THE BLACK FLAG - DIRECTV NASCAR HOTPASS MOMENT CONTEST

by CC Rider, The Black Flag Blog

The Black Flag is back and we're bringing it harder than ever with a great contest with great prizes (and of course having fun at the expense of some of NASCAR's rich and powerful sacred cows, Black Flag style):

The Black Flag NASCAR Hotpass Moment Contest sponsored by DirecTV.


We will have five winners and we have five great judges.

Here is how it works....

Submit your entry of 250 words or less on the following topic:

"The moment when ESPN/ABC made me wish I had DirecTV's NASCAR HotPass was when..."

An obvious example was when Rusty Wallace started talking about "Draft Lock". But there are so many more (you can reference the mythical "Draft Lock", but if you want to win, you need to bring so much more -- hey, you've go so much material to work with!).

The judging criteria is humor, writing and creativity.

Speaking of judging....

The Black Flag has put together a great panel of five judges for this contest. Here they are:

• Queen of the NASCAR blogosphere TallGlassOfMilk.
• Former New York Times NASCAR reporter and author of the new novel "Yellow Flag" Robert Lipsyte.
• NASCAR media critic ChuxStory is on the panel.
• We also have KLValus, winner of the FoxSports/Miller Lite NASCAR Next Great Sportswriter Contest.

The judges will not know who the entrants are during the judging process.

This contest is going to be fair and balanced. No hanging chads. No ballot box stuffing. No conflicts of interest. No Sanjaya.

Da Rules

1. Entries must be 250 words or less. Entries may contain links and those links will not go against the word count
2. Entries must be submitted no later than Wednesday October 31st, 2007. At the discretion of The Black Flag and M80, entries may be closed prior to that date in the event the volume of submissions.
3. Winners must be DirecTV subscribers in order to receive the Hotpass or Pay-Per-View certificates. Those winners who are not DirecTV subscribers will be eligible to win the Clint Bowyer Die Cast.
4. Unfortunately, in order to receive the prizes you must live in the United States or Canada.
5. Your entry needs to include the words "Hotpass Moment" in the subject line.
6. The Black Flag has the right to publish any entries submitted.

Prizes

1. First Prize
One first prize of a DirecTV NASCAR Hotpass subscription and a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast will be awarded.
2. Runner Up Prizes
There will be FOUR runner up prizes awarded. The runner up will receive their choice of either a DirecTV Pay-Per-View certificate ($40 value) or a 1:24 Scale Clint Bowyer die cast.

To Enter...

Simply click this link here and submit your entry via this email form. In your entry, please indicate if you are or are not a DirecTV subscriber.

You will receive a confirmation of your entry within 24 hours of submission.

If you have questions, you can use the email form or post your questions here.

UPDATE: Canadian residents are now eligible.