Recent content by LewTheShoe

I don't read Joe Saward's F1 blog very often - it's a bit tedious and sanctimonious for my taste - but occasionally he has some good insider perspective to offer. His current blog post was recommended to me so I gave it a read. It is titled... "Green Notebook From A Dirty Weekend." Pretty...

Last year was a disaster for Lew-the-Shoe Racing, some truly bad luck and not much effort on my part. Hoping for better results in 2024...

10 I prefer Homestead for the finale, but Phoenix always delivers a good battle for the championship. Congrats to Blaney and the 12 team... heck of a fine performance!

Jordan Bianchi reports this morning that the self-named (how yucky is that) Rowdy Busch has sold his racing team to Spire, who seems to need a more spacious shop. As for KDB's motivation to sell, it seems that life as a team owner is a lot more difficult when the Toyota gravy train ceases to...

Ha ha, thanks. We also rented ATV's to explore the fire roads and trails in the mountains. I can attest that switching to 2wd is more fun than the recommended 4wd. The front tires are definitely less "planted" in 2wd, but you can break the rears loose and steer with the throttle.

Oops. Brain fart. You are correct, PJ, that I didn't get the message, but I do appreciate you sending the warning. I was white water rafting on the Snake River in Idaho... part of a week-long celebration of my brother's 80th birthday. Just today I saw the results of last week's Pick 'Em game. I...

This Pick 'Em game is really easy and simple, as my P28 in the standings will attest, but some weeks are even easier and simpler than others... 1. One of the drivers pictured below is named after the other driver pictured below. 2. This week the race is at Indy. 3. What more do ya need to know?

Epic storybook result for Ferrari. Bravo! I missed what happened to the Nascar Camaro... 28 laps behind the GT winning Corvette. What happened to #24?

I'll take the contrarian viewpoint... The cup race at Gateway was awesome. Relatively tight turns with long straights, so heavy braking every lap, followed by major off-throttle time. Handling matters here... Who can dive in deeper? Who can get back on the gas sooner? A stern test of race car...

Yes, she was as strong as tempered steel, and resilient and resourceful as well. Over the past year, I have come to believe those attributes are deeply embedded in the DNA of the Ukrainian people. In recent months, we've all seen so many examples of the wonderful spirit embodied in the people of...

Hello, everyone. I've been off the forum for a few months during the racing off-season. Soon racing will resume and I'll have more time for discussion with my online friends. With a degree of sadness, but also relief, I must report that my Aunt Zhanna passed away earlier this month at age 95...

Cry me a river of tears for KDB getting exactly what he deserved to get. After 15 years of bad attitude and constant boorish, petulant behavior... plus more than a few instances of dirty driving... I have no sympathy for Kyle being forced to sleep in the bed he made. Just my opinion, but not one...

I've started threads before, asking why people dislike Joey so intensely. I never really got an answer that made any sense. The three most common answers... > Joey looks dorky. WTF? I didn't know it's a beauty pageant. > Logano lacks authenticity. This is pure rubbish. Joey is always smiling...

This is a fabulous PBS News report. Thanks for posting it @StandOnIt. It casts an entirely new light (new to me) on these goofy - yet definitely artistic - cars. Props to PBS for their open-minded approach in this report.

That's a really cheap shot right there, considering the COVID disruptions that affected the development cycle on the Next Gen car. The introduction was delayed just one year, but the development cycle was set back by a lot more than 12 months. Nobody wanted to delay the car a second year, for...