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Welcome to the first
weeks installment of Speedwayphoto.net’s Racing
review, The Catch Can. In the coming weeks this
editorial will feature many segments I hope you, as
a race fan, will find interesting and informative.
The main objective of this column is to be an
interactive feature of the racing community. I
am not here to re-cap races or focus on the latest
rumors associated with the racing community. In my
opinion there are too many outlets for that type of
information on the web already. Instead, the main
purpose of this column will be to high light a
diverse range of subjects, venues and driving
disciplines as seen through my eyes.
In the coming weeks it
is my intention to comment on events and people that
make auto racing the number one spectator sport in
America. This may involve looking into already
established sanctions such as NASCAR, Indy Racing
League, CART, etc. as well as delving into the
Saturday night bullrings that are scattered
throughout the US.
The topics will be as
diverse as the people who make up the racing
community. From the stories of racing pioneer Tim
Flock and his pet monkey “Jocko”, to the Earnhardt
-Gordon rivalry of today, I will try to bring you
closer to the sport we all love. Some of the stories
will be strictly factual, while others will be
merely based on my interpretation, I will try to
relay them with as little bias on my part as
possible.
While some of the
subjects I will cover may be of a controversial
nature, I will try to remain as impartial as the
subject will allow. With this being said, some of
the subjects that will not be featured in this
editorial need to be addressed as well. First and
foremost rule that will be applied here is NO driver
bashing. It is my opinion that anyone willing to
risk life and livelihood for love of their sport and
our entertainment should be treated with the utmost
respect. If you don’t think this way, take 2 minutes
and imagine how you would feel I were writing about
you. How would you want your name portrayed on this
site? This is not to say, however that I won’t take
one side over another in some incidents, I will not
purposely drag a driver's name through the mud.
Another subject that
will not be discussed here are the rumors that float
from track to track or sanction to sanction. I do
not care about who supposedly did what where.
Instead the main focus here will revolve around
known subject matter, rather than speculation. While
it is fun to hear and trade rumors, it does a great
disservice to the parties involved. Now that the
parameters are set, and we head into a new racing
year I look forward to writing this column weekly.
But there is a catch…
As I stated earlier, it
is my hope that this column will be of an
interactive nature as well. For that to happen, I
need input from the entire racing community. I want
views and opinions from others as well. So, if I
happen to write an article pertaining to something
that you saw differently, please do not hesitate to
drop
me a line. I need your views to help keep me in
line. Also if you have a story idea, question or
comment, feel free to
e-mail me with them. It will be through the
ideas and views of all that will help make this site
more informative as well as entertaining.
In closing, I want to
personally welcome you to what I hope will become
“our” article. Together we can learn about the past
in all its glory, and look to the future and what it
holds for this great sport we both love. The stories
are there to be explored…. Be it the legends and the
larger than life characters of NASCAR such as
Turner, Petty and Pearson... or the exploits of
local heroes such as Brownell, Causey, or Dunaway,
we will explore them all. And hopefully revive a few
good memories along the way
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