[cecil98]

Galt might be a phoney but this Patrick Long guy (from Oregon) is for real. I heard his interview on a talk radio show the other day. He wants a 2 year moratorium on NASCAR racing, after which it's affects on society and the environment will be reassessed.

[Charles Nungester]

I waited to post this until I found any real evidence. The blog post is somebody ranting on the email he recieved. The podcast I posted the link to is the actual radio show on a 50.000 watt station. They even had Dennis Neil of the Racing Report call in on the hotline to question this guys motives.

Listen to it then decide. It's not all Hot air and it isn't my personal fears opinions ect.
http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/182...ones_On_Demand

If you think thats a hoax Then you can make fun of me.


Chuck

[AERO410SCJA]

He don't need a hoax for that Chuck:rolling

[Charles Nungester]

:rolling

[Larryoracing]

I think the world should just put a ban on having children.

Let civilization die out for a while like the dinasours, then when
the next fish comes to land and evolves into a human being we can
start the whole process over again.

I think God's plan is something like that anyhow, isn't it?

We have had fun though, while we were here didn't we...lol!

Larry "O"

P.S. God Bless you.:applaud:

[BrentTFunk]

Chuck, this reminds me of every Christmas someone posts that some "liberal" is going to eliminate Christmas. Anything that brings in as much money as nascar and Christmas will NEVER be done away with. The 3 percent that run our country would never allow it.

[Gregg]

In the span of one year, 1955 five top AAA open wheel racers lost their lives, Iron Mike Nazaruk, Larry Crockett, Jack McGrath, 1955 Indy 500 polesitter Jerry Hoyt and Indy 500 icon Bill Vukovich. To top it all off 82 spectators plus a drivr lost their lives at Le Mans. And I'm not even counting local racers or NASCAR drivers in the tally. If ever some nutcase could lead a movement to ban racing 1955 was it. Didn't happen, not that it wasn't tried.

If racing or a part of racing was not banned after that disastrous year of 1955, what makes anyone think NASCAR, who is stronger than any American racing series ever, could possibly be on the road to being banned today.

My advice, don't pay attention to blogs unless the author happens to be Lauren Besecker or other trustworthy racing bloggers. For one thing I never once read that bloggers need to pass any kind of intellegence test

[Charles Nungester]

Gregg, By your logic, Board tracks should still exist.

That was the direct result of Govt. Intervention. Although a war and high maintainence cost had some to do with it..

A state senator actually demanded the ellimination of it.

Chuck, saying the Plummett Mall thing was 25 years ago and that was ran as commercials on a station known for practical jokes. They still do it today.

