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"I f#@%** hate this place"

Added by Bruno on October 19, 2008 at 4:00pm — 9 Comments

On Wednesday I woke up at 5 in the morning, jumped in the Mini and headed north on I-77. I got off the highway and headed west on NC Rte 421, the Junior Johnson Highway. I blasted through the shadow of the old North Wilkesboro Speedway, and miles later found myself entering the Benny Parsons Highway. As romantic as this sounds, I wasn't looking for a passport to a bygone racing era or Junior Johnson's moonshine still. My destination was the Johnson County Tennessee Court house in Mountain City,… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on October 17, 2008 at 10:53am — 14 Comments

POS

I've been away for a while. Too much work lately. But today I had little bit of time and I decided to throw a helmet at someones head...

Added by Bruno on October 14, 2008 at 4:43pm — 6 Comments

Chasing the Sun

So I was going to go over to Lowe's last night to watch qualifying and try to do some more networking, but it rained just enough to wash out the entire day. With Charlotte being the home track for alot of teams you usually see some small budget teams or new drivers in a 3rd or 4th team car try to qualify, and it's a shame that they didn't even have a chance yesterday. It will be sad when the franchising comes into play and you can't build a car in your garage and try to qualify. It is one of… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on October 10, 2008 at 2:21pm — 2 Comments

Take me out to lunch

So the Charlotte race is next week. If anyone from the Planet would like to take a peek at The Hot Pass store and buy some awesome gear first hand, or take me out to lunch and pick my brain about life, love or the pursuit of happiness, I will available.

I live 6 miles from the track, so I'd be happy to drop by your campsite as well.

Drop me a message if anyone wants to meet up.

Added by Fatback McLosaw on October 2, 2008 at 3:27pm — 7 Comments

Bored in Rural Alabama

Many of the fans in NASCAR land get really excited about Talladega, as the race is so action packed. Unfortunately, it's a bit of a snoozefest from an engineering point of view. The body rules are so tight that there is little room for development of an awesome low drag package. There are surely gains to be made by making adjustments to the underbody, but these are really hard to measure. One way that the well funded teams try to find these gains is by straight line testing. The install a bunch… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on October 2, 2008 at 3:24pm — 5 Comments

Payback..................................

Several members, TOG included, are predicting retribution from Jamie.

I don't see it, for several reasons.

#1 The allegation was from a 26 crew member, not Jamie.

#2 Jamie being a "home boy" I have watched him pretty carefully, from his Busch days, & I just don't see him racing that way.

#3 Al tho this happened when Jamie was leading, & Robby was laps down. Thus adding to the frustration level. It's plain that this wasn't anything intentional.… Read More

Added by dawg on September 27, 2008 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

The Job Fair

First off, I just want to thank everyone out there who has supported "The Hot Pass" store. It has been fun to find and offer the official gear, and I hope you have had fun recieving the items. They are unique pieces, and I hope everyone that wears the stuff to the track feels like a little more of a badass that they circumvented the merchandise trailers and gotten the good shit. I have some great items on deck, so keep your eyes peeled. If anyone has requests for specific teams or sizes, send… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on September 25, 2008 at 8:20pm — 8 Comments

Pre Halloween Monster

Dover...One of the coolest tracks on the circuit in my mind. I was not very lucky at the nickel slots in June, but I still like Dover. You will notice on TV this weekend that there are bridges that cross over the track. One of the neatest experiences is walking out of the track on Saturday and watching the Nationwide cars zing off of turn two all pitched sideways as they dissappear under your feet.

The first Dover is always interesting for RGM as the Baja 500 is usually the same… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on September 18, 2008 at 8:34pm — 4 Comments

Golf Tournament to benefit our Wounded Warriors - I need your help

Hey all, it's that time again. Time for the 7th Annual 9/11 Help America Foundations annual golf tournament. October 2nd @ 11 am - Rio Hondo Golf Course in Downey, CA. I am looking for unique items for my silent auction and raffle. If you have something that you can donate, please contact me at 760-475-0409. For more info on the tournament click here: http://www.911helpamerica.com/08g2Fo...8g2Cover.shtml

9/11 Help America Foundation is dedicated to helping our heros (and their… Read More

Added by Kim on September 14, 2008 at 11:18am — 5 Comments

7 Is Lucky

In the same way that anyone has watched the slow decline of an addict, everyone on the planet has been waiting for rock bottom to hit and to start seeing some upward momentum. So, perhaps, the rainout on Friday was the breath of sunshine in the dark forest for the Robby faithful. We only had to qualify on time for the first 3 races that I was an employee in 2006 and we made all them. Each one was nervy and anytime you have to cut a lap, you have the chance to "trip on your dick" as they say in… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on September 13, 2008 at 11:10pm — 7 Comments

