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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly - CB09!
Just a few of my thoughts and opinions from this weekend's Chili Bowl.
The Good :thumb -- The walkway behind the turn 3 and 4 grandstands were back -- The racing was fantastic -- The fans and racing community pulled together for an injured driver -- The scoreboard in turn 2 was fairly easy to read and helped figure out certain cars/drivers -- The beanbag tournament was a lot of fun, as usual, even though me and my partner got smoked -- John Godfrey/Spike Chassis... Impressive. -- Pine made it to the stands for the A-main! The Bad :thumbsdown: -- Friday morning, the entire building was closed, and required a ticket/armband to get in. So much for being able to walk around the pits during the day. :censor: -- The pass-outs to leave the building were just a pain. -- The prices on everything have gone up, no surprise. -- Natalie Sather as an announcer. -- Several nasty crashes... Tim McCreadie, French Grimes, Frank Polimeda, Nick Knepper... any further updates on the first two guys? Frank and Nick are said to be okay. -- A midget driver didn't win. The Ugly :doh: -- Yeley's sad debut of the t-shirt cannon. I think it had something to do with Jonathan Vennard's mechanical skills! -- "The Tailtank" -- French Grimes' car, obviously home-made. -- Watching Head and Jones stagger up the bleachers 4 nights in a row! There may be a few things I forgot and will add/edit later... Anyone else have anything? And let's not make this another Swindell post. I'm already tired of talking/hearing about him. :O: :checkered: |
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go sammy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The track announcer said that French Grimes had a broken shoulder.
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Great post.
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I simply stated some of my thoughts/opinions from the Chili Bowl... was asking for other people's input and don't want to make this a post all about Sammy... Congrats to him winning his 5th driller, but there are 5 or 6 other threads on this message board dedicated to him :thumb:checkered:
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Tim McCreadie is in Indianapolis visiting Dr. Trammell. He is feeling better but should be out for about 6 months. French Grimes broke his collar bone and sustained a concussion. He should be fine. Frank Polimeda also sustained a concussion and flew home with both eyes black and both eyes red. Nasty ride for all of them but fortunately they are going to be fine.
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Good post, just about everything I'd say (at least what I experienced)
A couple other good things I'd add would be the "Hey Guys Sucks" guy with the grass skirt on the front stretch stands. Him, and the "Yo" kid a few feet away from the Hey Guy. Also thought it was neat that the Hey sign was signed by a bunch of drivers and auctioned off at the end of the weekend to help Timmy. And you couldn't be more right about that Natalie girl in the booth. Ugh, she was annoying. |
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Natalie Sather was easy on the eyes though when I saw and talked to her a little bit after the races on Sat. Last I saw she walking away with Spridge.:eek::wink
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c'mon drew didnt you mean to put the one about me and jones staggering up the stairs in the "good" part of that? and another one to add to the "ugly" is the guy 3 rows in front of me using his knife to deflate the blow-up doll
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Head I'm proud of you and Jonesy:applaud:
You can tell the beer is 3.2 If Pine makes it in the stands :moon::rolling |
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Since when is Dark Eyes Vodka 3.2?
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The Good- Jack Daniels in still 80 proof in tulsa. Getting to see alot of great people that i wont see for awhile also good.
The Bad- Running on tues night and waiting for 3 days. Going to bed at 4am The Ugly- Waiting in line at IHOP at 9am just for some Damn Pancakes to soak up the booze from the night before. Hope everyone had a great Chili Bowl and April cant come fast enough |
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i agree with head about he and i staggering being in the "good" section. by the way, i just woke up from a two day post chili bowl nap/comma and i still feel like poop.
