rec.autos.simulators

> Although not any sort of NASCAR fan, I'm just numb right now. Earnhardt
> was - how I hate having to write that word - a true giant of his, or
> indeed any other, era. I can only assume that the feelings of many
> NASCAR fans, especially those who loved to hate him, are similar to my
> own after Imola 1994. I never liked Ayrton Senna, and however much I
> told myself that I had nothing to do with his death, I couldn't help
> but feel a tiny pang of guilt that somehow I'd contributed to his
> death. Silly, I know, but it wouldn't go away. Senna's death made
> Formula One take a long, hard look at itself, and I hope the same will
> be true of NASCAR. Today is tragic enough as it is - it would be
> appalling if no good at all came out of it.

> I do apologise for this incoherent, rambling post, by the way - I just
> had to get it out of my system.

> --
> David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +287.91)
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> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

>I agree with those sentiments.  Particularly that it's time for NASCAR to
>take a good hard look at why 4 people had to die of the same cause in the
>past 12 months.

>I was devastated when Adam Petty died.  He was going to be one of the guys
>that I was going to root for in addition to Jeff Gordon and Ward Burton.
>It hurt, but it was racing.  When Kenny Irwin died the same way I had to
>ask "why didn't NASCAR learn from Adam?"  Tony Roper had me mad that
>someone else had to die from NASCAR's blindness.  Right now, I'm too
>shocked.  But the bean counters in NASCAR are going to have to face a
>reality that they are watching the milk cow get killed.

>> Although not any sort of NASCAR fan, I'm just numb right now. Earnhardt
>> was - how I hate having to write that word - a true giant of his, or
>> indeed any other, era. I can only assume that the feelings of many
>> NASCAR fans, especially those who loved to hate him, are similar to my
>> own after Imola 1994. I never liked Ayrton Senna, and however much I
>> told myself that I had nothing to do with his death, I couldn't help
>> but feel a tiny pang of guilt that somehow I'd contributed to his
>> death. Silly, I know, but it wouldn't go away. Senna's death made
>> Formula One take a long, hard look at itself, and I hope the same will
>> be true of NASCAR. Today is tragic enough as it is - it would be
>> appalling if no good at all came out of it.

>> I do apologise for this incoherent, rambling post, by the way - I just
>> had to get it out of my system.

>> --
>> David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +287.91)
>> The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com
>> Earn (not very much) cash with "Ciao!" reviews - http://uk.ciao.com
>> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
>> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.

> NASCAR ought to go back to it's roots....lower speed racing at short
tracks.

> >I agree with those sentiments.  Particularly that it's time for NASCAR to
> >take a good hard look at why 4 people had to die of the same cause in the
> >past 12 months.

> >I was devastated when Adam Petty died.  He was going to be one of the
guys
> >that I was going to root for in addition to Jeff Gordon and Ward Burton.
> >It hurt, but it was racing.  When Kenny Irwin died the same way I had to
> >ask "why didn't NASCAR learn from Adam?"  Tony Roper had me mad that
> >someone else had to die from NASCAR's blindness.  Right now, I'm too
> >shocked.  But the bean counters in NASCAR are going to have to face a
> >reality that they are watching the milk cow get killed.

> >> Although not any sort of NASCAR fan, I'm just numb right now. Earnhardt
> >> was - how I hate having to write that word - a true giant of his, or
> >> indeed any other, era. I can only assume that the feelings of many
> >> NASCAR fans, especially those who loved to hate him, are similar to my
> >> own after Imola 1994. I never liked Ayrton Senna, and however much I
> >> told myself that I had nothing to do with his death, I couldn't help
> >> but feel a tiny pang of guilt that somehow I'd contributed to his
> >> death. Silly, I know, but it wouldn't go away. Senna's death made
> >> Formula One take a long, hard look at itself, and I hope the same will
> >> be true of NASCAR. Today is tragic enough as it is - it would be
> >> appalling if no good at all came out of it.

> >> I do apologise for this incoherent, rambling post, by the way - I just
> >> had to get it out of my system.

> >> --
> >> David. (GPLRank handicap: -5.92; Monsters of GPLRank h/cap +287.91)
> >> The GPL Scrapyard - http://scrapyard.netcabins.com
> >> Earn (not very much) cash with "Ciao!" reviews - http://uk.ciao.com
> >> "After all, a mere thousand yards - such a harmless little knoll,
> >> really" - Raymond Mays on Shelsley Walsh.