NASCAR drivers: Unsafe, Unprofessional Idiots
Apparently, these guys don't realize they're playing a dangerous game.
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"It's the fact that it is all about fun," said Brian Vickers, who finished third after he was involved in one of the controversial accidents.
"It's all about the passion and go all-out and win," he said. "It brings out even more emotions than maybe the way you approach a normal points race. In the points race you're still driving and still doing what you love, but you've got to think so far ahead sometimes, you kind of get lost in that.
"Tonight it's like going back and racing go-karts and, man, it's just wide open. Everybody's going for the same spot. People block each other like they normally wouldn't in a race. People race each other to pass like they wouldn't normally pass them in a normal race."
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What this chucklehead, and the other idiots who take this attitude, don't understand is that in any race sacrificing safety and responsibility inevitably leads to injuries and unintended consequences.
NASCAR may encourage its 'bad boys' to help sell the series but, to the extent these idiots start acting out their tough talk on the track, the odds of drivers and spectators being hurt or killed increases.
This kind of bullshit gives racing and race fans a bad name. It reinforces the perception that race fans are really just rooting for a wreck. It's despicable and, as a race fan, I would not associate myself with this sort of behavior.
Just to emphasize my point, consider this quote:
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"It was wild out there," driver Michael Waltrip said. "That's what you get, though, when you're racing without any points consequences or anything. It was just pride. It was just everybody trying to win, and nobody wanting second."
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The fact is that there are consequences. Beyond the simple dictum of racing that in order to finish first, first you must finish, every person who would step into the seat of any automobile in any situation should recognize that they owe a duty of safe conduct to others that superseeds any other goal they may have. I admit I have failed to honor that duty at all times myself. However, that does not excuse these so called professionals for their craven disregard for the safety of each other and their fans.
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"It's the fact that it is all about fun," said Brian Vickers, who finished third after he was involved in one of the controversial accidents.
"It's all about the passion and go all-out and win," he said. "It brings out even more emotions than maybe the way you approach a normal points race. In the points race you're still driving and still doing what you love, but you've got to think so far ahead sometimes, you kind of get lost in that.
"Tonight it's like going back and racing go-karts and, man, it's just wide open. Everybody's going for the same spot. People block each other like they normally wouldn't in a race. People race each other to pass like they wouldn't normally pass them in a normal race."
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What this chucklehead, and the other idiots who take this attitude, don't understand is that in any race sacrificing safety and responsibility inevitably leads to injuries and unintended consequences.
NASCAR may encourage its 'bad boys' to help sell the series but, to the extent these idiots start acting out their tough talk on the track, the odds of drivers and spectators being hurt or killed increases.
This kind of bullshit gives racing and race fans a bad name. It reinforces the perception that race fans are really just rooting for a wreck. It's despicable and, as a race fan, I would not associate myself with this sort of behavior.
Just to emphasize my point, consider this quote:
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"It was wild out there," driver Michael Waltrip said. "That's what you get, though, when you're racing without any points consequences or anything. It was just pride. It was just everybody trying to win, and nobody wanting second."
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The fact is that there are consequences. Beyond the simple dictum of racing that in order to finish first, first you must finish, every person who would step into the seat of any automobile in any situation should recognize that they owe a duty of safe conduct to others that superseeds any other goal they may have. I admit I have failed to honor that duty at all times myself. However, that does not excuse these so called professionals for their craven disregard for the safety of each other and their fans.
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