Item #1 - Dale Earnhardt Jr. had a new ride...at least for about an hour as he rode in the back seat of Blue Angel #7 out at the Blue's training base in El Centro (photo from JR Motorsports):
No more bump drafting necessary. If they won't move, he'll just put a sidewinder up their tailpipe. No word on whether he puked up his guts, as most passengers do on these 7 G flights (see here for an hillarious example).Item 2 - NASCAR will be building their Hall of Fame in Charlotte, NC. I figured it would either be Charlotte or Daytona Beach,FL. Once that's done, NASCAR fans will be in heaven in the Charlotte area because most of the teams have their headquarters within a short distance of Charlotte, so fans can tour the Hall and then head out to the various "Garage Mahal's" and see the operations up close and personal. That was one of the selling points of Charlotte:
The slogan used in Charlotte's platform to lure the NASCAR Hall of Fame to the Queen City is now official creed:I just might have to plan a trip back there sometime...
Racing was built here. Racing belongs here.
As expected, NASCAR on Monday announced its Hall of Fame will reside in Charlotte, N.C., a conclusion one key decision maker on the project called "the tipping point for Charlotte being the Hollywood of NASCAR."
"The one thing Charlotte has been lacking is a real tourism magnet," said Mark Dyer, NASCAR vice president of licensing and a lead negotiator on NASCAR's behalf throughout the site-selection process. "This provides it. This is the tipping point for Charlotte being the Hollywood of NASCAR."
Dyer said Charlotte won out over Atlanta and Daytona Beach mainly due to NASCAR's stability in the market and importance in the community's overall economic structure.
In short, Charlotte will tout the facility as the focal destination point for NASCAR fans to coincide with the numerous race shops and museums in and around the area, as well as a centerpiece in the rapidly expanding downtown infrastructure.
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