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September 10, 2009 by Walter Bryant
Editor's note: This article originally appeared in the October 2006 Walleye Edition issue of FLW Outdoors Magazine. Learn more about FLW Outdoors Magazine and how to subscribe by clicking here.
When walleyes are concentrated behind river wing dams or in reservoirs feeding on bait balls near the thermocline, nothing beats a properly presented blade bait for enticing a limit of fish.
Blade baits are a polarizing subject for walleye anglers.
Some anglers don't have much confidence in blades and don't fish them. Others swear by their blades with almost religious-like conviction.
This disparity may have to do with where and when anglers are fishing and how they grew up fishing. FLW Walleye Tour pro Dustin Kjelden of Brookings, S.D., for example, resorts to blade baits only in specific situations during specific times of the year.
"I pull out blade baits in the spring and fall if the fish are concentrated," he said, "and when I can't get them to bite on a jig."
For pro Kevin McQuoid of Isle, Minn., blade baits are something he only uses on rivers.
"I'm not a tremendous blade-baiter," he admited. "Most of the blade-baiting I'll do is on rivers. My hometown is on Mille Lacs, so I didn't grow up fishing rivers. I don't use blade baits as much as other guys do."
But for other walleye pros, like Washington native Bob Crow and Harris, Minn., pro Mark Courts, blade baiting is an important part of their year-round fish-catching arsenal.
A reaction bait
Courts, age 35, is a Ranger pro who's been fishing professionally for 12 years. He grew up walleye fishing in Minnesota and Canada, but traveled and fished extensively around the country as he was growing up. He's taken walleyes up to 9 pounds from the Mississippi River using blade baits. He prefers to fish blades in rivers in the spring and fall; and in reservoirs and lakes in midsummer.
"Blade baits can be real successful on rivers," he pointed out. "Blades are a reaction bait, for current-oriented fish. I use them to fish current edges, wing dams, along current breaks and in pockets. But you can fish them in reservoirs too, where the baitfish are deep, down where there's big shad balls and the walleyes are feeding on them. Blade baits look just like a wounded baitfish."
Courts is quick to point out that blade baits aren't necessarily a good search bait, however.
"I think a crawler harness, or a live bait presentation, is better when you're looking for fish, when you're hand-lining or trolling," he explained. "You use these other rigs to cover water. But when fish are concentrated behind or off a wing dam, or you want to fish one place thoroughly, drifting with a blade bait over a concentrated spot that's maybe 300 yards long, that's when blade baits are really effective."
Courts favors the Heddon Sonar blade bait, and he keeps a wide selection of colors in his boat.
"Picking a blade bait color is a lot of trial and error," the pro pointed out. "You want to pick colors that match the baitfish when you can. But in a river situation with dirty water, I'll try odd, wild colors, something that stands out in the water."
To match up with baitfish, Courts deploys chrome and chrome-blue colors. In dirty water or on overcast days and during low-light periods, he'll resort to red-white, chartreause, firetiger and gold. He also customizes his blades by adding prism tape, or by streaking them with red to mimic wounded baitfish.
Rigging up
In midsummer, Courts uses blade baits in lakes and reservoirs if he's finding bait balls on his electronics, especially near the thermocline.
"Blade baits are great for fishing suspended walleyes," he pointed out.
For this application, Courts favors 8- or 10-pound monofilament with some stretch to it.
"That extra stretch gives you a little more time to react," he said. "But in a river, I'll use a superline, like FireLine, and a swivel with a foot of fluorocarbon leader. In a river situation, I don't want any line drag, but in a reservoir I don't mind it."
For blading, Courts uses a medium- to heavy-action baitcasting rod, usually a 6- foot, 6 -inch model.
"You don't want much flop or play in your rod for this presentation," he explained. "And I like a baitcasting reel with a flipping switch, which makes it easier to stay in contact with the bottom."
Courts usually customizes the hooks on his blade baits.
"I'll put on Mustad Triple Grips," he said, "because of the hooking percentage you get."
The pro also uses a clevis snap instead of tying directly to the bait.
"When you tie directly, those blades are so dense, they can cut the line easily," he warned.
Subtle vs. aggressive
Most blade baits have three holes at the top for tying, and each hole imparts a different action to the lure.
"The farther forward you tie, the more subtle the action of the blade," Courts related. "If you want more vibration, more action, tie to the back hole. I'd say for the average angler, the center hole is about right."
In rivers, Courts said it's important to keep the bait in the strike zone, roughly within 6 inches of the bottom.
"I snap-pop them, almost like setting the hook on the upswing," he said, "bringing it up and letting it flutter back down. But in reservoirs over bait balls, I'll use a longer, more sweeping-type action and then follow it back down.
"When they hit it, there's no question they're there. You set the hook right away, without hesitation. A lot of the fish you'll catch in rivers when you're snap-jigging are already hooked if you're really snapping it good."
Courts believes in many cases walleyes are following the bait as it drops.
"They'll sometimes hit it on the drop, but I think they follow it down, and the minute it comes back up, they hit it. They feel that vibration and they want to attack it."
If Courts knows he's in an area of concentrated walleyes, but he's not getting hit, he'll experiment with his blades.
"I'll change colors or mess with the action of the blade bait to either offer it more subtly or get more aggressive with it," he explained.
Courts said a common mistake among weekend anglers is losing focus and getting a little lazy - this is a style of fishing that demands rapt attention.
"You've got to give the bait the action it needs to get that quick upward vibration and that flutter fall," he said.
Blading year-round
Walleye pro Bobby Crow hails from Paterson, Wash., which is right on the walleye-rich Columbia River. For Crow, blade-baiting is an essential component to success.
"I fish them a lot on the Columbia," he shared. "In the springtime, I've taken 15-pounders on blade baits from the Columbia. And lots of 10s, 11s and 12s in the summertime."
He's had good results using blades on reservoirs and lakes, too, but he prefers to use them in current situations.
"They really do work most times of the year," Crow declared. "But when you use a blade bait, you're looking for a reaction bite. Blade baits let you fish an area a lot better, and you're in the strike zone a lot longer than you would be with a crankbait."
Crow is a big believer in using blade baits below dams in the fall.
"There's usually a slight current then, for about five miles below McNary Dam on the Columbia where I fish. That's where most of the fish are," he explained. "They'll make their fall runs up to the dam, up to the current areas. This time of year, they'll be deeper, more along the channel edges and in holes where there are current breaks."
In the winter, Crow fishes reservoirs by casting his blades.
"I like to pitch them up on sandbars and drop them over sand humps," he said.
Straight vs. cupped
Crow makes his own blade baits, but also likes Heddon Sonars. Some blades feature cupped, rather than straight, blades. He'll use the cupped style for a more subtle presentation with a much more subtle jigging motion, but prefers straight blades when fish are more aggressive and he wants a more aggressive action.
"Experimenting with colors is essential," Crow said. "I carry about 25 different colors with me. A lot of the time, I'll search by pulling crankbaits, and I'll get a color out of that. Then I'll match the blade bait color to the crankbait color."
Like Courts, Crow adds flash tape, mostly scales or flashy prism, to add more visual appeal.
Lift and free-fall
Crow has a special method for fishing his blades: "I think the bite you usually get is on the down stroke. I lift my blades a foot and a half off the bottom and then let them free-fall, but I try to stay in contact with it because you'll feel the tap. They'll normally take it when that blade stalls. You'll feel the hit on the way down."
