Originally Posted by Shawn:
J.R. (767),
With all due respect, that statement is absolutely absurd! You might be fine with that in your demolition derbies, but that's not for all types of racing. By the way, I don't mind demolition derbies at all. In fact, they're pretty fun to take in from time to time. It sounds to me like they're lucky that they weren't at the Rush County Fairgrounds. A few years ago I saw a couple of drivers get put in cuffs for something that was NOWHERE close to this situation! So, in that aspect, I'd say they're pretty lucky, like "indycar45" mentioned. It might sell more tickets in NASCAR, but that's not going to sell tickets to a Regional Midget/Focus/Kenyon car event.
I think that the punishment is fitting, but that's just judging by what I've read on here. You can't let them get by with that sort of thing. Some sort of punishment was needed, period.
Shawn, I believe I recall the incident you are referring to, and they were escorted off in cuffs. Problem was, that, as I recall, was the only punishment they received, no "time off", to think it over. Fines and dollar amounts don't work, but suspensions do, and even that has to be dealt with carefully, you can't let them pick and choose when they want to "sit out", it has to be administered by the organization. Bob