Friday, February 15, 2008

Swimsuits and Eskimo pies

While another day has passed without any hullabaloo over the latest status of Open Wheel Racing, as Mr. George is off to BLOODY England and the Four Moosketeers are busy holding a conference call… Err, hold ALL of our calls and tell Robin Miller we’re NOT here!

For those of you keeping score, Team Canada will be traveling back North, Eh? As both Jack Vanilla and Pat the Carpenter failed to race their way into this weekend’s Daytona 500. Villeneuve spun and crashed, taking out three competitors’s including Dario “Where’s my pants?” Franchitti…

But never fear, Dario and Sam “I am” Hornish are assured of making the cut this Sunday as they both have top 35 rides, which guarantees them entry into the first five events. Hornish’s points come courtesy of Curt Busch, who’ll use his Champion’s provisional to make the races if necessary…

Meanwhile, needing to cool off from all of the firestorms surrounding the potential Open Wheel consolidation, making a big splash all by herself, is none other than the Princess. As Danica Patrick graces the pages of Sports illustrated swimsuit issue with a four page spread. It’s on your newsstands now…