Source: http://joesaward.wordpress.com/2013/07/30/being-in-the-right-place-at-the-right-time/
Saturday
Being in the right place at the right time
You do not need to be a rocket scientist to work out that Fernando Alonso is frustrated. He joined Ferrari in 2010 and in his four seasons with the Italian team to date he has scored 11 victories in 68 races. He has been runner-up in the World Championship twice. Interestingly, when he was with […]
Thursday
Filtering?? New BMW M3
During this weekend have appeared on the net these photographs of study that we present today. They show us what we expected for a very long time, and there seems to be at all staged. Is this the next-generation BMW M3? All indications are that it is. We are in a more or less key [...]
Source: http://www.autocarblog.co.uk/475-filtering-new-bmw-m3.html
Welcome to May!
Welcome to May Welcome to the official opening day Social Media Garage live blog on a chilly day at the Greatest Race Course in the World. We?re starting a bit late due to the ridiculously chilly weather today but … Continue reading 
Source: http://anotherindycarblog.wordpress.com/2013/05/11/welcome-to-may/
Wednesday
Happy Hour: Jimmie Johnson and the live chat popularity of Joe Nemechek
Throughout the week you can send us your best questions, jokes, rants and just plain miscellaneous thoughts to happyhourmailbag@yahoo.com or @NickBromberg. We'll post them here, have a good time and everyone's happy. Right? Oh who are we kidding, this is NASCAR. No one is ever happy.
The mailbag is a little light this week, but the dominant topic? Jimmie Johnson, of course. But first, let's talk a little New Hampshire.
Outside of Johnson, the biggest non-no-penalty storyline of the weekend may be Morgan Shepherd becoming the oldest driver to start a Sprint Cup Series race. At 71, it's awesome to see Morgan still doing what he loves. That said, let's not overlook the fact that he's driving basically the 43rd car in an entered field of 43. And let's all hope that Morgan's first start in the Cup Series since 2006 is a tad more auspicious than the last time the No. 52 hit the track and another car on pit road at Sonoma.
The last 10 New Hampshire July races have had 10 different winners. Will we see No. 11 in 11? A Johnson win would break the streak; he won there in 2010.
Onto the questions:
Crabs in a bucket, that is what Jimmie Johnson's anti-fans are. If any crab starts climbing higher than the others, the rest pull it back down. Seems to be a huge resentment of genuine mastery amongst the crabs in the Nascar fans. I admire Jimmie Johnson, although I prefer some other drivers, and think more Nascar fans should be vocal about Johnson's amazing accomplishments.
- Lexi
For some reason, I now have "Suds in the Bucket" stuck in my head, and that song is just torturous to me. So thanks, Lexi!
NASCAR fans aren't alone in their treatment of Jimmie Johnson. It's not a perfect comparison -- especially because they didn't win five straight Super Bowls -- but would the Patriots be the football equivalent? They've been very good for a long time, and while NASCAR fans point to the suspensions and penalties that the No. 48 team has received over the years, NFL fans point to the Patriots' videotaping.
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What would the post race interviews be like had the #48 and the #5 roles had been reversed last week in Daytona? If the #5 car jumped out of line blocking(hanging the #48 out) and then blocked the #9 causing Jimmie Johnson to wreck? Would Johnson decline an interview like he's done in the past? Would he have acted like a past champion?
- Rick
First off, the idea that Johnson declined the interview at Kentucky is very, very, overblown, and seems to be a product of some vague language from TNT towards the end of the race. Johnson spoke to PRN and other reporters after the race. For whatever reason, TNT was not included in those reporters. Pretty straightforward.
I don't think Johnson would have been anything other than professional had the roles been reversed. Would he have been undoubtedly frustrated at losing a golden opportunity at a win for two weeks in a row? Of course. Would that frustration have come through in the interview? Likely. Would it have been "unbecoming" of a past champion? No.
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It is $25.00 to join the Joe Nemechek fan club on his website.....Think I'll just stick to the fan club on chat.
- Josh
I'm going to wager that if Joe's fan club in the Yahoo! Sports' live NASCAR chats all voted for him in the Sprint All-Star race voting, he'd get in by a landslide. Don't underestimate the power of the live chat, Joe. Mobilize your fans!
That's a perfect plug for Sunday's New Hampshire live chat, isn't it? Join us then, and then join us later next week. Hop online Sunday afternoon for details.
Tuesday
It was an eventful day for Kyle Busch at Sonoma
Kyle Busch may still be looking in his rear view mirror.
Busch, who won at Sonoma in 2008, went spinning twice during Sunday's race. He recovered from the first, but the second incident ruined his day.
That happened on lap 83, when he and Carl Edwards were racing for position in the esses, the track's downhill section of winding curves. Busch was ahead of Edwards and Edwards thought he saw an opening to the left of Busch. But as soon as he went to make that move, Busch moved towards the space Edwards wanted and Busch went spinning off of Edwards right front bumper and into the tire barrier, wiping out the right side of Busch's car.
Before that, Busch had spent the majority of those 82+ laps making up the ground he lost when he was hit by Juan Pablo Montoya in the track's tight hairpin turn 11. Montoya wheel-hopped the car getting into the corner and he hit Busch in the right side, sending him around.
While Busch ended up 35th (after another spin, no less. This time, he went around after moving to the dirt to avoid another car under braking), Montoya and Edwards were in the top five as the white flag waved at Sonoma. Edwards ended up third while Montoya ran out of gas and finished 34th.
After the race, Edwards apologized for hitting Busch, while Montoya immediately apologized for the wheel-hop on his radio after that incident.
"I've got to apologize to the Gibbs guys, Kyle Busch and the 18 guys," Edwards said. "We swapped that position back and forth for a lap or so, got inside of him back there and I thought he knew I was there and ended up spinning him out."
As for Kyle? He had this to say on Twitter:
Awww. My heart melts for @jpmontoya who ran out of gas.
Busch is now 8th in the points standings, 16 points ahead of 11th place Paul Menard.
Related coverage on Yahoo! Sports:
? Power Rankings: Carl Edwards makes a huge leap
? Martin Truex Jr. ends drought at Sonoma
? Is the Chase for the Sprint Cup a good thing?
Source: http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nascar-from-the-marbles/eventful-day-kyle-busch-sonoma-235356864.html
Monday
Could Fernando Alonso really go to Red Bull?
Talks between Fernando Alonso?s manager and Christian Horner have set up the intriguing possibility of the Spanish star emerging as a candidate for a Red Bull seat. While he obviously has a Ferrari contract it?s no secret that Alonso has … Continue reading 
Source: http://adamcooperf1.com/2013/07/28/could-fernando-alonso-really-go-to-red-bull/
Sunday
Alonso: I Must Beat Vettel
Fernando Alonso believes that he must beat Sebastian Vettel in Hungary to keep his championship hopes alive. The Spaniard is now 34 points adrift of his rival, and is yet to win since the Spanish Grand Prix in May. Although there are still plenty of races left in 2013, Alonso says that it is vital [...]
Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/Formula1Fancast/~3/bO183w0juSA/alonso-i-must-beat-vettel
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