Keeping the blade close to the bottom is critical. Crow likes to drop his blades to feel the bottom at first and then he starts jigging.
"But once every 10 or 11 jerks, I'll drop it back to the bottom to check to see that I'm on or very close to the bottom."
Crow fishes his blades with 10-pound FireLine tied to a barrel swivel, then uses 24 inches of mono or fluorocarbon leader, and he doesn't worry too much about staying straight up and down, as you would for vertical jigging a roundhead jig and bait.
When walleyes are concentrated but aren't being aggressive, Crow changes his jigging technique.
"I'll go to a little twitch, maybe a 10-inch snap, and I'll sit there and do that as if it were a spoon, to pick up the fish that aren't as aggressive," Crow said. "For the more aggressive fish, I really give it a good jerk to get that reaction bite."


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Drive for Diversity
The Drive for Diversity (D4D) program is a development system instituted by the American auto racing league NASCAR. The program's purpose is to attract minority and female individuals to the sport, primarily as drivers, but also including ownership, sponsorship, and crew member roles, and to attract a more diverse audience to the sport. Before an applicant is accepted into the program, their resumes are checked by NASCAR officials. The system is similar to a driver development program where applicants progress through minor-league and regional racing levels to prepare them for a possible shot at one of NASCAR's three national series. The program was started during the 2004 season by NASCAR marketing executives in order to attract minority fans and drivers to the historically white and male-dominated sport. The year before, Joe Gibbs Racing, along with former athletes Reggie White and Magic Johnson, had started a similar program.[1]
- 1 History and structure
- 2 Impact on NASCAR
- 3 Drivers
- 4 Teams involved in the Drive for Diversity
- 5 Minority and female-owned teams in NASCAR
- 6 See also
- 7 References
- 8 External links
- 9 Further reading
History and structure[edit]
Historically, NASCAR and auto racing in general has been dominated by Caucasian male competitors. Several factors have been attributed to the absence of minorities in the sport. One is the costs of auto racing and dependency on sponsorship dollars, with many minority individuals and families lacking the capital to enter the inherently expensive racing world. Others believe that minority youths are more drawn to conventional "stick-and-ball" sports such as basketball. A key factor is the overt racism in the country that had plagued other sports as well, but was particularly strong in American stock car racing due to its roots in the South. This included the presence of Confederate flags in the infields of many tracks at both the regional and national levels. For these reasons, NASCAR has been slower to racially integrate than other major sports in the country.[2][3][4][5][6] In spite of the lack of minorities and women in the sport, some claim that on paper NASCAR provides a more-balanced playing field than other sports.[7]
The first and most notable African American driver in the sport is Wendell Scott, a former bootlegger who broke the color barrier in the 1950s and raced competitively in inferior equipment and with sub-par support, while contending with discrimination and threats from fans and other drivers (including champion Bobby Allison).[3] Scott's only win at the Cup Series level came at Jacksonville Speedway Park in 1963. The win and the trophy was initially given to Buck Baker, and Scott did not receive official recognition until a month later, when he was given a small wooden trophy with no nameplate.[3][4][8][6] Only seven black drivers have ever competed at NASCAR's top level, most notably Scott and Willy T. Ribbs.[4][8]
Female drivers have been equally scarce within auto racing.[9] Although there was a time when women were banned from entering the pit area during races,[10] there has been no official legislation preventing women from participating during most of NASCAR's history. Sara Christian drove in the inaugural Cup Series (then Strictly Stock) race at Charlotte Speedway in 1949, and is they only woman in Cup Series history to score a top five finish.[10][11] The most notable woman in the sport was Janet Guthrie, the first woman to compete in both the Daytona 500 and Indianapolis 500. Guthrie scored five top tens over 33 career starts in NASCAR's top three series.[10][11] Another notable driver was Louise Smith, known as "the first lady of racing". Smith made 11 starts in what is now the Sprint Cup Series, and was used to promote the sport in the 1940s by NASCAR founder Bill France, Sr.[10][11] A total of 15 women have made starts in the Cup Series.
In 1999, manufacturer Dodge began a diversity program, selecting Mexican driver Carlos Contreras to drive a Dodge Ram for Petty Enterprises in the Craftsman Truck Series.[6] In December 2000, Dodge announced that veteran African American driver Willy T. Ribbs would drive in the Truck Series for the full 2001 season in a factory-backed effort for Bobby Hamilton Racing. Ribbs, who had made starts in the Cup Series, Indy Car and Champ Car, was part of the continued diversity effort by Dodge (reentering Cup competition for 2001), selected from a test program that included Bill Lester and Tim Woods.[6][12] Ribbs ran 23 out of 24 races in the 8 Dodge Motorsports Ram truck (DNQing at Martinsville), finishing 16th in points but with no top 10 finishes. Lester ran 5 races in BHR's 4 truck with a best finish of 18th,[6] then replaced Ribbs in the 8 truck for the 2002 and 2003 seasons,[6][13] scoring a pole at Charlotte in 2003 and finishing 17th and 14th in points in the two seasons respectively. He would leave BHR after 2003 due to lack of sponsorship.[2][5] Female driver Deborah Renshaw moved into BHR's 8 truck in 2005, finishing 24th in points.[14] Erin Crocker also ran two races for BHR in 2005, before moving on to Evernham Motorsports in 2006 and 2007.
