I'm not s fan of the restrictor plate races, as they get so bunched up together, but I'd like to go back to Talledega one day. I was there 20 years ago, and it's shear size is incredible.
This thing is about over. Crappy weather here today, though.
I've always since I was a kid had an interest in racing, but the last 15 years or so I really haven't followed it that closely.
In the early 80's I was a cameraman for WGHP-TV8 in High Point, NC in the sports department & we covered the races extensively. That was cool. Walking through the pits & interviewing drivers like Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobbby Alloson & all the top drivers of the day.
T.G., there will be a lot of right turns at Watkins Glen in NY later in the season ...
I miss the old races back when Ricky Bobby was still driving.
Thunder.Gerbil wrote:
If you ain't first you're last!!
In the early 80's I was a cameraman for WGHP-TV8 in High Point, NC in the sports department & we covered the races extensively. That was cool. Walking through the pits & interviewing drivers like Richard Petty, Cale Yarborough, Bobbby Alloson & all the top drivers of the day. .
jetblasted wrote:
I moved to NC in '84 and have become a fan by default. Although I was already a fan of Wild Bill from Dawsonville. 🌫
Dawsonville is a pretty little city in the N GA Mountains.
He had quite a run in the mid-80's. He still holds the track record at Talledega at 212 mph.
Awesome Bill from Dawsonville ... Fixed it for you.
Yup, of course Awesome Bill, although he was occasionally wild.🇨🇮 Bought my first new car at Jasper Jeep in Dawsonville. Love that area.
If I want to watch a bunch of Road Rage dudes make left turns , I can go to the interstate interchange...
Le Mans is real Racing,,,
and none of the drivers are married to their sisters...
wheel,,
Of the 40 current drivers, only 8 are from the South. The large majority are from California & then Wisconsin.
Of *all* the tracks NASCAR runs at, only 5 are in the South.
No nascar driver is married to their sister, either.
Derek,,,
Who would rally admit in public that they banged their sister ?
But, Folklore is lore for a reason,,,
Let's not forget that French Jean Girard guy either.
Who ?
A French Incest guy who had a Condo in Savannah...
Oh, so Mr. NASCAR doesn't know who Jean Girard is?
Oh well.
A Google search turned up your driver from a movie.
I don't watch movies.
