo is Not From the NASCAR Hall of Fame Staff Baby Album

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Before I say anything let me ask, are those your kids Dave?

In Your Opinion....The Best Looking Paint Scheme From the 80's

Stock Car Racing History

Cody,

I will have to say that since I am the guy that painted the Allison/ Lancaster Monte Shown, I am biased towards it..This car was a ''take off'' of the Chattanooga Chew Pearson car in 85...Pearson left Ellington in June 85 after Pocono and I had to have this car repainted and graphiced in one week for Talladega...I hand lettered the entire car also as we had no such decals. By the way, Davey's very first cup race netted a 10TH. place finish...

RIP Davey...

NASCAR Looks for New Ad Agency to Reach Young & Multicultural Audience

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They HAVE to target the younger audience,it is all they have to go after...Us, meaning theolder/experienced crowd have been there, done that and have moved on (I accredit it to being smart)... We are experienced enough to know that money does talk and if we keep it in our pockets and not give it to Speedway Corp. then we will be saying what we want heard, loud and clear...Nascar gets the message, it is not that they do not wantthe old timers money , they realize that we no longer want to give it to them and they can't change the fact that old people make up their own minds and call it a day...The younger crowd seems to be the fickle bunch which fits Nascar to a tee! Yo Nascar, we are under 25, stick a fingerup our nose and we will follow you anywhere is the demographic sought and I do hope they get that kind of loyalty, not!...

I know I shouldn't say this but I will anyway, I get warm and fuzzy everytime I see a section of empty grandstand at a Nascar event...Human nature thing I guess. Go Jooooonyerrrrr!

Is Phoenix's Loss KFC's Gain? That Sure Looks Like the General Lee

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Dave,

Where do you find this stuff? That was good entertainment

Cheating No Longer Funny Opines Long-time Racing Writer Larry Woody

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Will, I understand what you saying here and I agree with your assessment...You did not speak out of place or context that I read. The majority here know that you were stating your perspective without malice or intent to anyone..Some people just take it personal for some reason, I do not understand why.

I have on occasion stepped on someomes toes here based solely on stating my own experiences, ideas, and opinions ( they did not like what I said) and reached the conclusion that maybe I was better off just reading than trying to contribute and have cut back for that reason.... But, when I do have something to say that I feel strongly about whomever (and I know who they are) on here that does not agree or like it can just move on down the line as Lionel would say.

Your opinion and experiences are as real as anyone's here, more real than most and are certainly as welcome as anyone else's as far as I am concerned. Please do not give up on the site as most of us understand that maybe, just maybe what you are saying has merit and is relevant.. I for one believe it does and is...

Cheating No Longer Funny Opines Long-time Racing Writer Larry Woody

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I say amen...I for one agree with all that.

Cheating No Longer Funny Opines Long-time Racing Writer Larry Woody

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Exactly, TMC, That angle was where I was coming from , kinda, sorta. You read between the lines..

''You can be wrong and not be cheating, but you cannot cheat and not be wrong''. So how do you plead?

''The dog ate my glasses, not guilty of course''.

Shawshank lines areso fitting in this application , wish I had thought of them..I loved that movie!

Cheating No Longer Funny Opines Long-time Racing Writer Larry Woody

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AlthoughNASCAR crew chiefs are some of the most innovative people around, there are NO cheaters in a Nascar garage...Don't believe that? Just ask 'em! Ask all of them.

Chad is innovator extroidinaire which is the very reason Hendrick has him in that role to start with. Remember Ray Evernham, Chad's former professor...Competitors and journalists are looking at this competitive thing from two entirely different angles...Nascar has had to do the ''unless approved by us'' deal because the car guys are 10000 times smarter than they will ever be, rulesor no darned rules...No matter what any fan or reporter thinks or feels, Chad confiscated 5 champ rings from the head honcho himself and not once was it said here is your ring you cheater....Summation, Chad has out innovated everyone else and that ought to dictate what they need to do.

If one has never had the pleasure of building a car and trying to get it through inspection and into a start spot in a CUP event, I can only say that you will find a completely different mindset and understanding in that garage area than you do in the pressbox, grandstand, or NASCAR trailer. Bottom line, we are speaking about human condition here and I say INNOVATION, you say CHEATER. Breaking a black and white rule is cheating, on the other hand when trying to fill in the grey areas one just might find that the proverbial dog did eat his glasses,(they ate mine on a couple of occasions that I remeber all too well)that would be his call!

Chad is going to do the right thing here, he will pay the requested fine, he will serve his time out and he will come back and continue innovating, you go boy! Makes it interesting and gives us something to kick at.

p.s. Jimmie don't mind the Willie Sutton comparison 'cuz he knows that 'ole Willie dont even have one ring while Jimmie has a handful.So does Rick, so does Chad.

Janet Had a Heavy Right Foot Says Humpy

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Interesting and informative, good post.

Overlooked in the Daytona 500 Hoopla?

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Amen Dave. You are correct, it was fitting...Great post