Full Throttle

More than 200 print and electronic journalists from 23 states and as far away as Germany will make their annual pilgrimage to the heart of NASCAR racing later this month as LMS hosts the annual NASCAR Sprint Media Tour.

(I’m thinkin’ that should read the first annual Sprint Media Tour? That followed 3 years of NEXTEL Cup Media Tour after 20 years as the Winston Cup Media Tour. But I digress.)

Ya know, one part of me wishes I were part of this gaggle.

The other part of me, the part that values brain cells not pounded into mush by formulaic responses by automatrons, body parts put into jeopardy by on rushing ink-stained wretches attempting to grab the first sound uttered by anyone from Brian France to the lowliest garage floor sweeper at RCR or Hendrick looking for a “scoop,” says no thanks. I’ll pass in favor of skimming the press releases.

And then only the headlines, so ledes like “RCR believes they will win the Cup,” or “Jack Roush says this is WW III” will be tossed aside.

Let the media stampede begin. Without me.