Has there been a moment since July 29th when ESPN/ABC made you wish you had DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass? If so, DirecTV wants to hear about it. The satellite TV company is sponsoring a contest put together by my fellow NASCAR blogger, CCR @ The Black Flag Blog. The Black Flag NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest affords fans the opportunity to submit an entry of 250 words or less on the following topic:
"The moment when ESPN/ABC made me wish I had DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass was when..."
Each entry will be judged for humor, writing and creativity and the winners win stuff.
Do I even remember my first one? There have been so many moments! Maybe this was it. No matter. Unfortunately, I won't be able to submit my own because ... I will be judging the contest!
And I encourage all of you to participate!
About The Black Flag NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest sponsored by DirecTV
Da Rules
1. Entries must be 250 words or less. Entries may contain links and those links will not go against the word count
2. Entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday October 31st, 2007. At the discretion of The Black Flag and M80, entries may be closed prior to that date in the event the volume of submissions.
3. Winners must be DirecTV subscribers in order to receive the Hotpass or Pay-Per-View certificates. Those winners who are not DirecTV subscribers will be eligible to win the Clint Bowyer Die Cast.
4. Unfortunately, in order to receive the prizes you must live in the United States or Canada.
5. Your entry needs to include the words "Hotpass Moment" in the subject line.
6. The Black Flag has the right to publish any entries submitted.
Da Judges
The Black Flag has put together a great panel of five judges for this contest. Here they are:
- Queen of the NASCAR blogosphere TallGlassOfMilk (hey, that's me!);
- Former New York Times NASCAR reporter and author of the new novel Yellow Flag, Robert Lipsyte;
- NASCAR Media Critic John Daly of the Daly Planet;
- Lugnuts radio madman ChuxStory; and
- KLValus, winner of the FoxSports/Miller Lite NASCAR Next Great Sportswriter Contest.
Da Prizes
1. First Prize. One first prize of a DirecTV NASCAR Hotpass subscription and a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast will be awarded.
2. Runner Up Prizes. There will be four runner up prizes awarded. The runner up will receive their choice of either a DirecTV Pay-Per-View certificate ($40 value) or a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast.
Submit your "Hotpass Moment" here.
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
10-23-2007 @ 10:47AM
BUD said...
TGOM: I had such high hopes they were gone (Wallace, Brad) on your report last week, but sunday another race I just couldnt watch . Well at least theres football.
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10-23-2007 @ 10:48AM
CJ said...
I dont care if Brad leaves, he comes off as a complete idiot with bland answers when it comes to Nascar, but i like Rusty above all the others cause he's the only one out there not willing to hand Jeff Gordon the trophy without running anymore races. All these other lame-brain idiots are just so boring and just want to go ahead and crown Gordon, well, sorry but there are four more races in there and guess what, two of them are the tracks that Gordon has never won on, Texas and Homestead! I think Jimmie or yes even Tony still has a chance, but until the last lap is ran at Homestead, STOP SAYING GORDON HAS IT CAUSE HE DOESNT, THE SEASON'S NOT OVER JACKASSES!
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10-23-2007 @ 10:48AM
tallglassofmilk said...
Oh ... well that news is for next season ... so don't give up hope yet. ;)
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10-23-2007 @ 12:37PM
Mike said...
Let me see. It is 100 miles from Lynchburg to Richmond VA. My motorcycle will go 100+ MPH. Mathematically it is possible I could make that trip in one hour or less. Still doesn't mean it is ever going to happen.
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10-23-2007 @ 2:57PM
Kim said...
Mike,
I sure hope not anyway. Have you not heard about the HUGE fines your Virginians receive if you get caught speeding? LOL
Kim
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10-23-2007 @ 8:26PM
Mike said...
Yes, I have heard of them. They will probably be thrown out by the supreme court. As they only apply to Virginians and not residents of other states, it is well believed they violate the 14th ammendment of the Constitution.
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10-24-2007 @ 10:25AM
F Deall said...
I am sorry to see Rusty go. He has been a terrific competitor over the years and has a lot of knowledge to add to the commentary.
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10-24-2007 @ 10:37AM
L said...
FOX has the best commentators and coverage on NASCAR
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10-24-2007 @ 11:31AM
sellysel said...
ABC/ESPN broadcast of NASCAR is the perfect solution for insomnia. Brad's comments make vanilla pudding seem like the tastiest wellington while if I hear Rusty say "...driving their brains out" again, I may blow mine out! When describing folks driving in a constant oval, new ways of describing the action are needed. The folks at FOX seem to have a lot of fun with their races and each other. That makes the broadcast easy to watch.
Disney is the parent company for the current broadcasters. How about incorporating some of their characters into the race. Have them roam the track during actual racing. The cars have to dodge the characters (in order to finish the race) but if the characters are hit, the drive gets "x" amount of points. The key for the chasers is when to hit a Disney character and get points vs. the points that they would have gotten if they had finished the race. The character hit points would vary according to the characters popularity in our pop culture. Perhaps Disney could put Brad and Rusty in a costume and allow them to roam upon the track. Since they are both equally irritating, striking them would gain 100 bonus points over and above the character's assigned points.
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10-24-2007 @ 7:22PM
jeanette said...
Get rid of Suzy and her squeaky littlt voice! Suzy is Miss Annoying! NASCAR does NOT need her!
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10-24-2007 @ 7:22PM
CCR said...
Some of you who haven't already who have commented in this thread should really enter. We've already got some real solid entries, but I see some real contenders here.
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10-24-2007 @ 7:23PM
yeldarb said...
Dont forget, there is some stupid little producer telling these guys to make it sound more exiting between commercials. There no continnuity to the race anymore, just stupid people making stupid remarks. For more info on this simply look up Nascar.com search word. stupid.
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10-25-2007 @ 7:14AM
Johnny24 said...
Rusty's biggest problem was that he came over with intelligence and insight. They don't want that from former drivers. They want them to be redneck and clownish, like Darrell Waltrip. After all, NASCAR has an perception to live up to and Rusty didn't understand that.
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10-26-2007 @ 2:58PM
BILLIE said...
i think Rusty has done a great job. I think the other two have really dragged him down.I thonk what would help is to keep Rusty, add jarrett, and maybe one other who knows what they are talking about.the woman is terrible, the other guy seems totally in the dark about nascar.
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