From Borg Warner to a Disco Ball?

Grlfrnd keeps us up to date on DWTS, and its possible impact on IRL racing. First, Congrats to Helio Castroneves for winning Dancing With the Stars. This show has never really captured my attention for longer than maybe a dance segment. I should have watched more this season with Helio, an IndyCar driver, gracing the stage. I’m hoping this adds a boost to IRL viewers next season with so many of the drivers switching to Nascar. Dario Franchitti and Sam Hornish Jr have made the switch and I’m sure others will follow after next season. NASCAR has more sponsorship dollars and more mainstream fans to offer these drivers. The IRL though has a rich complicated history with less drivers and just as much drama. Names like Foyt and Andretti have been in the circuit for years and are continuing their legacy, slowly.

IndyCar will always have the Indianapolis 500 and the month of May. Which if you have never attended the Indy 500, put it on your list. Nothing beats the sound of those 33 engines starting to make a crowd go crazy. Plus the wrecks can be spectacular as long as no one is seriously hurt. Plus Danica Patrick is hotter than any NASCAR driver.

Helio, thanks for drawing positive attention to the IRL in the off season. Please stay with IndyCar so the month of May I can laugh when local newscasters and radio personalities botch your name and I’d really like to see you win more races.

                                                                                                                                                           

Switching gears  What’s in a Name? 

Let me take you readers back a few months ago to a business meeting Grlfrnd went on. 

 I’m with an older coworker of mine and we are going to an architect’s office to drop off a sample.  We walk in and are greeted immediately by a tall man with an outreached hand.  He says, “Dick, Dick S******d, nice to meet you.”  He was super energetic as he said this.  Of course being cool and calm, we greeted our new customer and went on with our scheduled meeting.  As we enter the elevator laughter erupts from the two of us and we can’t stop saying Dick.  Mind you my coworker is in his early 60’s.  To this day we still giggle about meeting Dick. 

 

While Dick may not be an athlete the story got me wondering, are there any names that make you giggle?  Preferably current athletes.  Please share. 

 Staying with my racecar driver theme of the day:

            Dick Trickle.  He just recently retired from racing after 25 years.  How can any respectable announcer say, “Here’s Dick Trickle coming down the back stretch,” without some semi sexually explicit picture in their heads?