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It's been a while since I bloged last so I thought I would log in and drop a quick note. Will discuss a couple things. Nascar Coke Zero 400 last night, and Ryan Dungey.

Nascar - what a race, it as fun from my point of view. Jeff moved up 3 spots in the standings with a strong 3rd place finish. I thought for a while there he might actually pull it off, but I don't think his car was all that great until longer into runs. So it didn't work perfectly for him. OH well, he still had a great run. Then there was the Carl/Kurt incident, which I thought was pretty funny. Carl just turned right and put Kurt into the wall, simple as that. I think he is loosing some of his good guy image...First the Brad K wreck, now this.. Hmmmm

Ryan Dungey - WOW, this kid is amazing, he won again this weekend at Red Bud, the guy is on a freaking roll. He is constantly beating Chad Reed so he must be good and the SuperCross championship was no fluke. Of course there are a couple guys that were out and still are but he is very impressive. We shall see if he can keep it up.

Ok enough for now... Until next time...

Rp3

Updated my site, I should say I just modified it a bit, but need to keep up with it a bit more. You can find it HERE .

Also I have not commented on Last weeks Daytona. I am very happy for J-Mac and that team. It was neat to see the Bass Pro Shops car in Victory lane at Daytona since I am or want to be an outdoors person, hunting, fishing, etc.. And it seems he really enjoyed it a lot. He tweets all the time so that was neat too.

The PotHoles - Yes this made the race rather long, and drawn out. Ruined the race for me, as the breaks just take away from the continuity of the race. Daytona is tough to watch anyways due to the restrictor plates. Not my favorite racing but it is Nascar so I won't complain.

Danica saying yesterday that she sucked was quite funny, but honestly who else has the time she is getting to 'figure out' nascar. Other drivers get one or two races and if they don't produce (and don't have money/sponsorship) they are gone. I guess thats what we get with her, it's nice it will add some fans, but I am already sick of the "Danica" updates. Or "Danica has raced her way to 31st", well if you call racing your way to 31st due to others dropping out then ....

It sux, she took the ride away from Kelly Bires at Daytona. Although I don't think he could have competed with the Gibbs cars he is now one race behind the curve, I would not be surprised to see him have a great year, but maybe we talk about what could have been.......

Getting into electronics and projects these days, been building some kits, and some simple projects. Currently working on a 3x3 LED cube tied to a Arduino. I will post some pictures and commentary as I get closer to the finish. I enjoy it, gets me away from the TV and stimulates my brain...

Enough for now!

Rp3

So this is the latest issue. I now get 4-5 track back spams a day. I fixed the comment spam, but not get this freaking Track back Spam. I need to figure out how to block that crap.

Nascar - It's all but over, JJ did a great job today, and it's all but over, the fat lady is starting to sing..

Less than 90 days until Daytona ..

Yee Haw...

Rp3

Congrats to Tony again for his victory at Daytona, he had one of the best cars all night long, so congrats to Tony and HIS team. To be honest he has way surpassed my expectations for what he would accomplish this year. He has already won 2 races, he leads the points (by a substantial margin) and is well, driving like the Tony of old. He has also mellowed a bit from his Bad Tony days. His interview after the race discussing KB and the wreck was the new Tony to a T. Again congrats to him.

Jimmy Johnson - yet another top 5, at the track he hasn't done well at in quite some time. How can anyone doubt they are well on their way to a another championship. Chad has got that team rolling yet again and I don't see much in the way to stop them. It will be hard fought for sure, but they just don't make mistakes, and when they do they recover BIG time.

Jeff Gordon - just didn't catch a break, when that wreck happened I noticed and hoped he got through it, then they showed the replay with a wider view and I knew it was over. Big damage to right front, no way to recover from that, I was happy they continued and stayed on the lead lap. Points racing at it's best. Better luck next time JG.

Denny Hamlin - Another Car that was good all day, but the breaks just didn't fall his way this time. His comments after the race kind of explained it, he just didn't know who to follow and had no idea how it was going to turn out. Again this is restrictor plate racing, it is what it is.

Carl Edwards - Talk about showing up at the end, of course the wreck helped, but you never saw or was he even mentioned much on the broadcast. Just like usual, he is slowly but surely creeping up the standings. I do like Cousin Carl, but he just drives for the wrong team ...

