As Sing It Geddy! What Say Ye 'bout Thee Reds?
Nah, Don't worry, i won't go too far down Zed
Wabbithole', but is it just Mwah that finds it
Uber Hilarious how Nobody's willing to admit that thou el Stupidio'
BOOM-BOOm Fourth 'o July Holiday lionizes the ultimate form of Rioting 'N
Looting! Y'all know when some funny type 'O Earl Gray refreshments were Dumped;
Oh Never Mind!
Although when I think of the word Red in its
various connotations above, my mental Soundtrack immediately Dials Up a great
'lil ditty by the former No Fenders House Band...
And ah One and
Ah-Two Geddy!
" A pair of Dancing Shoes
The Soviet's are the Blue
It's the Red's
Underneath your Bed
Lying in the Darkness
Dead Ahead!
And the Mercury's rising
Barometer starts to Fall
You know it gets to Us All...
You see Black & White
I See Red, Not Blue
Can't we Talk about Something else Instead
I See Red-Red..."
VIDEO: Red Lenses by RUSh
Sorry Race Fans, but if you're looking for
some Hard Hittin' reporting upon this past weekend's Triple Header 'O Motor
Racing, i.e.; IndyCar, Sports Cars and Formula 1, then you'll be Disappointed
'cause I'm simply Knackered as 'Ol Darren Dangermouse' Manning would say!
As I've been Poondin' Ye Keyboard Gory 24/7
the last two weeks-plus in order to hopefully Binge upon partaking copious
amounts of Ye Boob-tube's Motor racing return instead...
OOPSADAISY! Had originally intended to type
up some witticism 'bout Ye Other Paul revere, Yuhs know the late Band Leader of
Paul Revere & The Raiders, who's name just so happened to be Paul Revere!
As surely you've heard at least one of Thar Hit Songs from the Groovy 1960's
Righto? Like Just Like Me, Kicks, Hungry, Good Thing or Him or Me, What's it
Gonna Be. Hmm? Why does that last song title make me think of Meatloaf's rendition
instead?
Since I thought I'd read somewheres'
previously that when the IMSA Weathertech SportsCar Championship resumed to
racing at Daytona International Speedway
on July 4th, it would be calling the event the Paul Revere 250 in Honour of its
past Heritage as a DayToner' Summer event.
Although I must confess I was totally unaware
of this History, partially due to falling on a Holiday along with being a Grand
Am event, since I was an American Le Mans Series (ALMS) Fan instead; But I
Digress...
As the Paul Revere 250 dates Wayback to the
late 1960's and originally ran thru 1986, paying Homage to that other Paul
Revere, who rode a Horse Yelling Somebody's ah-Coming! And typically began late
at night and ended in the early morning hours, A la Messer Revere's Nighttime
ride.
The inaugural 1967 SCCA Trans Am event was won
by 'Ol Rufus Parnelli Jones in a Bud Moore Mercury Cougar.
From 1968-1972 the race was held under the
auspices of NASCAR's Grand American Touring stewardship, before running under
the IMSA GT Championship Banner for 10yrs. (1973-83)
With the winners rostrum reading like a who's
Who 'O Motor Racing! With such names as Lloyd Ruby, Pete Hamilton, buck Baker,
Hurley Haywood, Hans Joachim Stuck, Al Holbert, Peter Gregg, George Dyer, John
Fitzpatrick, Ted Field and Danny Ongais and 'Ol SuperTex', nee Anthony Joseph
Foyt, Jr. partnered with Hurley Haywoodd, as two drivers became the norm in its
latter years.
Then in 1984 the race reverted to a single
outing under SCCA Pro Racing's Trans Am Championship, where somebody loud 'N
brash named Willy T. Ribbs did his Ali Shuffle victory celebration atop his
Jack Roush Racing Mercury Capri!
As it's somewhat Funny being reminded that
Ribbs rankled his Boss, Ye Cat In Thee Hat' Jack Roush Ah-Mighty'. Causing
Roush to once order Scotty Scooter' Pruett in another Trans Am race to Spin Out
Willy even though Pruett was two laps Down. Which afterwards, Ribbs allegedly
punched Pruett!
The next two years, the race was for
Scooters', under the banner of the AMA Championship Cup before finally Petering
Out. Hey, I think 'Ol Paul, Uhm actually his trusty Steed was getting plum Wore
Out by then; Hya!
The event went on Hiatus until returning as
part of the new Grand American Road Racing series beginning in 2000 thru 2009,
with the exception of no race being held in 2001.
As Scott Pruett finally added his name to the
winner's list, with Co-driver Memo Rojas in Ye Cheepsters', nee Chip Ganassis
Riley/Lexus Daytona Prototype in '08.
Current (WTR) Team Owner Wayne Taylor notched
his lone W' in 2004 with Co-driver Max "the Ax" Angelelli. As Wayne Taylor
Racing will be looking to stretch its winning streak to two in-a-row at
Daytona.
Yet not surprisingly, Hurley Haywood holds
the record for most wins with four, followed by James Weaver and Max Angelelli both
having two W's apiece.
Interestingly, the late Al Holbert scored his
lone victory in 1976 behind the wheel of his Nasty Chevy Monza. As what's more
Red, White 'N blue during the Bicentennial than a Chebbie' winning at DayToner,
Eh?
Whilst on a Karmically Humorous note, after a
variety 'O Porsches, including the 911 Carrera RSR, 934, and various Brutish 935
variants had taken turns winning the event. Brumos bought the Naming rights to
the race, renaming it the Brumos Porsche 250 for which No Porsche won
Afterwards...
Partial Song lyrics from: RUSh
(:The Unofficial No Fenders House Band")
Song: Red Lenses
Album: Grace Under Pressure
Year: 1984