In 2003, Joe Gibbs Racing partnered with former NFL player Reggie White to start a team that would assist minority drivers in rising up the ranks of the Motorsports world. In 2004, the team came into form with assistance of Gibbs' Cup and Busch Series sponsors Home Depot, MBNA, and Rockwell Automation. The original two drivers were Aric Almirola (a future winner at the Cup level) and Chris Bristol (who would join NASCAR's D4D program in 2006), who drove cars numbered 20 and 18 respectively at two different short tracks in the NASCAR Weekly Racing Series.[3][15] Almirola and Bristol returned in 2005, with both drivers running number 92 to honor the late Reggie White.[16][17]
NASCAR involvement[edit]
The NASCAR-based program was conceived in the 1990s, officially implemented in 2004 by NASCAR chairman Brian France, and based largely off input from White and NBA star Brad Daugherty.[3] D4D was one of several programs instigated to increase viewership and audience diversity as well as provide income for the sport, along with the Chase for the NEXTEL Cup (now Sprint Cup) and series in Canada and Mexico.[18][19] NASCAR hired Access Marketing & Communications, a company started with money from NASCAR given to the Rainbow/PUSH initiative of Rev. Jesse Jackson, to find drivers, conduct a testing combine, and set the drivers up with owners who would receive stipends to fund competitive rides at short tracks in the Dodge Weekly Racing Series. The first Drive for Diversity combine, featuring 12 drivers and 28 pit crew members, was held in January 2004 at Hickory Motor Speedway in North Carolina, with five drivers and six crew members selected. After two seasons, several reports surfaced of teams not receiving adequate funds, while other teams owners did not supplement the NASCAR investment with additional funds, leading to limited results on the track. Another shortcoming of the early D4D classes was the age of the participants, as many of the drivers (such as Morty Buckles and Reggie Primus) were over the age of 30 and past their prime. Due to the lackluster performance, NASCAR cut ties with Access Marketing after 2008 and proceeded to hire Max Siegel (music executive and former president of Dale Earnhardt, Inc.) to revamp the program.[2][3][4][5][18][20][21][22]
In its current state, the program accepts around 6-10 drivers. 20 or so prospective drivers between the ages of 14 and 26 are invited to a testing combine, in which NASCAR evaluates each driver's résumé, on-track lap-times, driving knowledge, physical fitness, communications skills, and media aptitude. Siegel meanwhile started the Rev Racing team in 2009 to train the selected drivers in an academy-like setting, with drivers being fielded in the Weekly Series (now the Whelen All-American Series) or the touring K&N Pro Series East and West. In addition to investing $3 million in the program, Siegel himself is also responsible for finding sponsorship for the drivers.[3][4][20][23][24] Since the inception of the current program, Rev Racing has been fielding competitive rides with funding from companies such as Toyota, Nike, Inc., and Sunoco[25] and have had several drivers move on to the national series.[4]
The Drive for Diversity also includes a pit crew development program to identify and develop minority and female pit crew members. Like Sprint Cup Series teams, the program seeks out former competitive athletes (high school and college), then puts them through a combine which includes conventional drills and racing-specific drills. According to Siegel, the pit crew program has a 100 percent placement rate throughout NASCAR.[4][26]
Impact on NASCAR[edit]
The overall impact of the D4D program and NASCAR's diversification efforts have been minimal, as the drivers from the program (in spite of their success at the regional level) are often starved of opportunities and sponsorship dollars once they graduate from the program.[21] ESPN analyst, team owner, and former NBA all-star Brad Daugherty acknowledges some progress, claiming the sport is "more inviting than it was [in the past]." But he also believes "owners are a little scared...Corporate America just isn't ready to take a lot of chances with their dollars on a non-known entity." Several drivers had left the program early in its history, citing issues with the equipment and resources provided to them.[27] Some state that the absence of funding is systematic across the sport, with many young drivers' careers being stalled out before they make it to a higher level or a more competitive ride.[20][28]
Into the 2010s, the diversity program's impact appears to be increasing,[29] with one of the biggest problems being the continued perception of NASCAR as an all-white and non-inclusive institution. Max Siegel stated that "the biggest barrier in diversifying audience is the perception," with D4D driver Dylan Smith noting that "people associate NASCAR so much with racism." NASCAR spokesperson Marcus Jadotte believes that the NASCAR fan base will broaden as more minorities and women move up through the sport's ranks.[30][9]
Some drivers, such as former Hendrick Motorsports and Rusty Wallace Racing development driver Chase Austin, have refused to join the D4D due to the possible stigma of affirmative action.[21]
Any impact still pales in comparison to other auto racing series, with the half-black Lewis Hamilton winning the 2008 and 2014 Formula One world championships, Antron Brown winning the 2012 NHRA Top Fuel championship, sisters Ashley, Courtney and Brittany Force running competitively in the NHRA's Funny Car and Top Fuel divisions, and several female drivers competing simultaneously at IndyCar's top level.[27][31]
The most successful driver to go through the program is arguably Kyle Larson, a 2012 graduate who is considered one of the most talented young drivers in the sport. Former Cup champion Dale Jarrett compared Larson's talents to 4-time champion Jeff Gordon, and Gordon himself has taken interest in the young driver.[32] After signing a development deal with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2012, Larson won Rookie of the Year in 2013 in the Nationwide Series for Turner Scott Motorsports, and scored his first victory in the series in 2014. He moved up to Ganassi's #42 Sprint Cup Series car for 2014.[33] Though marred by blown tires and other accidents, Larson consistently outperformed his rookie competitors and nearly earned a Chase for the Sprint Cup berth in his first season. Larson would win the Rookie of the Year award.[4] Larson's heritage, however, being of Japanese descent on his mother's side, as well as his involvement in the program is rarely mentioned in the media.
Darrell Wallace, Jr., a biracial driver of African American heritage, has also found success. Wallace Jr. had three top 10s in four starts for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Nationwide Series in 2012,[18] then moved to the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports in 2013. Wallace won in the Truck Series at Martinsville Speedway in his rookie season (only the second black driver after Wendell Scott to win in one of NASCAR's top three divisions, and in the same state as Scott's famous win). Wallace picked up four more wins in 2014 including one at the famous Eldora Speedway dirt track.[34] Wallace signed to drive in the Xfinity Series for Roush Fenway Racing in 2015.[4][35] Wallace's career has been hampered at the national level by a lack of consistent corporate sponsorship.[4][20]
Another JGR driver, Mexican-born Daniel Suárez, a winner in the K&N Pro Series East and NASCAR Toyota Series, was signed to a full-time Xfinity Series ride for the 2015 season, becoming the first full-time driver of Latino descent to run the full season in the series.[36][37]
Other drivers from the program, however, have had their careers stall out after "graduating" from the program. This includes Paulie Harraka, who scored the program's first three wins, and Marc Davis who left Joe Gibbs Racing after they could not find sponsorship for him in the Nationwide Series.[18][20]
Other drivers[edit]
Outside of the program, minority and female drivers continue to be scarce on the NASCAR scene. Cuban-American driver Aric Almirola, a member of Joe Gibbs Racing's original diversity program, currently drives full-time in Richard Petty Motorsports' famed 43 car in the Sprint Cup Series. Almirola is considered one of the most successful products of any diversity initiative within the sport, as well as the highest profile Latino driver in NASCAR.[27][37] Leaving JGR in mid-2007 with one win in the Nationwide Series, Almirola drove Ginn Racing's 01 car and Earnhardt Ganassi Racing's 8 car in the Sprint Cup Series[38] until losing his ride due to lack of sponsorship in 2009. After reclaiming his career with Billy Ballew Motorsports in the truck series and JR Motorsports in the Nationwide Series, Almirola was signed to drive for RPM in 2012,[39] winning at Daytona International Speedway in July 2014.[40][41]
Former IndyCar Series racer Danica Patrick drives for Stewart-Haas Racing in their #10 Chevrolet SS, joined by her longtime partner Go Daddy. She is the first female Cup driver to be signed to a full season contract. A winner in IRL competition, Patrick also drove for JR Motorsports in the ARCA Racing Series and Nationwide Series before signing with Stewart-Haas in 2012,[42] and going full-time in the Cup series for 2013.[43] Patrick is the first woman to win the pole for the Daytona 500, and the first rookie to win the pole since Jimmie Johnson in 2002. Patrick also ran the fastest pole speed for the 500 in 23 years, timing in at 45.817 seconds.[44]
Jennifer Jo Cobb is one of few female drivers other than Patrick to run full-time in the three top touring series in recent memory. Cobb made her debut in the Nationwide Series in 2004, and currently drives in the Camping World Truck Series. Cobb is not only a full-time driver, but also the owner of her #10 truck for Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing, which is a successor to Circle Bar Racing and ppc Racing. The team also runs a second #0 truck as a start and park entry, though it attempted to run the full race at Eldora Speedway in 2013 and 2014 with Jennifer Jo's father Jo Cobb. Though the team runs full-time, lack of funding and second-hand equipment (often running old Dodge Rams without factory support) often results in back-of-the-pack finishes for Cobb.[11]
Columbian-born Juan Pablo Montoya, a winner in CART and Formula 1 and the 2000 Indianapolis 500 winner, began running full-time in the Sprint Cup Series with Chip Ganassi Racing in 2007.[45][46] Juan scored two victories in his career (both coming at road course races), and came close to winning at oval tracks on several occasions. In spite of this, he finished in the top 10 in points only once and departed from full-time NASCAR competition after 2013.[47] Another former open-wheel driver, Brazilian Nelson Piquet, Jr. scored two victories in the Truck Series and one in a part-time Nationwide season, but struggled in his first full Nationwide season in 2013 and was released from Turner Scott Motorsports. Piquet, Jr would make his Cup debut in 2014.[48] Other Latino former open-wheel drivers to run in NASCAR include Michel Jourdain Jr. and Adrián Fernández, who ran Busch Series schedules with ppc Racing and Hendrick Motorsports respectively.[46]
From 2000 to 2007, African American driver Bill Lester was a mainstay in the truck series, driving for Bobby Hamilton Racing, Bill Davis Racing, and Billy Ballew Motorsports. Lester was a part of Dodge's and BHR's diversity initiative before signing with Davis on talent alone in 2004, and was notable for his strong qualifying efforts.[2][3] Lester also made two starts for Davis in the Cup Series, the first African American racer in the series since Willy T. Ribbs.[27] Mexican-born Carlos Contreras has also found longevity in the Nationwide and Truck Series,[49] but has only run three full schedules in his career (and none since 2002), with only 5 top 10s to his credit.
