tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39736790344634720462024-08-28T20:54:19.582-04:00BackRoads MotorsportsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.comBlogger43125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-45852511484128257962018-06-14T11:09:00.002-04:002018-06-14T11:09:45.720-04:00TMI #2 Summer School Hiatus Yes, I’ve been away a couple of weeks.  I’ve still been keeping up with what’s going on in the motorsports world.  Of course, it’s our everyday life but on occasion, those Mom responsibilities take precedent.  Summer seems to have slipped up on us and it got busy, really fast, especially with 3 kids.  Well, 2 and a half really cause the eldest is Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-26738046613965289102018-05-23T08:44:00.001-04:002018-05-23T08:45:59.722-04:00Small Teams and Charters, Part 1 I had to take a day to cool off.  There is absoeffnlutely no way I could have written a nice response to a derogatory tweet in reference to small nascar teams yesterday.  It would have resulted in an inordinate amount of cursing and some very disparaging name calling. Let’s be honest, Rob Kauffman (per my conservative estimated net worth time the market return of 6%) makes more Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-41855795965143054142018-05-21T11:24:00.003-04:002018-05-21T11:24:57.421-04:00Planning for Daytona Things have been very busy around the Thorpe household these last two weeks.  We’ve been winding down the school year, summer ball and getting adjusted to our summer schedule.  It’s been kinda nice to have the eldest home, running the family shuttle.  And to have Scott home these past two weekends, even though he’s been busy mowing and mechanicing. No, my car isn’t fixed.&Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-30543128456042889322018-05-09T11:13:00.000-04:002018-05-09T11:13:03.557-04:00FSBO Who’d thunk that sign would ever appear next to the world center of motorsports?  Not me.  Like most folks in the NASCAR and racing community I’m a little shocked or at the least mildly surprised from yesterday’s rumors of NASCAR putting out the for sale sign.  Having deep thoughts about the future of what pays my family’s bills is NOT how I envisioned the next couple of off Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-15386805284421342832018-05-03T12:13:00.003-04:002018-05-03T12:13:57.988-04:00Dashing for the Cash UPDATE: Due to a NASCAR rules violation, Ryan and the RSS Racing team will be eligible for the Dash for Cash $100,000 at Dover.  This is a great accomplishment for a small nonaffiliated family owned team.  Like it’s a really BIG deal. It’s also a lot of pressure, but we aren't too worried about that.  Ryan has a great record at Dover, having never finished out of the top Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-65523580482452316912018-05-01T15:41:00.003-04:002018-05-04T12:08:31.300-04:00TMI #One My 2003 Chevrolet has decided to bite the dust. Again.  Last time, a local dealer said it needed a motor.  I nearly wept.  With 233,000+ miles, I highly doubt that our friends @Chevy make ‘em as good as ol Bessie. This go round, she croaked on Scott on the way home from work. He was able to nurse the old girl home in 2nd gear.  She made it, but barely.  He thinks it’sAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-85799168913827610452018-04-24T11:18:00.005-04:002018-04-24T11:18:59.040-04:00Richmond Night Race Also known as:  Why I love close to home Friday night races. The RSS team traveled to Richmond this past Friday night.  It was a one day show and definitely a physically hard race for the team.  Their morning started about 6 am and didn’t end until the haulers were loaded about midnight. Scott and Tony pulled out of Richmond and stopped about an hour south to get fuel and Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-73293259667893774122018-04-20T12:10:00.004-04:002018-04-20T12:12:19.612-04:00When Dad’s Away Racing No, Mama and the girls aren’t at home playing.  We haven’t mowed the grass either.  Or got the oil changed.  Sigh Most days, you can find me running the family Uber.  Our middle daughter doesn’t drive and attends high school out of district.  Just getting her to and from school can be a family affair. The baby, also known as “God has a ginormous sense of humor”, is inAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-59548862924731675402018-04-17T11:20:00.000-04:002018-04-18T10:59:33.047-04:00Bristol After Party Wow, just wow.  