Just sickening.
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Sicklajoie - 03 November 2009 09:20 AM

Just sickening.
>>>Article here<<<

Everything that Poston and Burton said are true. I couldnt believe how stupid Dale Jarret was acting during the race making those ridiculous comments, then if Jerry Punch said it once he said it 100 times that NASCAR wasnt allowing bump drafting in the corners like that was a problem. Its not a problem and anybody with a brain knows it wasnt a problem.

Kudos to Poston and Burton for taking on ABC.

I thought it was the opposite. It seems to me that the ABC guys are always supporting NASCAR . To the point that it makes one feel that they are worried to lose their contracts.

Wind Tunnel's guest said that NASCAR "is above us looking for our own interest" Wow I just realized , NASCAR is the equivalent of GOD !

Poston always weighs in with ridiculously biased defensive attacks on anyone who dares criticize the might NASCAR Empire. It makes NASCAR seem insecure and adds weight to the detractors - and in this case, the detractors are right.

This is exactly what NASCAR does best - it preserves the past, circles the wagons and shooting at anyone who rides by. It refuses to address problems and assumes that anyone who points out problems is the enemy.

If this year's race at Talladega is exactly what NASCAR wants to see at every race, Great. NSACR will be gone in three years and there is no need to debate further.

If Talladega was Not want NASCAR thinks is the Perfect Race, then why not admit that things could be improved? And if not, why not at least stay silent, instead of attacking anyone who ever dares to hint that Maybe a 180-lap single-file anti-race is not the best possible event?

Maelochs - 03 November 2009 10:00 AM

Poston always weighs in with ridiculously biased defensive attacks on anyone who dares criticize the might NASCAR Empire. It makes NASCAR seem insecure and adds weight to the detractors - and in this case, the detractors are right.

This is exactly what NASCAR does best - it preserves the past, circles the wagons and shooting at anyone who rides by. It refuses to address problems and assumes that anyone who points out problems is the enemy.

If this year's race at Talladega is exactly what NASCAR wants to see at every race, Great. NSACR will be gone in three years and there is no need to debate further.

If Talladega was Not want NASCAR thinks is the Perfect Race, then why not admit that things could be improved? And if not, why not at least stay silent, instead of attacking anyone who ever dares to hint that Maybe a 180-lap single-file anti-race is not the best possible event?

Did you read the article?

The drivers asked NASCAR to enforce the rule. From the time we pulled into Talladega on Thursday, several well-respected veteran drivers came to the hauler and said "we need to address the bump-drafting in the corners." So that's what we did.
Tony Stewart during the pre-race said, "I think NASCAR made the right decision. Like NASCAR said, we can police it best by not doing it but it's still hard to convince yourself that you're not doing the right thing. NASCAR told us not to push in the corners, so I'm all in favor of it."
And Burton weighed in here too: "Think about how much conversation we had about bump-drafting: 'We got to take bump-drafting out', I mean how many people said that? Tons of people were saying bump-drafting is the problem. So NASCAR takes bump-drafting out - and now they say not bump-drafting in the corners is the problem. You can't win."

I doubt it.

Maelochs - 03 November 2009 10:00 AM

Poston always weighs in with ridiculously biased defensive attacks on anyone who dares criticize the might NASCAR Empire. It makes NASCAR seem insecure and adds weight to the detractors - and in this case, the detractors are right.

This is exactly what NASCAR does best - it preserves the past, circles the wagons and shooting at anyone who rides by. It refuses to address problems and assumes that anyone who points out problems is the enemy.

If this year's race at Talladega is exactly what NASCAR wants to see at every race, Great. NSACR will be gone in three years and there is no need to debate further.

If Talladega was Not want NASCAR thinks is the Perfect Race, then why not admit that things could be improved? And if not, why not at least stay silent, instead of attacking anyone who ever dares to hint that Maybe a 180-lap single-file anti-race is not the best possible event?

Drivers did ask NASCAR to stop the bump drafting in the corners and Burton is right, NASCAR does care about safety and the drivers. Nothing biased about that.

All the drivers?
I wonder if they had a show of hands at the driver's meeting (cold day in hell) what the for or against would be.

Sicklajoie - 03 November 2009 10:33 AM

All the drivers?
I wonder if they had a show of hands at the driver's meeting (cold day in hell) what the for or against would be.

The article in the link you supplied references veteran drivers coming to the trailer prior to Sunday. I'm sure you read that.

Why would there be a vote? Racing at any level is not democratic. There is a sanctioning body, who make rules, and there are teams and drivers, who race according to those rules.

Whether or not we agree with those rules is another matter.

Sicklajoie - 03 November 2009 10:33 AM

All the drivers?
I wonder if they had a show of hands at the driver's meeting (cold day in hell) what the for or against would be.

Why would that be a cold day in hell?

The drivers in the cars were making fun of the single file racing - the ABC analysts were simply doing their job and reporting on the situation.

NASCAR's biggest problem is and always has been their inability to take criticism.

I have not read anything anywhere that suggests what I think is being overlooked. The Dega spring race, fan(s)were injured as we already know. This raises a MAJOR LIABILITY ISSUE for Nascar. The sanctioning body had no choice but to make something "different" (changes) such as the smaller plates, higher catch fences, as well as the enforcement of the rule that has always been in place to NOT bump draft in the turns to avoid the possible liability that they would face had they done nothing! Think what the headlines would read if the same, very possible, outcome had occurred with nothing in place in an effort to avoid it?!!! IMO, this is one of the times we should all have faith in the ones who run it to continue the effort to make it a better & safer race. Safety had to come first this time. Clearly the jury is still out on whether they got it right or not, but at least they made an effort to address a major issue & for that I commend them. Patience fans, patience! Drivers have to have it too, right? Have a great day everyone!