Thursday, June 4, 2009

Changing of the TV guard and the Summer of Racing.

June is upon us (Central FL thunderstorms and all), and that means a changing of the host broadcaster for the NASCAR Sprint Cup series, as TNT takes over for the departing FOX beginning this weekend at Pocono. This starts a six week run for the network untill ABC/ESPN takes over.

However, this brings up the following question-

Why the heck do we need four and a half hours for pre-race?

This includes SPEED Channel's hideously overrated debacle RaceDay, as well as TNT's NASCAR on TNT Live! (what's with the exclamation point?) and Countdown to Green (staple since the network's 2001 incarnation). This before-the-event marathon starts at 10 AM EDT on Sunday.


Ugh.

As I have learned from years of Daytona Speedweeks coverage, too much NASCAR gives me a headache. Not to mention I have to balance Cup with other series (Nationwide, Camping truck, IndyCar Series, NHRA, ARCA, Grand-Am Rolex, and Formula One). All this means is a summer full of diverse racing. I usually follow the trucks mostly, along with NW and ICS this time of year. (Nothing against 'baby'; David's NW influence is going to be slight this year). Good times anyway!

Big weekend- Pocono, Nashville, Texas, Istanbul, and wherever GAR is running (I forgot).

David Ragan update- Continues to not to as well as I want him to. And even in NW, an incident during Dover made me cry a bit and upset, as one of my fellows from one of the boards I frequent called him... a moron! (Boo! Why you no like 'baby', harvick29fan? Don't call him that, you've been on my bad side since Talladega).

I don't care for HATERS like that.

David 'baby' will be on For Race Fans Only tomorrow night, a great show on QVC I used to watch (until it went black on my tv). I hope to go out to the big one and see the Awesome, Talented, Smart, and Adorable One before the truck race. My brother has already agreed to let me.

Baby, baby, baby!!!!! I 'love' my cute, sweet Sugar Peach Baby!

To 'baby', the others I support, and to a great weekend!