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| 11/24/ |
2008
The Limits of Power —
In times of trouble, we naturally turn to our leaders to, well, lead.
These days, all eyes are on Washington, D.C.
Except those looking toward Daytona Beach, Indianapolis and the headquarters of other racing series.
None of those cities is named Utopia.
The solutions to our present
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| 11/10/ |
2008
What Will Happen in 2009? —
Motorsports 2009 will be different. VERY different.
I’ve been thinking about some of the economy-caused changes we could/might witness next season.
NASCAR will add 50 miles to
every race to give fans more for their money. OR, NASCAR will subtract 50 miles from every race to save
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| 10/27/ |
2008
Judging Jimmie Johnson —
Is Jimmie Johnson underappreciated by NASCAR Nation?
Yes!
OK, I just broke the cardinal rule of column writing – I gave you the answer without making you read all the way to the end. But, please, stay with me like you would the last 100 laps at Bristol.
Johnson is chasing his way toward
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| 10/13/ |
2008
Edwards Keeps Chasing Fun —
Dale Earnhardt Jr. is NASCAR’s most popular driver.
Tony Stewart is the most controversial.
Jimmie Johnson is the most consistent.
Kyle Busch is the most exciting.
Carl Edwards is the most fun.
In fact, I’m beginning to wonder what we’d do without Carl -- where the smiles would come
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| 09/29/ |
2008
Chase Ifs —
I guess you’ve noticed there are a lot of ifs in life.
Especially these days.
With essential elements of our national economy coming apart like Brickyard 400 tires, who might emerge as Sprint Cup champion ignites more ifs than R.J. Reynolds has butts.
Trust me, NASCAR is watching this as
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| 09/15/ |
2008
Super Schumacher —
As the New England Patriots proved in the Super Bowl, there’s no such thing as a “sure thing” in sports.
Tony Schumacher and his Army Top Fuel team, however, are the closest you’ll ever find to one going into the NHRA’s Countdown playoffs. Anyone other than “The Sarge” taking the Powerade
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| 09/02/ |
2008
Superstar Splits —
Breaking up is hard to do.
The Soviet Union. The Beatles. Paul McCartney-Heather Mills.
The same in sports.
This summer’s Green Bay Packers-Brett Favre
melodrama was just the latest in a long line of
such sagas that have played out in the media for
the entertainment of the public.
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| 08/18/ |
2008
Safety vs. Showbiz —
It’s not my intention to sound insensitive, but in drag racing, the imperatives of safety and show business have collided.
We are witnesses at a time of profound change in NHRA, which on Labor Day weekend, is headlined via the all-important U.S. Nationals. I have long believed racing fans are
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| ABOUT I.N. SIDER |
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I.N. Sider is the pen name for an independent motorsports business-person who has a quarter-century
of professional experience working in almost every major North American racing series. The writer is not
an employee of Valvoline or Ashland Inc. The column is intended to inform, entertain, and stimulate
thought on the contemporary motorsports scene. The opinions expressed are those of the author and not necessarily
those of Valvoline or Ashland Inc.
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