tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post8096554323776547079..comments2024-03-05T06:32:37.180-05:00Comments on The Daly Planet: Sparks Fly On SPEED With "Tradin' Paint"Daly Planet Editorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-3762911922247189362007-08-15T00:25:00.000-04:002007-08-15T00:25:00.000-04:00I love SPEED's programming and Tradin' Paint in pa...I love SPEED's programming and Tradin' Paint in particular. <BR/><BR/>I agree with Kyle, because he was discussing the "reasons they-cup owners-run the BUSCH and Truck series", to which Kyle argued "that's not why they do it" in response to the media-dudes answer "to train team members". <BR/><BR/>It is my humble opinion that they "do it" to make money and the "team training" thing is a BENEFIT. It is a business/tax thing. The point being the "reason" any team runs BUSCH or trucks: in reality, the reason could be different for each team! So they could both be right.<BR/><BR/>I love reading your articles and comments, keep up the good work! <BR/><BR/>FYI: NO, I don't care for Eric K, although he seems to have reined it in a bit lately on NASCAR Now. I just don't care for ESPN in general. Maybe because I don't do stick-n-ball sports, so I don't get their in-your-face-argue-about- everything attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-25952301869419340792007-08-14T21:04:00.000-04:002007-08-14T21:04:00.000-04:00With so much respect for Kyle and so very little ...With so much respect for Kyle and so very little respect for the "media" who are all about controversy and not at all about facts or about information, I must say Kyle held his tongue rather well, considering he and his family have been in racing longer than this so called journalist can remember. The truth is, facts can be twisted if and when you like. Thankfully, Kyle and others don't mind calling someone on it when it happens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-22250614833615747982007-08-14T18:17:00.000-04:002007-08-14T18:17:00.000-04:00I watched about 80% of Tradin Paint and it was cle...I watched about 80% of Tradin Paint and it was clear to me that Kyle was irritated because most of the time Pockrass had no real idea of what he was talking about and presumed to argue with Kyle about how race teams are run. I came away from the show with a much lower opinion of Pockrass since he clearly demonstrated that he knows much less about the inner workings of NASCAR racing than he thinks - especially as regards the financial reasons why a Cup team would run a car in a Busch race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-8194675279892267692007-08-14T16:38:00.000-04:002007-08-14T16:38:00.000-04:00John, you have lots of company in the Middle Aged ...John, you have lots of company in the Middle Aged Category!! I agree ouch!<BR/>Remember Kyle was the original Petty/NASCAR Black Sheep! Kyle has always said and did what Kyle thinks is right...is that bad no! But Kyle over the years has learned when to say things and when to zip his lip! And he has had his share of hoof n mouth disease as well.........some of the younger Cup drivers that are free spirits should look to Kyle as a good role model.......he still says what he thinks, but now he looks at when is the TIME to say it! Sometimes its just better NOT to give an opinion if it would open up a can of bees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-42053217430903435042007-08-14T15:34:00.000-04:002007-08-14T15:34:00.000-04:00Just for the record. I like Kyle and have written ...Just for the record. I like Kyle and have written several columns about Tradin' Paint this season. And, of course, I have to admit I am...middle aged. Ouch, that's still a tough one.Daly Planet Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834588435004023666noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-76150972732171430782007-08-14T13:45:00.000-04:002007-08-14T13:45:00.000-04:00I must have watched a different show than some of ...I must have watched a different show than some of you. This episode was the best i've seen.<BR/>Isn't the panel suppossed to "trade paint"? Kyle Petty didn't seem like he didn't like that media guy at all...he just didn't agree. And, furthermore... you shouldn't pick on someone for being middle-aged...AND if they bring Michael Waltrip back to this show I'll turn off speed for good.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-1576633010763326302007-08-14T12:30:00.000-04:002007-08-14T12:30:00.000-04:00This was really bad for Kyle. His bit about not tr...This was really bad for Kyle. His bit about not training guys in the Busch Series and just grabbing someone from NTI was not good. I think this provides a lot of insight into why Petty Enterprises has been so terrible. I hate to be so hard on PE because I have a tremendous amount of respect for their history and the high class people that they are. Their charitable contributions are beyond amazing. But it is the attitude that Kyle showed which causes them so many problems on the race track. There is no substitute for in action training. Trying to compete in NNC while also providing on the job training is a recipe for disaster, and PE has been one disaster after another. <BR/><BR/>It was obvious he was having a bad day, and as it turns out a bad weekend. After blowing up, he broke his hand punching his hauler. I'd bet on the hauler every time. He is probably frustrated by the terrible performance which stems from his attitude towards building a race team. If only he had a Busch team to train his crew members....