NASCAR - Offseason 2006-2007 Withdrawal Thread #3

Various - Jayski -Nascar -That's Racin ^ | 11-20-06 | Me & Jack

[WestCoastGal]

WELCOME RACE FANS



Welcome to the offseason withdrawal thread which is here for everyone to post racing news during the time between Nov 20, 2006 and Feb 10, 2007 when The Budweiser Shootout begins the new season.

As always this thread is dedicated to our military men and women serving our country. A big thank you to all of them. Hugs and prayers to those who have been wounded and are recuperating at Walter Reed, Bethesda and Brooke Army Med Center. And, to those combat field medics who care for them - THANK YOU!!

[WestCoastGal]

Jr is the head honcho of that site, so there will be many ladies on there. :)

[WestCoastGal]

BTW if they want to put a TexaDega here that would be fine with me. :)

[tubebender]

Lots to see here More Race Fan Girls You Dirty Old Man!!!

[BurbankKarl]

from autoextremist.com

International Speedway Corporation, Lesa France Kennedy. It's not often that the first family of NASCAR gets rebuffed in its ongoing efforts to take over the world, but that's exactly what happened yesterday when the Daytona Beach-based marketing juggernaut threw in the towel and ended its campaign to build a new NASCAR track in Staten Island, New York, after local political factions convinced everyone that it would be a disruptive undertaking and a bad idea. In a stinging and extremely costly defeat, International Speedway Corporation will now be forced to pursue "alternative strategies" for the 676-acre parcel of land it currently owns in the borough - the largest undeveloped acreage of land in the five boroughs of New York City. Even if ISC were to sell it off for $100 million (according to their estimates but highly optimistic), the decision to discontinue the speedway development efforts on Staten Island will result in a non-cash, pre-tax charge in the company's fiscal 2006 fourth quarter results of approximately $75 to $85 million, or $0.90 to $1.02 per diluted share after-tax. ISC has spent $150 million in pursuit of the deal through November 30, 2006. Let's see, declining attendance, declining TV ratings, disgruntled sponsors and now this embarrassment? NASCAR insists that 2006 was a mere "bump in the road" and that things will return to normal for them in 2007. We, on the other hand, are seeing genuine signs of the "NASCAR Bubble" that we predicted well over a year ago.

[WestCoastGal]

Thanks Karl.........most folks saw the writing on the wall when they first started the Staten Island track idea.

It appears to me that they thought they were invincible and could put a track wherever they deemed a good spot and continued with it even though NY was against it being there.

[NYTexan]

Dang! And I thought there was finally going to be something redeemable about the NY City area worth traveling to!

[AGP]

Just saying hello. Love the pix. and staying in touch.

BTW, I have some skinny on the Long Island thingy. Local rumors. Had something to do with the Mafia. I know, it doesn't exist, and Pocono.

More later when I figure it out.

[WestCoastGal]

Doug Richert To Team Red Bull
At the ripe age of 20, Brian Vickers became the youngest-ever NASCAR title holder in winning the 2003 NASCAR Busch Series driver’s championship. Likewise at 20, Doug Richert became the youngest crew chief to win NASCAR’s elite Cup Series championship back in 1980, the first of Dale Earnhardt’s seven titles. As of today, Brian and Doug now have something else in common. Together they’ll make up the driver-crew chief tandem for Team Red Bull’s No. 83 Camry entry in the 2007 NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series

[WestCoastGal]

What do a former minor league hockey player, college football fullback, and semi-pro soccer star all have in common? They’re just 3 of 13 new hires who took coveted spots on the over-the-wall pit crew roster. Now if we could just get a rear tire changer and crew chief for Vickers…we’d be all set.

Note: crew chief is done - see above.

[WestCoastGal]

Arby’s Revs Its Engines in ’07 with Sponsorship of Matt Kenseth



ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s no secret that Arby’s is the place for people who crave something different and something better than ordinary fast food. Now, the leader in great tasting fast food is teaming up with Roush Racing to sponsor racing phenomenon Matt Kenseth on the track and off during the 2007 season. The Arby’s brand will be the primary sponsor of 13 races on Kenseth’s No. 17 Ford Fusion NASCAR Busch Series entry beginning with the season opener at Daytona International Speedway in February 2007. Arby’s will also appear as the primary sponsor on Kenseth’s NASCAR Nextel Cup Ford Fusion in the Spring 2007 race at Bristol Motor Speedway.

http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=89294

[WestCoastGal]

Hey Mac did you go out to watch testing? Reported that the Biff hit the wall cutting the fuel line bursting into fire.

Shrub stopped to help him get out.

[LasVegasMac]

WCG, wow. I knew they were here but could not get out there.

Wrecking hardware already.

[SouthTexas]

Texas Christmas

[WestCoastGal]

Everything's bigger in Texas! :)

[WestCoastGal]

Michael Waltrip Racing named its trio of NASCAR Nextel Cup crew chiefs today. Matt Borland, Larry Carter and David Hyder will lead the organization's three teams in 2007.

Borland moves over from Penske Racing South to be crew chief for Dale Jarrett on the No. 44 Toyota. Carter will be crew chief for David Reutimann's No. 99 team, with Hyder working with Waltrip on the No. 55.

[Pete-R-Bilt]

Hey wcg a tidbit on the day...



http://insiderracingnews.com/Daily2006/Dec/120806.html


I guess Flash and JJ are gonna do the Rolex...


http://www.crash.net/news_view~t~Grand-Am--Champion-outsiders-set-sights-on-Rolex-~cid~26~id~141090.htm

[LasVegasMac]

Finally!

I'm not sure what to think of Matt Borland, have to stew on that for a tad. Like it matters, eh? lol

Him and Rocket Man had a couple of good years.

Who / where did Hyder come from, if ya know?

I went and read that article about Biffle and Shrub out here. Did you see the speeds? Unofficially, about 187 mph! The track record is 174 mph! And the Biff says 190 is likely!

Holy crap - I can't wait.

Interesting where he hit the wall, between 1 & 2. Several Truck drivers said the track was really bad (bumpy) between 1 & 2. Hmmm......

[SouthTexas]

Hope you're staying warm. It's been sleeting here on and off all day.

[SouthTexas]

track was really bad (bumpy) between 1 & 2.

Tunnel?

[LasVegasMac]

That was my first thought but the Truck guys were bitching about a section right before the tunnel...