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I've been reading this thread and agree with most of it.
But the question is , Where do you start ? F1 ? If Jason was racing an F1 boat and this happened the whole "inexperienced rookie " thing would still come up. I agree there is a world of difference between a Supercat and an F1 boat. But if someone offered me a chance to race in a Supercat , I wouldn't turn it down ! I also wouldn't be fighting for a spot in the first corner either , I'd be happy with just finishing the race. A few years ago a friend and I wanted to go "A" class racing. We could afford the boat and a top notch engine , do you think we would be in over our heads ? Damn right , the thing is we would have raced smart , we would have tried to learn from each race before going out there and going for broke. The fault lies with both of these individuals. I was in a conversation with David Woods a while back , and he was talking about driving for a certain throttle man and he pretty much stated to the Tman " if you go in to hot , I'm not turning the boat !" I took it that he knew he was inexperienced and did not want to end up in the sitiuation that JP ended up in. Someone said in a earlier post about NHRA requiring licenses to drive, well that is true with anything 9.90 and quicker. But they do let 17 year olds race in Top Fuel. license or not how much experience can a 17 year old have in a Top Fuel car. This type of thing happens in all sports and as long as money is a factory in these sports people are going to race what they can afford. Just think , If I would have one that $300 million lottery I could be racing a Supercat too !!!:D |
I to have been around boats for 23 years and would not begin to try to be first in a new boat. When I was 20 years old I had already been racing motocross for many years and out of 30 guys starting a race I was always in the top 5 but never took home a trophy. 1 year I bought the new hot bike ( hot motor and very hot suspension) I got a very good start and going into the first corner I made the mistake of looking over my shoulder ( what a mistake - because at that moment I knew that I was in over my head) There were 29 guys right behind me trying to run me down. I was not the first one out of that corner... Beter safe and able to finish the race then going for a ride to the hospital...
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I wonder if plumbgirl either took a second look at the video or figured out that you can't win a losing battle. What you see is what you get.
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YOU CANT TRADE MONEY FOR EXPERIENCE
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Just heard that Fountain is out and Campbell is in for the rest of the year with Priestly. Sad thing is Campbell is sticking to his guns and is telling everyone (who will listen) that he was cut off. I wonder if he convinced Jason of the same thing? What a poor example to make from a supposed veteran. If this is his style of "teaching" we're all in trouble.:(
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My take on the TV reporting was they didn't think it merited a second look........ not enough interest......now if Robert Blake had been behind the wheel.....................
T2x |
T2X,
Hey why don't you send that idea over to Bubba. I'm sure he'll think thats a great idea! LOL |
T2X,
Sounds to me like they never bothered taking a first look. |
Mr. Offshore
Although I agree with what you say I can understand from a business point of view any racing sanctions wants and needs for exposure and publicity. I think they could achieve the same publicity regardless of what class their "star" ran in. Be that as it may, you really can't blame Jason for "wanting" to start at the top and history has shown that people with enough dough can start racing in any class that they want. The problem here is who is responsible for teaching, guiding and assuring that while racing, he as well as the other racers out there will be kept out of harms way? In my previous post I named several people who started as rookies in super limited and super unlimited that went on to become World Champions. This was because of the caliber T-man in the boat who controlled the power and attitude while guiding and teaching their students safely and yet somehow still managed to win races. This is not the case for Jason. What if he was seriously injured? What if he seriously injured or even killed Art Lilly? Do you think he would still want to race? I look at it this way, in the Karate kid we had two instructors Mr. Myagi and the idiot. Well lets just say that Jasons T-man, D.C. is no Mr. Myagi. |
Thank you Fred you and everyones opinion on the matter pro or con is appreciated on this board. Remember united we stand divide we fall.
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Sorry DJD I was at Havasu looking at poker run boats and having a blast :D:D
There is no reason for me to comment down as Plumbgirl seems to not be a ladie of her word and has not given us her version of the facts. SO We will just say that the argument is over and there are a lot of good points made about safety in the OS world. Jon |
Originally Posted by T2x
(Post 269202)
I think what we have here is a conflict between Jason Priestly , the cute little actor who sent teenage girl's hearts fluttering a few years ago, and Jason Priestly, the over his head rookie driver in a Superboat. Please confine your opinions accordingly.
Jason is a better actor than Matt Alcone, Matt Alcone is a better driver than Jason. There is no doubt that Jerry Gilbreath and John Tomlinson and Bobby Moore and Doug Lewis and Joey Imprescia and Art Lilly and Bob Idoni and Felix Serralles and a lot of other guys are better throttlemen than Dan Campbell. What bothers me most is that we are wasting a lot of time on what is obviously nothing more than a grab for P.R. and hype.......and neither of those things have any place on a race course. They may be good to promote a sport or a TV package, but a bright smile and dimples have no effect on racing situations. Sadly, Jason is a prime example of "Are you a boat racer?...... No, but I play one on TV....." The only value to come out of all this will be if "Rookie rules" and qualification standards are a result. As to the "star worship", leave it for teen magazines and "ET".....where it belongs. T2x PS: As to all of this "wishing Jason luck and hoping he sticks with it".......wish him no more nor less than any other rookie....and.... do you racers really want a guy around who gets half of the(your) media exposure simply because he starred in a long since canceled TV series? All of the other celebrities left the sport no better than they found it, and used it only to further their own publicity agendas...... I assure you that if Jason Priestly has a "comeback" hit movie and elevates to Hollywood's "A" list......... You'll never see him again.......... Isn't that right, Don Johnson? Watching that DCB on video reminded me of this race and how Jason Priestley was too fast and couldn't turn. I can't seem to find the video of this.......anyone? |
Originally Posted by Level III Chaos
(Post 3915765)
Watching that DCB on video reminded me of this race and how Jason Priestley was too fast and couldn't turn. I can't seem to find the video of this.......anyone?
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Originally Posted by TxHawk
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Very interesting. I thought the same thing and about this video. When I saw this thread back to the top I knew exactly where it was going. If your going to run rub rail to rub rail in a poker run, you better be committed to turning when the pack does.
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