Comments on: New Year’s Resolutions http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/ dreaming about the moonlight on the Wabash Sat, 21 Jan 2012 15:26:37 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Dude http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2600 Dude Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:53:20 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2600 Brain Barnhart will get so fat, that he will implode upon himself forming a "retard star", lighting the path of Indycar's demise. Brain Barnhart will get so fat, that he will implode upon himself forming a “retard star”, lighting the path of Indycar’s demise.

]]> By: The Speedgeek http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2557 The Speedgeek Sun, 03 Jan 2010 19:44:24 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2557 James, Hear, hear. All of the above. There's so much time wasted and calories burned carping about stuff that happened nearly 15 years ago, and things that can't be helped for the time being. If the folks who find it in them to bring out old crap would quit that for 15 minutes and do something that actually HELPED the League (write a positive blog post or comment, buy a t-shirt, go to a race), we'd be a heck of a lot closer to a healthy sport, something that more closely resembled the "Golden Years" of the '60s or '90s (depending on your viewpoint). I have generally enjoyed the work of Robin Miller, Gordon Kirby and Michael Knight over the years, but it's gotten beyond tedious to read what they've been writing for the last 6 months. We get it, guys. It's not 1995 anymore. Do us all a favor and stop doing "Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V" columns and get with reality. Things are slowly getting better, but they'll get better even slower if people take "weren't the gold old days great?" columns and constantly turn them into "today's racing sucks! It's never going to be as good as the old days!" columns. I like watching Youtube videos from the early '90s as much as the next guy, but that shouldn't color the way you watch today's racing. Nostalgia's fine, but living full-time in a world of nostalgia does nobody any good. James,
Hear, hear. All of the above. There’s so much time wasted and calories burned carping about stuff that happened nearly 15 years ago, and things that can’t be helped for the time being. If the folks who find it in them to bring out old crap would quit that for 15 minutes and do something that actually HELPED the League (write a positive blog post or comment, buy a t-shirt, go to a race), we’d be a heck of a lot closer to a healthy sport, something that more closely resembled the “Golden Years” of the ’60s or ’90s (depending on your viewpoint).

I have generally enjoyed the work of Robin Miller, Gordon Kirby and Michael Knight over the years, but it’s gotten beyond tedious to read what they’ve been writing for the last 6 months. We get it, guys. It’s not 1995 anymore. Do us all a favor and stop doing “Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V” columns and get with reality. Things are slowly getting better, but they’ll get better even slower if people take “weren’t the gold old days great?” columns and constantly turn them into “today’s racing sucks! It’s never going to be as good as the old days!” columns. I like watching Youtube videos from the early ’90s as much as the next guy, but that shouldn’t color the way you watch today’s racing. Nostalgia’s fine, but living full-time in a world of nostalgia does nobody any good.

]]> By: James http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2554 James Sun, 03 Jan 2010 03:37:44 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2554 IndyCar fans: - Stop complaining about Danica Patrick, finishing 5th in the season point standings does not happen by accident. The girl can actually race no matter how much you loathe her. - Stop complaining about the blistered nose Dallara, only three teams can afford a replacement chassis at this time. 2012 will be here soon enough, that will give the other teams time to save. - Stop complaining about "the split". It is over, nobody won. Open wheel is unified once again. Please move forward. - Take time to enjoy the great work of John Oreovicz [ESPN], Chris Estrada [MVN, FoxSports], several of the IndyCar bloggers that cover the sport today in addition to Tony Cotman [IndyCar]... but be wary of the old school open wheel journalists with an agenda. We may agree with them more often than not, but that does not excuse their backbiting and political muckraking. IE: Leave the driver/owner stories of divorce and regime change to those more capable of objective reporting. IndyCar fans:
- Stop complaining about Danica Patrick, finishing 5th in the season point standings does not happen by accident. The girl can actually race no matter how much you loathe her.
- Stop complaining about the blistered nose Dallara, only three teams can afford a replacement chassis at this time. 2012 will be here soon enough, that will give the other teams time to save.
- Stop complaining about “the split”. It is over, nobody won. Open wheel is unified once again. Please move forward.
- Take time to enjoy the great work of John Oreovicz [ESPN], Chris Estrada [MVN, FoxSports], several of the IndyCar bloggers that cover the sport today in addition to Tony Cotman [IndyCar]… but be wary of the old school open wheel journalists with an agenda. We may agree with them more often than not, but that does not excuse their backbiting and political muckraking. IE: Leave the driver/owner stories of divorce and regime change to those more capable of objective reporting.

]]> By: Paige http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2553 Paige Sun, 03 Jan 2010 02:44:41 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2553 Helio Castroneves: Try and get one of my friends on Dancing with the Stars Gil de Ferran: Get a car on the grid at some point in the 2010 IndyCar season. Helio Castroneves: Try and get one of my friends on Dancing with the Stars

Gil de Ferran: Get a car on the grid at some point in the 2010 IndyCar season.

]]> By: mike http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2552 mike Sun, 03 Jan 2010 01:45:40 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2552 Robert Doornbos: leave hvm 3/4 of the way through the 2010 season to drive in Indy Lights. explain to everybody that it was his choice and that it was best for his logical career progression (you know, f1 to CCWS to IRL w/ NHL to IRL w/ HVM to Indy Lights to Super League Formula or something equally inane) Robert Doornbos: leave hvm 3/4 of the way through the 2010 season to drive in Indy Lights. explain to everybody that it was his choice and that it was best for his logical career progression (you know, f1 to CCWS to IRL w/ NHL to IRL w/ HVM to Indy Lights to Super League Formula or something equally inane)

]]> By: Dylan http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2551 Dylan Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:34:40 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2551 Danica, winning a non fuel race. Danica, winning a non fuel race.

]]> By: The Speedgeek http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/comment-page-1/#comment-2550 The Speedgeek Sat, 02 Jan 2010 23:08:18 +0000 http://www.isitmayyet.com/index.php/2010/01/02/new-years-resolutions/#comment-2550 Will Power: change name to something cooler. Like, maybe, Light Speed. Or Fantastic Thunder. Will Power: change name to something cooler. Like, maybe, Light Speed. Or Fantastic Thunder.

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