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Good post Drewbie :thumb
The Great: 1) Watching the first two nights' with Ted Bacon. He HAD TO BE the coolest guy in the building. 2) Walking the Expo pits' with K. Eckert. That's almost like walking Sunday Mass with the Pope. 3) S. Eckert, laying odds on Chili Bowl drivers'. Almost impossible and Steve nailed it. 4) Mills giving me a great deal on some DVD's. THANKS:thumb 5) Getting a couple minutes to talk to Morty, Debby and Drew. I look forward to that at every race I know their attending. 6) Hanging with the Frolic crew. That's always a great time. 7) Hanging with Jimmy Jones and meeting Tray Rob. They tell me to keep an eye on this 16 year old on the ASCS Tour this year. Good luck Tray.... 8) Getting to talk to Kelly, Leon, Blake, Shane, Hockett and Ballou. 9) Meeting Tyler Walker. Good luck in California this year. See Ya at the Grove... 10) Stopping on the way out and hanging on Lake Ozark with Eckert and Eric Schrock... 11) hell Aero, I didn't drink 5.0 for about 8 months... 12) I'm tired of typing, Ect. Ect. Ect....... The Bad.... 1) Driving 2601.4 miles/42 hours round trip:checkered: P.S...there was some pretty good midget racing going on in the middle of all this. P.S.S..I have to add, the ride from Indy to the Chili Bowl and back to Indy was cool. Driving with K. Eckert and listening to the Knowledge, from drivers to car owners to crewman to sponsors to family members to track owners was just (to me) mind boggling. Listening to Kevin talk is as easy as reading one of his columns. His stories just flow, one leads right into the next. So thanks Eck, for making 25 of my 42 hour trip go alot easier:wink. |
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I have mixed thoughts about your "bads". -Crowd control is always a problem at a big event. Those of us who are used to being able to wander everywhere at local tracks don't like the way big events are run, but that's life. - I didn't buy much there, but didn't notice that the prices were any higher. - My problems with the announcers are two. -- Only one of them can be heard clearly in the Turn 3/4 stands. I don't know if he has the only good mic, or if he just has a better voice, or what, but I wish he did all the lineups. -- All the announcers seem to think they are comedians and that they are participating in some kind of talk show. They flap constantly about nothing relevant. Giving the mic to Ms Sather is just one more piece of silliness. - We're nervous about the "big" accidents. Are the cars going faster down the straights? The fact that so many got into the fence badly enough to require a red to fix it is worrisome. That isn't a really great fence. - I was a fan of Sammy when he was a kid. As he grew, he seemed to become bitter and whiny, which is rather strange, considering the great success he has had. He's always been a terrible speaker, but I can accept that; it doesn't come naturally to a lot of people. What bothers me is some of the really nasty things I've heard him say during interviews. Nonetheless, he is one of the great drivers of his generation, and a damned good mechanic and engineer, so I have to respect him for that. - I'm not happy with their adding a 5th night. On Saturday, we didn't arrive until 6:30. At dinner, I was talking about maybe going home on Saturday next year; of course, that was before the great racing I saw in the Cs, Bs and A. :-) On the subject of "ugly", I think most new midgets and sprints are ugly. I would like to see all cars look traditional. I don't even like the modern, square edged bodies, let alone abortions like the F1. |
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The cars aren't any faster, but they kept the track faster.
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Cody Brewer's #96 Midget :thumb |
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The Good :thumb Great to see many friends from across the country,including "England George", whom many we only see once a year.
As always, it was great to see and visit with Jack Hewitt, in his return to the Chili Bowl. And I was lucky enough to win a photo of his at the silent auction. Nice to see the Kevin Olson/Steve Stroud combo have a good showing. The Bad :thumbsdown: The Friday lockout (pitpass/ticket deal) The Ugly :doh: The provisional for the Saturday A-Main. Nothing personal, but with the rough weekend DG had going, I'd rather seen him pass on the freeby. jmo |
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Duh...!!!....Sammy was in the house!!!! |
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The Bad
-- A midget driver didn't win. When was the last time a midget driver won the Chili Bowl? |
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Midget82!!.....Best one for the "GOOD" had to be "NO ICE"!!........
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#88 Dan Bourse
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The bad -- not making it this year
The good -- keeping up with things on IOW. Jim Morrison |
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addition to the "good" how about the run the #17 of Chris Windom... WOW!!!!
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Tony Stewart in 2007 - he is a two time national midget champion that makes him a midget driver in my book - plus he races and wins in a midget nearly every year
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Another one to add to the "Good" list... My birthday and Spridge's birthday fall right before the Bowl... The Chili Bowl is a pretty good birthday present, I'd say. :thumb |
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I think they were all midget drivers the week of the Chili Bowl.
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Something to add to the lists... Good :thumb --Jay Drake's return Bad :thumbsdown: -- Absent Chili Bowl "Regulars" -Dan Boorse -The Miller Sisters -Ray Bull -The Fiscus' -Nick Lundgreen (Behind the wheel) -Randy Koch -Paul Perkins --What happened to Clay Klepper's comeback? :confused: |
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No Russ Gamester either or Michael Lewis.
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