An idea to make Formula 1 more accessible, but nobody's reading this!

I was thinking, many, if not all major sporting leagues in North America have an All-Star and/or skills competition that happens midway through the season. What about the most watched sport on earth, Formula 1? It does take the most TV ratings each year, but it's not a single event like the Superbowl or the FIFA World Cup Final. Many young boys and men watch car racing or even passively follow it, so it's not just something that is kept going in the background for fanatics. So, my thoughts asked me, why is there no Formula 1 all-star Formula 1 skills competition?

On the calendar, there are anywhere from 17-19 races per year that take place ranging from brand new tracks like Shanghai, Bahrain, and soon with Singapore and Valencia, to legendary tracks like Silverstone, England; Spa-Francorchamps, Belgium; the Nurburgring in Germany; and Monaco. These are all fine tracks, but they are selective. I know that tracks have to be designed in a specific way, but what if at the end of each season, like middle-end of November, there is a special skills competition using the previous year's-spec cars in a series of both team and driver focused competitions? An example would be the quickest pit-stop by changing 4 tires, putting in a specific amount of fuel and changing a nosecone or a track obstacle course?

What's even better that instead of a track that's seen action, a different city where a race has NOT occurred host it for a weekend? A world city like Paris, Dubai, Johannesburg, New York or Toronto would be ideal and a big population can see the cars up close and maybe even meet a driver or two.

Not only does this make people more friendly to car racing, but the sponsors get airtime and Formula 1 becomes more recognized. I hope that if Bernie Ecclestone reads this, he considers this idea because there is a market to be tapped, and that means more money for you and more entertainment for the people. Think about it.

Taco Bell presents: The Dave Kori and Candy Tistadt Show

I'm sure you've all heard about this by now. High school senior in Virginia calls up public official to ask a question about the snow day policy, and then he receives a harassing and abusive voicemail from the spouse of the public official.

Well I for one would be ashamed to be that public official if my wife was calling up those who made an inquiry of snow day policies. If you haven't heard it, here's a YouTube video of it:


Anyways, to give some background information from what I've gathered. Candy Tistadt is the wife of Dean Tistadt, the public servant working for the Fairfax County Public Schools district (FCPS). Candy herself is an elementary school teacher.

Dave Kori is a senior student at the same school district, and he called up Dean's office on a heavy snow day, to which he couldn't get an answer, and then called the home, a listed number (Public information) and left a message including his name, number, and who he is. Candy reacts. Mind you, according to Kori, and many other people, he says that he wanted some information about the snow day policies (Or something to that effect), not about why Dean Tistadt did not close the schools.

Personally, if I were a parent with a child of mine in Candy Tistadt's classroom, I would insist for a reprimand or even a public apology over this issue. If she treats young people this way, then how would she treat my child if he/she asked her a question that might have been sensitive to Candy? This issue that Kori called about was none of Candy Tistadt's business, and she took this issue so far into her own hands that she denigrated herself and made her true opinions of young people known. She really should be ashamed of herself for doing something so stupid, and if I were Kori, I would probably have called back to tell her that I was questioning a public official, a principal that the United States is built on, and since she isn't that public official in question, she should stay out of this.

However, Kori took it in the wrong direction by making it an internet sensation. He could've blackmailed, but as the old saying goes "hindsight is only 20/20!" Hopefully, Dave will learn that to make a point, he doesn't have to get the WWW involved, he can just call up again and clarify himself to Dean, preferably in his office, not Candy (Although she might also be in Dean's office to fight her hubby's battles!), but we should remember that Kori isn't 25 (The age when the frontal lobes of the brain are fully developed), and neither am I!