NASCAR internationally[edit]
While diversity within NASCAR's top ranks may be slow, the sports' international influence has grown in the 21st century. Following successful Nationwide Series races at the road courses Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez in Mexico City and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, the NASCAR Toyota Series (formerly the Corona Series) and NASCAR Canadian Tire Series were created as regional series similar to the K&N Pro Series East and West. In 2009, the NASCAR Whelen Euro Series was inaugurated.
NASCAR Mexico has produced several talented drivers who have moved on to NASCAR's top-three touring series. These include 3-time Toyota Series champion Germán Quiroga who has driven in the Camping World Truck Series for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Red Horse Racing, and D4D driver and 9-time Toyota series winner Daniel Suárez, currently racing in the Xfinity Series with JGR. The Canadian Series has produced D. J. Kennington, J. R. Fitzpatrick, and road course ringer Andrew Ranger.
- Colin Cabre – K&N Pro Series East
- Rubén García, Jr. – K&N Pro Series East; 2015 NASCAR Mexico Series champion.[50]
- Jairo Avila – K&N Pro Series East
- Ali Kern – K&N Pro Series East
- Enrique Baca – Whelen All-American Series
- Juan Garcia – Whelen All-American Series
Among the drivers not selected were 2014 NASCAR Mexico Series champion Abraham Calderón, and former D4D/Rev Racing drivers Dylan Smith and Natalie Decker.[24][50]
- Devon Amos – K&N Pro Series East
- Jay Beasley – K&N Pro Series East
- Colin Cabre – K&N Pro Series East; one win (Dover), 10th in points.[50]
- Natalie Decker – Whelen All-American Series
- Kenzie Ruston – K&N Pro Series East; earned highest finish for a female in a K&N Pro Series East race of 2nd in 2014 with Ben Kennedy Racing[51]
- Dylan Smith – Whelen All-American Series
Among the 14 drivers not selected were 2014 NASCAR Toyota Series champion Abraham Calderón and former D4D/Rev Racing driver Paige Decker.[29]
- Devon Amos
- Jay Beasley – two top fives in K&N East Series
- Paige Decker
- Ryan Gifford – one top five in K&N East, one Nationwide race for Biagi-DenBeste Racing (20th place in Iowa)
- Sergio Pena – One K&N East win
- Daniel Suárez – Four wins in Toyota Series, two K&N East wins, two Nationwide starts, signed to drive for Joe Gibbs Racing in the Xfinity Series for 2015
- Annabeth Barnes
- Mackena Bell – K&N Pro Series East: 2 top fives, 13th in points
- Ryan Gifford – K&N Pro Series East: Win at Richmond, 11th in points; finished ninth in Iowa Nationwide race
- Jack Madrid
- Bryan Ortiz – K&N Pro Series East: 2 top fives, 10th in points
- Daniel Suárez – NASCAR Toyota Series (3 wins, 2nd in points), K&N East (one win, third in points)
- Jorge Arteaga – K&N Pro Series East – two top tens, 14th in points
- Mackena Bell – Whelen All-American Series
- Trey Gibson – Whelen All-American Series
- Ryan Gifford – K&N Pro Series East – 11th in points, two top fives, three top tens
- Kyle Larson – K&N Pro Series East – two wins, one pole, won 2012 series championship, series Rookie of the Year; three top tens in four Camping World Truck Series events, including second at Phoenix; currently driving in the Sprint Cup Series for Chip Ganassi Racing
- Bryan Ortiz - K&N Pro Series East, fifth in points, two top fives, nine top tens
- Jorge Arteaga – Whelen All-American Series
- Mackena Bell – Whelen All-American, ran six K&N Pro Series East races
- Jessica Brunelli – Whelen All-American, ran four K&N Pro Series West races in 2011
- Michael Cherry – K&N Pro Series East, 14th in points
- Trey Gibson – Whelen All-American
- Ryan Gifford – K&N Pro Series East, tenth in points
- Tayla Orleans – Whelen All-American
- Bryan Ortiz – Whelen All-American
- Sergio Pena – K&N Pro Series East - Won races at South Boston, Hampton, and Greenville, fifth in series points
- Darrell Wallace, Jr. – K&N Pro Series East - Won at Richmond International Raceway, Columbus, and Dover International Speedway; pole positions at South Boston, Loudon, and Dover, second in series points
- Mackena Bell – K&N Pro Series East
- Jessica Brunelli – Whelen All-American Series
- Michael Cherry – Whelen All-American Series
- Ryan Gifford – K&N Pro Series East – First African-American to win a pole position in series (June 6 at Martinsville Speedway)
- Katie Hagar – Whelen All-American Series
- Paul Harraka – K&N Pro Series West
- Rebecca Kasten – Whelen All-American Series
- Sergio Pena – K&N Pro Series East
- Megan Reitenour – Whelen All-American Series
- Jason Romero – Whelen All-American Series
- Darrell Wallace, Jr. – K&N Pro Series East – In March 2010, he won the race at Greenville-Pickens Speedway and became the first African-American and the youngest driver to win in the series.[57] He also won the Lee USA Speedway event in July. Overall, Wallace finished third in points and earned series Rookie of the Year honors.[58]
- Mackena Bell
- Kristin Bumbera
- Michael Cherry
- Jonathan Gomez
- Katie Hagar
- Paul Harraka – The first member to win a race in a NASCAR regional touring series event (Camping World West Series event at Colorado National Speedway in August 2009).[60] He won the September event at All-American Speedway en route to series Rookie of the Year honors and fourth in the standings.
