A very obvious infraction, essentially of a long-ago safety nature, is being used as a decoy, a distraction, to divert attention from a more significant performance violation.
Originally Posted by Frank Reiner:
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A very obvious infraction, essentially of a long-ago safety nature, is being used as a decoy, a distraction, to divert attention from a more significant performance violation.
That is an old Smokey Yunick trick.
John Hoover
“To whom little is not enough, nothing is enough.” Epicurus
The sad truth to the matter is there is no other and likely will not be another national non-wing series. Due to that USAC clearly feels they can just act as this never happened and nothing will change for them which sucks/flat out isn't right and isn't fair to any fans/drivers alike. Seeing this being handled this way sure makes me wonder how many times things of this sort have gone on in the past that noone's caught. I'd venture to say it's more than any of us could imagine.
You hit the nail on the head 124 ! What irks me is that people on IOW are always talking about how to grow and promote this sport we love , only to have the sanctioning body allow this to go on. Spridge is a tool, nobody will dispute that , but we all know that it went to the competition committee the following Monday and the higher ups at USAC turned a blind eye to the issue as well. Now I ask you this…. Would you as a parent or a racer want to race with or support this kind of club???? Just food for thought …..
Originally Posted by streetglider:
You hit the nail on the head 124 ! What irks me is that people on IOW are always talking about how to grow and promote this sport we love , only to have the sanctioning body allow this to go on. Spridge is a tool, nobody will dispute that , but we all know that it went to the competition committee the following Monday and the higher ups at USAC turned a blind eye to the issue as well. Now I ask you this…. Would you as a parent or a racer want to race with or support this kind of club???? Just food for thought …..
And there in lies the biggest issue. With only one national series it’s either support or don’t partake at all. As a major non wing sprint car fan unfortunately I’ll continue to go because I enjoy it so much as the same with so many others. That’s why usac can get away with it. Same with the drivers. You want to race for the biggest paying shows in nonwing sprints? Race usac or don’t at all. Don’t doubt that it’s had an affect on some guys going wing or never racing with usac.
It seems as if your associated with the energy drink company you have a free pass! Maybe Mr Ballou needs to take red bull or some other brand in front of the camera!
