Nascar blows it ,IMO.......
- Thread starter Bottom Hunter
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preachermantom
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I can't believe I am gonna agree with Waltrip but they said they were gonna let them work their own problems out on track and off so Edwards did...this will happen again as long as they let it go. Glad no one got hurt!
ShaneHallum
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Glad nobody got hurt.. Beef up the cage around the track and let them go at it!
tophat
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It is messed up for sure.
nbforrest#3
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He was just trying to rattle his cage.
If he drove for a lesser owner he would have
gotten worse
If he drove for a lesser owner he would have
gotten worse
Cuttin Caller
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Maybe Nascar will be your next target give Bret a break.
Hows Ben?
Hows Ben?
skynimrod
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Cheap low down shot, but have to let them race.
Rubbin is racin
gator-n-buck
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No different then debating deer hunting except they are going 200 mph.... They are all trying to get position and if they are rubbed wrong, they will rub back.... JMO and I grew up were NASCAR started.... FL...
Must be the difference in night and day between Bill France and David France.
wlf89
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first of all what started the whole thing was carl cutting brad off way i saw it brad didnt do nothing wrong just didnt give him a break and let him get in line and carl got pissed. and secondly if he hadnt flipped nobody would have made such a big deal out of it. and if dale sr would have done it everyone would have been cheering that shows that the fans are just as bad as nascar just depends on who it is
Bottom Hunter
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Cuttin Caller said:
I seem to be your target, thanks for publicly showing your hand....geesh.
Oh, and Ben has hired the best defense team possible. We'll see how this thing shakes out. At least he didn't get video'd "rearending" someone like Carl Edwards did.....haha.
I'm all for "rubbin is racin" especially on the last lap. I like seeing another car spin out a car in front of him to win a race, just like Dale Sr. did many times....that's racin"...!
Being 150 laps behind (Edwards)and intentionally wrecking someone else just to get them back is dangerous and can even hurt people that are not involved.....
IMO, Nascar is dangering the fans and their drivers to gain popularity.......I sure hope the tickets come with waivers because if someone gets hurt or killed, well, Nascar will be paying out a lot of money...
Oh, and thanks for showing me why I need to stay away from the general forum.....I keep forgetting.
BH
wlf89 said:
That didn't start it. This goes back to last year when Brad did pretty much the same thing to Carl.
Glad to see NASCAR is letting them race and work their differences out on the track. It should be great for ratings.
Outdoor Lady
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This is racing - trying to get back to the roots. First of all, people need to stay in the dang seat and not up against the fence. Second of all, swapping paint is part of racing, it isnt the other persons fault how the other driver handles the car or how the car turns.
Now, with that being said... There should be some rules against going out there trying to hurt someone - but this is racing... Rub the paint, get out the frustrations on the track and race!
If you want a pansy sport - stick with baseball!
Now, with that being said... There should be some rules against going out there trying to hurt someone - but this is racing... Rub the paint, get out the frustrations on the track and race!
If you want a pansy sport - stick with baseball!
If you let them "get their frustrations out" on the track, they won't be able to finish a race at all. ;)
Outdoor Lady
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MUP said:
And that would be their loss!
showmehorns
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farmin68 said:
Bingo.
iowavf
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Brad has left his mark in both series and Carl was the recipient a few times and had enough. It did look like Carl came down on him in the early laps, but the issues have been brewing between these 2 drivers long before Atlanta. Brads young and has stated he takes no crap from anyone and will do what it takes to win. He was agressive last season and it's catching up with him. Will be interesting to see how both of them drive the rest of the season in both searies.
POSSUM HUNTER
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JLT
Locksley
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Glad nobody got hurt..
Redwing
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I think all sports should adopt more "Let em Fight" Hockey Rules. Can't wait to see someone tackle Tiger Woods when he shows them up with a fist pump or Bass Fishermen "Bumping & Rubbing" while blazing down the Lake.
"What if" we had no rules. Definitely would be fun to watch, but this is a dangerous sport, unlike the majority of other sports, when a mistake is made, someone, fan or participant, could be killed. Got to draw the line somewhere, and it used to be scribbled there somewhere too, but this mindset of late is a dangerous turn of events imo.
Im for one glad to see Nascar is letting the drivers race again. I dont agree with what Carl did since both accidents were his fault so if Im Brad Im pissed. I think Carl should have got a one race suspension but oh well he is on probation so if Im Brad and end up a few laps down at Bristol and Carl is on the lead lap guess what Im doing ;)
Unicam
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WWF all over again. Its all about the money and drama, not about who has the better car or driver.
Tim Johnson
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Used to be a time when I did not miss a race on TV. Now I cant remember the last time I actually watched one.
JohnnyDollar
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Last year at Talladega Brad did the exact same thing to Carl Edwards, watch the replay and you will see him turn up into Carl. Not a big deal was made of it. If brad wolud have slid into the grass or just spun around there would not be a big deal, but since the car flipped it is a big deal. The fans take a chance of being killed at any race they go to so saying that could have killed someone doesn't fly. There is no difference in what Carl did that what Brad did last year so they're even. Brad has had problems with Kyle Bush, Joey Logano, Denny Hamlin, and Carl Edwards, with that being said who is the bottom denominator? I think nascar should have given Carl this year the same punishment that Brad got last year after the Talladega race.
Baxter83
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I haven't been interested in NASCAR since I was a kid due to all the BS rule changes, restrictor plates, etc! I'd rather watch old re-runs of races from the 80's and 90's when it was still competitive and exiting to watch. Rubbin' is Racin'!!!!
I'd just assume go to Duck River dirt track or Winchester (if it was still open) and watch the local dirt track racers go at it than watch all this over-rated cry baby crap they call NASCAR! IMO. nuff said. good day
BTW why don't he just throw his helmet at him or punch him in the face like they used to. Man up a little! :D
I'd just assume go to Duck River dirt track or Winchester (if it was still open) and watch the local dirt track racers go at it than watch all this over-rated cry baby crap they call NASCAR! IMO. nuff said. good day
BTW why don't he just throw his helmet at him or punch him in the face like they used to. Man up a little! :D
RUGER said:
But taking a guy out when you're 150 laps down is not. It's a cheap shot, perpetrated by a two-faced bagga-doucha guy. Ol' Carl puts on the "Awww Shucks" face for the camera, but he's a downright jackass. I've never liked him, and he never seems to be able to take it near as much as he likes to dish it. He INTENTIONALLY wrecked a guy in the fastest part of the series's fastest track. It was lowdown, cheap, and potentially fatal. Edwards should have been parked. He forgets that when he flipped, numerous fans in the stands got sent to the hospital.
There's a difference in "letting boys be boys" and "you crossed WAAYYYYY over the line". Carl passed the line about the third unsuccessful attempt to wreck Brad.
