Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Back From a "Heluva Good" Weekend

After 990 miles and six days away from the compound
I'mmmm  back!

Did I miss anything?

More on that later.


Just to fill you in on the details. Went to the Irish Hills of Michigan. Mrs B and I went on a camping week to the NASCAR races at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn Michigan. Sunday was the "Heluva Good 400. Camped with our NASCAR family from Michigan at the campgrounds southwest of the track.



Friday before the 1st cup practice.


Here comes the old man for practice.


There getting eager to hit the track.


The Good Year blimp flying over the cam[grounds.


The trucks lined up for the Saturday race.
Heluva Good Sour Cream Dips.


The # 5 at Saturday practice.


Over in turn 3 is where we sit on Sunday.
That's right, way over there in row 66.
 

Do you see a dome over the track?
If you sit there, you smell high octane fuel, melting rubber and burnt oil. Michigan passed a smoking ban. How ironic is it that NAASCAR used to be sponcered by Winston and now in Michigan, smokers can't smoke in or under the stands. What's next, no carry ins?


Junior having some issues during practice.


There's Mrs B's drive # 16 the Biff.


Cars rolling around turn three.


Cup practice around turn four.


A Martin fan texting Sprint.


Looking across to the backstretch at MIS.
 

Nine laps to go in the truck race.


Who won? Who's doing the burn out at the start finish?


Your winner. Aric Almirola


There's that blimp again.


Back at camp.


Yes, that is the Berry Laker camp.


Up scale bathrooms.


Time for food and adult beverages.


Is this an organized camp table?


Beads, beads, beads.


My buddy told me this is not how to pack a truck for a NASCAR weekend.


The flea market west of the track.


The ultimate party vehicle. 


Walking in for the Sunday race.


Man, 123 steps to the seats.
A good view of the backstretch in turn three.


TNT camera to cover the back stretch.


Driver intro's with help of the U. S. Army.


Yea, that's # 16 Greg Biffle. Wonder who took that picture?


The Sunday flyover .


The first pace lap to set pit road speeds.


Man, this is going to be good.


There's the man lining up 21st,
# 5,Go Daddy, Mark Martin.


During the race with #2 in the lead.

Side comments, no special order.

It's a stretch, but Johnson is looking better then Hamlin. Don't like either one, just getting a little sick of the 11 in victory lane.

Allen, you need to get Mark some help here. Where's your magic from last year?

There are dumb fans out there. When Juan Montoya was introduced, some knob said, paraphrasing, "Montoya, you dumb Spaniard, go back to Brazil where you came from." I'm not a Jaun fan but buddy, hate to tell you, he's from Bogota, Colombia, you jack a$$! The guy next to him wanted to give him an elbow in the face.

It's good to see so many fans from Canada. No matter where your from, we are all NASCAR fans.

If you go through Illinois, take the 294 bypass instead of the Skyline bridge. You will save yourself around $12.00 in tolls.

People of Michigan, will you please get rid of the liberals running your state! A smoking ban at a NASCAR race!

You can but dry Ice at Meijer's

When there is a moment of silence for someone who has died, please, SHUT UP!!!!!!

Mark Martin is still in the top 12 in the chase.

MIS and NASCAR, please move the June race back to fathers day weekend.

A new slogan for MIS, Just like, "I am Women hear me roar", " I am Michigan, hear me roar!"

Want to thank MIS, Juniper Hills and NASCAR

Mrs B and I are truly blessed by camping next to our NASCAR family from Michigan.




 

Monday, June 14, 2010

Did You Know or Forget, Today is ....

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FLAG DAY


"In the United States, Flag Day is celebrated on June 14. It commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which happened that day by resolution of the Second Continental Congress in 1777.[1]"
Flag Day (United States) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

If your an American you need to remember what it stands for.
"United States Code Title 4 Chapter 1 — The Flag"
 Flag Code

God, I love this country.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010

Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dips 400

Michigan International Speedway, Brooklyn, Michigan.
From NASCAR,com
"Track Details
Completed : 1968
Distance : 2 miles
Shape : D-shaped oval
Banking : 18° turns12° frontstretch5° backstretchFrontstretch : 3,600 feet
Backstretch : 2,242 feet
Seating : 137,243 "
 NASCAR.COM : Tracks

Entry List.

