The New Year won’t officially be here until Tuesday, but I had to launch the new look for the site today because I am too freakin’ excited about it. What do you think? It seems kinda retro to me, at least in terms of the logo. There are a few tweaks I need to make here and there but overall it’s done.
This new theme is going to help me out in a bunch of ways, but most of all it gets rid of some issues from the old theme that were really bugging me. You probably didn’t notice them but I did!
Anywhoo, this new look is laying the groundwork for what I hope will be a 2008 to remember!
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What follows are audio interviews with A.J. Allmendinger and Brian Vickers of Red Bull Racing. They talk about about how they’re spending the off season and then preparing for the 2008 Cup season. Enjoy!
WARNING: Check your computer’s volume level before playing.
Bull Chat with A.J. Allmendinger:
Bull Chat with Brian Vickers:
Or lets not and say we did.
This Penske points swap doesn’t sit well with me. I just don’t like the idea of this new guy coming in and taking credit for someone else’s hard work so to speak. I’m not even a Kurt Busch fan and I still think it’s shady. Or maybe it’s the fact that I’m also not a big Sam Hornish Jr. fan either (he’s so freaking boring, I’m sorry). Actually, no, I don’t think it has to do with any of that, it’s just wrong. I’m sure Kurt will make all the races but there’s still a chance that he might not — which will make for a great platform for drama next year I’m sure.
So what else is new? Things are kinda slow, at least for me, because of the holidays. It always feels like nothing gets done during this time of year. I cannot wait for Christmas to be over so that things can start happening again.
Here are some photos I missed out on from a few weeks ago at the Bush Series Champions dinner:
Carl Edwards and his mom Nancy — such a sweet photo
Carl Edwards and his mother, Nancy, celebrate his 2007 NASCAR Busch Series championship. (Photo Credit: Doug Benc/Getty Images)
Who knew David Ragan was such a hottie?? Maybe he should take Jimmie Johnson’s spot as a Gillette Young Gun
Not only did David Ragan finish fifth in the NASCAR Busch Series standings, he won Raybestos Rookie of the Year honors and collected $1,229,394. (Photo Credit: Doug Benc/Getty Images)
From bizjournals.com:
International Speedway Corp. will take a steep fourth quarter charge related to its Motorsports Authentics joint venture.
Motorsports Authentics, which markets and distributes motorsports-related merchandise licensed by certain competitors in NASCAR racing, is a 50-50 partnership between International Speedway and Speedway Motorsports. The venture is expected to lose between $45 million-$50 million in 2007.
ISC (NASDAQ: ISCA) says it will record a write-off of $25 million-$50 million in the fourth quarter because of the losses.
Motorsports Authentics blames part of the losses on Dale Earnhardt Jr.’s announcement in May that he was leaving Dale Earnhardt Inc. International Speedway expects Earnhardt Jr. and other drivers to sell more products next year when they move to new teams.
Uhh… Oops?
Calendars make excellent Christmas gifts. For years my mom would buy me a new Ansel Adams wall calendar, but now it’s Dale Earnhardt Jr. At work I have a big one for the wall and then a desk version.
So imagine my delight when I went to Calendars.com to check out what’s new for 2008. First is the 2008 Up Close and Personal Dale Earnhardt Jr. wall calendar. It’s photos of Junior away from the track. Brilliant! And then I noticed there’s also a 2008 Dale Jr. Pocket Planner — that’s so going on my Christmas list.
If you’d rather have Jeff Gordon in your pocket they’ve got one for him too, along with other drivers like Tony Stewart and Jimmie Johnson.
Kasey Kahne has an “off the track” calendar, the cover features him on a motorcycle. I guess ya gotta play up that bad boy image somehow since he’ll be pushing Budweiser next year.
Do you deserve to be the Roush Fenway Fan of the Year? Well now you’ve got the chance to prove it, or at the very least vote for someone else the seems like they should be. Fans that join the free Roush Fenway Racing online fan club can start voting for their favorites today until next Friday, December 14th. Check out the details below:
Voting Begins to Determine First-Ever Roush Fenway Racing Fan of the Year
Roush Fenway Racing Fans to Determine the Winner Through Online Voting ProcessCONCORD, N.C. (December 7, 2007) - Voting is now underway in Roush Fenway Racing’s first-ever Fan of the Year contest. Starting today, Friday, December 7, 2007, fans can log-on to www.RoushFenway.com and vote for their favorite fan from the batch of weekly finalists who were selected throughout the year by a panel of judges elected by Roush Fenway Racing. Fans must join the free online fan club before they can submit their vote and may vote as many times per day as they’d like until Friday, December 14, 2007 at 11:59 pm ET.
Once the voting ends, the winner will be announced on www.RoushFenway.com on Monday, December 17, 2007. Fan club member online votes will be the only determining factor in the selection of the winner.
The 2007 Roush Fenway Racing Fan of the Year will be the team’s VIP guest at the 2008 Coca-Cola 600 at Lowe’s Motor Speedway on Sunday, May 25, 2008. Schedule and details will be provided to the winning fan at a later date.
The winner will also receive apparel and merchandise designating them as the 2007 Roush Fenway Racing Fan of the Year. S/he will be recognized in a display at the Roush Fenway Racing museum in Concord, North Carolina and will be featured on RoushFenway.com in a designated 2007 Fan of the Year area. The 2007 Roush Fenway Racing Fan of the Year will serve as an “unofficial spokesperson” of the Roush Fenway Racing Online Fan Clubs on www.RoushFenway.com and will be used in various press releases and online materials throughout the year.
