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Redemption and Tragedy -- Sean Taylor "Clings to Life" 2007-11-26 16:56:00 The Toughest Game One Redskin Has Ever PlayedMost of the time, this blog is all NASCAR. But as a long time, passionate fan of the Washington Redskins, today is different. Today is bigger than NASCAR, bigger than the NFL and bigger than sports.A man many thought of as invincible was shown to be a mere mortal.He is a freak of nature -- carrying a size with speed rarely if ever seen.He is one of the most fearsome players to ever don a uniform.He is larger than life in so many ways.The idea that 24 year old Redskins Safety Sean Taylor
is now "clinging to life" after being shot in an apparent home invasion is nothing short of unbelievable.You can read the full post at Epic Carnival.
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, Sean Taylor
Live Blog of Sunday's Race: Phoenix Checker 500 2007-11-11 02:40:00 Throwing The Black Flag at Sunday
's RaceThe Black Flag will be taking a new toy out for a spin today at 3:00 EST with a live blog of the Checker
500.This live blog will be happening right here using a great piece of software called Altcaster I was turned on to by Keith over at Sports Media Journal.If you've read more than three posts here, you probably already know what to expect. Feel free to lurk or stop by and kick in your own reactions in as the race unfolds.To see the transcript of the Altcast, click HERE.
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Is That Cheating? 2007-11-09 13:15:00 Greenies. Steroids. Jet Fuel. Video Tape. Unapproved Wings. Wide Receivers Pushing Off. Running Over the Commitment Cone. Sports Fans Wonder: "Where is the Line?"Words need to have meaning.Words like cheating.In sports, much like in relationships there are rules and people break those rules all the time.Since the entire steroids scandal in baseball, the word "cheating" has been getting thrown around at the drop of the hat.That leaves me wondering if that word has lost meaning.So I've got to ask: where is the line between breaking rules and cheating?Here is what I mean....At Texas last weekend, Greg Biffle ran over the pit road commitment cone while trying to avoid a wreck and get onto pit road.Running over that cone is against the rules. He got hit with a black flag and had to start at th Read more:Cheating
Were Gordon and Johnson's Cars on 'Roids? 2007-11-06 16:52:00 NASCAR Tests Then "Confiscates" Eleven Engines for Excessive Horse Power Following Texas RaceTwo different reports now say that NASCAR found excessive horse power in the engines of eleven cars on Sunday including those driven by Chase leader Jimmie Johnson
and second place Chase driver Jeff Gordon
.The Roanoke Times says the other cars involved include those driven by Chase drivers Martin Truex Jr., Tony Stewart, Jeff Burton, and Matt Kenseth as well as those of Ryan Newman, Dave Blaney, Kasey Kahne, Ricky Rudd and Brian Vickers.The report at AutoRacingSport.com says the cars were all about 5% over the 750 HP limit (some where as high as 788 HP).However, that is not a hard limit and engine horse power can change due to a variety of factors including weather, drafting and engine heat.In t
DirecTV NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest Part III: The Winners... 2007-11-06 15:16:00 ...Have Just Been Announced. You can take a look at the full post over at the contest HQ at Epic Carnival to get all the details.Also, I want to thank everyone who entered and all of our judges for their hard work on this contest.Those judges are....Queen of the NASCAR
blogosphere TallGlassOfMilk.Former New York Times NASCAR reporter and author of the new novel "Yellow Flag" Robert Lipsyte.NASCAR media critic John Daly of The Daly Planet. Chuxtory is on the panel.We also have KLValus, winner of the FoxSports/Miller Lite NASCAR Next Great Sportswriter Contest
.This contest was something I certainly enjoyed doing and it is the kind of thing I'm hoping you will see more of from The Black Flag in the future.
