speed_staff's avatar
Author:
SPEED Staff
Login For More
Rate this article:
  • 0/5 Stars
  • Related Photos
  • Related Videos
SPEEDtv.com Store
Legendary Race Cars, by Basem Wasef
Through vivid, human detail, writer and photographer Basem Wasef brings to life more than two dozen racing legends.
Our Price: $35.00
Visit Button
Buy Button
Man-Made Thunder
The book examines the sport of stock car racing through the eyes and ears of the men behind the wheel and the wrenches.
Our Price: $49.00
Visit Button
Buy Button
Unisex Sandwich Cap
Unisex Velcro back hat with SPEED logo on front. PINKS logo embroidered on left and PAO logo on right. One size fits all.
Our Price: $24.95
Visit Button
Buy Button
Speedway T-shirt
Men's 6 oz. 100% Cotton Jersey Short Sleeve Tee. SPEED logo imprinted on the front center chest.
Our Price: $24.99
Visit Button
Buy Button
Ferrari Red Classic Hat
100% cotton twill. Ferrari shield embroidered on front, piping on the peak and Ferrari logo embroidered on back strap adjuster.
Our Price: $30.00 ($27.00 Member)
Visit Button
Buy Button
Footer Bg
  • Zoom More Photos Button
  • Camera Icon
SPEEDtv.com Spotlight: Voices of SPEED
Written by: SPEED Staff
SPEEDtv.com   
03/25/2009
Charlotte, NC
 
Dave Despain, the popular host of the Sunday night program Wind Tunnel on SPEED. (Image: SPEED) ยป More Photos

SPEED on-air personalities and motor sports journalists regularly contribute to the SPEEDtv.com front-page feature “Voices of SPEED.” Below is a sampling from this week’s columns:

“For too long the dominant rulemaking trend in racing – NASCAR, IndyCar, Daytona Prototypes, you name it – is to make all the cars the same. What was once a racing oddity – the “equally prepared” cars of the International Race of Champions - has become a way of life, variously promoted as a cost-efficiency, a means of equalizing the competition (and thus “improving the show”) or as NASCAR likes to call it, “putting the race in the hands of the driver.” That’s all well and good but universal IROC racing also has the effect of reducing motorsports to an advertising tool, largely irrelevant to automotive research and development.” - Dave Despain, SPEEDtv.com

“As I stated last week, we can't expect Tony George to prop up the IRL for the rest of its existence … at some point it's got to stand and deliver on its own. But this is not the time to pull back the checkbook. (George) already spent millions and millions on teams, drivers, engines, cars, marketing and purses since 1996, and this is a crucial season. It's imperative to keep Buddy Rice, Hunter-Reay, Servia and Tracy in the series, if not Tags and Scheckter as well. Unification means nothing if the lineup is a bunch of weak sisters.” - Robin Miller, SPEEDtv.com

“For Earnhardt Jr., family
is everything. That much is obvious from the people he employs at his own JR Motorsports team, how he takes his extended family on vacation and, yes, how impassioned his defense of his cousin/crew chief Tony Eury has been in the wake of a supremely disappointing start to the season for the No. 88 Hendrick Motorsports Chevrolet.” - Tom Jensen, SPEEDtv.com

“Formula One winter testing is notoriously unreliable when it comes to predicting race potential, since teams needing a headline or trying to impress a sponsor will routinely run underweight to set a quick lap time. Having said that, this year’s rules limiting testing to the preseason provided a huge incentive for the teams to make good use of every available on-track minute.” - Bob Varsha, SPEEDtv.com

SPEED™ is the nation's first and foremost cable television network dedicated to motor sports and the passion for everything automotive. From racing to restoration, motorcycles to movies, SPEED delivers quality programming from the track to the garage. Now available in more than 78 million homes in North America, SPEED is among the fastest-growing sports cable networks in the country and, the home to NASCAR on SPEED and an industry leader in interactive TV, video on demand, mobile initiatives and broadband services. For more information, please visit SPEEDtv.com, the online motor sports authority.

Play Super 7 Sweep Fantasy Racing powered by Wind Tunnel
View All Comments