NASCAR and Lord of the Rings????

inglor · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 11:21 am Post subject: NASCAR and Lord of the Rings????

Here's a quote from the Bass Pro Shops MBNA 500 (this past weekend's race) in Atlanta, Georgia winner Jimmie Johnson:

"There is a burden of being No. 1,'' he said. "There is pressure that comes with that. It's like 'The Lord of the Rings,' like that ring that kid carries the whole way. It makes weird things happen.''

That is the only reference but if you want to read the whole article here it is:
http://www.al.com/sports/huntsvilletimes/index.ssf?/base/sports/1099304150287272.xml

Just thought ya'll might get a kick out of it...

Inglor

queenoftheshire · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 2:22 pm Post subject:

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'Nuff said!

Aerin · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:04 pm Post subject:

follow the white bunny

NancyBrooke · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:32 pm Post subject:

SpaceWeavil · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 3:37 pm Post subject:

queenoftheshire · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 4:15 pm Post subject:

Aerin · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:10 pm Post subject:

Sorry SW, it just sounded right,

I should have credited you! or said "Thru the looking glass" or something HEE heee

Aerin · Posted: Mon Nov 01, 2004 5:11 pm Post subject:

Sorry SW, it just sounded right,

I should have credited you! or said "Thru the looking glass" or something HEE heee

inglor · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:05 am Post subject:

queenoftheshire · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:26 pm Post subject:

SpaceWeavil · Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 4:39 pm Post subject:

Rous · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 7:02 am Post subject:

NASCAR. Is that where grown men drive around a circular road like that grand prix ride at King's Island and make just enough money to almost cover the cost of their little hobby????? Rolling Eyes

I have never understood that "sport". Well, that and golf. They both seem kinda silly for big boys to be doing. Question

SpaceWeavil · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:13 am Post subject:

Rous · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 9:48 am Post subject:

inglor · Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:16 am Post subject:

NASCAR has its origins in illicit liquor running. First Moonshiners then just plain bootleggers.(There are still some counties that are dry, no liquor or beer sales). The bootleggers would soop up cars to out run the cops and as boys will be boys, somebody said my car is faster than yours. It started on little dirt tracks all over the Southeast and grew from there. It's like any other sport, it starts with:
"I'm better than you "
"Oh yeah, prove it"
It's like duelling except nobody gets killed on purpose.

As to why it is so big down here... I think it's because most people in the South are relatively content and have to turn to sports to get emotional about things. Just look at College Football, 75% of the biggest rivalries are down here. As the election showed, there is not as much deviciveness about politics like there is in the rest of the country (except Florida which some Southerners don't consider part of the South, just a lot of immigrant Yankees Wink

) We are mostly a conservative lot and like things the way they are. "My daddy/momma/grandaddy/grandmomma did it this way, so will I". We seem to be a violent lot too, we fought for our independence, have the highest enlistment numbers per capita and the most violent sports known to man where people can and do die are our favorites.

I hope this helps...

Inglor

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NASCAR and Lord of the Rings????