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These Posts Get the Black Flag -- Part I 2007-11-02 11:20:00 CC Rider's Favorite Sports Posts of the WeekSome people think getting a black flag is a bad thing. Let's be real. A black flag is street cred. Besides, chicks don't dig the long ball, they dig the bad boys (and in your case, Sarah, the bad girls).So I'm giving my favorite sports posts this week a black flag.Odell v. GoodellSarah at Strike Zones and End Zones writes a piece for The Naughty American about Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Odell Thurman's suit against the NFL under the Americans with Disabilities Act, challenging his suspension by citing his alcoholism as a disability (tsk, tsk, Sarah -- writing for The Naughty American -- and I thought you were a good girl).Jared Allen's Mullet Wins and AwardSomeone who did NOT sue the NFL for his suspension for violating the league's substan Read more:Black
NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest II: Judgment Day 2007-11-01 20:18:00 The Saga of the 250 F-Bomb Entry.The contest entries for The Black Flag-DirectTV NASCAR
Hotpass MomentContest
are now in the hands of the judges. Some of my favorites were one liners. We got some other solid entries that went a bit longer.The one I thought was most clear and to the point sadly came in with bad contact information.The writer simply f-bombed 250 times.That all being said, what I liked doesn't matter, it is all up to the judges now.Click here for the contest update at Epic Carnival.
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Black Flag Altcast of the Phoenix Checker's 500 2007-11-01 16:32:00 3:03 Good afternoon everybody and welcome to The Black
Flag live blog of the Checker
s 500 at Phoenix
International Raceway. 3:04 [Comment From chux]Good afternoon CCr... Howz it going??? 3:04 The Black Flag Blog 3:06 Glad you could make it, Chux. So as a big #24 fan, what are your thoughts on what is going to happen with The Chase? 3:07 MEMO TO DALE, JR: Skins up 15-13 late in the third quarter. 3:08 [Comment From chux]Well.... the way I see it, Jeff wins... Jimmy has a little trouble and finishes in the upper teens. 3:09 If that happens, what is your over/under on the number of beer cans hitting the #24 during his burn out? 3:10 [Comment From CC Rider]Sorry, I just can't help myself sometimes. 3:11 [Comment From TotalChaos]That was just damn hilarious 3:11 [Comment From Tot
The NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest 2007-10-22 10:45:00 I'm Baaaaaaaaaack!As of today I'm back as a fully functioning member of the NASCAR
blogosphere.The Black Flag is back and we're bringing it harder than ever with a great contest with great prizes (and of course having fun at the expense of some of NASCAR's rich and powerful sacred cows Black Flag style):The Black Flag NASCAR Hotpass MomentContest
sponsored by DirecTV.Here is how it works.... Submit your entry of 250 words or less on the following topic:"The moment when ESPN/ABC made me wish I had DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass was when..."An obvious example was when Rusty Wallace started talking about "Draft Lock". But there are so many more (you can reference the mythical "Draft Lock", but if you want to win, you need to bring so much more -- hey, you've go so much material to work with).The
Derek Fisher and Me II: Unbelievable 2007-10-05 10:45:00 What a Long, Strange Trip It's BeenRecently I wrote about my four year old son CJ being diagnosed with a rare form of cancer called retinoblastoma.The disease is so rare -- 350 cases a year -- that only eight medical practices in the entire country have any real experience with it.A bunch of things came together perfectly that made it so we could get CJ to one of those specialists: Dr. Carol Shields at Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia.First, our ophthalmologist here in Richmond, Dr. Ed Wortham told us that this was the person CJ needed to see and we needed to do it right away. Initially, we didn't grasp why we couldn't take care of this here and had to go all the way to Philadelphia.As we learned about retinoblastoma and what we were dealing with, we came to understand. Sending us to Read more:Derek
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Derek Fisher and Me 2007-09-21 22:30:00 Not the Usual Black Flag-- This One is Serious, Personal and Potentially Life Saving.On May 7th, point guard DerekFisher