Originally Posted by Charles Nungester http://johngaltfla.com/blog2/2008/04/28/ban-nascar-now/ Im going to edit this post and add the 38 state broadcast link to the podcast of the guy who wrote the top part of that blog. The blog is someone being sarcastic posting the email then a response to the guys email that is on this broadcast http://a1135.g.akamai.net/f/1135/182...ones_On_Demand From this blog and a guy at STOPNASCAR@HOTMAIL.COM I KID YOU NOT! By John Galt April 28, 2008 The culmination of another superstar weekend of NASCAR racing at Talladega, AL, one of their “Super speedways” which dot the U.S. landscape, makes me realize what a waste of precious resources we witness each week when these vehicles make left turns for three hours, consuming nature’s gift and providing nothing more than a PBR inspired buzz for the millions of fans who watch it. Thankfully no animals were killed, nor were any drivers or spectators, so from a safety standpoint the improvements in this “sport” are the only benefit I can see and the idea of putting helmets and HANS devices into the new economy cars on the market might be something to analyze. The display, otherwise, was a horrid show which destroys valuable natural resources which could be used to keep the lower class Americans in affordable gasoline for quite some time and be of great assistance for the poor children of the nation. Per NASCAR statistics, all of the cars consume about 6000 gallons of fuel during the race. This does not include diesel fuel consumed by the numerous rigs the racing teams drive nor the media circus which follows the teams around the circuit. Add in the waste of aviation fuel for helicopters and blimps which circle the event from above and you can deduce that hundreds of thousands of dollars of our valuable resources are wasted so Bubba can get a buzz on and watch a bunch of rednecks make left turns all day. The fuel consumed by the racing vehicles is also high in lead content which when burned in a confined area like many of these race tracks, might explain the deteriorating ability of some drivers to enunciate properly when interviewed after the race. If you think about the average household which earns less than $50,000 per year, they probably consume about 40 gallons of gasoline on average per week. While that number might seem high, if you add in the transportation to and from work for two adults and the various trips around the community for the children, it’s not that extreme. So based on that, each NASCAR event could provide gasoline, if the racing fuel were refined differently, for up to 150 weeks for that one household! That means almost 3 families would have 1 years worth of fuel and prevent the children from having to walk, hitchhike or take dangerous school buses to and from their public education Mecca. Think of the savings! Think of the children! Also the skills of the truck drivers would be better utilized to haul food and clothing to keep costs down for our poor and middle class by better allocating the diesel fuel in this nation for things that matter. This would reduce our dependence on Mexican trucking companies to haul goods cross country and keep America strong. The aviation fuel would be better utilized for our military and of course hospital emergency helicopters which are in need for lower fuel costs to keep hospital bills down for the children when they are seriously injured. Thus grounding this aerial circus we see every Saturday and Sunday for the Busch Series and Sprint Cup races would immediately provide an economic benefit for the children. Another consideration that everyone should understand is the increased dependency on government hearing aid programs as a result of the hostile environment inside a NASCAR event. They use no mufflers or sound reducing technology which with repeated exposure, especially in the infield and seats closer to the track. If this continues, the expansion of the Medicare/Medicaid roles to accommodate the drivers and fans could be a huge burden on our society. Adding to the hazardous nightmare is the lack of catalytic converters and pollution control devices which pollute the atmosphere and enhance global warming effects over the various tracks. The limitations of the ability for many plants to grow in such an area of polluted air only contributes to the rapid decline of our world’s atmosphere and the polar bears inability to swim to safety and areas where food is readily available. Alas, this sad state of affairs is neglected by the average NASCAR fan, as their only concern is swilling beer, spitting tobacco, and of course keeping their female partners enslaved as bare footed baby factories inside their homes. America must act and act fast to force NASCAR to modify their cars and the racing environment, if not outright banning the sport, for the good of our health care system, endangered birds and the children. Finally, there is the social impact. No, not the drunk husband coming home yelling at his wife and kids after the race because number 88 choked again. It is the waste of talent and resources within the vehicular construction itself. These engineers are brilliant and probably all drive cars that average 100 mpg in the city as they know all of the top secret engine manufacturing techniques which should be shared with the world to prevent the Armageddon we all fear is coming. If these engineers were forced to work within the private enterprise system for the auto makers and maybe even a special U.N. project, the threat of global war and radical terrorist activity would be greatly reduced as the oil resources would be extended for another fifty years as a result of their work. We must encourage NASCAR to not hoard these engineers and their mechanics and to share them immediately to prevent war and protect the children. It is my sincere hope that each and every one of you pick up a pen, a phone, or email your representatives in the House and Senate and urge action now. It is time to ban NASCAR and the affiliated races. It is time to start conserving and allocating our resources. It is time to give the powers to the government to do what is necessary for the Ashy Storm-Petrel to survive and come off the Endangered Species List so it does not fly over lead laden airways nor choke on non-catalytic converter cleaned exhaust. It is time for all Americans to act. The remarks above are from that blog and a group now getting petitions signed to have govt intervention. Chuck, joining the Coalition to ban coalitions!

One of the prices you have to pay when you have totally free speech. You have nutjobs like that being able to talk.

Someone please put some chlorine in the gene pool. Appearantly it's contaminated.

[Jerry Shaw]

It's good to shine the light on idiots, like this one, just so you know what's being said by people on the fringe. This is one case, that even though many of us poke fun at NASCAR, that the big corporate racing conglomerate is all racing fans' friend. Even though some lunatics may be spewing this stuff in some circles, finding a large enough group of legislators to make laws to ban racing, would be impossible. The NASCAR fan base represents a huge voting block. There's not enough sum total Political Courage in all of Washington D.C. to chance alienating that big of a voting block. Not even close. And as far as state laws go, this is Indiana. The loss of tax revenue from the abscence of the Indy 500 and Brickyard 400, alone, would cripple the state.

Jerry