rec.autos.simulators

> Who here thinks that Ernie Irvan (a NASCAR Winston Cup Driver) drove
> into the back of Sreling Marlin at Talladega. He said that it was
> Sterlings fault. Then Sterling crashed into Dale Earnhardt and sent
> him FLYING into the wall practically head on, then D.E. FLIPPED once
> onto his side then got hit by 4 MORE CARS! Swervin denied the WHOLE
> thing. He said it was Sterlings fault! Can you beleive that, I mean at
> least admit to it that you made a mistake! His Crew Cheif said that
> Sterling had Ernie all the way down onto the apron in the Tri-oval.
> That's a bunce of BULL-SH!T! He drove down there all by himself! He
> didn't get much of any damage and walked away as once again "SWERVIN
> IRVAN" the HELL RAISER! Erine Irvan is STILL Swervin Irvan to me and I
> think he needs MORE medical attention TOO! What do you all think?? I
> will await ALL you replys. And I'm sure I'll get PLENTY!

> Tom Wardell

>> Who here thinks that Ernie Irvan (a NASCAR Winston Cup Driver) drove
>> into the back of Sreling Marlin at Talladega. He said that it was
>> Sterlings fault. Then Sterling crashed into Dale Earnhardt and sent
>> him FLYING into the wall practically head on, then D.E. FLIPPED once
>> onto his side then got hit by 4 MORE CARS! Swervin denied the WHOLE
>> thing. He said it was Sterlings fault! Can you beleive that, I mean at
>> least admit to it that you made a mistake! His Crew Cheif said that
>> Sterling had Ernie all the way down onto the apron in the Tri-oval.
>> That's a bunce of BULL-SH!T! He drove down there all by himself! He
>> didn't get much of any damage and walked away as once again "SWERVIN
>> IRVAN" the HELL RAISER! Erine Irvan is STILL Swervin Irvan to me and I
>> think he needs MORE medical attention TOO! What do you all think?? I
>> will await ALL you replys. And I'm sure I'll get PLENTY!

>> Tom Wardell

>Well, first off, I will tell you I am a fan of the #28 car (and the #2
>and the #88). Secondly, I have went to your page and can certainly tell
>that you are an Earnhardt fan, which would substantiate your obvious
>bias in the situation. Earnhardt (which of all the chevy drivers I
>respect the most) himself said the incident was "just racing". This same
>thread ran its course on Compuserve two weeks ago, starting the same way
>as this one. DE himself has done the same type of thing before (remember
>when he got together with Rusty and sent him flying?) which, in my
>opinion, was also just part of racing. These drivers hang it out on the
>edge every race, especially when they are at Talladega, where the cars
>got 200 mph just inches apart. I concur with Earnhardt that the incident
>was just racing and let it go at that.
>Kevin

> YES I'M A 100% DE FAN, AND PROUD OF IT! True DE did hit RW in 1994,
> BUT at least he admitted to it and whet to go see if he was alright
> after the wreck! EI didn't even think he had ANY FAULT! I mean ADMIT
> that you made a mistake and thats that! Even his ccrew cheif wouldn't
> admit up to EI making a POSSIBLY mistake, he said that it was SM
> fault! WRONG. I'll wait to hear from ya.

> Tom Wardell

> Tom Wardell

>> YES I'M A 100% DE FAN, AND PROUD OF IT! True DE did hit RW in 1994,
>> BUT at least he admitted to it and whet to go see if he was alright
>> after the wreck! EI didn't even think he had ANY FAULT! I mean ADMIT
>> that you made a mistake and thats that! Even his ccrew cheif wouldn't
>> admit up to EI making a POSSIBLY mistake, he said that it was SM
>> fault! WRONG. I'll wait to hear from ya.

>> Tom Wardell
>I admit Irvan and his crew chief could have handled it better, and from
>what I could see from the replays, it looks like he did drift up to hit
>Marlin's rear end.
>I just wonder how things would have turned out if it were someone like
>Gordon or T. Labonte was in Irvan's position and the accident occured
>with similar results? I bet you bowtie fans wouldn't have said anything
>except what Earnhardt had already said, "It's just racing," and let it
>go at that.
>Kevin

>> YES I'M A 100% DE FAN, AND PROUD OF IT! True DE did hit RW in 1994,
>> BUT at least he admitted to it and whet to go see if he was alright
>> after the wreck! EI didn't even think he had ANY FAULT! I mean ADMIT
>> that you made a mistake and thats that! Even his ccrew cheif
wouldn't
>> admit up to EI making a POSSIBLY mistake, he said that it was SM
>> fault! WRONG. I'll wait to hear from ya.

> > Who here thinks that Ernie Irvan (a NASCAR Winston Cup Driver) drove
> > into the back of Sreling Marlin at Talladega. He said that it was
> > Sterlings fault. Then Sterling crashed into Dale Earnhardt and sent
> > him FLYING into the wall practically head on, then D.E. FLIPPED once
> > onto his side then got hit by 4 MORE CARS! Swervin denied the WHOLE
> > thing. He said it was Sterlings fault! Can you beleive that, I mean at
> > least admit to it that you made a mistake! His Crew Cheif said that
> > Sterling had Ernie all the way down onto the apron in the Tri-oval.
> > That's a bunce of BULL-SH!T! He drove down there all by himself! He
> > didn't get much of any damage and walked away as once again "SWERVIN
> > IRVAN" the HELL RAISER! Erine Irvan is STILL Swervin Irvan to me and I
> > think he needs MORE medical attention TOO! What do you all think?? I
> > will await ALL you replys. And I'm sure I'll get PLENTY!

> > Tom Wardell

>>> YES I'M A 100% DE FAN, AND PROUD OF IT! True DE did hit RW in 1994,
>>> BUT at least he admitted to it and whet to go see if he was alright
>>> after the wreck! EI didn't even think he had ANY FAULT! I mean ADMIT
>>> that you made a mistake and thats that! Even his ccrew cheif
>wouldn't
>>> admit up to EI making a POSSIBLY mistake, he said that it was SM
>>> fault! WRONG. I'll wait to hear from ya.
>If you'll watch the replay real close, you'll see just before the
>touch, Ernie was forced down onto the apron. Unlike in the sim, when
>you do this in a real car, you will slip up the track. Maybe he should
>have backed off, but would you (or that "Take'em out if they wont move"
>guy Dale).
>Mike

>>> Who here thinks that Ernie Irvan (a NASCAR Winston Cup Driver) drove
>>> into the back of Sreling Marlin at Talladega. He said that it was
>>> Sterlings fault. Then Sterling crashed into Dale Earnhardt and sent
>>> him FLYING into the wall practically head on, then D.E. FLIPPED once
>>> onto his side then got hit by 4 MORE CARS! Swervin denied the WHOLE
>>> thing. He said it was Sterlings fault! Can you beleive that, I mean at
>>> least admit to it that you made a mistake! His Crew Cheif said that
>>> Sterling had Ernie all the way down onto the apron in the Tri-oval.
>>> That's a bunce of BULL-SH!T! He drove down there all by himself! He
>>> didn't get much of any damage and walked away as once again "SWERVIN
>>> IRVAN" the HELL RAISER! Erine Irvan is STILL Swervin Irvan to me and I
>>> think he needs MORE medical attention TOO! What do you all think?? I
>>> will await ALL you replys. And I'm sure I'll get PLENTY!

>>> Tom Wardell

>>I think you should take your 'opinions' to r.a.s.n., where people have
>>been been discussing this for the past week and a half.  It doesn't
>>belong here.

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>THAT'S YOUR OPINION!!!!!