missed the first game of the Utah Jazz's playoffs against the Golden State Warriors. He rejoined his team three days later in the middle of the third quarter during the second game in Salt Lake City.Fisher provided a key fourth quarter turnover in that game and hit a three pointer in overtime to help the Jazz take a 2-0 lead over the Warriors.Fisher had left a hospital in New York City that afternoon where his 10 month old daughter Tatum had just been diagnosed with and was being treated for a disease called retinoblastoma -- cancer of the retina. It is a rare, life threatening disease that only 350 children a year are diagnosed with in the United States. On Wednesday
NASCAR NHIS Aftermath 2007-09-18 16:00:00 Bowyer Busts His NutClint Bowyer is the guy who has never been laid, but finally manages to lose his virginity when it counts -- on prom night.If there was ever a time for the #07 to go from boy to man, it would be the first race in The Chase.As is typical for how these things seem to work out, Sports Illustrated says Bowyer is dating the woman his fellow drivers would most want to bang.As good as it was for Clint, the rest of us just kind of had to lay there and not fall asleep.Eight days earlier, Richmond gave us the most exciting COT race yet. Richmond at night has become the new Bristol. Hard fighting, bumping and banging. Sadly, the first race in The Chase didn't live up. One of the five most boring of the year.Clint Bowyer started from the pole, led the most laps and won the race by Read more:NASCAR
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IRL Goes Commie 2007-09-12 13:50:00 Drivers of the World, UNITE! IRL Guarantees Same Prize Money for AllFrom each according to his ability, to each according to his needs! -Karl MarxA report from SPEEDTV's Robin Miller says that all IRL drivers in 2008 will receive the same prize money regardless of finish.Comrades, allow me to put this in clear terms that even the greediest capitalist swine can understand:The heroic oppressed workers of Milka Duno's team will get the same check for running a race as the greedy capitalist pig who wins the race. Even though she is running 12 MPH off the pace and finishing dead last (due to various imperialist conspiracies). IRL is pounding their shoe on the podium and telling NASCAR, "We will bury you."While IRL fans will continue to keep track of who wins or loses on their own, The Black
The Juan Pablo "Crash" Montoya Record 2007-09-11 12:45:00 Juan PabloMontoya
's Running Incident ListWhat is the real story with JPM?I've done some digging and put together some stats and incidents.Big picture, it isn't pretty. He has 28 NEXTEL Cup starts. He has had some kind of an incident in 19 of them and finished on the lead lap in only 11.Not all the incidents listed here were caused by his rough, aggressive or sloppy driving. However, there is an astonishing pattern here.Also significant, he has had incidents with (at least) the following 18 drivers (including eight of the 12 Chase drivers): Harvick, Burton, Johnson, Hamlin, Stewart, Newman, Gordon, Raines, Ragan, Earnhardt, Kyle Busch, Sauter, Gillaland, Blaney, Wood, Nemacheck, McMurray, Edwards, McCumbee.I'll be doing another post later on just exactly what all this means.JPM NNCS Sta Read more:Record
TBF Gets New Web Address: www.NASCARBlackFlag.com 2007-09-04 16:30:00 If Gibbs and Junior Can Make Big Changes, CCR Thinks He Should Too.The Black Flag Blog now has a new home. In geek speak, we are now running off the domain NASCARBlackFlag.com.Our RSS feed is still good (if you haven't signed up for the TBF RSS feed, this is a great time to do it by clicking here) and the old BlogSpot.com address will still get you to the right place.Also, TBF Outpost at FoxSports.com will continue on as it has been.IF YOU HAVE LINKS TO The Black Flag....Please update them at your earliest convenience.Many thanks and AliG Style Big Ups to Dan Williams over at LugNuts Online who made this move happen. Respect.If you haven't yet, you can catch LugNuts live at 10:00 P.M. on Sundays or listen to the recorded show from the archives any time.In an amazing display of poor jud Read more:Address
Dale Earnhardt Junior Gets Banned 2007-08-28 11:28:00 An Open Letter to Dale Earnhardt
, Jr. from The Black FlagDear Junior
