04/24/24
May 24, 2007
Going for Broke.: In one way, there's a lot of people saying, 'You can't do this. You can't run in NASCAR. You can't get that money; you don't have that money.' But, look, I know I don't have the money, but I've got the gumption, and I've got the chutzpah. I've got the grit, and I know that I can pull this off." Milburn doesn't have a sponsor—a few here and there, sure, but nothing bigger than The Electric Light & Power Company, a local film-equipment rental house, and Reverend Horton Heat.
posted by Ufez Jones to auto racing at 06:01 PM - 10 comments
Unless you bought it in Quebec, you didn't win Fraze.
posted by tommybiden at 10:14 PM on May 24, 2007
It's guys like him that I'd really like to see make it!
posted by Buckfever14 at 12:35 AM on May 25, 2007
For every 100 or so ridiculous stories about whiny (Pavano) spoiled (Clemens) or downright criminal (Tank Johnson, Elijah Dukes, Pacman Jones, The entire Cincinnati Bengals) athletes its nice to read a story once in a while about a little guy chasing windmills like this article or the article about Sean Casey giving of his time and money to the soup kitchen a while back. If I lived anywhere near Texas it would be enough to make me want quit my job and go try and find the guy sponsers. Great story.
posted by kyrilmitch_76 at 06:15 AM on May 25, 2007
How could you possibly need more sponsors when you've got the Reverend Horton Heat on board already?
posted by The_Black_Hand at 06:31 AM on May 25, 2007
With the Reverend on board, you know that car is gonna move.
posted by chicobangs at 07:39 AM on May 25, 2007
How could you possibly need more sponsors when you've got the Reverend Horton Heat on board already? Hell yes. Thanks for this story, Ufez.
posted by qbert72 at 07:55 AM on May 25, 2007
Unless you bought it in Quebec, you didn't win Fraze. Oh, geez, and I was just gonna check my ticket! Thanks for ruining it, you knob -- take off!
posted by wfrazerjr at 08:31 AM on May 25, 2007
fraze, you can be such a hosehead, go grab me a Redcap would ya?
posted by tommybiden at 10:45 AM on May 25, 2007
I can be your Tire Changer,went to school with Brian Larsen, catchcan man for Tony Stewart.Does'nt make me qualified,but tire changing for 13yrs.does.Gun those babies off and on............
posted by nafsfeihc1#oN at 03:47 PM on May 27, 2007
I haven't checked out my Lotto 649 ticket yet ($25M up for grabs in the tax on people who are bad at math), but if I won, this mother fucker's got a partner. I wonder if we scratched up $500, he'd put our name on the truck. Great, great link, Ufez.