- Laura Hayes
- Juan Pitts
- Megan Reitenour
- Natalie Sather
- Jonathan Smith
- Emily Sue Steck
- Kristin Bumbera
- Michael Cherry
- Michael Gallegos
- Paul Harraka
- Jesus Hernandez
- Lindsey King
- Lloyd Mack
- Jonathan Smith
- Michael Gallegos
- Paul Harraka
- Jessica Helberg
- Jesus Hernandez
- Peter Hernandez
- Lloyd Mack
- Jonathan Smith
- Chris Bristol
- Brianne Cronrath
- Marc Davis
- Allison Duncan
- Paul Harraka
- Jessica Helberg
- Jesus Hernandez – Signed to a development contract with MB2 Motorsports.[22]
- Peter Hernandez
- Brianne Cronrath – Replaced Morty Buckles mid-season[65][66]
- Allison Duncan
- Sarah Fisher[67]
- Michael Gallegos
- Joe Henderson III[65][68]
- Jesus Hernandez
- Tommy Lane[17]
- Terri Williams
- Morty Buckles
- Bruce Driver
- Allison Duncan
- Joe Henderson III
- Reggie Primus
Teams involved in the Drive for Diversity[edit]
- Belnavis Racing – owned by then-Roush Racing executive Sam Belnavis[66]
- Bill McAnally Racing[21][67]
- Bobby Hamilton Racing[68]
- Evernham Motorsports[17][21]
- FDJ Motorsports
- Ginn Racing / MB2 Motorsports[22][21]
- Golden State Racing
- High Point Racing
- Ken Schrader Racing[21]
- Richard Childress Racing[21][67]
- Roadrunner Motorsports
- RTD Motorsports
- SCORE Motorsports[5]
- TW Motorsports
Minority and female-owned teams in NASCAR[edit]
- Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates – Formerly Team SABCO; co-owned by Felix Sabates[49]
- Jennifer Jo Cobb Racing
- JR Motorsports – Co-owned by Kelley Earnhardt Miller
- JTG Daugherty Racing – Co-owned by Brad Daugherty
- Obaika Racing
- Angela's Motorsports
- BAM Racing
- BelCar Racing
- Dale Earnhardt, Inc. – Operated by Teresa Earnhardt from 2001 to 2008.
- Fitz Motorsports[49]
- Hispanic Racing Team
- Liberty Racing
- Marc Davis Racing
- ML Motorsports
- Randy Moss Motorsports – formerly Morgan-Dollar Motorsports
- SCORE Motorsports
- Smith-Ganassi Racing – Co-owned by Evander Holyfield[69]
- Team Paradigm
- Team Xtreme Racing
- Victory Motorsports
- Washington-Erving Motorsports
See also[edit]
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- ^ a b c d Wilson, Kevin A. (January 9, 2005). "Minority Report: Where Did All The Progress Go?". Autoweek.com. AutoWeek. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "An Oral History Of Black NASCAR Drivers". Complex.com. Complex. February 22, 2012. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Jones, Jonathan (May 22, 2015). "Bubba Wallace is best hope for full-time black driver in NASCAR Cup series". charlotteobserver.com. Concord, North Carolina: The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
- ^ a b c d Bernstein, Viv (January 7, 2004). "AUTO RACING; Nascar Looks Past White Male Roots". nytimes.com. Newton, North Carolina: The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Boone, Jerry F. (October 1, 2003). "Building NASCAR's Ethnic Ranks - Can NASCAR Overcome? Building An Ethnically Diverse Sport One Racer At A Time". Stock Car Racing. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Leffler, Charlie (September 11, 2012). "Female future in NASCAR starts with the young". richmond.com. Richmond Times-Dispatch. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b Diaz, George (February 12, 2003). "Black driver finds more open road: Bill Lester, NASCAR's only African-American racer, has helped change the sport". Chicago Tribune. Daytona Beach, Florida: Chicago Tribune, Orlando Sentinel, Tribune Publishing. Retrieved 19 November 2014.
- ^ a b East, Susie (April 24, 2015). "Driving for diversity: The NASCAR racers breaking boundaries". cnn.com. CNN. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Sodeman, Buzz (September 6, 2006). "Racing roots run deep here". pahrumpvalleytimes.com. Pahrump Valley Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d MacWatters, Sandra (April 4, 2011). "Danica Patrick and NASCAR's 10 Most Notable Female Drivers Ever". bleacherreport.com. Bleacher Report. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ Rodman, Dave (December 13, 2000). "Willy T. Ribbs to run Dodge: Dodge inks Ribbs, BHR for diversity initiative". motorsport.com. Auburn Hills, Michigan: motorsport.com. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ "Lester to drive No. 8 Dodge for Hamilton". usatoday.com. USA Today. July 18, 2002. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ "Deborah Renshaw joins Bobby Hamilton Racing". motorsport.com. Lebanon, Tennessee: motorsport.com. December 15, 2004. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
- ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (January 1, 2004). "Joe Gibbs Racing 2004 preview". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Joe Gibbs Racing (April 2, 2005). "Joe Gibbs Racing Diversity Program, 2nd season". motorsport.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Viv (January 26, 2005). "For Gibbs, His Home Is Where the Race Is". nytimes.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Bernstein, Viv (May 19, 2012). "Driver's Seat Elusive for Black Racers". nytimes.com. Huntersville, North Carolina: The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan (May 22, 2015). "Joe Henderson III says NASCAR's Drive for Diversity program failed him". charlotteobserver.com. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d e Pockrass, Bob (June 4, 2012). "Drive for diversity: NASCAR's push to develop minority drivers moving slowly". Sporting News NASCAR. Sporting News. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Hinton, Ed (March 4, 2009). "Drive for Diversity stuck in neutral". espn.go.com. ESPN. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ a b c Bernstein, Viv (November 8, 2006). "Nascar's Drive for Diversity Is Producing Mixed Signals". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ James, Brant (October 30, 2014). "NASCAR PROSPECT KENZIE RUSTON RARING TO GO -- IF SHE GETS A RIDE". ESPN W. ESPN. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ^ a b c Official NASCAR release (October 7, 2015). "ENGINES REVVED FOR NASCAR DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY COMBINE". Daytona Beach, Florida: nascar.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ "Sponsors". revracing.net. Rev Racing. 2014. Retrieved 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Rev Racing". Rev Racing. Rev Racing. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b c d Livingstone, Seth (April 27, 2007). "NASCAR seeks diversity but finds the going slow". USA Today. USA Today. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ Jones, Jonathan (May 22, 2015). "For would-be NASCAR drivers, getting sponsor is challenging". charlotteobserver.com. The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Libertino, Ric (February 6, 2015). "As Candidates Improve, NASCAR's Drive for Diversity Shows Progress". Beyondtheflag.com. Fansided, Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
- ^ Bates, Karen Grisby (February 15, 2014). "Drive For Diversity, NASCAR's Commitment To Race". npr.org. National Public Radio. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ Peele, Robert (June 18, 2008). "Nascar's Latest Detour on the Road to Diversity". nytimes.com. The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2015.
- ^ Staff Report (August 21, 2014). "SUNOCO ROOKIE REPORT: KYLE LARSON". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Spencer, Lee (August 27, 2013). "Report: Earnhardt Ganassi taps Larson". Fox Sports. Retrieved August 27, 2013.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (December 8, 2014). "Darrell Wallace Jr. granted release from Joe Gibbs Racing". Sporting News. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ "Darrell Wallace Jr. heads to Roush Fenway Racing". December 18, 2014. Retrieved December 18, 2014.
- ^ Carrasquillo, Adrian (August 19, 2014). "NASCAR Is Pumped About Daniel Suarez, Its First Full-Time Latino Driver". BuzzFeed. BuzzFeed. Retrieved 1 September 2014.
- ^ a b Jackson, Hallie (March 23, 2015). "NASCAR's Latino drivers hope to be role models". today.com. Today News, NBC News. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Ginn Racing (July 18, 2007). "Ginn Racing outlines future plans". motorsport.com. Mooresville, North Carolina: motorsport.com. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ Pearce, Al (January 3, 2012). "NASCAR: Richard Petty Motorsports signs Aric Almirola for 2012 season". autoweek.com. Autoweek, Crain Communications, Inc. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ^ "Aric Almirola wins Coke Zero 400 under red flag". USA Today. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
- ^ "Aric Almirola Gets First Sprint Cup Series Victory In Rain Shortened Coke Zero 400 at Daytona International Speedway".
