Indy Nationwide Crowd??
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Sounded like they were bleeping a mouthful. I noted the ESPN reporter later mentioned Kurt hadn' had time to talk to them as the camera showed him observing the work under the wheelwell. Good thing I guess.
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Indy Nationwide Crowd??
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Cody, I, too, thought Elliott got the short end of the stick from what I could see and hear.
Indy Nationwide Crowd??
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I know Indy has a LOT of seats.
However, most of them appear empty to me for the Nationwide race.
Will be interesting to see what kind of creative counting they come with for an attendance "estimate."
Gotta run..... competition caution coming up.
Don't think we had those at the Kroger 200 at IRP did we? I do know we had folks in those stands.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
"Real" Media Members Don't Ask for Driver Autographs or Posed Photos
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Sorry you feel like you do. Your loss.
"Real" Media Members Don't Ask for Driver Autographs or Posed Photos
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PattyKay... I sure wish you would calm down. I am talking strictly about individuals who have been issued media credentials because they are on assignment. The rules are known. And, nobody ever objects to having items autographed for sick children. That is is a much different animal than asking for an autograph for yourself.
Have a media credential=don't ask for an autograph. Very simple.
And yes, I happened to read a piece this morning, also, by some ditzy broad who claimed she had received credentials to Pocono, New Hampshire and Dover and went on to brag about her photos and the wonderful time she had in the media centers and the autographs, ad nauseum. I wanted to puke. I hope no working journalists were denied credentials while this ditz "citizen journalist" was taking up space. I had never heard the term before I read it this morning as she used it.
I used to be responsible for issuing over 600 media credentials per event and I always hoped I made good solid decisions that let folks do their jobs without being bothered by one of the folks like I read about this morning.
"Real" Media Members Don't Ask for Driver Autographs or Posed Photos
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Exactly the way it is supposed to be done, Christopher.
"Real" Media Members Don't Ask for Driver Autographs or Posed Photos
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Get all the autographs you want as a fan. Never ask for an autograph if you are a credentialed media member. Scott Fowler's piece struck a resounding cord with me this morning.
I can't imagine why you would intimate I was trashing your profession. It has always been clearly understood that credentialed journalists are not to ask for autographs and photos. You cannot begin to imagine how much of a problem this is for track personnel to police.
There was a deceased sports magazine owner in Richmond who was finally banned from getting credentials to any track because he went in to the media centers with a large satchel, filled it full of all the press kits he could stuff, then asked drivers to autograph photos from them that he in turn sold.
It is never permissible for a credentialed media member to ask an athlete for an autograph or to pose for a photo with the credentialed media member.
Sorry you feel the need to post personal criticism. I stand by my comments.
"Real" Media Members Don't Ask for Driver Autographs or Posed Photos
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One of our Charlotte newspaper sports columnists in London covering the Olympics filed this brief Friday night:
Foreign journalists have different rules from us in the U.S.
By Scott Fowler
Friday, Jul. 27, 2012
( Scott Fowler is a national award-winning sports columnist for T he Charlotte Observer )
LONDON Its interesting to watch the international media interview the U.S. mens basketball team. The rules are different in some countries. No self-respecting American journalist would ask for a picture with or an autograph from a player he or she is interviewing, but stern warnings had to be issued before the teams joint press conference Friday because some foreign journalists are known to do just that.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/07/27/3411014/foreign-journalists-have-different.html#storylink=cpy
Thank you, Scott Fowler. The same rule applies at the race track. However, with the influx of "citizen journalists" and internet writers who never before set foot inside a race track, the RULE needs to be reinforced.
"Real," "legitimate" media members do NOT ask for driver autographs or permission to pose for a photo with a driver. That is left to fans. If you ever have the opportunity to "cover" a motorsports event as a credentialed media member, please do not embarrass yourself, the driver or track officials by ever doing this. Many drivers are too nice today to say anything.
If you EVER, EVER ask for an autograph or photo while credentialed as a media member, the track has every single right to ask you to leave and refuse you future credentials. That's what they should do and what I hope they will do.
This is a real pet peeve of mine and I am so glad to see Scott Fowler address the issue. Legitimate journalists don't ask for autographs.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:02:07PM
Mayberry Meets Level Cross; Hi, Mr. King - My Name is Opie
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A photographer for the Indianapolis Star caught former child star, Ron Howard chatting with Richard Petty in the garage this afternoon at Indianapolis.
Perhaps the former Opie was asking directions from Mayberry to Level Cross and Randleman.
Oscar winner Ron Howard is Hanging Out with Jeff Gordon Today
by Cathy Kightlinger
Academy Award winner Ron Howard who rose to fame as a child actor on The Andy Griffith Show has been seeing the sights at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway this weekend.
After touring for two days, Howard will be put to work here tomorrow, when he will serve as the celebrity pace car driver for the Brickyard 400. As such, hell pilot a Chevrolet Corvette pace car before the start of the NASCAR race.
Today, though, Howard is hanging out with popular driver Jeff Gordon.
Jeff talks a lot about his team and their hustle and commitment is very cool to witness, Howard Tweeted.
And, he met former NASCAR driver Richard The King Petty, too, Tweeting his admiration for the seven-time winner of the NASCAR Championship.
Had the pleasure of meeting and talking with all time great Richard Petty, Howard Tweeted.
Howard, who won two Oscars for his 2001 movie, A Beautiful Mind, has a film biography of Formula 1 champion driver Niki Lauda and the 1976 crash that almost claimed his life coming out next year.
updated by @dave-fulton: 12/05/16 04:04:08PM
July 28,1974: The King meets a future President
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Good stuff in your post, Chase. Wonder if anybody got a photo of Richard taping Bobby Allison's mouth shut?!
Richard seemed to be in fine fettle that day, especially when Pearson drove backwards in the #21.