Respected journalists A.C. Guillermo and Katrina Flood were invited to each make 12 predictions about the upcoming Rolex 24. The one with the most correct predictions will be awarded a bag of Richard Petty charcoal and a 1/18th diecast model of the Chase DP car. (more…)
Archive for January, 2009
Our Guest Experts Provide their Rolex Predictions
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009106. Mini Madoff, Job Security, Tafel, Silence ain’t Golden
Monday, January 5th, 2009Heaters and Booze
Roger’s a throwback, ain’t he? Cigarettes and whiskey. Whatever. There’s a bit of buzz in Daytona about Penske breaking cover with the same sponsor as the series. Roger’s boys looked a little tacky in the paddock with black hand-painted over yellow. What’s that all about, Alfie?
Brings back memories
Once upon a time, a team raced in the Braselton series. It had also raced at the World Center of Racing – and won, but those were “one-off” deals. The boss looked the part of the wrench in whose shop we’d hang around as kids, or a character from the eponymic musical (the hair, at least). Incongruously, he was a wine and cheese guy (the wine, at least). (more…)
R-E-S-P-E-C-T
Sunday, January 4th, 2009by A.C. Guillermo
Aretha Franklin’s classic should be our theme song here at the World Center of Racing’s Road Racing and Motorcycle Department.
Grand-Am certainly deserves respect, but they just can’t get it. Other than us very knowledgeable Daytona and Charlotte-based experts, other motor racing journalists around the world regard Grand-Am as a rather pathetic, contrived and NASCARized. series. Some say Daytona’s 24-hour race has lost all its significance. (more…)