,You were recently quoted in various media outlets as saying the following:"I think it's about time we give Teresa a break... And as much as I am disappointed and frustrated over the fact that I don't get to keep driving the No. 8, the stuff that I read on the Internet and the stuff that I'm hearing is going on -- the remarks about her, directed toward her -- I don't think anybody deserves that... I hate to see somebody be crucified on the Internet like Teresa has.... It's just hardcore, man... People have been really, really rude and really way over the line on some of the things that have been said."Well Junior, the fact is The Black Flag went as far as anybody in terms of being "really rude and really way over the l Read more:Banned
, Dale Earnhardt
NASCAR Car-A-Day Paintings III: Buddy and Bobby 2007-08-27 08:31:00 Classic 1972 NASCAR
Heroes Buddy
Baker and Bobby
Allison.Rob Ijbema has delivered two more classic NASCAR paintings for his "Car-A-Day" project.Click here to see the original TBF write up on the Car-A-Day. The Black Flag is continuing to feature different pieces from this collection on a weekly basis.Click here to go visit Rob's main Car-A-Day blog.This week highlights two of NASCAR's all time greats driving machines in 1972.The first painting is of #11 Buddy Baker in the 1972 STP Dodge Challenger. When most of us see STP on a race car, we think Richard Petty. What was really going on was that STP was sponsoring multiple Richard Petty Enterprises Cars at the time.The second painting is of the #12 Chevy of Bobby Allison at Daytona in 1972.Today, the #11 is a Chevy driven by Denny Hamlin an Read more:Paintings
The Bristol COT Tease 2007-08-26 13:11:00 Bristol's Reputation for Nights of Hot, Exciting, Rubbing and Banging is No More. Bristol at night is a race that NASCAR fans have always looked forward to and lusted for.Bristol is a fast, sexy girl with a very naughty reputation. Everybody wants her. She's thetoughest ticket in NASCAR.It looks like things may be different now. Maybe it is the COT dropping speeds by a second a lap. It could be the hard rubber. Or it might be the banking reduction surgery. Then again, maybe it has to do with the black dyed concrete replacing the blacktop and the extra three feet. Or it could just be all of it put together (though the Craftsman and the Busch races were both typical Bristol slug fests -- so it is probably the car and the tire).But the hot and heavy rubbing, banging and excitement we've all Read more:Bristol
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Interview with the Executive Producer of 'NASCAR in Primetime' 2007-08-22 14:45:00 ABC's NASCAR
in Primetime ExecutiveProducer
Michael Bicks on NASCAR Diversity, Drivers and FunThey got away with something that no one else has before: creating a NASCAR documentary without giving NASCAR or the drivers the right to edit what they were doing before it went to air.ABC is currently running a series called NASCAR in Primetime. The first episode ran last week and featured Juan Pablo Montoya. It is on Wednesday nights at 9:00 PM (please check your local listings). I got a chance to do put some questions to the executive producer of the series, Michael Bicks.ABC's sister network ESPN did another NASCAR series this summer, Ultimate NASCAR. The two series are very different. But places where Ultimate NASCAR was a big let down, NASCAR in Primetime does a much better job.The
Michigan Live Blog: Gentleman Start Your Engines! 2007-08-21 09:02:00 We're Going Racing! Finally.You can catch the live blog of the race by clicking here.10:03 AM: The engines have been started and the cars are getting ready to roll off pit row. 10:11AM: The cars are on the track. The race will start under Green/Yellow. 10:13 AM: Race starts. Sort of. Competition caution at lap 25.10:17 AM: The Green/Yellow is due to fog, not moisture. They think they are close to green flag racing. BTW, for those of you at work, don't forget to keep that spreadsheet with your TPS report open in another window so your boss doesn't bust you.10:22 AM: Burton, Earnhardt, Jr (the Evil Step Mom went after his transmission this week), McMurry to the back of the field.10:25 AM: RED FLAG. They want the fog to clear a bit more so the spotters can see. The crowd is not Read more:Michigan
, Gentleman
, Start
Listen to the LugNuts Radio Show from Sunday 2007-08-20 19:40:00 If You Missed Hearing CCR on the Show Live, You Can Listen
Now.The Black Flag's CCR was on a wild and rollicking LugNuts radio show Sunday
night. In case you missed it, a link to an archive of the show is here.In an incredible lapse of judgment, the team at LugNuts decided to have CCR back to do short segments on the show on a weekly basis. So until they come to their senses, there will be more Black Flag fun to come on LugNuts every Sunday.Click here to listen to the show from Sunday Night.
