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.
David Buttery wrote:
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> 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.
Mike Donnelly Jr wrote in message <[email hidden]>...
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>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. > > >David Buttery wrote: > >> 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. > >well, bud, you know the track is older than most as it is, they've been
running there since the 50's. So, I feel this racing is at it's roots ...
Phillip
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> NASCAR ought to go back to it's roots....lower speed racing at shorttracks.
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