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ARCA race at Talladega
by Graham 
While attending the Rough River flyin this weekend, I found myself watching the ARCA race at Talledega. This race was won by Craig Kinser, despite an incident where he was sent to the back of the line and had to work his way back to the front. Erin Crock… more »
10/04/05 10:04:39 pm, ButtonGate II is over - now it's Sato-gate
by Graham
Following the apparent conclusion of what became known as Buttongate II, with Jenson Button apparently agreeing to pay a substantial pile of cash to Williams, which he will no doubt pay out of his (reputedly rather large) contract with Honda, Honda finds… more »
You can tell it's the Silly Season....
by Graham
...when in the space of 1 week, the reclamation of a show Lola car by Ganassi racing leads to speculation which now has Penske returning part-time to CCWS in 2006.
I doubt that this will happen. One thing that I have always noticed about Roger Penske i… more »
The 49'ers pull the trigger
by Graham
....and promote Alex Smith to #1 QB instead of Tim Rattay.
I guess I'm not surprised that this has happened. The thinking presumably is that the 49'ers didn't invest all of that money in Smith to have him holding a clipboard. However, the Bengals kept… more »
What is Chip Ganassi up to?
by Graham
There is a lot of fevered speculation about Ganassi Racing's plans for 2006 and beyond in the IRL. With Toyota already leaving that series, all sorts of rumours are out there - Chip is leaving the IRL, Chip is staying, he's running in both series, he's g… more »
Rossi, Yamaha and Altadis - a right royal mess
by Graham
Short story...Altadis, the parent company of the Gauloises and Fortuna brands, who sponsor the Yamaha factory team in MotoGP, which happens to have Valentino Rossi as its lead rider, is threatening to pull its sponsorship and sue Yamaha after the revelat… more »
Champ Car Race in South Korea cancelled
by Graham
The Champ Car race planned in 3 weeks' time for Ansan, South Korea, has been officially cancelled, reducing the 2005 OWRS Champ Car series to 13 races. It had been clear for some time that the circuit was largely complete, but none of the spectator facil… more »
Tuesday Morning Quarterback...
by Graham
....contains this interesting stat about the chances of your high-school footballer making it to the NFL...
Robin Schultz of Hoover, Ala., noting the stat that 1,057,640 boys participated in high-school football last year in the United States, factors… more »
Isn't bigotry a wonderful thing?
by Graham
...when it leads to an excellent sports coach being run out of town because of her sexual orientation.
And people wonder why the "Piney Woods" area of East Texas has such a bad reputation...more detailed information on how events unfolded here. more »
Jets sign Vinny; Cardinals sign Davey
by Graham
The quarterback carousel spins rapidly...the New York Jets did the smart, conservative thing and signed Vinny Testaverde today to be the #2 behind Brooks Bollinger. The Jets expect to start Bollinger next weekend, which makes sense since Testaverde has n… more »