Helmet Originally uploaded by brianc. This year we’re really on a roll. To start the Nascar season off right, we made it to the 50th running of the Daytona 500. Two weeks ago we followed that up by heading into the heart of Nascar in Alabama: Talladega Super Speedway.
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Today the two top open-wheel racing series in the US — the Indy Racing League and the Champ Car World Series — agreed to merge, effective with this coming season. Actually, it’s not so much a merger as it is Champ Car shutting down: After 12 years of bitter rivalry that confused fans, promoted apathy and nearly buried the sport, Champ Car agreed to cease operations, giving the surviving IRL the opportunity to rebuild open-wheel’s lost prestige. Champ Car clearly came out the loser in this deal, but considering they went bankrupt a few years back, they’re probably lucky to…
This past week we finally made a trip to the premier Nascar event — the Daytona 500 — and “experience” is the best way to describe it. Not many sports hold their “super bowl” event on opening weekend, but Nascar sure makes a show out of it. This year was also the 50th running of the race, so the celebrities and celebrations were above and beyond the norm. For the racing itself and the wow factor for being there, I’d give Daytona top marks. Anyone who considers themselves a Nascar fan should attend this race at least once. It’s easily…