I can’t remember when the racing at Bristol has been this good.  It’s been years since I’ve seen the track this racy.  Of course all that bumping, grinding and rubbing comes at a price.  There was a lot of torn up race cars loaded up at the end of the xfinity race and somebody has to fix them. Quick. Before Richmond. Friday night. I’ve seen the hubs less Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-7929436345547982682018-04-12T08:43:00.002-04:002018-04-12T08:43:16.250-04:00It’s Bristol, Baby!! The last Coliseum, short track heaven, destruction on wheels…call it whatever you want.  Bristol, even in its latest form, is still one of the best short tracks in America. Salem is my fav, so go ahead, @ me.  I’m not sure why the fans no longer flock there as in the olden days.  It is by far one of the best sight line tracks that NASCAR goes to. So if you are in the area, Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-1247492222230853632018-04-09T14:58:00.000-04:002018-04-09T14:58:27.057-04:00It is day 7 of 22 days So far, all the vehicles are still running, the plumbing hasn’t clogged up and all the critters are well.  Oh yeah, the girls are doing fine too.  These are major accomplishments in the Thorpe household.  Nothing ever tears up or breaks down until Scott is on a road trip.  A Three week road trip could be a recipe for calamity at our house.  With all this rain, we Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-29220458829166221902013-03-29T08:27:00.000-04:002013-03-29T08:31:37.571-04:00Easter NASCAR BreakAs the wife of a former hauler driver, let me testify on just how long the season can be on the spouses and children of team members.  LONG.  Very, very long.  Even though the season is just a few races young, this break comes on a holiday weekend and around spring break. The crew members, especially the road crews, are getting some very precious time at home.  Just think Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-77847598989987965792013-03-29T08:24:00.001-04:002013-03-29T08:27:32.569-04:00No fines, No Foul?Needless to say I was very surprised that the NASCAR powers that be let it all slide from this past Sunday.  I figured Tony S and Tony G and a few crew members would at least get fined.  I’m guessing the very strong fan reaction to an actual race in Cali deterred the NASCAR fine police.  For their wallets, let's hope so. Lets also hope the racing stays this strong for the Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-9391058431127352712013-03-25T11:02:00.005-04:002013-03-25T11:02:44.280-04:00Who Woulda Thunk it? The most competitive race of the season at Fontana?  The track designed to induce a coma?  Never.  Wouldn’t have believed if I hadn’t seen it myself. The typical race on the left coast is normally a fuel mileage sprint to the end, with a very lonnng nap at the beginning.  Not so yesterday.  There were enough blown tires and motors to pretty much keep even the most Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-72074396892927063422013-03-20T13:58:00.003-04:002013-03-20T15:29:34.547-04:00Bristol UpdateLeave Danica Alone, D***it!! It’s Bristol people!!  And by far the best race I’ve seen at my next to the favorite track (ahhh Salem, IN is still my most favorite).  In fact, best short track race next to the truck series old NASCAR has seen in years.  Take that COT!! What is all this belly aching about Danica at Bristol?  Come on folks, it is the hardest track on the series.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-52554721465536498262013-03-08T14:08:00.001-05:002013-03-08T14:08:06.902-05:00Kick off to 2013 Racing season Poor Denny I wouldn’t pay that fine either.  What did he really say other than the truth?  Bless his heart.  The NASCAR speech police need their badges revoked.  Gen 6…is it a racier race car? Didn’t look like it at Daytona.  Even though I wasn’t a fan of the love bug racing….south Georgia folks know what I mean…I’ve never enjoyed pack racing, nose to tail, just Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-67254956130184948232012-09-14T01:40:00.001-04:002012-09-14T01:40:06.065-04:00The Chase is On...Richmond...not for us old people No, I couldn't hang.  