Full Throttle

(NOTE: Due to a severe case of brain fade and being distracted by out of country guests I overlooked renewing my yearly domain registration and Full Throttle was parked. Literally. All is well now… well, as well as it ever gets around here.)

Just as any major sport NASCAR attracts it own brand of fans. The same major sports also attract those that think they have all the answers. For some reason NASCAR has their own “special brand” in that category as well.

As case in point, “Larry” (last name withheld to protect an endangered species of moonbat - ed) of Blacksburg, S.C. thinks he has solved all of NASCAR’s problems.

Jerry, with drivers like Jacques Villeneuve joining the NASCAR ranks, it will become too crowded. Something will have to give. Charlotte is offering ticket packages on local TV stations. Martinsville is not sold out and is advertising as far south as South Carolina. TV ratings are also down. The time is ripe for another series to be formed and put NASCAR in its place.

The other thing I see is more powerful and wealthier men getting into NASCAR that will make Hendricks, Childress and Bruton Smith look like small change and run their (butts) out of the sport. It will not be long before Honda, BMW and other imports invade the sport. Soon there will not even be an America left. Laugh all you want. We will do it to ourselves.

Buwawawahahaha!

Ok “Larry,” now that I’ve taken your advice and had my fill of chuckles for the day lets get serious for a second.

Have you seen some super-duper ultra secret memo that increases field size to say… 50… or maybe 60 competitors in the next few years? If not how the hell is the arrival of Villeneuve or any other driver going to lead to “overcrowding” with a set field size of 43?

I also notice Larry gives no examples of which individual or group of wealthier men so the question must be, who Larry? Who has the wealth, and more importantly the desire, to toss Burton Smith out of NASCAR?

Smith is consistently ranked among the Forbes 400 of richest Americans. (1.5 billion last I noted) If Smith leaves it will be on his own terms, or when God calls, not be someone attempting a palace coup.

Hendrick? Surely you jest Larry. Rick runs one of the largest automotive chains in the United States with annual revenues over $3 billion.

Maybe Larry means The Cat in the Hat.

Jack is the patriarch of Roush Enterprises, Roush Racing, Roush Industries and Roush Performance. His ties to Ford Motor Company are so close his toilet seat IS a Blue Oval. If he isn’t a billionaire he’s close enough for Government NASCAR work.

Maybe Larry thinks Warren Buffet would take a shot at unseating Jack from the pit box but I doubt if it ever happens.

I also doubt if Larry has more than a half a brain cell, but that’s about normal for some that reside within NASCAR Nation. Unfortunately.

And have a happy NASCAR Barking Moonbat Day Larry! Honest, it’s about all you have going for yourself.