- ^ Busbee, Jay (August 25, 2011). "Danica Patrick jumps to NASCAR, will run Sprint events in 2012". Yahoo!. Yahoo!. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (February 8, 2013). "Danica Patrick acquires 2012 Sprint Cup owner points through deal struck by Stewart-Haas Racing". Sporting News. Sporting News. Retrieved 6 November 2014.
- ^ Staff Report (February 17, 2013). "PATRICK BECOMES FIRST WOMAN TO WIN CUP POLE". NASCAR.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 28 August 2014.
- ^ Hastings, Danny (September 27, 2013). "Celebrating Hispanic Heritage: The Legend". youtube.com. NASCAR. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
- ^ a b Smith, Steven Cole (April 2007). "Juan Pablo, Good ol' Boy: The tempestuous Colombian seems sure to put some fire into the often-bland belly of stock-car racing". caranddriver.com. Car and Driver. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Pockrass, Bob (August 13, 2013). "Juan Pablo Montoya won't race No. 42 next season". Sporting News. Retrieved 2013-08-13.
- ^ "Nelson Piquet Jr. to Make Sprint Cup Debut". Nascar.com. August 4, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2014.
- ^ a b c Glick, Shav (September 3, 2005). "Driven to Be Diverse: Team owner Fitz is trying to lead the Latino charge in NASCAR". latimes.com. Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 11 June 2015.
- ^ a b c d Official NASCAR release (January 15, 2016). "NASCAR DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY UNVEILS 2016 DRIVER ROSTER". Daytona Beach, Florida: nascar.com. Retrieved 16 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Fresh Faces Fill 2015 NASCAR Drive For Diversity Roster". Rev Racing. Concord, North Carolina: Rev Racing. January 26, 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
- ^ DiZinno, Tony (January 31, 2014). "NASCAR reveals 2014 Drive for Diversity class". NBC Sports Motorsports Talk. NBC Sports. Retrieved 9 September 2014.
- ^ "Drive For Diversity Class Announced". Motor Racing Network. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
- ^ Official Release (2012-03-14). "Drive for Diversity introduces 2012 driver lineup - Mar 14, 2012". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity introduces 2011 driver lineup - Jan 26, 2011". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity introduces driver lineup - Feb 9, 2010". Nascar.Com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Christley, Jason (March 28, 2010). "Wallace Makes Historic Debut: First African-American & youngest winner K&N Pro Series East". hometracks.nascar.com. Greenville, South Carolina: NASCAR. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Demmons, Doug (October 1, 2010). "Mobile native is Rookie of the Year in NASCAR's K&N Pro Series East". The Birmingham News. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ Official Release. "Drive for Diversity 2009 driver lineup announced - Jan 22, 2009". NASCAR. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Green, Kevin W. (2009-08-16). "Harraka Grabs First Career Win | NASCAR Home Tracks". Localracing.nascar.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ (Photo Credit: Jason Smith/Getty Images for NASCAR) (2008-01-29). "NASCAR Announces Drive For Diversity Class for 2008 | NASCAR Home Tracks". Hometracks.nascar.com. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "Drive For Diversity introduces '07 drivers - Jan 22, 2007". NASCAR. 2007-01-22. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ "2006 Drive for Diversity Roster Announced". Race 2 Win. 2006-01-23. Retrieved 2012-10-19.
- ^ Davidson, Jeremy (February 16, 2005). "NASCAR Notebook: Drive For Diversity; Drive For Diversity promotes diversity by giving minorities and femaledrivers opportunities in NASCAR". Stock Car Racing. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b Gibbs, Lindsay (March 24, 2015). "NASCAR'S LONG DRIVE FOR DIVERSITY". Vice (magazine). Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ a b PR Newswire (July 1, 2005). "Buckles Advances Out Of Drive For Diversity(SM) Program". Blackathlete.net. Charlotte, North Carolina: Blackathlete.net, PRNMedia.com. Retrieved 15 March 2015.
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- ^ a b "Drive for Diversity 2005 Weekly Recap" (PDF). Kodak. April 23, 2005. Retrieved 8 December 2015.
- ^ "Hendrick Gets A Fighting Chance". mrn.com. Motor Racing Network. February 14, 2009. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
External links[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- Minority Report - 2005 Autoweek article on diversity in auto racing.
- An Oral History of Black NASCAR Drivers - Complex article


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Dealing with the Ego
Thought i would see if i could get some discussion going on this. Even though i have been training BJJ for a few years i still find that i deal with my ego alot. Not so much that i stomp around the mat and get mad when i lose, or that i try to slam my way out of subs. I guess i just get down on myself when i get tapped by someone who has alot less experience than me or that i feel i should able to beat. I look at it as a reflection on my lack of skill.
I've been at Straight Blast Gym in Portland OR about a year and a half. I got my blue belt after 8 months there. I had several years experience before that training alot of no-gi in Tallahassee Florida. There wasn't a black belt in town, just a bunch of guys who would get together and train, a few of them had blue belts from other instructors in the state. It was not bad training by a long shot, but training at SBG has helped my technique alot. I am not the biggest guy a 5'10" 160lbs, but i feel my conditioning is good and i dont get overpowered by guys my same size.
The other day i was rolling with someone in class, bigger guy, has not been there that long, but just super strong and aggressive. I went for a takedown, he sprawled, and ended up getting in the basic headlock position from top. This is one of the first positions we learn to escape from, and i kept trying to get out, but this guy had monster strength. Then he trapped my arm between his legs for the kimura/armbar. There was not much i could do.
Its frustarating, because i am more technical than him, and i knew how to get out and what to do, i just could not do it. I guess sometimes strength overcomes technique.
My wife trains too and talking to her about it she says not to compare myself to other people, its about comparing how i performed in the past to how i perform now. Its just tough, especially in a sport like BJJ, where your goal is to submit the other person, so obviously he becomes a basis for comparison.
I dont ever see myself quitting i just need to learn to see it all as part of the journey of improving, so i dont get frustrated after being tapped by less technical, though perhaps bigger and stronger opponents.
Even the best athletes lose. Once you can enjoy what you do...and not be focused so much on the outcome that has or has not happened....your overall performance will probably increase and you will do better and perhaps win more in the process. Focus only on what you need to do in the present moment where the ego can not exist...as it is too caught up in the past and future.
After every match...smile...go shake your opponents hand...tell him nice job...and know you gave it your best. Then just move on.....
If nothing else putting it out there in writing helps to deal with it.
We all have ego and it is hard sometimes to deal with the simple things. Your wife is right and so are you it is a journey. There are a couple of guys on here with a lot darker belts than mine so I hope they chime in.
When I first started training it would bother me when I got subbed and I would try and use my strength to get out of them. Now if someone catches me and they do I will tap and try to learn from it. Someone told me or I read that every time you get tapped you should ask the person to show you how they did it. I also try to bring my attitude of gratitude to the mat and tell people upfront that I appreciate them training with me.
There is one guy at our academy who weighs around 260 and when we roll no-gi if I let him get away from me he just absolutely dominates me. He can basically sub me at will. I still roll with him whenever we are there together and I look at it as a challenge.
Well, sometimes sports just isn't "fair". And sometimes brute strength beats out technique. Do the best with what tools you have.
This isn't meant as being a dick or anything.
Get stronger.
