Thursday, January 24, 2008

 

Racing movies sux

Or is it just me. I like to watch movies. I like most action movies, and funny movies.
I even like a "who shot John" movie. I also enjoy the new modern westerns.
But the racing movies just don't do it. It is me, would be my guess.

Some back ground:
I have spend a life time working on cars, and
I spend ten years of my life around racing. North Georgia dirt track racing.
Seven days a week. I started out with a buddy by buying an old race car
and driving it every saturday night. That turn into working on it every night
after work, and racing on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday nights.
That cause the need to work on it all Saturday to get ready for the night, and
again Sunday afternoon to get ready for Sunday night, and start all over again
when I got off Monday evening. My life was about racing with just a little hookie,
and some fun with friends on the side. The home front was took care of by my wife.

Dirt track racing had its top five cars and drivers that took most of the money.
But it took about twenty five cars to put on a show for the paying fans.
That is where I was, in the pack. A lot fun but no money. I was not good enough
to catch the eye of a good car owner. As time went by I had a good friend
that could drive, and begin to bring home the bacon. I join my effort with him and the car he drove.
I manage to make enough to pay for my gate fees, food, and beer.
After ten years and still just having fun, I close that door in my life and just watch Nascar on TV.

Back to the movies.
"Talladega Nights" I went to the Talladega 500 each year for ten years. I thought the was the best
race track ever. But this movie sux, Sure it was funny, but racing just isn't that funny. I watch it and laugh
at some of the exaggerated things that did tie to racers. I got a kick out of the scene where Bobby was saying the blessing
at the table. But it is not a moive that I will watch again.

"Driven" I watch it. It was about racing and had two big stars that I knew, and had some fast cars, BUT.
It sux. The wrecks and there where a lot of them, (That is why we watch racing ain't it,) were exaggerated
all to hell and back. Cars going five stories high, stop the background music, go slow motion, quick jerks,
and more slow motion, to make a ten second wreck last five minute screen time. And that ain't all.
The movie was full of drama, about who am I, I can't unless you say you love me, Kiss my butt, or I will
not be up enough to win. This movie was full of bull shit like that. Made me sick by the time the story ended.
I think they must be trying to win the chicks over to watch race movies. Sux big time.

"Corky" Yell I know you never heard of it. It was a race movie from the seventies that flubbed out big time.
It was filmed here in north Georgia at our dirt tracks. It stared Robert Blake. I took my vacation and watch
the filming and lot to hang out with Robert for one whole day. I also was an extra in the movie.
I went and watch it in a theatre in Atlanta when it came out. I think made it to tv one time.
You can not even buy it on tape. It was so bad that it is not on tape any where.

I don't know there is not many good racing movies.

posted by Johnnie 1:12 PM