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Frustrated Daytona 500 Watching
Feb. 16th, 2009 07:15 amI rarely watch races live nowadays. My aim is to get an hour or so into the race (not counting all the pre-race time) and then start watching the race on the DVR so I can skip commercials and long yellows. Thus, when the boys came home yesterday about a half hour before the green flag was scheduled to drop, I was set to play some Wii for 90 minutes or so before diving into the race.
( Cory bitches about how he struggled to watch the race in the face of constant interruptions by nearly everyone in the family. )
* I know a great deal of the blame goes to the rain that cleaned the track, but the follow-the-leader that dominated the race was jostled up enough to keep me from being bored, but this was a more lackluster Daytona 500 considering the prevalence of 3-wide racing in recent events at the track.
* I'm very pleased with Tony Stewart's attitude this past week and impressed with what his team of cars accomplished.
* Poor Dale Jr. had a bummer of a day that was partially bad luck and partially his shooting himself in the foot. With the level of frustration I was having around the house, I really felt for the guy.
* It's good to have Mark back on a full schedule so I have someone that I'm enthusiastic about seeing race. I knew Hendrick would give him a good car and crew, so here's to hoping that Mark can make the most out of this season.
* Digger the Groundhog and Friends? *rolls eyes* Surely, Fox, there was a better way to spend your dough to enhance our viewing experience than creating characters and stories based off an animated graphic you use when switching to the track-embedded camera.
( Cory bitches about how he struggled to watch the race in the face of constant interruptions by nearly everyone in the family. )
* I know a great deal of the blame goes to the rain that cleaned the track, but the follow-the-leader that dominated the race was jostled up enough to keep me from being bored, but this was a more lackluster Daytona 500 considering the prevalence of 3-wide racing in recent events at the track.
* I'm very pleased with Tony Stewart's attitude this past week and impressed with what his team of cars accomplished.
* Poor Dale Jr. had a bummer of a day that was partially bad luck and partially his shooting himself in the foot. With the level of frustration I was having around the house, I really felt for the guy.
* It's good to have Mark back on a full schedule so I have someone that I'm enthusiastic about seeing race. I knew Hendrick would give him a good car and crew, so here's to hoping that Mark can make the most out of this season.
* Digger the Groundhog and Friends? *rolls eyes* Surely, Fox, there was a better way to spend your dough to enhance our viewing experience than creating characters and stories based off an animated graphic you use when switching to the track-embedded camera.
