tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post5678363587919281913..comments2024-03-08T11:07:25.905-05:00Comments on The Godfather's Blog: COMMENTARY: On A Soggy Weekend, A Phoenix Rises From The AshesDave Moodyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273464897477668872noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-49124715915340626902016-08-25T14:06:55.562-04:002016-08-25T14:06:55.562-04:00That nationwide race was the best top 3 nascar ser...That nationwide race was the best top 3 nascar series race I have seen in over a decade.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07105576827371058059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-14127151588010492692016-08-24T11:44:29.367-04:002016-08-24T11:44:29.367-04:00You have a very nice blog.You have a very nice blog.Inchirieri auto Otopenihttp://www.rent-a-car-otopeni.ronoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-81714004364221764472016-08-22T18:09:49.926-04:002016-08-22T18:09:49.926-04:00I missed the Cup race, so I can only go on the Xfi...I missed the Cup race, so I can only go on the Xfinity race, the Truck race, and some Cup clips on U-tube. The Food City 300 looked like the true "old" Bristol - that is the Bristol of 1989-91 where "the bottom groove is gone," as Geoff Bodine angrilly put it after crashing in 1990. It was more raceable in that 1989-91 period - in large part because Cup still ran bias-ply tires there until 1992 - and the last seven years it was better than what the 1993-2009 Bristol had been, as the resin was basically erased by the Truck race. Where the Trucks were stuck on the bottom and couldn't pass a whole lot, the Xfinity race was a spirited affair for the lead because the leader had to run high and an attacking car dove low but couldn't stick; it eventually helped lead to the Busch-Keselowski melee.<br /><br />I completely disagree about the change to the corners, in that it made Bristol an actual RACING track again as opposed to the brainless demolition derby it had degenerated to with a concrete surface. While numerous fans certainly did protest that this "new" Bristol somehow lost something competitively, they seemed to be oblivious to the increased side-by-side racing for the lead that was happening, especially in 2010 when the track first truly became what it had been 1989-91. <br /><br />I certainly applaud the track for the use of this resin, as the lack of low-groove grip was a legitimate issue and sustaining more nose-to-nose racing a la the 1981 Atlanta Journal 500 is a manifest plus. A lot of tracks like Michigan should use it, but by itself it's not the longer-term solution - only part of it.Monkeesfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14522953722006761283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24138427.post-80518822280506765262016-08-22T13:25:39.987-04:002016-08-22T13:25:39.987-04:00Spot on Dave!Spot on Dave!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03853079562412941670noreply@blogger.com