I tried to stay awake for the last non chase event to see who the final wild cards would be.  But about 12ish, I guess Scott got tired of my snoring and turned off the TV.  Imagine my surprise when I woke up Sunday morning to find out Bowyer won and Gordon somehow came back to make the Chase field. I was stunned to say Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-7879027725707023992012-09-10T08:34:00.000-04:002012-09-10T08:34:49.022-04:005150 in NASCARSheesh...it is getting plum nuts in NASCAR.  Tony Stewart lost his primary sponsor, then resigned Newman. My boy Kez is getting cred for calling out the slight variances in tolerance for Hendrick car set ups.  Of course the icing on the cake is the official announcement of Kenseth to JGR sending Lagono to the 22.  I might have possibly missed some of the minor action, but I Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-20178075660015421222012-08-29T17:27:00.000-04:002012-08-29T22:19:38.277-04:00My Home Track: Atlanta International Raceway(Now known as Atlanta Motor Speedway) It was the first big track that I ever went to.  Back then the Walt Nix and L. G. DeWitt family owned Atlanta International Raceway and it was the best damn oval in racing.  Quote me.  I don’t have one single memory of my first trip to AIR.  In the summer of 1969 my mama was pregnant, very pregnant with me.  The Dixie 500 was Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-12426763636011385402012-08-21T21:09:00.001-04:002012-08-21T21:12:20.329-04:00Michigan RamblingsGo Kez Go I have made no secret…I am a Kez fan.  I am a Dodge fan.  And I am deeply saddened by Dodge’s decision to exit NASCAR.  I was employed in the NASCAR truck series when Dodge returned to factory backing in NASCAR.  I have a picture of Jimmy Hensley’s winning dodge truck autographed, nicely framed and hanging in prominence in our game room. When Kez chose to go to Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-17699103131325240522012-08-14T14:10:00.002-04:002012-08-14T14:10:18.911-04:00Watkins Glen Recap Wow!!  What a finish.  No really WOW!!! NASCAR hasn’t had that kind of hard racing amazing finish all year.  Maybe it was the oil on the track.  But whatever “IT” was, by far the best last lap of the year.  Kez drove everything he had out of the car.  And my #2 man Ambrose ( Kez is #1, it’s an ARCA family thing) went after the win.  Oil on the track… Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-30057485490931738922012-08-10T12:22:00.000-04:002012-08-10T12:22:37.698-04:00My take on the AJ situationSo the Dinger admitted that he took an Adderall, unknowingly.  He blew up twitter and most of the NASCAR XM shows like a bomb.  So I went back and read some of the transcripts.  I then listened to part of the interview on espn.com.  AJ’s Explanation I’m not totally comfortable with the explanation of “my friend gave me an energy supplement” explanation and the supplement Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-27511045456315570962012-08-06T23:18:00.000-04:002012-08-06T23:18:07.842-04:00Pocono Storm Tragedy We are so saddened by loss of life and the injuries at Pocono due to the storm. Our prayers are with the Zimmerman family and those who are still recovering. Scott and Rebecca Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-28028510699146189082012-08-06T23:15:00.000-04:002012-08-06T23:15:34.909-04:00Pocono RoundupGordon to Victory Lane Well, well didn’t know Jethro still had it in him. Hadn’t figured him in for one of the wild card chase spots either. Pretty much figured that Newman would continue racking up top tens and lock that wild card down. Oops on my part. Guess the old saying it’s better to be lucky than good half applies here…Gordon finally got Lady luck on his side and he capitalized on his Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3973679034463472046.post-78312441701076034132012-08-02T11:59:00.001-04:002012-08-02T11:59:11.733-04:00 Is AJ’s Career Permanently Dinged? I have yet to weigh in on the Dinger situation, mainly because I am an AJ fan and was thrilled when he got the Penske ride.  I felt that his season had finally turned the corner and his team was beginning to jell…and their finishes supported this. I also think AJ is a really good guy. So I was very surprised that he popped his drug test.&nbspAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10699887773840665776noreply@blogger.com0