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hoople

Gender: Male

Location: MORGANTOWN, KY

Member Since: 04/15/2009

Favorite Driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

Favorite Track: Bristol Motor Speedway

Favorite Racing Moment: It's hard to say...I have enjoyed watching stock car racing ever since I was 8 or 9 years old. It's the excitement of the start, it's knowing something spectacular can happen at any moment, it's the strategy that plays in toward the end of the race, and it is the personalities that make up this great sport.

How I Discovered Rowdy And Why I Listen: iTunes

Number Of Hits: 287

hoople says:

Bristol Baby!!!

Cup free weekend

Well, I sure do think the weekends with open dates for the Cup Series are LOOOONGGGG. I suppose there is the Busch race & the IRL season does open. SIGH! I guess it will be a good weekend to get the yard ready for gardening

Created: 03/12/2010

Views: 109 Views

Comments: 3 Comments

The end of the Hotlanta race

I have not heard a lot of chatter about the end of the race at Atlanta being ruined by Cousin Carl's bonehead move. I was listening to the PRN broadcast when the incident between Edwards & BK happened. It SOUNDED like Juan Pablo was catching Kurt Busch. Did he have a legitimate chance of passing him in the last three laps if the race hadn't been yellow flagged? Judging by the lack of criticism on this aspect of the race I have my doubts. What is everyone's opinion about this? Did JPM have a real chance for his first victory on an oval track?

Created: 03/09/2010

Views: 65 Views

Comments: 4 Comments

NASCAR really wimps out

Having lost a lot of respect for Carl Edwards on Sunday afternoon, I now find myself losing a lot of respect for NASCAR today. Probation?? Are you kidding me?? Everyone from Mark Garrow on down expected at minimum a 25 point reduction and a $25K fine. I completely agree to the "boys have at it" policy, but there has to be a limit to what can be tolerated for paybacks, and Cousin Carl went way over the line on Sunday. I don't understand NASCAR's reluctance to make an example of Edwards in this situation. If a driver or even worse a spectator get's killed or severely injured NASCAR will have no choice but to rein everyone in, and we already have seen what this will result in (more boring & predictable racing). C'mon NASCAR, let the "boys have at it" but let's also make sure we don't have to go through another Dale Earnhardt Sr. moment.

Created: 03/09/2010

Views: 55 Views

Comments: 0 Comments

Cousin Carl & the WING

I really lost a lot of respect for Carl Edwards today. He is certainly one of NASCAR's most marketable personalities, he seems like he is really a decent guy, but I don't understand why he felt like he had to give BK payback at that particular place & time. Not only did he put BK in peril as well as hundreds of spectators, he probably changed the outcome of the race. It appeared that Juan Pablo had a real chance to catch Kurt Busch with three laps remaining. I really would have loved to see if JPM could have got his first victory on an oval. On a related note, it certainly seems like the wing plays a big part in getting these COTs airborne when they spin around at over 180 MPH. I think it is just as well they they are planning to ditch them. I do have one question about the wing: I thought they were supposed to detach from the body when the car spun around as did BK. Was there a change to this or am I imagining it?

Created: 03/07/2010

Views: 68 Views

Comments: 3 Comments