Dear Robbys current PR person

I recognize this has probably been one heck of a year for you. I'm glad I don't have your job..you couldn't pay me enough. There has not been much good to talk about this year, and plenty of stuff that needs "spun" or shushed up. I feel your pain. How many different ways can you say..we screwed up on the set up, something totally f-ing off the wall happened, or our luck sucks ass. However, I do have one small piece of advice for you. Robby still has some (I debated on putting the some in caps… Read More

Added by MOracefan7 on September 6, 2008 at 6:22pm — 7 Comments

Give Patrick a Ride

Patrick deserves a ride, plain and simple. It really bothers me that Elliott Sadler, Reed Sorenson, & Casey Mears get multiple chances but Patrick only gets one it seems. Those that I named are "vets" and Patrick is a Rookie in Nascar who has shown a ton of potential.

I am amazed at all the people who seem to love/like the guy, hehe He does have a fanbase, so I hope someone besides GanASSi stepsup and gives this fan friendly driver a ride.

BTW, Signup at the PC Fan… Read More

Added by JimBeam7 on September 6, 2008 at 4:30pm — No Comments

Hurricane within a Hurricane

So it looks like weather will be a factor for the race this weekend, but there are enough challenges at Richmond sans hurricane, that it will be an interesting weekend. First of all the race is an impound, so there is only on practice, then qualifying and the race. You can change a few things like grille tape, trackbar, jackscrews, and other normal pitstopish adjustments between qualifying and the race, but that's it. So, it can be a miserable weekend if the car is not 90% of the way there off… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on September 4, 2008 at 11:28am — 3 Comments

Double Double with Animal Fries, and a Vanilla Shake

Maybe I messed that up a little bit, but those are the first words out of about everyone's mouth on the cup circuit after you land in Fontana. In N Out is the unofficial burger joint of the cup series for all of the west coast races, and is usually the 1st stop if not the 2nd and 3rd stops for the team guys. Can't beat the fries there....mmmmm..mmm...I think the people who live in CA get a little knumb to In N Out, but it's like crack cocaine to the eastcoaster's.

I digress....So… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on August 27, 2008 at 10:58am — 13 Comments

All American Girl Racing

Added by Bruno on August 26, 2008 at 1:31pm — 3 Comments

Bristol...Back to where i(co)t all began..

So this week is the Bristol night race, which is obviously a fan favorite, and I think most of the team guys will tell you that short track Saturday night racing has a special appeal, considering thats where many of the guys cut their teeth.

This is obviously the same track that the COT debuted on, so the teams have had a fair amount of time to come up with decent setups. The first time we went to the race, it was a bit of a nitemare. It was the first time the COT had gone through… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on August 21, 2008 at 3:02pm — 7 Comments

Bored on NASCAR Radio

So what does an unemployed NASCAR engineer do with themselves. They go on vacation. Last week I drove about 3000 miles round trip from Charlotte to Massachusetts to Wisconsin and back to visit friends and family. When I left on Monday morning I saw the last couple of haulers (20 and the 99) on their way back to their respective shops from Pocono. They were definitly in teardown after the race, so they were a little later than the rest. Then on the way home from Wiscnonsin on Wednesday I saw the… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on August 15, 2008 at 9:10am — 5 Comments

My new Mr. Fan Friendly

Dear Robby,

I regret to inform you that as of lately, you are no longer the #2 guy in my little world. Oh, don't worry, you're still my favorite racer. I still watch you every Sunday, either cheering like crazy or silently shaking my head. We'll always have Sundays. And any other day you strap on a helmet and go for the win.

I've been swept off my feet for someone new. See, I'm a sucker for a fan friendly semi-famous celebrity. I tend to get interested in a person and then… Read More

Added by MOracefan7 on August 6, 2008 at 6:46pm — 3 Comments

Pit Road Speed

Obviously pit stops and pit strategy get bathed in the spotlight when the circus goes to the roadcoarses. The basic idea is to get as good of fuel mileage as you can and be the first one to make your last pitstop. Of course for this to work well, you have to have a good pitstop and you have to have good pit in and pit out laps, so the pit road speed calculation becomes of paramount importance.

At the road courses ( and the 2 short tracks) the pit road speed is 35mph, which is… Read More

Added by Fatback McLosaw on August 6, 2008 at 10:40am — 5 Comments