Kurt Busch - Damaged car and all and he gets a top-5 out of the deal. This is a great race team led by a motor sports legend, they will be around during the chase don't think otherwise.

Marcos Ambrose - Awesome finish, his best at a plate race for sure. I used to watch him when he drove the V8 SuperCars in Aussie land, now that was exciting racing. Glad to see him doing well, I just love to hear him talk. He is always very happy, and excited to just be in cup racing. Again great job Marcos!

Mark Martin/Dale Jr - Wrong place wrong time, I think they both had cars that could have been up there at the end, but again caught up in someone else's wreck cost them a great day. Dale Jr is out of the chase for this year, I suggest they start working on next years cars NOW. Mark is still in it, and I think the next couple races will be good for him, he needs to do well so he gets back in the top 12! GO MARK!

TNT - I am starting to like the broadcasts more and more, and I have to tell you Kyle Petty twittering during the race is just neat. I also enjoy their balance in the booth. Good job TNT, keep it up.

Can't wait for this weekends race at Chicagoland speedway, too bad I am not in Chicago this week, or I might just have stayed to see the race. Good luck HMS!!

Until next time...

Oh and I finally got my Palm Pre, I will comment on it later this week in a seperate post, but I like it so far...

Rp3
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Well it's my favorite holiday of the year, yes the 4th of July. The day we celebrate our independence from Great Britain. I just hope next year we still have a country left after what the anointed ONE is doing to our country. Spend money on this, spend money on that, print money here, print money there. Hey lets bail out GM, oh sorry America they still have to declare bankruptcy, but no fear we (the GOV) will take them over and fix it. Uh sure, I have a lot of confidence there, the only company in the world that can loose money every year for years and still grow, etc.. I know if my company were to loose money, I would be looking for yob. Yes...Indeed..

Ok on to the racing, since that is what this post is really about. Tonights race will be epic I am sure, but I want to comment on last nights race by a few guys.

Dale Jr - Sorry man, wrong place wrong time, see what happens when you make mistakes on pit road. It did look like he had a fast Fastenal Chevy though. Maybe tonight is his night?

Kyle Busch - Sorry man, another Second for you, how do you take it, can you sleep at night? At least we didn't have to listen to the same old shit that pours out of his mouth when he comes in second. And he admitted his car wasn't the fastest? Someone must have slipped something into his drink..

Cousin Carl - Do00d, you had tires, you have time, and then the caution came out. Oh well, but I have to admit he is a great interview after the race very upbeat, and funny. Not like the above mentioned Idiot. If I had a company I would want someone like him driving for me. Why would you pay MILLIONS for someone like KB? Yes he wins, but he's an ass!

Jason Leffler - Dam, I thought you were going to get your 12th top ten in a row, bummer for you man. I guess not having 3rd gear was worse than you and the tv thought. Young zippy didn't look happy on the box.

Clint Boyer - Dam fine way to get your name on the car for the rest of the year. Funny competition at RCR for who would have their name above the door on the Holiday Inn car. So who ever has the best avg finish for their first 4 races (I thinks) that person would get thier name above the door. It was between Clint, Jeff Burton and Stephen Lieght. Well Clint won that little competition easily with a win at Daytona, and nice win for RCR they needed this.

TV - ho hum, not really sure if I liked it or not. I do like Dale Jarret in the booth, but sometimes it's too repetitive, they keep saying the same thing over and over. Hell I am not sure who i would be happy with to be honest. Just glad we don't have to listed to the DW - KB love fest anymore. So for that reason I give them a "A".

The race in general was fun to watch, seeing how it was the last one for those cars at Daytona. Next year they will be in the COT for nationwide on this track. Should be interesting. Of course KB did have a funny statement after the race, he said something to the affect that "hell I could have piled it up and wrecked trying to win, since this car wont' be raced any more, too bad I didn't think of that in the race." Hmmm yea if wrecking to wreck is what this guy does, again makes my point above...Just don't him. Yes he is a great racer, but personally nope...

People you need to follow on twitter : @kylepetty @RutledgeWood

Those two guys are quite funny on twitter...

Rp3
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