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Live Blogging Rain Delayed NASCAR's 3M Performance 400 2007-08-20 08:54:00 If Michigan Runs Today, Catch the Action Here.If the 3M Performance
400 at MIS is run today, I'll be live blogging the race for those of you who can't catch it live.This is a great place to come hang out and pretend like you are working. Just keep the Excel worksheet with your TPS reports open in another window in case your boss tries to sneak up on you.UPDATE: The race start has been pushed back from noon Monday. NASCAR
officials will make an announcement at 11:30 A.M. as to what their plans are.UPDATE II (12:00 P.M. EST): Jet dryers are on the track. There MAY be a window in the weather for a couple of hours to get the race in. If it doesn't happen today, 10:00 A.M. Tuesday is the next shot.UPDATE III: (1:50 P.M. EST): NASCAR is targeting 2:30 P.M. today as start time for the rac Read more:Blogging
Why Does the Evil Step Mother Put Sugar in Junior's Gas? 2007-08-19 09:40:00 My Big Mouth, Number Eight and a Question from My Six-Year Old Daughter.One of these days I'm going to learn a very important lesson:Be careful about what I say during the race when my kids are around.It's something that should have sunk in a year ago.An off hand comment during the aftermath of a Tony Stewart wreck and post crash interview made it so that I can no longer bring my four year old son with me to Home Depot.Last time I ran in there with him, it was every 30 seconds. "Look Daddy, it's The Cry Baby's logo!" Turn onto the next aisle, "Daddy, there's a picture of The Cry Baby!"Make no mistake, the kid wasn't exactly using his inside voice either. The adventure of exploring Tony Stewart's lair was just too much for him.We're talking about a mission behind enemy lines here.But the Read more:Junior
, Sugar
The Black Flag Hits LugNuts Radio Sunday Night 2007-08-18 12:37:00 TBF's CCR is the Guest on LugNuts Radio
at 10:00 PM Eastern SundayNight
This from Chuck Story of LugNuts Radio:That’s right Race fans!! CCR from Nascar Black
Flag is spinning with the Lugnuts Sunday night. He’s wild! He’s wacky! He’s irreverent! But most of all, he knows his racin’!! Some of the topics could include: This week in Michigan, the Cup “Chase for the Championship”, and the Miller Lite Sportswriting Challenge. Or… we may just talk about his new avatar, and why he hates Tony Stewart so much. Either way…. It’s guaranteed to be “Must hear Radio”.To listen to the broadcast, click the "Listen Live" button above or go to LugNuts Online.Loyal Black Flag readers are more than welcome to call in at 646-478-5769-- I'd love to hear from you. Read more:Sunday Night
Old School NASCAR Car-A-Day Paintings: David Pearson and Richard Petty 2007-08-15 16:15:00 Two Great Rivals: Pearson
's 1972 #21 Mercury and Petty
's 1970 #43 SuperBird.More great work from Rob Ijbema and his "Car-A-Day" project.Click here to see the original TBF write up on the Car-A-Day. I'm going to be featuring different pieces from this collection on a regular basis. Click here to go visit Rob's main Car-A-Day blog.These two fit together because the rivalry between Richard
Petty and David
Pearson is one of the greatest in NASCAR
history --highlighted by the 1976 Daytona 500.Petty's SuperBird is a machine I get excited every time I look at. It was a machine ahead of it's time and one that the plug got pulled on before all the possibilities were fully exhausted.Look at today's COT design and the SuperBird and all I can think is, the more things change, the more they stay the Read more:Paintings
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