Beside the Rising Tide: Keep it Simple, Stupid
The other night, I attended an informal dinner party with some close friends. They all know what I do for a living and yet they …
By Matt McLaughlin
Beside the Rising Tide: The Wayback Machine
Nestled away in Southern Virginia, the tiny town of Martinsville is home to about 13,000 souls, though that number swells considerably two weekends a year. …
Beside the Rising Tide: Temporary Unreal Permanent Insanity
Sunday’s version of NASCAR insanity could drive anyone to drink. But, as it turns out, alcohol is the best way to shed light on one …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Hurricane Before I Go Insane
Pour me something tall and strong, Make it a hurricane before I go insane, There’s only six races left to go, but I don’t care. …
Beside The Rising Tide: ‘I Git A Round’
It’s been a tense three weeks as the first round of NASCAR’s First But Still the Best Ever Playoffs kicked off igniting a nationwide frenzy …
Beside the Rising Tide: Kind of a Drag
Back in an era when lift kits and bull bars consumed a great deal of any mental exertion I managed daily, our tribal wisdom told …
Beside the Rising Tide: A Formula for Success?
Ask the average American what the most popular sort of auto racing is worldwide and most of them will respond it has to be the …
Beside the Rising Tide: The Butterfly Effect
In a NASCAR season full of bizarre incidents and happenstance, the incident at the entrance to pit road on lap 258 Saturday night at Richmond …
Beside The Rising Tide: With Autumn Closing In
Ain’t it funny how the night moves? When you just don’t seem to have as much to lose, Ain’t it funny how the night moves? …
Beside the Rising Tide: Darlington 1979
Could it really have been 38 years already? The memory plays tricks when it comes to time but the lines I see on my face in …