CAR DRIVER HOMETOWN MAKE SPONSOR OWNER
"00 David Reutimann Zephyrhills, FL Toyota Aaron's Dream Machine Rob Kauffman
1 Jamie McMurray Joplin, MO Chevrolet GE Reveal Teresa Earnhardt
2 Kurt Busch Las Vegas, NV Dodge Miller Lite Walter Czarnecki


5 Mark Martin Batesville, AR Chevrolet GoDaddy.com Mary Hendrick


6 David Ragan Unadilla, GA Ford UPS John Henry
7 Robby Gordon Orange, CA Toyota Robby Gordon Motorsports Robby Gordon
9 Kasey Kahne Enumclaw, WA Ford Budweiser George Gillett, Jr
09 Landon Cassill Cedar Rapids, IA Chevrolet Phoenix Racing James Finch
11 Denny Hamlin Chesterfield, VA Toyota FedEx Ground J D Gibbs
12 Brad Keselowski Rochester Hills, MI Dodge Penske Racing Roger Penske
13 Max Papis Como, Italy Toyota GEICO Bob Germain
14 Tony Stewart Rushville, IN Chevrolet Old Spice / Office Depot Margaret Haas
16 Greg Biffle Vancouver, WA Ford 3M Jack Roush
17 Matt Kenseth Cambridge, WI Ford Crown Royal Black John Henry
18 Kyle Busch Las Vegas, NV Toyota M&M's Pretzel Joe Gibbs
19 Elliott Sadler Emporia, VA Ford Stanley George Gillett, Jr
20 Joey Logano Middletown, CT Toyota The Home Depot Joe Gibbs
21 Bill Elliott Dawsonville, GA Ford FordParts.com Glen Wood
24 Jeff Gordon Pittsboro, IN Chevrolet National Guard Job Skills / DuPont Rick Hendrick
26 David Stremme South Bend, IN Ford Air National Guard Bill Jenkins
29 Kevin Harvick Bakersfield, CA Chevrolet Shell / Pennzoil Richard Childress
31 Jeff Burton South Boston, VA Chevrolet Caterpillar Richard Childress
33 Clint Bowyer Emporia, KS Chevrolet Cheerios / Hamburger Helper Richard Childress
34 Kevin Conway* Lynchburg, VA Ford Extenze Bob Jenkins
36 Johnny Sauter Necedah, WI Chevrolet Tommy Baldwin Racing Tommy Baldwin
37 David Gilliland Riverside, CA Ford Taco Bell Doug Yates
38 Travis Kvapil Janesville, WI Ford Long John Silver's Ice Flow Lemonade Doug Yates
39 Ryan Newman South Bend, IN Chevrolet U.S. Army Tony Stewart
42 Juan Montoya Bogota, Colombia Chevrolet Target Chip Ganassi
43 A.J. Allmendinger Los Gatos, CA Ford Insignia / Best Buy Richard Petty
46 J.J. Yeley Phoenix, AZ Dodge Jake Owen Raborn Foundation Dusty Whitney
47 Marcos Ambrose Launceston, Tasmania Toyota Clorox / Kleenex Tad Geschickter
48 Jimmie Johnson El Cajon, CA Chevrolet Lowe's Jeff Gordon
55 Michael Waltrip Owensboro, KY Toyota Prism Motorsports Randy Humphrey
56 Martin Truex Jr. Mayetta, NJ Toyota NAPA Auto Parts Michael Waltrip
66 Dave Blaney Hartford, OH Toyota Prism Motorsports Phil Parsons
71 Bobby Labonte Corpus Christi, TX Chevrolet TRG Motorsports Kevin Buckler
77 Sam Hornish Jr. Bryan, OH Dodge Mobil 1 Roger Penske
78 Regan Smith Cato, NY Chevrolet Furniture Row Companies Richard Childress
82 Scott Speed Manteca, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
83 Casey Mears Bakersfield, CA Toyota Red Bull Dietrich Mateschitz
87 Joe Nemechek Lakeland, FL Toyota FrontRowJoe.com Andrea Nemechek
88 Dale Earnhardt Jr. Kannapolis, NC Chevrolet Amp Energy / National Guard Rick Hendrick
98 Paul Menard Eau Claire, WI Ford Sylvania / Menards George Gillett, Jr
99 Carl Edwards Columbia, MO Ford Aflac Jack Roush
164 Todd Bodine Chemung, NY Toyota Gunselman Motorsports Larry Gunselman" NASCAR.COM

