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05-04-2007, 10:17 AM
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Simple truth....... and a lesson for all.
Jeff Gordon is a young man...same generation as many of you racers.
He rarely comments on racing rules, Nascar management, schedules, race sites, etc, other than how it affects his team's strategy. He rarely says "I"....He includes his team...and respects ( and took the time to find out about) the icons who came before (Petty, the Allisons, Fireball Roberts, etc...). Learning from that history and building on those earlier champions, his sport has flourished..... step by step.
He is now recognized as top of the heap....... only because the "heap" is substantial......(cars are actually being turned away because there are too many to race safely on the same track)...... yet he remains humble and respectful to his car owner, his team, his fellow racers, and his sport's management.
On the other hand...you would never have heard of him if Nascar had two cars in the cup class and one just pulled out to go race in Europe. If you actually stumbled across this story in some obscure report in the media..... you would do what ?.... chuckle and toss it in the trash. If you knew that there were at least three or four other sanctioning bodies for stock cars... none of whom you had ever heard of... your chuckle might be louder.
This is the issue here today...... not whether or not a Ford or a Chevy is a better car... or the various brand owners are "skeered", whatever that means. Look at yourselves and your sport through that filter..... Than take a deep breath and realise that you are lucky to have anything resembling a racing circuit, that offshore racing is in serious jeopardy from economic, insurance, and government intervention, and lastly that it could be....... and has been....much better, bigger, and more meaningful in years past....than it is today. With that said, maybe less finger pointing and more professionalism is in order.
T2x
Jeff Gordon is a young man...same generation as many of you racers.
He rarely comments on racing rules, Nascar management, schedules, race sites, etc, other than how it affects his team's strategy. He rarely says "I"....He includes his team...and respects ( and took the time to find out about) the icons who came before (Petty, the Allisons, Fireball Roberts, etc...). Learning from that history and building on those earlier champions, his sport has flourished..... step by step.
He is now recognized as top of the heap....... only because the "heap" is substantial......(cars are actually being turned away because there are too many to race safely on the same track)...... yet he remains humble and respectful to his car owner, his team, his fellow racers, and his sport's management.
On the other hand...you would never have heard of him if Nascar had two cars in the cup class and one just pulled out to go race in Europe. If you actually stumbled across this story in some obscure report in the media..... you would do what ?.... chuckle and toss it in the trash. If you knew that there were at least three or four other sanctioning bodies for stock cars... none of whom you had ever heard of... your chuckle might be louder.
This is the issue here today...... not whether or not a Ford or a Chevy is a better car... or the various brand owners are "skeered", whatever that means. Look at yourselves and your sport through that filter..... Than take a deep breath and realise that you are lucky to have anything resembling a racing circuit, that offshore racing is in serious jeopardy from economic, insurance, and government intervention, and lastly that it could be....... and has been....much better, bigger, and more meaningful in years past....than it is today. With that said, maybe less finger pointing and more professionalism is in order.
T2x
05-04-2007, 10:31 AM
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That made me chuckle ! Thank's Lou.. you have me pegged 
A peace offering! greetings from Monaco! and the Tour De' Peformance.
A peace offering! greetings from Monaco! and the Tour De' Peformance.
05-04-2007, 11:04 AM
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05-04-2007, 11:18 AM
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Wow I might vote for her now!! And i always thought she had cankles
. Monaco is beautiful, got some great shots there. It must be a blast boating there, one question though, do they have bikini contests like Shooters?
Louie
. Monaco is beautiful, got some great shots there. It must be a blast boating there, one question though, do they have bikini contests like Shooters?Louie
05-04-2007, 12:06 PM
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05-04-2007, 12:41 PM
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Anyone who thinks racing is better since his departure is kidding themselves. There might be a couple happier racers. but racing in general has gone straight downhill.
05-04-2007, 12:43 PM
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Personally I would like to see UIM set up shop in America as a soverign entity unattached to any US sanctioning body, it would be interesting to see where the chips fell between Skater, Donzi, Fountain, OL, Phantom and the rest. UIM is a solid org that gets races done.
05-04-2007, 12:53 PM
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