I actually have been in the position of being the less technical but stronger person in wrestling and I used to be able to dominate the other guys that were faster, more knowledgable and more experienced simply because I was much much stronger and bigger than most of the other guys in the wrestling club. Only when I was pitted against people that were about my strength did their skills shine through and I'd be wrapped up in a pretzel very quickly. It wasn't even just a weight thing because there were 2 guys that were my weight but bodyfat wise at least 10% more, so pound for pound I was stronger.
I had a similar experience yesterday.
I was rolling with a teammate that I believe I am more skilled compared to him, yet he outweighed me by around 25 pounds. I was trying an open guard sweep but couldn't pull it off on him and no matter how much I turned to my side in half guard, I always get flattened out. I also got tapped by a simple forearm choke, which I could normally defend.
Its true, sometimes if a guy is just stronger than you he can outmuscle you, the only thing left to do is to outthink the person or beat him to a move by 2 steps.
But, as one of my teammates said, if you wanna get better, its always good that you spar with guys who are very strong, and then mix it up with guys who are really technical. that way, you learn to adjust against different opponents
I did a sidebar article in the CFJ several months ago about this ("Strength on the Mat," I believe). If you're a BJJ blue belt, your technique is pretty squared away. Yes, your technique can improve, but it will take a longer time to make smaller improvements at this stage. On the other hand, it sounds like there are some things you can do about your strength in short order.
As far as ego, look at it this way: this guy has shown you a way that you can be defeated. Now you are able to shore up this weakness so that it may not be exploited again. By beating you, he shared important knowledge with you.
Look at this as a gift, not as a blow to who you are, or what you do...it really has nothing to do with eaither. Empty your cup, stay open to experiences like these, they really are the ones that matter the most. This will help you not to become stagnant in your developement...if you never got tapped, choked out etc you would never learn anything of value.
I cannot tell you how many times i have seen someone who is inexperienced do well against a more experienced martial artist...that includes guys off the street that virtually know nothing. Theoretically yes, a more experienced person should be able to do well against someone not as seasoned, but sparring, fighting, combat etc are so alive, there are really never any guarantee's.
Let go of all those pre concieved notions, then you will actually be free to enjoy the journey.
That happens to me a lot a lot and it is super frustrating. I try not to see it as a reflection on my skill level. If my skill and techniques work on people around my size but don't work on the big guys, I just keep working it as conditioning for next time. I guess my only consolation is knowing what they're doing won't work on many other people... I also try to vary up who I roll with so it doesn't happen constantly... almost everyone at my gym is bigger than me but I try to find more technical guys when I can because it's more fun and they use way less strength (even if they are bigger).
I think the ego is always going to be there but just being aware of it helps.
Yea, i read your article not to long ago for the first time. That and Mark Rippetoe's main article Strong Enough were good stuff. It gave me alot to think about.
So i guess i need to figure out where to improve my strength. I can deadlift double bodyweight, do a muscle up, i think standing overhead press 135lbs or so. Havn't done much squatting lately so i am not sure what my max is on that. I train at CF Portland, so my workouts are whatever is planned for that class. I know those lifts are not overly big but i think they represent a decent baseline of strength. Perhaps i need to do more odd object or strongman style training so it transfers more easily to grappling. Its not all the time i get straight up overpowered, but when it does its frustarating.
thanks for the replies and advice everyone. I am going to try hard to have a better attitude about it.
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New research shows that people with blue eyes have a single, common ancestor. A team at the University of Copenhagen have tracked down a genetic mutation which took place 6-10,000 years ago and is the cause of the eye colour of all blue-eyed humans alive on the planet today. What is the genetic mutation
Originally, we all had brown eyes, said Professor Eiberg from the Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. But a genetic mutation affecting the OCA2 gene in our chromosomes resulted in the creation of a switch, which literally turned off the ability to produce brown eyes. The OCA2 gene codes for the so-called P protein, which is involved in the production of melanin, the pigment that gives colour to our hair, eyes and skin. The switch, which is located in the gene adjacent to OCA2 does not, however, turn off the gene entirely, but rather limits its action to reducing the production of melanin in the iris effectively diluting brown eyes to blue. The switchs effect on OCA2 is very specific therefore. If the OCA2 gene had been completely destroyed or turned off, human beings would be without melanin in their hair, eyes or skin colour a condition known as albinism. Limited genetic variation
Variation in the colour of the eyes from brown to green can all be explained by the amount of melanin in the iris, but blue-eyed individuals only have a small degree of variation in the amount of melanin in their eyes. From this we can conclude that all blue-eyed individuals are linked to the same ancestor, says Professor Eiberg. They have all inherited the same switch at exactly the same spot in their DNA. Brown-eyed individuals, by contrast, have considerable individual variation in the area of their DNA that controls melanin production.
Professor Eiberg and his team examined mitochondrial DNA and compared the eye colour of blue-eyed individuals in countries as diverse as Jordan, Denmark and Turkey. His findings are the latest in a decade of genetic research, which began in 1996, when Professor Eiberg first implicated the OCA2 gene as being responsible for eye colour. Nature shuffles our genes
The mutation of brown eyes to blue represents neither a positive nor a negative mutation. It is one of several mutations such as hair colour, baldness, freckles and beauty spots, which neither increases nor reduces a humans chance of survival. As Professor Eiberg says, it simply shows that nature is constantly shuffling the human genome, creating a genetic cocktail of human chromosomes and trying out different changes as it does so.
And a busy boy was he.
Wait...so if two blue eyed people get it on...it's incest?
...and don't it make my brown eyes
don't it make my brown eyes, blue.
I'll play along. I have blue eyes. My parents have brown eyes. Is my father my father? /lol
Ping bleu
Both your parents carried a recessive gene for blue eyes. They had a four in one chance of any child having blue eyes.
I knew there was a song about this! This scientest is way behind Crystal Gayle!
Damn I am a mutant!
Here's your sign.
Interesting. My husband and I have blue eyes.
You are correct. Actually I got my paternal grandmother's eyes.
Now if both your parents had blue eyes and you had brown eyes, the answer would be no.
DNA tests?
So I have blue eyes and my wife has brown eyes. Her mother had blue eyes, her father brown.
I tell her that our future children are going to have brown eyes. That's not quite right, is it?
uh oh... ; )
There were eight people on the ark, Noah, his wife, the three sons and their wives.
I guess one of them was blue-eyed. At least the time line (6 to 10,000 years ago) is correct.
fishtank, Ph.D.
Hubby has brown eyes, and I have green eyes. We have three blue-eyed children. (out of nine) Do they have different ancestors than we do??????????
No, I'm straight.
Odds are 50% of your kids will have blue, 50% brown (or hazel).
The odds are half of your kids will have brown eyes, since your wife carries one Brown and one Blue, and you have two blues. The brown will express if present.
I saw a billboard for Lucy's bones on exhibit at a local museum.
She's my ancestor (although I haven't had a paternity test yet).
I want them back. Mine mine mine. Or I'll settle for half the receipts.
I have bright blue eyes as do all the members of my immediate family. My yDNA is R1b and my mtDNA is 'V.'
That would make for a new Book of Revelations.
You may carry a recessive gene for blue eyes. Your wife presumably does.
If you both have the gene, you have the one in four chance of a blue-eyed kid.
If she carries the gene and you don't, your kids will all have brown eyes.
But don't quote me, not exactly my area of expertise.
Throw in a picture of Wayne Gretzky and you may have something there.
And all because of "Olaf the Hound" some thousands of years ago.
