The Internet – what’s being said
Article # 3
By
Tom Avenengo
With
the possibility of my copying and pasting what’s being said on the Internet,
not being quite “Kosher”, and the possibility of problems brought about to the
websites I do these articles for, as well, as possible problems for myself, as well,
I’ve had to make drastic changes in these articles. No longer will I be copying and pasting, I’ll give you the
links to various websites, message boards and forums and will make mention of
what the subject might be about, and maybe a little commenting on it, too.
With
me no longer copying and pasting, I’ll be able to supply more links to more of
what might be considered controversial or informative.
So
this week, I’ll start off with what was originally for the third article of the
series.
This
was found on the Track Forum, and was titled:
The "Drive For
Diversity" hits a bump in the road. To
start the subject, it was about a blond Puerto Rican driver that was suing
NASCAR because he, in a way, didn’t fit the “mold” of those that are in the
Drive for Diversity program, and was excluded from it.
I guess the one main thing that hit a
nerve was that one official had said that “He was like a poster boy for the
KKK, and that they could not have him in the “Combine” – or words to that
effect.
There were quite a few things said – both
pro and con, on this subject. Quite a
bit of “bickering” among some of those that responded, too.
The thread can be found if you go here: http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132561&page=1&pp=20
Tony George news:
With Tony George no longer involved, to an extent, with the
Indianapolis Speedway and the IRL, there’s been some speculating about him
possibly being interested in buying the IRL.
So far, not so, per the article, below:
Vision closed
Along with no interest in buying the IRL, Tony George has also
closed the doors to the Vision race team – a team that has his stepson as its
driver. As of Monday, February 1st,
this has gone up to 23 pages now.
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132777
What will Tony George do?
“For those thinking you've heard the last
of Tony George. . .” Only
7 pages, so far, but some interesting things being said.
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132809
The IRL – is it worth anything, today? Some say yes, it is, while others say no, it
isn’t.
http://www.trackforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=132819
Here’s a link to a certain section on Jayski’s website, where he
has other articles – day by day:
http://jayski.com/pages/stories.htm
All kinds of subjects get discussed by various writers. Things like these, below, from February 1st:
What's
up? Here's 10 new things in 2010
Daytona
International Speedway Preview and Short Track Racing Around Daytona;
Danica
Patrick ringing the media cash register for ARCA -
seven million dollars worth
Logano
wins but Sergio Pena steals the show in Irwindale
Is It Time To Shake
Up The Chase?
2010 Season Preview: Can
Better Rules Mean Better Racing?
And,
from January 31st:
Danica,
Dale Jr. Daytona Teammates? Nationwide Boss Could Be On Her Side
NASCAR
questions? Easy, but answers are tougher
And
from January 30th:
Write
Turn: Kudos to NASCAR for spoiler, other changes
Will
Ford’s $2.7 billion profit have an impact on its Sprint Cup program?
Said
guaranteed spot in Daytona 500 in #26 car
From
January 29th:
Purse
reductions in line with times - NASCAR is cutting purses by
about 10%. Funny, but I was kinda
thinking that what with the mega million dollar TV contract…………………….
Patrick
to make pit stop at Loudon in late June
There
is a ton more covered in this section on Jayski’s website – way too much to
list here, and it gets updated every day.
This past weekend down in
http://theboard.southjerseydirtracing.com/DisplayMsg.asp?ForumID=27&Msgid=1246789&page=1
The
video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jrY4G5Nqliw
Quite a bit different now, huh?
How
about letting me know what you think of this new format?
Comments, criticism, suggestions or anything else, can reach me
at: ygordad@yahoo.com