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Rolex 24 Hours at Daytona
Watched: 11 hours of racing coverage
I still have the starting hour and a half to watch (from taping it yesterday). I wouldn't have watched that much except my dumb dog started barking like mad at 5:50 this morning. And since I'd gone to bed at 9 two nights in a row (my body is warped), I was wide awake with the barking.
My thoughts on the racing?
1. I will root for anyone NASCAR, no matter how much I hate them, when they're competing with dudes from other forms of racing. This includes regulars, rookies, retirees, Busch drivers, Truck drivers, hack drivers (Dallenbach), or even road course specialists.
2. Apparently if you will be driving the 42 car this year for the first time and start the season with the Rolex 24, you win. This means Juan Pablo will not win a race this year.
3. Juan Pablo after 24 hours of racing (well, racing and watching) leads to an accent nearly as thick as Sterling Marlin's. I said nearly.
4. Juan Pablo and Scott Pruett for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. So much funny to be had with Jeff Gordon having to drive in a monsoon (his description, but it fit). Headlights! Windshield wipers! Plus the fact that they all kept hydroplaning off the track.
6. Even funnier is that Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart got out of having to drive the rainy segment. And were sitting in the tents mocking Gordon.
7. For whatever reason, the only car number I could figure out last night was Bobby Labonte's car. It's hella hard when there's 3 or more drivers! (I vote for a 24 hour race with NASCAR teams, just for fun. The one car field fillers could all team up together.)
8. Also funny was the mispelling of Gordon's name. He's apparently "Jaff Gordon" now.
9. The announcers killed me (or it was the sleep deprivation). The English guy kept yelling about Juan Pablo "sticking it hard on the inside!" Yep, this dude is as good at porning racing as good ole DW.
10. Also, someone needs to explain a few facts to the announcers who have made their living in other forms of motorsports. NASCAR drivers have *plenty* of respect for other forms of racing. They've *done* other forms of racing (for the most part). Especially Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - those guys have multiple championships in NASCAR and are ambassadors for the sport for a reason. So talking about how now Jeff Gordon will have respect for those guys in other types of racing? The huh? It's the other way around. It's the hotshots in open wheel that have the biggest issue with NASCAR. Hell, it's not even the guys in foreign manufacturers all the time. It's the open wheel. Schumacher was the one talking smack the other day, not Jeff Gordon. Just because we're the biggest form of motorsports in the United States doesn't mean a lack of respect - it means that's what the fanbase likes. (Also, the NASCAR fans will school a guy in a heartbeat for stupidity. While we have much hate for another driver, it's like family - you don't come in from outside and talk smack about a family member because we'll turn on you in a heartbeat. Just like the whole deal with talking about who has the most wins overall at Daytona. That announcer got schooled on just how many NASCAR guys topped the road course guys. It was a simple mistake, because I got where he was coming from (points races v. exhibitions), but there's a massive difference between Dale Sr. winning 13 races and 34 races. Which means he won way more points races than 13 and is the all-time race winner at Daytona.)
11. And on a non-related note, finally caught an old episode of NASCAR 360 with Jamie Mac and HUBBA. Shirtless Jamie made me fall off the chair. Shirtless Junior made me giggle and cover my eyes.
Watched: 11 hours of racing coverage
I still have the starting hour and a half to watch (from taping it yesterday). I wouldn't have watched that much except my dumb dog started barking like mad at 5:50 this morning. And since I'd gone to bed at 9 two nights in a row (my body is warped), I was wide awake with the barking.
My thoughts on the racing?
1. I will root for anyone NASCAR, no matter how much I hate them, when they're competing with dudes from other forms of racing. This includes regulars, rookies, retirees, Busch drivers, Truck drivers, hack drivers (Dallenbach), or even road course specialists.
2. Apparently if you will be driving the 42 car this year for the first time and start the season with the Rolex 24, you win. This means Juan Pablo will not win a race this year.
3. Juan Pablo after 24 hours of racing (well, racing and watching) leads to an accent nearly as thick as Sterling Marlin's. I said nearly.
4. Juan Pablo and Scott Pruett for the win!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5. So much funny to be had with Jeff Gordon having to drive in a monsoon (his description, but it fit). Headlights! Windshield wipers! Plus the fact that they all kept hydroplaning off the track.
6. Even funnier is that Jimmie Johnson and Tony Stewart got out of having to drive the rainy segment. And were sitting in the tents mocking Gordon.
7. For whatever reason, the only car number I could figure out last night was Bobby Labonte's car. It's hella hard when there's 3 or more drivers! (I vote for a 24 hour race with NASCAR teams, just for fun. The one car field fillers could all team up together.)
8. Also funny was the mispelling of Gordon's name. He's apparently "Jaff Gordon" now.
9. The announcers killed me (or it was the sleep deprivation). The English guy kept yelling about Juan Pablo "sticking it hard on the inside!" Yep, this dude is as good at porning racing as good ole DW.
10. Also, someone needs to explain a few facts to the announcers who have made their living in other forms of motorsports. NASCAR drivers have *plenty* of respect for other forms of racing. They've *done* other forms of racing (for the most part). Especially Jeff Gordon and Tony Stewart - those guys have multiple championships in NASCAR and are ambassadors for the sport for a reason. So talking about how now Jeff Gordon will have respect for those guys in other types of racing? The huh? It's the other way around. It's the hotshots in open wheel that have the biggest issue with NASCAR. Hell, it's not even the guys in foreign manufacturers all the time. It's the open wheel. Schumacher was the one talking smack the other day, not Jeff Gordon. Just because we're the biggest form of motorsports in the United States doesn't mean a lack of respect - it means that's what the fanbase likes. (Also, the NASCAR fans will school a guy in a heartbeat for stupidity. While we have much hate for another driver, it's like family - you don't come in from outside and talk smack about a family member because we'll turn on you in a heartbeat. Just like the whole deal with talking about who has the most wins overall at Daytona. That announcer got schooled on just how many NASCAR guys topped the road course guys. It was a simple mistake, because I got where he was coming from (points races v. exhibitions), but there's a massive difference between Dale Sr. winning 13 races and 34 races. Which means he won way more points races than 13 and is the all-time race winner at Daytona.)
11. And on a non-related note, finally caught an old episode of NASCAR 360 with Jamie Mac and HUBBA. Shirtless Jamie made me fall off the chair. Shirtless Junior made me giggle and cover my eyes.
