Originally Posted by cshuman:
Spoiled rich kids? You are right there are some of those in USAC... But you are way out of line posting what you just did... Shane is a good guy and helluva racer, and he has been the first to admit he screwed up, but he is just like you and me and deserve a chance to work hard and get on the right track. He is happy as hell to bust ass all night around a ****** indiana dirt track to make $100. You should maybe know a little more about a person and their situation before spouting off like you did...
All someone has to do is go back and read the newspaper reports on him to know what he did, and yes he's a spoiled rich kid, we all know who his daddy is and his daddy makes a good deal of money. And his daddy's connections set him up for a chance he blew, not once but twice. HE TESTED POSITIVE TWICE DURING RACING SEASON BOTH TIMES AT THE TRACK. If YOU had gotten the same FIRST chance he had YOU would have taken advantage of it and not blown it, he failed, TWICE and as far as you saying he has gotten it together, do you really know? Is he being tested now? Is he still getting help? I think he deserved a chance, he had it, he got a second chance, he failed that also, should he be getting a third chance while drivers who truly deserve a chance never get it? Sorry but I think most people agree with me and just are afraid to get flamed for speaking out... we know his situation, he put himself there by doing HARD drugs, ILLEGAL drugs, don't make him into a hero because he's not, he has hurt ALL of racing by his actions, it's not been that long ago either to just write off what he did because right now at this moment he is "better". If he is struggling then it is ONLY because he killed off a golden chance, and again he had TWO chances at it.