Recent content by LewTheShoe

Good point, Charlie. JGR did not sue Spire. And none of the reporting about this situation indicates that Spire even knew about Gabehart's attempt to grab and run with JGR intellectual property. And yet we have @Revman saying "Spire is lowlife" and Gabehart's attempt "does speak to the integrity...

Just for the record... John Andretti died of colon cancer, not prostate. His "Check It 4 Andretti" campaign and foundation were targeted to encourage people to get a colonoscopy. A good idea... check both.

You got that right. There's lots of MJ hatred at the bottom of the barrel. And Bubba Wallace hatred too.

Jim France being forced by the requirements of his position as Nascar CEO to put on a fake smile and greet Michael Jordan and Tyler Reddick in VL was a delicious moment of high karma. I mean, the guy just spent 14 months trying to boot 23XI out of Nascar. And now MJ and 23XI has captured the...

I'm not a fan of modern plate racing, but a Daytona 500 Harley J. Earl Trophy is highly coveted by *every* industry participant... so this makes it an important event and worthy of interest. This was an excellent Daytona 500, with high tension from green to checkers, and a Karma-laden finish...

In September 1948, Rollie Free was at a Land Speed Record meet at Bonneville Salt Flats with a new Vincent HRD (V-2 air-cooled, 998 cc). He was looking for 150 mph, but several runs topped out at 148 and change. That was enough for an official record for a normally aspirated and non-streamlined...

Finally... we are there. It is Sunday. It is raceday. On a bank check, the official and legal amount is the amount written in words. The amount written in numerals is not official. The photo below is officially a real zero...

I wonder if Fox's new graphics are intended to be more legible to people viewing on a phone-sized screen? Just a guess. I haven't tried 'em out on a phone.

I'm soooo over Jimmie's many-years-long farewell tour. Long term, his legacy will recover from the tarnish inflicted by the last 8-10 years, but it will take a long time to happen. JMO as a fan of JJ's accomplishments in his prime.

FWIW, I agree with @jaqua19.1 and @Charlie Spencer here. Cleetus, Travis Pastrana, and Hallie Deegan too for that matter, make Nascar look like a carnival promoter. The big build up for a guy that likes racecars towing trailers, or a guy that jumps out of an airplane without a parachute... these...

Kenny Roberts nipped Barry Sheene at Silverstone 1979 on the way to his second world championship (of three). A legendary race. In the 1970s, the AMA Grand National championship included both flat track dirt and paved road racing. Kenny Roberts' dirt tracker was typical of the genre... air...

In 1964, A.J. Foyt captured his second Indy 500 in this Offy-powered Watson roadster. It was the last front-engined winner of the race. Laguna Seca 2008. Casey Stoner (1, Ducati) defended his line aggressively through the Corkscrew against Valentino Rossi (46, Yamaha). But not aggressively...

Charlie, KK, everyone... don't feed the troll. If Observer wants to participate here, he'll figure out how to do it. But so far... this ain't it.

This opinion-stated-as-fact reminds me of the old saying... "One man's trash is another man's treasure." My opinion is that Leigh Diffey is absolute trash as a racing play-by-play announcer. Any kind, and every kind of race... my opinion is the same. I've seen him butcher the call in Nascar...

Most of my pictures of Kenny "The King" Roberts seem to have the #1 number plate, reserved for the defending series champion, but his career number was #2. Yamaha four cylinder, two stroke, 500 cc, factory prototype grand prix bike. Yowza. B Kez 2012 Homestead championship finale. It's Miller...