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The Driverless Car is a Stupid Idea… I Hate It and You Should, Too
California has passed a new law allowing “autonomous cars” on the roadways and Audi says it can have an automated car ready for sale by 2015. Look no further, folks. It has begun. Leprosy, smallpox, malaria… and now the driverless car. Let me be abundantly clear about why I don’t like the idea of a [...]
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Atop the Spotters Stand: Rattlesnake Hill
SpeedWeeks were exciting but now the real season starts. The hill at Phoenix International Raceway where fans sit overlooking the track is called Rattlesnake Hill. The track does a great job of clearing the snakes out before race weekend…. we hope. You might also enjoy…Atop the Spotters Stand: KentuckyAtop the Spotters Stand: Grand Finale, 2012Atop [...]
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Atop the Spotter's Stand, Sprint Cup
Atop the Spotters Stand: Daytona and the Gen 6 Cars
Once again we get to have the pleasure of finding out what it’s like from the spotters stand with our 2 spotters, Chris Lambert who spots for Denny Hamlin and Earl Barban who spots for Jimmie Johnson. Since we have the new gen 6 car I waited until after the Sprint Unlimited for our spotters [...]
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Atop the Spotters Stand: 24 Hours of Rolex
As we prepare to start the new season #48 spotter Earl Barban and I would like to welcome Chris Lambert to our weekly spotter’s stand chats. Chris spots for Denny Hamlin in the Sprint Cup and Brian Vickers in Nationwide. The 2013 racing season kicks off this weekend with the Rolex 24 at Daytona. Chris lets [...]
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Shelby’s Last Stand: The Forgotten Mustang Group 2 Racer
On a hot summer afternoon in late August 1966, the telephone on John McComb’s desk rang. On the other end was automotive design engineer Chuck Cantwell of Carroll Shelby’s legendary racing shop, calling with the surprising news that Shelby had a Mustang Group 2 racecar for sale. You might also enjoy…Get Ready to Cheer for [...]
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TV Times – NBC Sports Wants NASCAR TV Rights
The Motor Racing Network (MRN) recently revealed that the NBC Sports Channel, formerly known as Versus, is looking for a piece of NASCAR action to possibly knock out ESPN/ABC for the last third of the NASCAR Sprint Cup races. NBC Sports is also currently out shopping for top TV sports programs beyond the NASCAR Sprint Cup as well. [...]
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TV Times – Have They Put the “Stock” Back Into Stock Cars?
The SPEED REPORT on the same-named cable network recently had some interesting coverage of the NASCAR shakedown runs of the new Chevys, Fords and Toyotas as they were held at Charlotte Motor Speedway. We were impressed on how closely the new Cup cars now resemble those that can be found in showrooms today. Also many [...]
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Graham Bensinger Sits Down With NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski (videos)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA – On this episode of “In Depth with Graham Bensinger,” Graham Bensinger sits down with 2012 NASCAR Sprint Cup Champion Brad Keselowski. During the episode the twenty-eight-year-old recalls growing up in a racing family and blames himself for the failure of the family business, K-Automotive. He discusses his pivotal late season showdown with [...]
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INDYCAR: What’s Next?
For weeks I’ve been listening to every media pundit and armchair racer debate what Indycar should do next. Their TV ratings are in the tank, they just fired a semi-popular CEO without cause, they literally can’t give away tickets to a short oval race and they’re hemorrhaging cash at an appalling rate. You might also [...]
