Comments on: Entourage http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/10/28/entourage/ A blog by insiders for outsiders Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:30:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amy http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/10/28/entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-3181 Amy Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:18:13 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=376#comment-3181 I like Neon's idea of the crews showing up on Monday morning messing around peoples offices...eating their lunch and playing with their laptops and paperclips. I do promise though should I be in the pits (highly unlikely)...not to stand on anybody's airhose, drink anyone's water or eat anyone's food if I ever find myself in the pits. And I definitely won't sit on the tires. I would probably just stand in a corner and snap a couple pictures....and if I had the nerve maybe ask a question...but that might be too much for me! I like Neon’s idea of the crews showing up on Monday morning messing around peoples offices…eating their lunch and playing with their laptops and paperclips.

I do promise though should I be in the pits (highly unlikely)…not to stand on anybody’s airhose, drink anyone’s water or eat anyone’s food if I ever find myself in the pits. And I definitely won’t sit on the tires. I would probably just stand in a corner and snap a couple pictures….and if I had the nerve maybe ask a question…but that might be too much for me!

]]> By: Larry http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/10/28/entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-3156 Larry Wed, 29 Oct 2008 18:22:34 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=376#comment-3156 LOL, I'm old enough to remember that at our local track, only racers and crews were allowed in the pits. No wives, kids, friends or pets allowed in. And once in the pits, you were not allowed out until racing finished. The officials thought that if you were allowed out, you would make a straight line to the beer tent and come back to the pits drunk. Times have certainly changed in 25 years. LOL, I’m old enough to remember that at our local track, only racers and crews were allowed in the pits. No wives, kids, friends or pets allowed in. And once in the pits, you were not allowed out until racing finished. The officials thought that if you were allowed out, you would make a straight line to the beer tent and come back to the pits drunk. Times have certainly changed in 25 years.

]]> By: Neon http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/10/28/entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-3154 Neon Wed, 29 Oct 2008 17:16:48 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=376#comment-3154 I saw exactly what you are describing this past weekend in Atlanta. Seems like AMS, being a fair weather fan base, must get more than it's share of entourage and free-loaders. Bottom line is these people obviously have the mentality that because they are being entertained, that the crew is there just because racing is a "fun" sport. All the time forgetting about the fact that this is your "job" and you're not there simply to make their experience more pleasurable. Maybe on Monday morning the crew should show up at their office and "camp out" at their desk, eat their lunch and play w/ their laptops and paper clips. I saw exactly what you are describing this past weekend in Atlanta. Seems like AMS, being a fair weather fan base, must get more than it’s share of entourage and free-loaders.
Bottom line is these people obviously have the mentality that because they are being entertained, that the crew is there just because racing is a “fun” sport. All the time forgetting about the fact that this is your “job” and you’re not there simply to make their experience more pleasurable. Maybe on Monday morning the crew should show up at their office and “camp out” at their desk, eat their lunch and play w/ their laptops and paper clips.

]]> By: Zieke http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/2008/10/28/entourage/comment-page-1/#comment-3153 Zieke Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:57:22 +0000 http://www.thenascarinsiders.com/?p=376#comment-3153 That's a great post. It's unreal how many people think you are there to entertain them while you try to win in one of the most competitive race series in the world. They are clueless and many times drunk to boot. Maybe you could increase prices to keep these low lifes out. That’s a great post. It’s unreal how many people think you are there to entertain them while you try to win in one of the most competitive race series in the world. They are clueless and many times drunk to boot. Maybe you could increase prices to keep these low lifes out.

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