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PR people in NASCAR

Discussion in 'Journalism topics only' started by Speedway, Jul 18, 2008.

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  1. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    I gotta say, with a screen name like GRUDGE, I saw that one coming.
     
    BYH, Jul 18, 2008
    #13
  2. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    almost like someone started a new screen name just for this thread.
     
    Tom Petty, Jul 18, 2008
    #14
  3. Mystery_Meat

    Mystery_Meat Guest

    No doubt. He should have been all flowery and thoughtful, that would have thrown everyone off the scent
     
    Mystery_Meat, Jul 18, 2008
    #15
  4. Angola!

    Angola! Guest

    Well, GRUDGE signed up two months ago and hates Fox News, so they are cool with me.
     
    Angola!, Jul 18, 2008
    #16
  5. Tom Petty

    Tom Petty Guest

    damn you and your research.
     
    Tom Petty, Jul 18, 2008
    #17
  6. sportschick

    sportschick Active Member

    Momma always told if I couldn't say anything nice, not to say anything. Raygan and I started out in the same part of the world years and years ago. She writes pretty fluffy stuff.
     
    sportschick, Jul 18, 2008
    #18
  7. RedSmithClone

    RedSmithClone Active Member

    The worst I've ever dealt with is Jeff Gordon's jackass - I mean flunky, I mean shadow, I mean ass kissing boot-licking stooge, I mean PR nightmare - Jon Edwards.
     
    RedSmithClone, Jul 18, 2008
    #19
  8. BYH

    BYH Active Member

    Then what the hell are you doing here?
     
    BYH, Jul 18, 2008
    #20
  9. Moderator1

    Moderator1 Moderator Staff Member

    Maybe I'm an oddball, too, and I haven't been around the sport in a while and wasn't around it full-time (but enough to know). But with the exception of a guy who is now in jail (maybe if I was a 12-year-old girl he would have helped), I've always had good luck with NASCAR people. Jim Hunter, in particular, has bent over backwards to help me more than once.
    Team folks are hit or miss. Some of the best I know are in the field. Some of the worst I know are in that field. Ray Cooper, RIP, was terrific as a manufacturer's rep. I wish they were all like Ray.

    RedSmithClone, I must have caught Edwards in another cycle. Never, ever had a problem with him, with Gordon.
     
    Moderator1, Jul 18, 2008
    #21
  10. jgmacg

    jgmacg Guest

    Coming this fall:

    "The Martinsville Hot Dog - Miracle Gastrointestinal Purgative, or Three Big Bites of Heaven?"
     
    jgmacg, Jul 18, 2008
    #22
  11. ColbertNation

    ColbertNation Member

    Careful ... that kind of talk is tantamount to sacrilege in those parts.
     
    ColbertNation, Jul 18, 2008
    #23
  12. Michael_ Gee

    Michael_ Gee Well-Known Member

    I can only say I never had a problem with any NASCAR PR people, teams, manufacturers, or the org itself. Except for that time I asked for a copy of the rule book. Hey, I didn't know it was a secret!
    BUT, as a columnist at a big-city Yankee daily, I may well have gotten special treatment for marketing purposes.
     
    Michael_ Gee, Jul 18, 2008
    #24
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