NASCAR and boogity boogity

[scottmandue]

M'kay my buddy is a NASCAR fan... and at the start of a race all the fans go boogity boogity, whether it be at the track or watching on TV.

So can someone enlighten me?

WTF does boogity boogity mean or what is the origin of the saying?

[lendaddy]

One of the idiot announcers started it, I think it was one of the Waltrips.

[Moneyguy1]

Is thee a German equivalent for sports car fans?

[tc-sacto]

That's because in Mexifornia it translates to Andale', Andale'

[livi]

Hey Scott!

You recently educated me on this. It means 'to the top/bump'. Remember?

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by livi

Hey Scott!

You recently educated me on this. It means 'to the top/bump'. Remember?

I was trying to male a somewhat convoluted joke on the F1 thread...
As in NASCAR = Teams trying to cheat on the rules, drivers getting into fights off track, and on the track bumping into each other and...
F1 = Teams trying to cheat on the rules, drivers getting into fights off track, and on the track bumping into each other and...

I don't think anyone got the joke and it probably didn't translate well to Swedish, my apologies.

[livi]

Equivocal yet not indecent. I like it!

Boogity bump!

[450knotOffice]

I believe Darryl Waltrip coined that phrase. I think it's his tag line now. I cringe when I hear it because it sounds like something a 10 year old and his friends would say.

[rouxroux]

Gee, and all these years I thought this is where it originated:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85krLPrWWTY

[Flatbutt1]

The world according to Wiki


As the cars take the green flag to start each race, Waltrip shouts "Boogity Boogity Boogity!" (sometimes also including "Lets Go Racing Boys!"), is a nonsense phrase that has become his trademark in recent years. (The phrase appears in the 1960 doo wop parody "Who Put the Bomp" by Barry Mann.) The story Waltrip has told about this is that, as a driver, he got tired of hearing his spotter or crew chief say "green, green, green" at the start of every race and wanted to hear something more original.

The phrase is also used in the 1974 Ray Stevens hit song "The Streak".

[cashflyer]

The song origin makes sense. I remember hearing it long before DeeDubya was spouting it out every race day.

[azasadny]

Why does NASCAR remind me of WWF?

[Flatbutt1]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Why does NASCAR remind me of WWF?

Same DNA?

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by azasadny

Why does NASCAR remind me of WWF?

Perhaps because you prefer to use a worn cliche than to come up an original comparison? Or perhaps they're secretly your two favorite TV shows you can pick up with rabbit ears?




Or possibly you're one of the 75 million U.S. residents that admit to being fans?

[rouxroux]

Originally Posted by Dueller

Or perhaps they're secretly your two favorite TV shows you can pick up with rabbit ears?

We have to hang our tin foil hats on our rabbit ears when we want to watch Jerry Springer.

[Dueller]

Here are some demographics from various sources:

NASCAR FANS

Gender distribution
Male 60%
Female 40%

Age distribution
U.S. pop. NASCAR fans
18-34 32% 32%
35-44 21% 26%
45+ 47% 43%


Income distribution
U.S. pop. NASCAR fans
$30-50,000 22% 29%
$50-75,000 18% 22%
$75-100,000 12% 12%
$100,000+ 9% 8%


Regional distribution
U.S. pop. NASCAR fans
Northeast 20% 20%
Midwest 23% 24%
South 35% 38%
West 21% 19%


Ethnic diversity
% of NASCAR fan base (18+):
1999 2002 Trend
Hispanic 3.6% 8.6% +139%
African-American 4.9% 9.1% +86%
Source: NASCAR

Delaware Online: Feb 2004
http://www.delawareonline.com/newsjournal/local/2004/02/15daytonaushersin.html


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NASCAR DEMOGRAPHICS (8/1/04)

HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Average Household Income for NASCAR fans is $68,267.00

AGE DEMOGRAPHICS
11% of NASCAR fans are age 18-24;
21% of NASCAR fans are age 25-34;
26% of NASCAR fans are age 35-44;
19% of NASCAR fans are age 45-54;
15% of NASCAR fans are age 55-64
9% of NASCAR fans are 65 or older.

GENDER
59% Male,
41% Female

MARRIED/SINGLE
60.6% of all NASCAR fans are married.

ETHNIC
24.5% of NASCAR fans are African American

EDUCATION
60% of NASCAR fans have some college education.



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NASCAR Demographics
Compiled by Racing West

Gender
Female 38%
Male 62%

Residence
Rent 28%
Own 72%

Education
Some H.S. 12%
H.S. Grad 88%
Some College/College Grad 38%

Employment
Full Time 72%
Part Time 10%
Retired/Unemployed 18%


Occupation
Professional/Manager 27%
Tech'n/Clerk/Sales 21%
Craft Precision 13%
Unskilled Labor 10%
Retired/Unemployed 12%
Other 17%

Age
Under 18 3%
18-24 15%
25-34 29%
35-44 25%

Marital Status
Married 64%
Single 22%
Divorced/Widowed 14%

Sources: Simmons Market Research Bureau, Inc. and Performance Research

[scottmandue]

Those stats can't be right.. there is no "moonshiner" listed under occupation.

I remember the Ray Stevens song and it seems like that was long before Mr. Waltrip started using the phrase... or it could just be coincidence.

[Dueller]

Originally Posted by scottmandue

Those stats can't be right.. there is no "moonshiner" listed under occupation.

That's because they all switched over to growing pot in the late '60s.