The Berry Laker boys are in charge of the compound. You can see me on Speed channel Friday or Saturday or TNT on Sunday.

Asta la vista baby

Stimulus Money, How Many Jobs Were Created?

Seems stimulus money was used to pave the Fox River Trail. With unemployment high, how many jobs did this create?

From the Green Bay Press.
"DE PERE — Smooth pavement now covers about 10½ miles of the state's Fox River Trail.

A weekend ceremony on the state's most widely used trail that extends from Green Bay to Hilbert christened the newly paved sections of the path in De Pere and just south of the city. The trail hosts everyone from dog walkers and runners to bicyclists and inline skaters.

A small crowd gathered Saturday near the trail's intersection with Heritage Road in De Pere to celebrate the completion of several recent construction projects aimed at making the path more accessible for a variety of users."
Bit by bit: More than 10 miles of Fox River Trail have been paved | greenbaypressgazette.com | Green Bay Press Gazette

I like this. "A small crowd gathered Saturday near the trail's intersection..." All this spent money and only a few people show up to celebrate? What a Joke!

How much of your tax dollars were spent on this?
The most recent project that wrapped up last week was funded by more than $200,000 in federal stimulus money, said Matt Kriese, a supervisor with the Brown County Park Management Department.

$200,000 and how many jobs were created for this. Sure they raised private money but why in these bad economic times did we need to pave a bike path with tax dollars? Somebody got their palm greased.

Is anyone else "TICKED OFF" about government waste?

People are out of work, living week to week on their income and a few lefty greenie wienies can ride their bikes or walk a couple miles south of De Pere. And by the way, who will pay for this useless spending?








Your children and grandchildren. Things need to change in November.

B P

From an E Mail. Joke of the day.
Since We're Talking About the Oil Leak.....

A man was driving down the road and ran out of gas. Just at that moment, a bee flew in his window.

The bee said, 'What seems to be the problem?'

 'I'm out of gas,' the man replied.

The bee told the man to wait right there and flew away. Minutes later, the man watched as an entire swarm of bees flew to his car and into his gas tank. After a few minutes, the bees flew out.

'Try it now,' said one bee.

The man turned the ignition key and the car started right up. 'Wow!' the man exclaimed, 'what did you put in my gas tank'?

The bee answered,
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You're just gonna love this



B P


Monday, June 07, 2010

Yogi Jr. Visit's Compond

I had to post this because the Berry Laker boys would never believe the old man. Mrs B (the love of my life) and three of the four Berry Laker clan are back at the upper east side for work, low and behold I stand up while watching satellite communications and look who is visiting the compound. Yogi jr was looking for something to eat. Didn't see mama bear which kind of surprised me but I knew she was near.


Through the compound window.


Licking a campfire table for Mountain Dew and Coke.


Nothing here.


Let's see what else he can find.


"Hey Berry Laker, you call that a campfire pit?"


Yes, that's Mrs B's garden. Notice the 8 ' wire fencing.


Nothing in the trailer.


You can see how big he is compares to a leaf rake.


'Hey buddy, what's the logs for?" Campfire bench's after they dry, next year.

"Your telling me I have to crawl over this?"


Licking Mrs B's solar butterfly lights.


Nothing here, "I'm out of here."

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Congrat's Rush and Kathryn

From Gather.


"There were 400 guests at the rose bedecked event. Some of the most famous guests were Karl Rove, Sean Hannity, Rudolph Giuliani, James Carville, and Mary Matalin."
Rush Limbaugh's wedding singer? Elton John -... | Gather
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How can the liberal left say Rush is a bigot?