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91851148495993866422007-08-14T10:47:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:47:00.000-04:00I really enjoy "Tradin' Paint." Most of your obser...I really enjoy "Tradin' Paint." Most of your observations were right on. The animosity KP (whom I think has a great future in broadcasting) showed toward Bob P was quite obvious. I do appreciated Kyle's straitforwardness, but strongly disagreed with his 'philosophy' concerning BUSCH. " Petty was getting steamed, and his point was again that it was not the responsibility of the Cup owners to support the Busch Series." It was the influx of the CUP teams that has basically destroyed many BUSCH only teams, so why should CUP teams have no responsibility to the carnage they have wrought? They came. They raced. They won. They left with the majority of the $$$. ???? Responsibilty as to the current state of the series. Yea.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-91907186597349097662007-08-14T10:33:00.000-04:002007-08-14T10:33:00.000-04:00I like having Petty on the show. Right or wrong, h...I like having Petty on the show. Right or wrong, he says his bit and doesn't cave. Michael on the otherhand is the kiss a** to Nascar. He agrees with Nascar and everything they do. So the charcter of the show is better. To me in the beginning I thought Petty did an excellent job and I thought Bob Pockrass sounded like a bumbling idiot. I know he knows his stuff. But maybe in front of the camera he isnt as strong. I like the show so much better now no matter the issue. SPEED needs to keep this show intact.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-73486877028654879542007-08-14T09:25:00.000-04:002007-08-14T09:25:00.000-04:00I agree you could tell the media guy was someone K...I agree you could tell the media guy was someone Kyle didn't seem to get along with. Maybe in the past he really put down Kyle in an article somewhere. Who knows. Maybe KP was just having a bad day.<BR/><BR/>Remember KP is pretty new to all of this. It's not his full time job. I think his future is certainly in front of the camera and he'll have to grow into this new role.<BR/><BR/>Plus the show is called "Tradin' Paint"...so they traded some paint. Heck they could bring back Michael Waltrip.Khalifahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09783018626558806698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2080132098367510832.post-51814682741211185452007-08-13T15:04:00.000-04:002007-08-13T15:04:00.000-04:00Is it just me, or did this post just show up today...Is it just me, or did this post just show up today (Monday, 8/13)???<BR/><BR/>I agree with pretty much everything you said about Petty's performance on the show this weekend. He was clearly aggravated by the presence of the reporter, and he wasn't willing to engage in any back and forth discussion with him. I think Petty came off quite badly here, and I'm guessing he's now lost some of the credibility that he'd previously built up with the fans.<BR/><BR/>One thing that really bugged me was Petty's admission that he didn't see the Montreal NBS race. I don't think it was appropriate for him to make comments and pronouncements about the situation if he hadn't at least seen a replay of the last few laps of the race. He sure sounded out of touch when he tried to contest NASCAR's reasons for sending Robby Gordon back into the field before the final restart at Montreal. While that decision by the NASCAR officials was certainly debatable, and remains so to this day, Petty seemed to be perpetuating a widespread misunderstanding that had prevailed for a couple of days after the race concerning NASCAR’s statement about maintaining a “cautious” pace under the yellow flag. <BR/><BR/>I thought this misunderstanding had been cleared up on Inside Nextel Cup last Monday. Basically, what NASCAR was trying to say all along was that Robby didn’t deserve to restart the race in first or second place because they felt he had continued racing Ambrose for position after the caution had come out, so if he was going to act like the race was still under green, then they would treat his getting spunout by Ambrose as if it had occurred under green flag conditions as well. Unfortunately, this wasn’t clear from NASCAR’s original statement, and most everyone thought for a couple of days that Robby lost positions simply because he couldn’t maintain “caution speed” after getting spun under caution (which would obviously be quite unfair). I think Mike Helton could have clarified this when he appeared on Raceday, but he didn’t. Some tough questions from the Raceday crew might have gotten to the bottom of it, but that didn’t happen either.<BR/><BR/>While the clarification presented on INC made NASCAR’s Montreal decisions seem more logical, there is still plenty of room for debate over what happened. Unfortunately, a great opportunity for some good discussion on the subject was missed when Kyle Petty showed up unprepared. Kyle did pretty well in the broadcast booth, but I’m beginning to think he may not be suited for a show like Tradin’ Paint…cwebshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13759294615493544438noreply@blogger.com