Rolling Off on the 11th row alongside
Dalton Kellett, Youch!
This is just a clever way for Mwah to say I’m
Already running on fumes, and we haven’t even kicked off the Open Wheel Racing
season, i.e.; IndyCar and formula 1, ro-ro!
As it just feels like I’m spinning my wheels,
since typically this time of year I should be starting to get excited once
again with the Dawn of a new Motor Racing season having just commenced with the
annual running of the 24 Hours of Daytona.
But I’ll admit I’ve been in a Funk since the
New Year now, partially due to being Blocked Out of that El Stupidio Money
Grubbin’ Greediness ‘O Starship Comcast and it’s Nebulous Peacock, I say cock
Ah Doo little DuDu! Paywall service preventing Mwah from “Watching,” Err
listening to the yearly Half Hour Dakar Rally vignettes or this year’s Rolex 24
Qualifying Race. Since I challenge Y’all to put on a Blindfold and then “Easily”
select your Streaming programme! But I digress…
As I suppose I shouldn’t be too Disappointed over
nearly three-fourths of the Rolex 24 being available on Terrestrial TV, i.e.
three hours on Big NBC and 14 Hours on USA Network, but still, it’s a pretty
Damning indictment of where motor racing ranks when the Rolex24 is pre-empted
by two one hour episodes, or was it 3 Chicago PD reruns, Spew! And is it on
NBC? Nope, Jump to Peacock. Wait, now it’s on USA Network, now It’s Not! Back
to Peacock, then Hop, Jump ‘N Skip to USA Network and then over to Big NBC for
the last 90mins…
Whilst we All know
that NBC stands for Nothing But commercials! I spent the Rolex 24 weekend
trying to pick what Oh, So clever moniker I’d devise for USA Network? I.e.;
Universally showing Advertisements, or Ultimately Showing Advertisements, Unscenely
Serving Advertisements or Utterly Showing Advertisements? Since they seemed
even more determined to outdo NBC’s prodigious Amounts ‘O Commercials…
Yet part of my being mired in a Funk lately,
and I suppose it could be considered some sorta “Writer’s Block,” which I’d
Arse-sume All of us lowly Bloggers experience now and again, Eh? Surely, No “Don’t
Call me Shirley” Airplane Jokes Here! Is partially due to my feeling like I
keep scribblin’ about the same Bloody things each ‘N every season over and over
and lately I Don’t feel like writing anything, which Ain’t normal for Mwah!
Yet I did get momentarily Geeked’ over IMSA’s
Motil 100 Qualifying race from DayToner’ International Speedway, even though I
wasn’t sure if I could sit still for the entire Hour and 40mins.
As this got me Ah-Wonderin’ why I’d be looking
forward to a Sports Car Qualifying race where I know it Don’t matter who starts
on Pole for the Rolex 24! But yet those Abomination Formula 1 Sprint Qualie’
races drive me so Freakin’ Mad!
Since after all, 35 points were awarded to the
Wayne Taylor Racing’s #10 Acura duo of Filipe Albuquerque and Ricky Taylor,
which could be instrumental in this year’s Prototypes Championship. Since last
year Pipo Derani and Felipe Nasr won the title by eleven markers after the pair
won the inaugural 100 minutes Qualifying race! With the help of those crucial
35 points…
Yet I suppose this doesn’t bother me since I’m
fairly certain that IMSA only does this for it’s premiere Sports Car event, it’s
“Super Bowl” race outing and in it’s
case, is better than the multiple 15mins separated Qualie’ sessions, especially
since Thar’s only seven Top Flight Daytona Prototype International (DPi)
competitors this season…
Not to mention Thar was actually real Honest to
Goodness Passing not only during the race, but on the final lap itself when
Richard Westbrook attempted pulling a Ricky Taylor on Ricky Taylor! Y’all know when
Ricky typically attempts one of his Bonsai, Kamikaze last lap, last corner
Overtaking maneuvers!
But All three of, and Hopefully the last! Of
Formula One’s Qualie’ “races” Were All Gory Boring Processions with the second
Quickest Driver being Awarded three points for Jumping the Pole Sitter on the
Standing Start and motoring Off into the Distance, which Ain’t what true Honest
to goodness Pole Position represents! Especially after 71+ seasons of Formula 1
awarding Pole to the Fastest Overall Driver lap-wise, Kapishe Liberty Media!
As I know the FIA is bound and Determined to
Force Sprint Qualifying Races Down our Throats! But Guess What FIA? They Ain’t
working and Thar a Dud, so Knock this Shit Off!
Still, even though I was Happy listening to
John Hindhaugh, Jeremy Shaw and Shea Adam via IMSA Radio on Zed Internetz’, I cannot
say I was ever actually excited…
And How Bizarre to find myself during the actual
24 Hours of Daytona race Rootin’ for Colton Big Shot! Herta, as He had his
Hands full trying to first keep the Rolex 24 LMP2 Class lead, before having to
make a Bonsai pass to get the lead back in the waning laps in order to win!
While the only time I truly got excited during
the Rolex 24 was when Hulio’ went down two laps due to a Cut tyre. But we All
know how that worked out, as once again, Joke’s On Me, Sigh! As Strange Days
Indeedy’
