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Rain at the Glen, Said and Simo in Jeopardy

It is qualifying day at Watkins Glen, and once again Boris Said finds himself in the unenviable position of sitting around and waiting for NASCAR's call. Said has been the victim of rained out qualifying shows more often than he probably cares to remember, and the really unfortunate thing is ...

American Le Mans Series back in action at Elkhart Lake

The American Le Mans Series returns to action this weekend at Road America for a four hour endurance race, the Generac 500 presented by Time-Warner Cable. Joining the ALMS series this weekend are the Formula BMW, MX-5 Cup, Star Mazda, Skip Barber, and Cooper Atlantic series, so ...

NASCAR Sexual Harassment Suit Gets Even Uglier

If you're one of those people who just wants to read about the drivers, the cars, and the next race, this is your warning. I'll have some of that writing later, but until then, this post will probably have you shaking your head and going, "what do they always ...

FastMachines.com Radio Episode #5

We get schooled on Sport Bike racing by John Hall of LiveFastRacing.com. A good primer for your car racing buffs on AMA Superbike, World Superbike, and MotoGP. We also talk NASCAR, NASCAR in the rain, F1 in Hungary, and X Games flavored Rally. Show notes below the ...

Double Clutchin’-The Good, The Bad, And The Michael Waltrip From Pocono

Gotta love a good cheap shot whenever you can get one in, don't you? Anyways, at least we had a race that ended up going the full, allotted number of laps, that did not end under a caution or green-white checkered, and had only one competition caution as opposed to 1000. ...

Five to go!

Over a month ago I wrote that I believed the top eight in the Chase were secure, and that nine drivers were still in the running for the remaining four spots. With only five races to go until the Chase it now looks like only the top

Post Pocono Ponderings

I have to admit, this was a difficult week to think up anything witty, interesting, or even remotely attention-grabbing to write about. Kind of a plain-vanilla race, in this blogger's opinion. Pocono can do that. For such a unique, interesting track, it really can put on a lackluster show. In ...

After Indy, There’s No Way Rain Tires Could be Put Off at Montreal

The Nationwide Series made history yesterday. NASCAR stock cars finally ran rain tires that Goodyear has been dragging around for as long as anyone can remember, but never used. The reason why those tires have never been used until now has never been explained satisfactorily. Why did Goodyear spend the time and ...

Scouting the Minor League

We're all used to major league baseball scouting young players. Pro football team scouts make sure no college football game goes without any spectators. Likewise, the NBA also scouts the college crowd. This past Saturday I did some scouting at my local short track,

Maybe Randy Moss Might Make It After All

I'll admit it, I used to hate Randy Moss. There is something about narcissistic pro athletes that really bugs me. The sense of self entitlement, the smugness, the ego, it all drives me completely nuts. In the past, Randy Moss was the definition of the classic pro sports athlete.