then, the Camry of Today has done that with most of the tracks on the circuit. OK Dr. Black, get the pee cup ready for Mafia Mike. He’s long overdue for urinalysis testing.
And speaking of peein’, the ratings for IBPN’s coverage of Michigan were up breaking a long standing tradition of declining ratings. But don’t panic. I’m sure the downward ratings trend will resume at Bristol. Pre-season football is starting up so I’m sure that will help get things back to the way they were before. The only real saving grace for Bristol was the Truck Series race and that’s on Speed, so it won’t help IBPN’s ratings.
Here’s a great bit from Autoextremeist.com about NA$CAR:
As excruciatingly slow as the IRL is, however, they're wild visionaries compared to the ostriches that ply their trade in Daytona Beach. NASCAR not only doesn't get it, their abject refusal to acknowledge just how out of touch they are with where the automotive world is going borders on the incomprehensible. The word "relevance" has been removed from dictionaries in the NASCAR offices in Daytona Beach, apparently, as they just recently switched from leaded fuel to unleaded fuel a few years ago, and now they're talking about phasing in a new-fangled invention - "fuel-injection" - to their series. (If you listen closely, that giant sucking sound emanating from Daytona Beach is the France family and Co. sinking deeper and deeper into irrelevance.)
So that’s what the sucking sound was. I thought it was from the Crusty’s Old Toilet and the resulting poor racing we’ve been seeing since it replaced the old template racer. You learn something new every day.
NA$CAR is telling their investors they’ve lost $55 million in merchandise sales last quarter. Nurse! Quick, get me some Type Dead Presidents stat. This patient needs a cash transfusion. Pronto!
While discussing the current financial problems of His High-anus, as my good friend Don Hamm referred to him as, with one of my sources, if a merger with Bruton wasn’t done for one reason or another and neither Penske or Dale Jr. wouldn’t bail them out, and NA$CAR/I$C didn’t go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy, just who could they go to for help or to have buy the company? Well, how about some company that’s in the entertainment business? The WWE is out as they actually have rules, the wrestlers couldn’t get in the cars, and they compete for the same demographic. And since NA$CAR/I$C already has an amusement park and “zoo” in the infield at their flagship track, what company is big into amusement parks and entertainment? Only one name came up and that was Disney. Disney has enough money to be able to do that. Plus they also have the networks to broadcast NA$CAR. Of course, this might turn one Mickey Mouse operation into another Mickey Mouse operation. They go from having a rat dictating policy to having a mouse dictate it. And as neither side has anyone who knows how to run a racing operation, there probably wouldn’t be any real changes there either. At least not initially. Of course, if Disney has some smarts, they’d bring in somebody like Humpy Wheeler to run the show and get some folks with some integrity to handle the jobs currently filled by the Merry Band of Henchmen who are currently there. And as Disney enjoys making money, they would probably sell the Official Rulebook for us fans to finally have a copy of, even if it did include pictures of Mickey, Donald, and Pluto in it. This would also free up His Royal Highness to pursue his quest for eliminating palm trees in Florida in the Palm Tree Assault Vehicle and seeing if he can perfect his balance so he doesn‘t spill any “sodas“ on himself. This is just a discussion about the current financial predicament and who knows how things will change over the next 12-18 months. But, if things keep going the way they are, one thing is certain. Somebody will be losing their throne.
Jim McCoy, from Bump Drafts, and I were discussing Neal Thompson’s book “Driving with the Devil” and we both agree that the history of stock car racing is a very rich history and shouldn’t be hidden or revised as it has been since Bill France Sr. started doing it on Day 1 of NASCAR. The tales, stories, and history of bootleggers and stock car racers go right to the very root of the sport’s foundation, so why do certain people in Daytona Beach keep revising it? OK, so it’s not very PC. Big deal. Assaulting helpless palm trees or driving under the influence of “sodas” isn‘t very PC either. So Faux King Brian, I know somebody is reading this too you, quit trying to revise the history of the sport. It is what it is.
It’s interesting reading some things that I’ve written about in the past suddenly become the latest thing for some writers. For example, getting rid of the Top 35. I mentioned that a long time ago. I’ve always been one for having the fastest 43 start the race. Getting rid of the spec car. I’ve been against this ungainly abomination since it was first rolled out in its’ current form. And we still see the refusal to even make changes to it to improve the sport and the boring races. Consistent enforcement of the rules. Ms Terry DeBris Cautions. Decent race coverage. Changing the leadership of NA$CAR. I’ve written about all of these things in the past. It’s great to finally see somebody else out there that’s either a crazy or sane as I am.
Folks, the leadership change is coming. Whether it’s the results of the continuing financial losses, lawsuits, visiting the Gray Bar Hotel and Health Spa, being bought out by some other company in the entertainment business, or certain folks getting out of school from Comatose State down there in Daytona Beach. Leadership changes are coming. And first on the chopping block will be His Royal Highness. After that, there’s the saying about fecal matter rolling downhill.
Here’s an undated article by Jack Flowers, the author of “Dirt Under the Asphalt“, writes about His Royal (Im)Potent-ate and the his replacement. And notice who he thinks will take over from His Highness: A New Leader May Be In The Works For NASCAR
Now what I’ve heard differs a little from what
Jack wrote about the potential replacement. I’ve
heard about some real nightmares happening.
But if Jack is right, we could see someone
much better.
And to the crew and staff of the SS Hope who
have for decades been providing humanitarian
aid and medical assistance around the globe.
For all the good they do in helping out the less
fortunate in 3rd World Countries, they receive
little to no recognition from the lamestream
media. So to everyone on the SS Hope, our
thanks and recognition for a job well done.
Motherhood, Apple Pie, and John Wayne
Mad Mikie, Curmudgeon at Large
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