SCENE & HEARD
Friday, June 23, 2006
Random thoughts ... really random
2:41 PM
There still are quite a few guys doing double-duty this weekend, but Stanton Barrett isn't one of them. He actually pulled the feat one year while flying commercially to Milwaukee.
Talk about a tough break. And his publicist actually concocted a press release about his journey flying the friendly skies via United Airlines. Not all drivers have private jets.
Another thing about private jets: you can hear some crazy stories about the costs behind the danged things. One driver I know has a pretty nice one, and one time, before they took off, he was handed a bill for $8,800 for some obscure part they had to replace. I guess he put it on his Visa, and with that kind of money, he might have enough perks built up to win a free gas grill.
And obviously Ted Striker isn't flying the plane, so the pilot probably commands a good salary. $8,800. That is enough money to get a hotel for a whole weekend at Talladega.
Flying out to the West Coast makes me feel sorry for a lot of the crewmen, who often fly out here on these little bitty planes that go about 28 mph. They have to make about 21 stops for fuel in places called Broken Arrow, Okla., and Laughlin, Nev.
All that flying just to do two pit stops. It really makes a man appreciate Martinsville Speedway or Darlington Raceway, although the only wine you can get at those tracks is typically sold at Kroger.
Rumor has it that Boris Said and his crew chief, Frankie Stoddard, somehow pulled some strings and scaled to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge using one of the service elevators. Good for them.
Both of them have hair that resembles a Brillo pad, so I doubt they had to secure those curls before the ascent. That Bay wind is pretty rough, though.
Speaking of Frankie, he has got a lot to prove. All of his wins came with Jeff Burton.
If I had Boris Said at a road course in a decent chassis, I'd be feeling pretty darned good. When Boris is on, he can run with anyone, even Jeff Gordon. I wish he'd shave his head for laughs, but if he did, garage security would make him show ID every morning. I'd keep my locks too just to save that hassle.
-- Ryan Smithson
Talk about a tough break. And his publicist actually concocted a press release about his journey flying the friendly skies via United Airlines. Not all drivers have private jets.
Another thing about private jets: you can hear some crazy stories about the costs behind the danged things. One driver I know has a pretty nice one, and one time, before they took off, he was handed a bill for $8,800 for some obscure part they had to replace. I guess he put it on his Visa, and with that kind of money, he might have enough perks built up to win a free gas grill.
And obviously Ted Striker isn't flying the plane, so the pilot probably commands a good salary. $8,800. That is enough money to get a hotel for a whole weekend at Talladega.
Flying out to the West Coast makes me feel sorry for a lot of the crewmen, who often fly out here on these little bitty planes that go about 28 mph. They have to make about 21 stops for fuel in places called Broken Arrow, Okla., and Laughlin, Nev.
All that flying just to do two pit stops. It really makes a man appreciate Martinsville Speedway or Darlington Raceway, although the only wine you can get at those tracks is typically sold at Kroger.
Rumor has it that Boris Said and his crew chief, Frankie Stoddard, somehow pulled some strings and scaled to the top of the Golden Gate Bridge using one of the service elevators. Good for them.
Both of them have hair that resembles a Brillo pad, so I doubt they had to secure those curls before the ascent. That Bay wind is pretty rough, though.
Speaking of Frankie, he has got a lot to prove. All of his wins came with Jeff Burton.
If I had Boris Said at a road course in a decent chassis, I'd be feeling pretty darned good. When Boris is on, he can run with anyone, even Jeff Gordon. I wish he'd shave his head for laughs, but if he did, garage security would make him show ID every morning. I'd keep my locks too just to save that hassle.
-- Ryan Smithson
That is random, all right. Boris has the best hairdo in motorsports. That said, he could stand to donate some the the 48 team.
Speaking of random, I'm still trying to figure out how Rodman fit in the one foot gap of bystanders last week at Michigan to see Johnson walking into the garage.
Speaking of Boris, will he have any merchandise for sale this weekend? I'm a said head.
Obviously you know zip, nil, zero, nada, zilch, squat doo-doo about aviation. But then you do know about...uh, er...well you know!
Doesn't anyone want to talk about sterlin?
Again Mr. Smithson, that's what they get paid for. Nuff said!!!
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