Asuming the "world" described in that account is not "merely" mesopotamia (the entire known world at the time and the cradle of civilization where a devestating Texas-size flood occurred during the correct timeframe), you would be correct.
(The term "world" is used kind of loosely in the O.T. — there are times when various kings during the Egyptian periods are "kings of the whole world, that sort of thing.)
An unknowable debate, as it detracts from the point of the story.
This is not good news.
Goebbels wrote about his first meeting with Hitler: "I was fascinated by Hitlers blue eyes". Traudl Junge, his last secretary (see the movie: "Der Untergang") often told in interviews, that people were amazed about Hitlers blue eyes.
The blue-eyed mutation was common in the northeastern provinces of Atlantis. When the sea level rose in 8992 BC (only dorks think Atlantis sank), the blue-eyed residents of NE Atlantis naturally sailed on the prevailing winds to Europe.
Huh, I thought he had brown eyes.
Sorry, obviously got that mixed up. You presumably carry two copies of the blue gene. Your wife presumably carries one. As others have said, you have 50/50 chance of blue/brown eyed kids.
Adam and Eve's mailman had blue eyes?
Interesting. Both my parents have brown eyes as do my siblings yet I have blue eyes and I am the 4th child. The 5th child got brown eyes.
Someone figure the math out for me also on this.... We have six children, husband and I both have green eyes, 5 children have blue and one brown. Why did we not get one green eyed? Are they all mine!?? LOL
My Dad had brown eyes, Mom had blue eyes...
both brothers were blond hair and blue eyes!!
me...redhead with green eyes....
"Wait...so if two blue eyed people get it on...its incest?"
I don't think it counts after 2nd cousin.
No news here.
...Or 75% chance of being the Mailman's kid.
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Blue on blue, heartache on heartache
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Losing your identity is terrifying. Hearing the story about the Wired writer who lost his digital life through an Apple and Amazon security flaw had me changing my passwords instantly, and I don't even have an AppleID. It's weird how much of ourselves we offer to people, and yet that sense of self is probably one of the most precious things we have. When confused or uncertain, not having a clear idea of who we are can make simple decisions, such as what you wear, or more complicated ones, like whether to take a better job, crippling. Gaining a sense of identity is a crucial step in being a teenager and that uncertain feeling can last all the way until adulthood. Maybe that's the reason we take solace in superhero stories; the reassurance of an alter ego, the mystery of deceiving appearances, the sense of satisfaction in doing the right thing and the defeat in wondering if it really was right to begin with.
Spider-Men watches Peter Parker struggle through identity issues in a much more literal sense. Sent to the alternate "Ultimate" universe, he's instantly confronted with who he was (a teenage superhero rather than the man he is now), who he is (a grateful New Yorker knows the man behind the Spider-Man mask right off the bat), and who he could be (a dead man). It's rough, but we take it in the gut alongside Peter Parker, thanks to the skillful writing of Brian Michael Bendis and the incredible art stylings of Sara Pichelli, both of whom really bring the story into your brain and let it soak in all the emotional juices. But what will happen next? Issue 4 came out this week, and we only have one issue left before Peter Parker is sent back to his own universe, hopefully a little wiser and better off for his stay, but what will he leave in his wake? I'm going to talk about that and some bullet points about Spider-Men #4.
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This past Wednesday saw the release of a comic we were told would never happen — a crossover between Marvel's original universe and the newer, shinier Ultimate universe. Spider-Men #1, by Brian Michael Bendis, Sara Pichelli, Justin Ponsor and Cory Petit, features a team-up between the original Peter Parker and his namesake, Miles Morales, who took the mantle in the Ultimate universe last fall.
So what was the reaction to the first issue? Here are a few opinions from around the web.
James Hunt, Comic Book Resources: "For all his work on the Ultimate version of Peter Parker, it's surprisingly rare to see Bendis writing the Marvel Universe Spider-Man in anything approaching a starring role. Spider-Man may be a constant presence in Bendis' Marvel Universe titles, but only ever as a supporting character. It probably isn't intentional, except as a measure to avoid diluting Peter Parker's voice between the two comic lines, but it's worked out for the best. To have Brian Bendis inside the head of the 'real' Peter Parker in Spider-Men #1 gives the issue an immediate air of significance. Even before anything's happened, we know it's something special."
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With my first $15 I'd get the following: The Massive #1 (Dark Horse, $3.50), X-Men #30 (Marvel, $3.99), Spider-Men #1 (Marvel, $3.99), and Saucer Country #4 (Vertigo, $2.99). That leaves me roughly 50 cents out of my budget. I dunno if it was planned this way or not, but two of Brian Wood's latest projects, The Massive and his run on the X-Men (of the un-Ultimate variety), kick off this week. We also have the debut of Spider-Men, the crossover that features Peter Parker of the 616 Marvel U meeting up with Miles Morales from the Ultimate-verse. I've enjoyed the Miles Morales/Ultimate Spider-Man stories this far, which is the reason I'm getting it. Finally, Saucer Country is the best of the new Vertigo titles, featuring clever writing by Paul Cornell and great art by Ryan Kelly.
Add another $15 and I'd also get Captain America #13 (Marvel, $3.99), Uncanny X-Force #26 (Marvel, $3.99), Resurrection Man #10 (DC Comics, $2.99), and Frankenstein: Agent of Shade #10 (DC Comics, $2.99). Again, with some change left over for a candy bar or whatever. I laughed out loud at the big reveal at the end of the last issue of Captain America, as we learned who the new guy was behind the Scourge mask. I assume this is a What If? comic, along the lines of "What if (name redacted for spoiler reasons) wasn't lame?" So I have to see this through. I mentioned this weekend on What Are You Reading? that I'd downloaded a whole bunch of the current run of Uncanny X-Force for 99 cents from comiXology, and since then I've completely caught up on the book, so I'll definitley be getting the current issue. Add to that one of the final times I'll get to see Abnett and Lanning's Resurrection Man comic (sniff … well, it was probably a longshot anyway, based on how well his last comic did) and the debut of Matt Kindt on Frankenstein, and that rounds out my week of comics.
I don't really have anything on my splurge radar this week, so maybe I'll just hold onto the cash and save it for next time.


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Re: Bank of America $23,500 CLD
Mike14 wrote:
One thing to watch out for: I had a $7 balance when I called, and paid it off a few days later. I just use that card to pay for (of all things) my wife's ScoreWatch, and then pay it off before they report, so it shows usage but reports a $0 balance. Well they reported the day after they reinstated my CL (mid-cycle), and my EQ FICO score dropped 13 points because of the balance increase!
Good point!
I already got hit by this when they updated with the new, unimproved $9K CL. I tried to pay off the balance today, but somehow, by 3:36 Eastern they were no longer crediting payments to today's date. I could have forced the payment through today from my bank site, but the statement drops on the 2nd or 3rd, so it will catch up them.
But yes, BofA does multiple mid-cycle updates, and they do them quick like a bunny, so be prepared, whether you're hit with a CLD or a restored CL.
* Credit is a wonderful servant, but a terrible master. * Who's the boss --you or your credit?
FICO's: EQ 781 - TU 793 - EX 779 (from PSECU) - Done credit hunting; having fun with credit gardening. - EQ 590 on 5/14/2007
FICO's: EQ 781 - TU 793 - EX 779 (from PSECU) - Done credit hunting; having fun with credit gardening. - EQ 590 on 5/14/2007
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