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Just an auto mechanic from Ohio(you won't get me to be more specific than that! Bad past experiences have taught me to be careful about how much I reveal about myself) with a passion for racing.

My friends call me D-Boy, feel free to call me this as well if you'd like. There's an interesting story as to why I have a nickname ripped straight from an anime series, but I won't bother with telling it here. But suffice it to say, I was feared in high school, even though I wasn't a bully.

I once raced a 1999 Swift CART chassis in vintage formula racing, but will soon be switching to amateur-level sports prototypes, running a Chiron LMP3(after finding I liked its handling characteristics more than those of a Ligier JS49). My racing endeavors are mostly funded by my boss - very good man, well-known in our local community. I made my decision to switch to a cheaper sportscar for racing because some recent issues gave him some financial troubles(minor ones that have mostly been sorted), and running old open-wheel cars is quite expensive. Of course the fact that my doctor was concerned about me overstraining my neck helped make the choice as well.

I have a love for road courses, but I also have nothing against ovals. I love Champ Car, NASCAR, IndyCar, Formula One, MotoGP, Le Mans.... If its got wheels and a motor and goes really fast, I like it.

I've found I have a very unconventional view of the world of racing. I'm always thinking outside of the box on issues and rarely end up taking sides on a matter - I usually have a completely different view the vast majority of people. Even when I do side with one group or another, its rarely to the full extent.

My articles are a way to share my unconventional views.

I want to make you think about certain things in a way you may not have considered.

But most of all, I want my ideas to make people TALK! TALK and come up with even MORE new and greater ideas! Its talking about things and throwing out ideas no one had considered that results in the BEST ideas!

I don't expect my ideas to change the world. But if I can make people think, even just simple fans... I'm happy.

Now sit back, enjoy the articles, and open your mind to my abnormal thoughts.

D-Boy's Recent Articles

LEXINGTON, OH - AUGUST 08: Joerg Bergmeister drives the #45 GT2 Flying Lizard Motorsports Porsche 911 RSR during the American Le Mans Series Acura Sports Car Challenge on August 8, 2009 at the Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course in Lexington, Ohio (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

ALMS Laguna Seca and Future Overview

Published 27 days ago
160 reads 34 comments

American Le Mans Series' New Class Structure: Good Idea or Bad Idea?

Published 2 months ago
176 reads 2 comments

SEBRING, FL - MARCH 15: Guy Smith drives the #20 LMP2 Dyson Racing Team Porsche RS Spyder during practice for the American Le Mans Series 55th Annual Mobil 1 Twelve hours of Sebring at the Sebring International Raceway on March 15, 2007 in Sebring, Florida. (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

ALMS: Finally Regaining Their Form

Published 3 months ago
95 reads 4 comments

MONTEREY, CA - OCTOBER 17: Johnny O'Connell drives the #3 GT1 Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C6-R during practice for the American Le Mans Series Monterey Sports Car Championship on October 17, 2008 at the Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in Monterey, California. (Photo by Darrell Ingham/Getty Images)

What is the Best ACTIVE Racecar?

Published 4 months ago
72 reads 8 comments

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D-Boy Writes About

Motorsports (54),
Opinion (41),
Formula 1 (23),
Road Racing (11),
NASCAR (8),
Rankings/List (6),
Ferrari (6),
Brawn GP (5)

D-Boy responded to a comment on Out of Control: NASCAR Fails to Keep Drivers in Line Away from Speedway
Gary Buchanan responded to a comment on Juan Pablo Montoya May Need Some Tums with His "Taco"
D-Boy responded to a comment on Danica Patrick Staying In IndyCar: Thank God
D-Boy commented on Renault: The New, Protected Species of Formula One
D-Boy commented on The Contrarian: FIA Got Renault's Punishment Right
D-Boy responded to a comment on Is A Stock Car Road Racing Series Viable?

The Short List What D-Boy thinks about sport's most pressing questions

Favorite Athletes

Graham Rahal, Paul Tracy, Helio Castroneves
Favorite Sports Teams

Newman/Haas/Lanigan Racing, Ferrari, McLaren, Scuderia Toro Rosso
All Time Sports Moment

Alex Zanardi completing the 13 laps he left unfinished in the race that lost him his legs.
Most Memorable Game Attended

1993 Grand Prix of Cleveland.
Petty or Earnhardt?

Earnhardt
Schumacher or Senna?

Senna

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by L.J.
3 months ago

Wayne Taylor and Max Angelelli will be giving a telephone press conference on Wed. 7/29 at 2 p.m. EST.

I have gained access through NASCAR Media.

If you want the info...email me at: ljburgess at mac dot com.
by L.J.
4 months ago

I'll read up on hat some more but I think Indycar is loosening up so the Panoz rmor makes sense,
by L.J.
4 months ago

bounce me an email please: ljburgess at mac dot com
by Benedict
4 months ago

Hear the news? The FIA and FOTA are all hugs now apparently, and Max Mosely won't be coming back. F1's been saved!
by Tony
4 months ago

More shameless self-promotion.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203631-irc-meeks-takes-win-in-belgium-ypres-rally
by Tony
4 months ago

While every series seems to have issues the IRC continues to get better.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/203007-irc-loix-leads-after-day-one-in-belgium
by Dann
4 months ago

He mate

wrote a piece which I tried to make my master piece. Could you please cheack it out. Don't be scared of telling me if it is bad

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/200865-painting-my-sports-idol
by Dann
4 months ago

Hey mate.
Did my first slide show today. It is supposed to be humor. Tell me if you like it

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/197755-looking-at-sports-once-again-when-it-sickens-me#page/13
by Tony
5 months ago

My sources tell me that the "Ferrari" engine is really the Maserati engine that was in development a few years ago. I was financed privately as is this new Ferrari Engine. Remember that G/A engines are extremely restricted and are way down on potential horsepower. What they are probably developing is mileage.
by Blaine
5 months ago

F1 community:
It is not too late to make a difference!
You can help. Please give a read and "pay this forward" Some things are bigger than sports.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/182116-fallen-san-francisco-49ers-et-a
by Lola
5 months ago

A spy picture was shown on the unofficial ALMS website a month ago of the new GT2 Corvette.
by Tony
5 months ago

D-boy.

Excellent article. The DP's need help in the looks department.
Not sold in the "close racing" angle. I am not a fan of manipulated racing.
by Tony
5 months ago

D-Boy,

Are you seriously comparing IRL Mirror development with F-1 Tech development?

The IRL is a spec series. They all run the same chassis and motor. development is severely restricted.
Mirror development for testing to be run next year is not that interesting.
by Tony
5 months ago

D-Boy,

I saw where you wrote on L.J.'s BB
"In IRL the teams are allowed to develop certain areas of the chassis. Most visibily the shape of the rear mirrors and the wing endplates."

You are wrong. The IRL froze Mirror and End-Plate development early last season. About the only thing you can work on now is the windscreen along with shocks and springs, And even those are heavily restricted,

Grand-Am has looser rules.
by L.J.
5 months ago

Formula 1 has taken some huge steps backwards in the last 24 months...if not 60 months...I think that the IRL should approach FOCA (whatever) and offer to "blend" their concept into "our" concept and set up a true manufacturer's series that encompasses the entire world.

Are you weary of "Spec Series" racing?

Would you want to see Ferrari, BMW and Mercedes at Indy?

Far fetched? Yes. impossible? No.

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