MUNDILL, On the Fast Track » Michael Conn http://mundill.com/racing The Mundill Race Team Sat, 07 May 2011 18:41:08 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 Women in Motorsports http://mundill.com/racing/2009/10/26/women-in-motorsports/ http://mundill.com/racing/2009/10/26/women-in-motorsports/#comments Mon, 26 Oct 2009 02:10:14 +0000 Michael http://mundill.com/racing/?p=1292 Note:  I am not sexist nor against women being in motorsports.  This is really just that funny.  Taken from The Onion.com

 

1920–1940: Women get their start in racing by souping up their stock cars to run bootleg Cosmopolitans, Sex-on-the-Beaches, and Malibu and Diet Cokes across state lines

1977: Lella Lombardi becomes the first female driver in history to compete in both NASCAR and Formula 1, and also the first to have her tires slashed by both Dale Earnhardt and Gilles Villeneuve

1978: Janet Guthrie finishes ninth in the Indy 500, finally proving to the world that women can do anything Steve Krisiloff can do

1982: Robin McCall finishes a race a Michigan Speedway in a completely professional manner, without succumbing to any female stereotypes whatsoever, then gracefully retires from the sport without incident

1984: Motorcycle road-racing champion and Tourist Trophy winner Mike Duff undergoes a sex change and becomes Michelle Ann Duff, giving motorcycle racing its first-ever female star

1992: Kelly Sutton, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, becomes the only driver in the Craftsman Truck series to race with the handicap of being a woman

1997: Sharon Reiss finally beats Leslie Halfhill in their daily race to see who can get their kids to school first

1999: Millions of male fans fall instantly and deeply in love with Sarah Fisher the first time she steps out of her car, removes her helmet, and shakes out her gorgeously long honey-blonde hair in slow motion

2000: Lyn St. James starts the Indy 500 in next-to-last place and eventually finishes in next-to-last place in what motorsports aficionados agree is the most appropriate performance ever by a woman driver

2005: Danica Patrick becomes the first woman ever to lead the Indy 500; afterwards, Patrick is praised throughout the racing community for not embarrassing everybody by getting lost, causing an accident, or winning

]]> http://mundill.com/racing/2009/10/26/women-in-motorsports/feed/ 0 Mike’s Ongoing List of Simple Truths http://mundill.com/racing/2009/10/02/mikes-ongoing-list-of-simple-truths/ http://mundill.com/racing/2009/10/02/mikes-ongoing-list-of-simple-truths/#comments Thu, 01 Oct 2009 17:57:05 +0000 Michael http://mundill.com/racing/?p=1172 These blurbs are really more observation than anything else.  I’m not spending too much time on research of fact or opinion.  This is meant for entertainment purposes only…..So enjoy.

1)  Cleanliness is next to godliness, and the racing gods are vengeful.

2)  New-style trackrod turnbuckles suck…they break when you go too fast.

3)  When a tool gets broken, give it to Jeff, he’ll throw it in specatular fashion  and that means cheap entertainment.

4)  When in doubt, use loctite….(the red stuff)

5)  There ain’t nothin’ stock about a stock car.

6)  Eric Russell does not handle being late very well.

7)  Nothing is truly rigid.  This especially applies to our carbon fibre tubs that have been beat against the ground for half a season.

8)  Never call your driver in during a race at first offical request.

9)  Never stop for gate people… Just keeeeep goin.

10)  A driver can pick up time on 40+ lap tires on a greasy track.  Significant time with no setup changes.

11)  Ovals will eat Star Mazda cars for dinner.

12)  Girls at the track are great.  Especially the ones puttin’ in work.  Keep it up.

13)  Punt carefully.

14)  There is no cursing or foul language on the radio.  Someone’s mother may hear you and you will get a slap on the hand.

15)  There is no size limit to getting into a Star Mazda…  If you are tiny, we got ya… If you are huge, we still got ya.

16)  There are fans….then there are GREAT fans.  You know who you are.

17)  The movie “Driven” with Sylvester Stallone?  Sucks….

18)  The movie “The Transporter”  with Jason Statham?  Badass…. (Ask Jeff)

19)  Best racing bars you will find in North America are in Trios Rivieres, Quebec called “le Temple” and “Siebkens” at Road America.

20)  Don’t mix dirty work clothes with your regular stuff in the wash.  It will all still smell like fuel and oil.

21)  For that matter, don’t put dirty work clothes straight into the dryer, im sure something will blowup.

22)  Outside of Turn 3 in Mosport is the place to be!

23)  Scrabble = awesome.

24)  Most scratches or dings in paint can be fixed quite well with ladies nailpolish.

25)  A good rubdown with pantyhose after sanding fiberglass will save you from wanting to scratch your skin off. 

26)  You better have beer in the cooler after raceday.  Nuff’ said.

27)  No matter what may be going on, theres always time for “the finger” to get snuck in somewhere.

28)  Always keep an extra eye out for balls of tape or rubber pickup flying.

29)  Long hair is for girls….ONLY.

30)  You will get rained on in Sebring.

Thats about it for now.  Again, mostly observations here to give you a little more insight into the dynamic that makes our team.  I will try to update more as I experience more and come up with some new stuff.  I have actually left out quite a bit, but some stuff isn’t for advertising.  As for everything in between, you’ll have to join us at the track…;-)

Cheers,

Michael

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