Nextel's NASCAR PitCommand

For all the NASCAR dads in the house (all two of you who read us, that is), Nextel just announced a new wireless application called PitCommand that delivers race data and results in real-time to cellphones, displaying the information an animated graphic of the track that lets you see a virtual speedometer, odometer, and current standings for your fave driver. PitCommand works on most of Nextel's new color phones, and comes standard on their i736 series of NASCAR-themed handsets (as well it should).

[Kevin Cunniff @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

I think there may be more than two NASCAR dads out there although even this fan thinks "Pit Command" on a cell phone is a little over the top.

Even by NASCAR standards.

-KC Bristol Tennessee

[pope @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

You'd be surprised how net savy we are when we don't watch cars go in circles.

[Darcy @ Dec 19th 2005 12:03AM]

You know, there are FEMALES out there (being one, myself) who are -- shockingly -- both "geeks" and NASCAR fans. I've even combined the racing and geeking: having designed professional race team web sites.

See? No stereotyping required. Male/female = irrelevant.

I do, however, agree with Kevin (above). I don't really need that little bit of gadgetry, but there are unlikely those who do. (Then again, I didn't need my new Inifinit G35, either, but I got it anyway ...)