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Funny thing is, all those "small" sponsors on NASCAR fenders and whatnot are also official sponsors, and every driver who carries those little stickers gets paid. We would actually have to "audit" that stuff, to make sure that all the drivers who were getting paid were displaying the stickers...

First time I went over to the track after I started working, we just walked into where Turn 4 comes down into the frontstretch, and it was the IROC cars running together. Between the high pitch of the engines and the whooosh of the wind with those aerodynamic cars, it nearly deafened me. I...

Yup. I was at some of the prelim races in 2000 (Arthur Andersen did tax & audit work for NASCAR at the time, so the partners got the tix for the 500).

Long time, brother. Haven't ended races under caution in a loooong time.

Man, once I get you in the pits for NASCAR, you'll be in another world. All race long, too, not just the pre-race.

I love auto racing. One of my favorite sporting days is when I can watch the triple header on the Sunday of Memorial Day, Monaco followed by Indy followed by the Coke 600. Definitely a different crowd at all these racing events. But F1 is just bad racing. Most of the time, you just have to...

See, that's what the board needs, people sharing their different perspectives and experience, not just random opinions that are not based on real knowledge. Definitely went to a few ZBT parties back in the 80s, including the infamous Arnie-Girnun-for-President party, the one that "wasn't a...

Appreciate it. I don't hate Joe Robbie/Hard Rock. I just have a couple of strong concerns. The first was Joe Robbie's vision. I remember going to the first Blockbuster Bowl and reading something about how Joe Robbie wanted FOUR THINGS for the stadium: NFL, MLB, World Cup, and a bowl game...

Noooooo. That's not what I said. Reading (comprehension) Is Fundamental. What I DID say is that the proximity of the closest sideline seats is not determinative of the stadium atmosphere. And nobody is saying this is all about "crowd noise", it is also the atmosphere. Put another way, if...

But you're missing the point here. Yes, Hard Rock built "closer" seats on the sidelines and in the end zones. Great. For people in those seats. But the rest of the stadium architecture, including the incline or angle of the stadium's "rise" to higher seating, was created when the stadium was...

Let me give you some numerical context. Per the rules of soccer, field-size can vary (kinda like baseball). The minimum size of a soccer pitch is 50 yards wide by 100 yards long. The maximum size of a soccer pitch is 100 yards wide by 130 yards long. MLS requires at least 70 yards wide by...

Jesus fvckin Christ, you clown, I know that. I've had UM season tickets since the 1990s (or 1980s if you include my UM student time). I am fully aware. Once again, you are jumping into a back-and-forth to provide NOTHING NEW. Some people have longtime impressions of the sideline setups for...

Oh my god, take Hard Rock's **** out of your mouth. I was having a discussion with someone else on the width of modern soccer stadiums (built recently) compared to the way that Joe Robbie built Hard Rock IN THE NINETEEN-EIGHTIES to try to accomodate soccer. There is a difference.

Learn to be more accurate. Was that better for you?

Nah. The France family just hates F1. Had problems with F1 back in the day when there was a race at Watkins Glen. People think it's all about money, but they forget about "grudges". Back when I was working there, that's when we decided to dump all the IRL/CART races too. Don't forget...

Until recently, I still had a plastic Miami Heroes cup. I don't think it survived my last move.

Because just like those who chant "SEC-SEC-SEC", there are some who live in SoFla who chant "Miami-Miami-Miami". And that's not a reference to UM. Don't get me wrong, I like to see interesting events, but not at the cost of the permanent home-team stuff.

Want me to explain why not?