Beside the Rising Tide: March Mindlessness
It’s not the sort of racing that originally attracted me to motorsports, but every year I am engaged in a race of my own. It’s … Continue Reading
Matt joined Frontstretch in 2007 after a decade of race-writing, paired with the first generation of racing internet sites like RaceComm and Racing One. Now semi-retired, he submits occasional special features while his retrospectives on drivers like Alan Kulwicki, Davey Allison, and other fallen NASCAR legends pop up every summer on Frontstretch. A motorcycle nut, look for the closest open road near you and you can catch him on the Harley during those bright, summer days in his beloved Pennsylvania.
Beside the Rising Tide: The Citizens’ Inspection Corps
Like it or not (and I decidedly do not), the expectation of privacy outside of one’s home is about as reasonable and up-to-date as the … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: For Want of a Hot Dog
While I’m still knocking off the last of the rust and cobwebs after a long offseason, I’m slowly but surely I’m readjusting to the old … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: First Among Equals
In what has to be considered at least a minor miracle, not only did NASCAR get Sunday’s Cup race in, it managed to sneak the … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: That’s Just The Way it Is
That’s just the way it is Some things will never change That’s just the way it is Ah, but don’t you believe them –Bruce Hornsby … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Ch-Ch-Changes in NASCAR
Speedweeks 2018 is upon us. A lot of NASCAR fans, even once ardent supporters, tend to take the offseason well, off, to celebrate the holidays … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: Post-Super Bowl NASCAR Tidbits
A Rose by Any Other Name Sometimes, it seems NASCAR is just setting themselves up to be ridiculed on purpose. They’ll announce something that leaves … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: All the Young Dudes
The season hasn’t even gotten started yet and already, Kyle Busch is feeling aggrieved and voicing his displeasure (doesn’t he know doing so is the sole … Continue Reading
Beside The Rising Tide: Is It Still Over? Are We Still Through?
If you live in the northeast, you know the sound, especially if you live beneath a tin roof like I do in my humble abode. … Continue Reading
Beside the Rising Tide: And In The End….
The circle of life continues. The weekend of the 2017 Daytona 500 was bitterly cold and windy in these parts. As NASCAR ran the penultimate … Continue Reading