Full Throttle

Let me rephrase that, I don’t believe a word of it and am hauling up the BS Flag.

See if you don’t agree:

Las Vegas-based Fan1st.com, an online fan-driven racing community that gives fans the opportunity to sponsor and have their name on a Fan1st car racing in NASCAR’s Busch Series, today announced a new benefit that allows members to receive instant text messages from the drivers or crew — live from the racing action.

The text service began with Dave Blaney’s drive in Saturday’s Busch Series event. (Carquest Auto Parts 300)

Can you see the disbelief in my eyes?

Let me preface this by saying after living in what was once called the Text Message Capital of the World for 6 years (and may still be) I’m very aware the relationship between pounding those tiny cell keys and a person’s complete ignorance of anything (up to and including 100 mph runaway buses) outside of a one foot “SMS Buffer Zone” around an SMS aficionado.

After duly noting a “crew” member may in fact be part of this program I still call BS.

Sorry, I don’t buy for a hot second Dave Blaney or Jason Leffler, who’s also a “texter” in this program, have the time during a race to actually send text msgs to fans while driving at speeds from 60 mph under yellow or 180 mph under full song.

My detractors will yell, “but they talk to drivers on parade laps and under yellow and Boris Said did in car commentary during a road race last year.”

To which I say… “and so, what else ya got?”

Pushing a single button as you talk to Booth Bobble Heads is far different than exercising your thumb across cell phone or Crackberry keys the size of a single Jolly Green Giant sweet pea.

For the sake of the children that may be present I won’t comment on the fact “standard SMS text-message fees will apply” if you decide to sign-up for the opportunity to not receive an SMS from a driver.

I will comment on Las Vegas-based Fan1st.com who are initiating this program. According to their site they are the place for Fantasy Racing, Insider News, Fan forums and “Top Stories.”

Their current “top story” is Kevin Harvick Wins All-Star Race at Lowe