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2010 NASCAR running thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by 2muchcoffeeman, Jan 3, 2010.

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  1. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Edwards gets three-race probation. Pathetic.
     
    playthrough, Mar 9, 2010
    #361
  2. Bob Cook

    Bob Cook Active Member

    Wow. NASCAR just gave every driver permission to ram the shit out of anyone he feels like. The series is really that desperate to hold onto fans?
     
    Bob Cook, Mar 9, 2010
    #362
  3. PCLoadLetter

    PCLoadLetter Well-Known Member

    They've got serious balls spinning this as a design issue. "There's nothing wrong with spinning a guy a 195 mph - the problem is a design flaw that causes the car to go airborne when you do it!"
     
    PCLoadLetter, Mar 9, 2010
    #363
  4. Batman

    Batman Well-Known Member

    And all that cheap sheet metal that caved in the roof? And the parts that could have flown off and into the crowd? Shoddy workmanship, I tells ya!
    I guess it really does take someone dying to effect change in NASCAR.
     
    Batman, Mar 9, 2010
    #364
  5. Shoeless Joe

    Shoeless Joe Active Member

    This is about par for the course. NASCAR is a complete friggin joke. I've been around this sport as a fan and writer for more than 30 years and nothing surprises me anymore.

    I wish the local law around Hampton, Ga. would charge Edwards to rub NASCAR's face in their own stupidity. Maybe when someone gets really hurt they'll stand up and listen.
     
    Shoeless Joe, Mar 9, 2010
    #365
  6. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Somewhere, Denny Hamlin just peed himself with excitement, and he knows exactly why.
     
    murphyc, Mar 9, 2010
    #366
  7. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    Nice.

    "I don't know what for Cole, the race is over."
     
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    murphyc, Mar 9, 2010
    #367
  8. Baron Scicluna

    Baron Scicluna Well-Known Member

    Since when did John Ziegler run NASCAR?
     
    Baron Scicluna, Mar 9, 2010
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  9. murphyc

    murphyc Well-Known Member

    To the credit of NASCAR officials, at least they are for once being consistent. They wanted the boys to have at it, and that's just the message they send with the double secret probation.
    Of course, now the question is would Edwards have gotten the same slap on the wrist if he had hit, say, the 88 or 24 cars?
     
    murphyc, Mar 9, 2010
    #369
  10. Drip

    Drip Active Member

    Maybe when there is a tragedy, they'll do something. You think?
    http://sports.espn.go.com/rpm/nascar/cup/news/story?id=4979018
     
    Drip, Mar 9, 2010
    #370
  11. Double J

    Double J Active Member

    Sure they'll do something. They'll blame somebody else.

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    Double J, Mar 9, 2010
    #371
  12. playthrough

    playthrough Moderator Staff Member

    Yup. Drivers as corporate drones and Nascar race officials as wrist-slapping schoolmarms wasn't working. But instead of finding a middle ground, as most other sports leagues have managed to do, Nascar has gone completely the other way. So what if you get the occasional flying car--that's what gets the sport on Good Morning America and other mainstream outlets, as Brad K's missile did this week. When that happens, Nascar will furrow its brow and feign interest in examining the car, knowing full well that a) the spoiler won't prevent flight, never did before; and b) the COT is a Brinks truck and no one's gonna die. Oh, except maybe fans. So let's just get that catch fencing high and tight, ya hear?
     
    playthrough, Mar 9, 2010
    #372
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