landlord Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 i like watching it.thing i noticed is if you dont start up front, your chances of winning are pretty well slim and none. No problem,work hard and qaulify up front!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 i couldnt belirve he worked for michael waltrip racing, he is a shop foreman there interesting He's a suspension manager for what its worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttingEdgeRacing Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 i like watching it.thing i noticed is if you dont start up front, your chances of winning are pretty well slim and none. I thought the same thing. Holy cow that track is JUST 2 cars wide, if that. The use of bumpers is quite necessary just to get around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NickHolt Posted March 23, 2010 Report Share Posted March 23, 2010 He's a suspension manager for what its worth. "Never trust the suspension manager" is one of the oldest, yet truest, of all the sayings associated with racing. Right up there with, "Gentlemen, start your engines." Nic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge Posted March 24, 2010 Report Share Posted March 24, 2010 I keep looking at that stadium and thinking...... .... about 1200 loads of dirt and they just might have something there. Stay safe, Bill "Sarge" Masom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexPete Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I keep looking at that stadium and thinking...... .... about 1200 loads of dirt and they just might have something there. Stay safe, Bill "Sarge" Masom Yeah, but that stadium is awesome! I am blown away by the willingness of some to wreck each other into concrete walls. At least in NASCAR, you are tearing up other people's stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted March 27, 2010 Report Share Posted March 27, 2010 I keep looking at that stadium and thinking...... .... about 1200 loads of dirt and they just might have something there. Stay safe, Bill "Sarge" Masom Might be a little too big for a rodeo arena... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttingEdgeRacing Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Wow, so I really think that was a BOGUS win, don't ya'll? I can't believe some of the moves the officials let fly. Jr Miller is quite a character, that I certainly wouldn't want anywhere near me on the track. My question is: Where the hell do these people get their money!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danielsen Motorsports Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Moves? I call it bone headed outright takeouts! I would be going to jail for sure! But they do have money and are steadily spending it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttingEdgeRacing Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Check this one out: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilmodified Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 jr is a ......well, i'm a lady so i'll keep it clean~ but, ur right...some of that stuff would get y'all thrown out of the COUNTY let alone the track! i have to wonder how much of it is simply for dramatic purposes for tv....hmmm i can't see ur average (non-televised) track letting folks get away with some of that stuff... but, all-in-all, their plan is working...we are still tuning in each week... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttingEdgeRacing Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I dunno, the more I search videos of this track...the more the racing looks identical to whats on TV (minus the silly radio voice-over). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathy Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 It's crap like this that gives racers and racing a bad name. I refuse to watch this program. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 That show is a little over the top! It seems like every episode has at least 2 drivers with an attitude on and off the track. You see that kind of stuff every now and then on a local level but not as frequent as that show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GINGERBREADMAN Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 direct flo....I need to come hang out at the tracks you frequent....It is that way at every track....you need to take off the blinders and smell the coffee...the fans in that part of the country are a lot more involved and very emotional about their racing than the fans here in this part of the country....smells like Folgers to me........... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
direct-flo Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 direct flo....I need to come hang out at the tracks you frequent....It is that way at every track....you need to take off the blinders and smell the coffee...the fans in that part of the country are a lot more involved and very emotional about their racing than the fans here in this part of the country....smells like Folgers to me........... Nope...not Folgers..good guess though. I was talking about the drivers and not the fans. With the magic of editing, every race has some sort of fight. I guess it would make for a boring show if they just showed some good racing and civil behavior on and off the track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mel Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Madhouse does kinda remind one of Longhorn in some ways though, In between the fights there's a race run every once in a while. LoL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
debwill Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I just hope the show doesn't influence the behavior of the local drivers. I think we even brought it up in the drivers' meeting last Saturday. I heard from someone that the featured drivers were getting some financial help on repairing their cars. I can't help but feel that most of the show is staged. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Motorsports Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Yeah, but what about the poor guys innocently caught up in the featured guys antics.....NOT the way to race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fast18 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Unfortunately there was a little Madhouse in the pits the other night...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToryC Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 I just hope the show doesn't influence the behavior of the local drivers. I think we even brought it up in the drivers' meeting last Saturday. I heard from someone that the featured drivers were getting some financial help on repairing their cars. I can't help but feel that most of the show is staged. Agreed, Debbie. "Madhouse" is show business. Pure and simple. And hopefully local racers don't believe that is how to behave. I have no direct ties to "Madhouse", but I spent 30+ years in the film and television business and have had connections and dealings with several reality shows. What I can tell you is this... the "reality" shows I have dealt with personally were guided by the producers of the show. The relationships, the conflicts, the reactions... and absolutely the outcomes... all directed by the "show runners". It's all about ratings not reality. I would be very surprised if the show was NOT taking care of these cars financially plus the per-show salaries paid to the "reality" actors. When you are well paid by the show to act a certain way... you act that way. Now, I did work with one show where the principal players were not aware that it was all staged and they really thought what was happening to them was real... but many of the other players were hired actors, or the "real" people were paid to make things go a certain way and the episodes were scripted by the show runners [producers] and only the reactions of the principal players were "real". Even some shows that I would have thought couldn't possibly be staged were set up at least to some degree. Again, I have no affiliation with "Madhouse" and cannot speak for that show in any way... but if it's all "real"... it's the first reality show I have come across that is. And if the "Madhouse" reality actors are not being paid to act a certain way and their cars are not being paid for by the producers, then congratulations to those producers for finding a big bunch of goobers to manipulate for free. BUT... you can't spend more than a brief moment on television without a shiver of Hollywood agent sharks on the attack to "make the deal", so the producers wouldn't get them for free for long. Oh, and if you think "Hey, man! You can't stage a show like ______" Think again. Show business is all smoke and mirrors... and lots and lots of editing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer61 Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 It's crap like this that gives racers and racing a bad name. I refuse to watch this program. you tell 'em girl!!! If your into seeing cars get wrecked, take up demolition derby and leave the racin to the racers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TexasHighDef Posted March 30, 2010 Report Share Posted March 30, 2010 Here is what Bowman Gray is like without the Cameras around. It seem to be One Part Racing and One Part Wrestling! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Moon Motorsports Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 I think if it ever gets like that around here, at THR or HMP, there will be a lot of the regulars that say the hell with it. Myself included. If you want to do that, take up hockey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CuttingEdgeRacing Posted March 31, 2010 Report Share Posted March 31, 2010 Here is what Bowman Gray is like without the Cameras around. It seem to be One Part Racing and One Part Wrestling! Wow. I've never seen anything like that before in my life. What a complete disregard for human saftey (officials and safety crew) and dignity. I didn't see the 12,000 fans in that video either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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