Ferrari Mailing List: Re: I Oughta Be in Daytona

[Doug and Terri Anderson (dnt]

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Heh heh
DOUG

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Red5hilser [at] aol.com>
To: "DOUG" <dnt [at] dock.net>
Cc: "The FerrariList" <ferrari [at] ferrarilist.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 01, 2009 6:21 AM
Subject: Re: [Ferrari] I Oughta Be in Daytona


> Hey Larry: I've always said that NA$CAR is the Roller Derby of 
> Motorsports.
> The only thing missing is the Figure 8 track layout of the old Jalopy 
> Derby at
> Old Ascot Park.
>
> And some of the rules are also puzzling to me. Can anyone out there  tell 
> me
> the logic of the 40th place finisher being awarded more prize money than
> sometimes the 12th? That don't make no sense to me, but I guess you have 
> to be a
> 'good 'ol boys' to get it. Or put in a southern vernacular,To this veteran
> auto  racing slut, "That dog don't hunt," as we say down here in East 
> Jesus,
> Arkansas.
>
> The other thing that has a burr under my saddle is the 35 guaranteed
> starting positions for the 'in-crowd.' Week after week, slower cars that 
> are
> starting because of points scored last year, or the drivers are former 
> winners,
> start in place of faster newcomers (many who are road-racers.)
>
> I think that Tony (Danica: Where the couch?) George tried this at the Indy
> 500 a few years ago, and ended up starting almost 40 cars, instead of 'The 
> 33
> Fastest Cars in Motorracing!' Remember? <g>
>
> Is it any wonder that the 2nd most popular 'motorsport' to billy-bob ans 
> his
> Cuz-wife, Peggy Sue is Monster trucks? I think not.
>
> That said, I can hardly wait for the Daytona 500!
>
> Yer pal, Ferrari Bubba
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/28/2009 7:02:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, Haricards
> writes:
>
>
> In a message dated 2/13/2009 1:29:41 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 
> Red5hilser
> writes:
>
> I  ought to be in Daytona this weekend in 2008.  I'm close but two states
> away.  I ought to be there and I can't give you one decent excuse for  not 
> being
> there.
>
>
>
>
> Hey Willi -- you missed 2008 and  2009           I believe that NA$CAR is 
> in
> real  trouble.         There weren't as many  people in the exhibititon 
> areas
> for the free shit, and pictures,    and there weren't any lines at any of 
> the
> souvenier trailers, no matter who it  was  -- They were practically giving
> stuff away at the Daytona Flea  Market.        A lot of people went to the 
> races
> dressed like an empty seat - a lot of empties, and they were practically
> giving away tickets to the  racesl            Larry
>
>
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