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Originally posted by Mike Rietow:
I hope he does come back a better man for it.......

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Originally posted by dragkid1990:
15 pages.. of running a fellow racer into the ground.. really? if you ask me yall are just as bad (if not worse) as the incident itself. i do not know Hunter personally, i only met & spoke to him at the Spring Fling at Galot this year. i haven't seen him do or say anything disrespectful, out of line, unsportsmanlike etc. i was not at the race so i really can't speak on it. i did watch the video i admit it looked "suspicious". i first heard that his steering rack (or wheel not sure which) broke. then i saw his "apology" post on fb.(heard there was a post prior but i never saw it) if he intentionally did in no way am i saying it was right. i fully agree that if it was, some sort or punishment should have taken place, but it should have been up to the track, Randy or his opponent. to have his NHRA license suspended is a bit much if you ask me. i heard he did go & apologize to the dude. i also heard there was an altercation at the e.t. booth. (don't know if it was related or not) again most of this is just "hearsay" because i was not there.

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Originally posted by dragkid1990:
15 pages.. of running a fellow racer into the ground.. really? if you ask me yall are just as bad (if not worse) as the incident itself. i do not know Hunter personally, i only met & spoke to him at the Spring Fling at Galot this year. i haven't seen him do or say anything disrespectful, out of line, unsportsmanlike etc. i was not at the race so i really can't speak on it. i did watch the video i admit it looked "suspicious". i first heard that his steering rack (or wheel not sure which) broke. then i saw his "apology" post on fb.(heard there was a post prior but i never saw it) if he intentionally did in no way am i saying it was right. i fully agree that if it was, some sort or punishment should have taken place, but it should have been up to the track, Randy or his opponent. to have his NHRA license suspended is a bit much if you ask me. i heard he did go & apologize to the dude. i also heard there was an altercation at the e.t. booth. (don't know if it was related or not) again most of this is just "hearsay" because i was not there.

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

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Originally posted by 60 falcon:

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

So if he shows up at your race next year at Bristol is he gonna get to race?

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Originally posted by Jared:

I know Hunter and he is a good person.

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Originally posted by 1320racer:

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Originally posted by Jared:

I know Hunter and he is a good person.

Jared, what exactly does that mean? I certainly don’t “know him”, never spoke to him and have no reason to before no mind now snd I’m old enough to be his father. What I know of him is this incident and another incident that is all over Facebook. Based on these 2 incidents, he’s not a good person.

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

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Originally posted by Jared:

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Originally posted by 1320racer:

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Originally posted by Jared:

I know Hunter and he is a good person.

Jared, what exactly does that mean? I certainly don’t “know him”, never spoke to him and have no reason to before no mind now snd I’m old enough to be his father. What I know of him is this incident and another incident that is all over Facebook. Based on these 2 incidents, he’s not a good person.

Ed, in my opinion, good people have bad runs too. I've talked to Hunter many times. He has never had a cross word with me, nor has he said one about anyone else. We have talked about life AND racing. He has/had a good outlook on life (at least on the surface). I think Hunter could be going through some difficult times, and he has made them even more difficult lately. We all use poor judgment at times. Unfortunately for Hunter, his decisions were very public and VERY poor. However, the public nature of it might be exactly what he needed, in order to get control of himself again. I won't judge him by these actions alone. I try to look at the person that I know, and let that guide my judgment. Either way you view him, you're probably right. I think the ones that know him, know he isn't as bad as he is perceived to be right now. Those that don't know him, will only have his latest antics to go by, but he earned the negative thoughts. It is so politically correct to say, but I understand why people are tearing him apart, but I also understand why some are sad for him and hate to see him going through this even though he has no one to blame but himself.

By the way, I know you and like you a lot. Although you've never done anything like this, you've ruffled a feather or two over the years. I tell people the same about you ,whether they like it or not. You're a good person, but based on what others (that don't know you) have seen/heard of you, they judge you and want to tear you down. You and Hunter are way different people, but people will still judge both of you the same, until they get to know you.

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Originally posted by I Hate Dragsters:

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

I've round track raced and other family members still do. If you intentionally (or un-intentionally for that matter) put someone in the wall, you better be prepared for a brawl at your trailer after the race.

If there was any opportunity for potential contact, short of a mechanical failure, in out sport I wouldn't have raced some dude on a motorcycle 4th round this past weekend in Top Et .

Don't know the guy, hope him the best.

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Originally posted by RacerVX54:

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis. Do y'all know what happens to the crowd when this action takes place? Yep! They cheer loudly. I wonder why we don't see an outrage like this has caused. It is because no one did anything about it the first time it happened.

Actions like this don't happen in our sport (until now) and we don't know how to react to it. It is clear that HP has gotten us out of our comfort zone with his actions, and he has earned whatever punishment comes his way. However, we shouldn't act like this action is unheard of in racing. I'd bet many of you have cheered on a similar action in other types of racing, and those typically involve more than just the two racers that have the issue with one another.

Hopefully, the punishment that is being handed out will keep it from happening again.

Its unheard of the the world of drag racing! We didnt sign up for bumper cars (AKA roundy round) so maybe thats why there are varying opinions on this topic.

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Originally posted by RacerVX54:

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Originally posted by Jared:

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Originally posted by 1320racer:

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Originally posted by Jared:

I know Hunter and he is a good person.

Jared, what exactly does that mean? I certainly don’t “know him”, never spoke to him and have no reason to before no mind now snd I’m old enough to be his father. What I know of him is this incident and another incident that is all over Facebook. Based on these 2 incidents, he’s not a good person.

Ed, in my opinion, good people have bad runs too. I've talked to Hunter many times. He has never had a cross word with me, nor has he said one about anyone else. We have talked about life AND racing. He has/had a good outlook on life (at least on the surface). I think Hunter could be going through some difficult times, and he has made them even more difficult lately. We all use poor judgment at times. Unfortunately for Hunter, his decisions were very public and VERY poor. However, the public nature of it might be exactly what he needed, in order to get control of himself again. I won't judge him by these actions alone. I try to look at the person that I know, and let that guide my judgment. Either way you view him, you're probably right. I think the ones that know him, know he isn't as bad as he is perceived to be right now. Those that don't know him, will only have his latest antics to go by, but he earned the negative thoughts. It is so politically correct to say, but I understand why people are tearing him apart, but I also understand why some are sad for him and hate to see him going through this even though he has no one to blame but himself.

By the way, I know you and like you a lot. Although you've never done anything like this, you've ruffled a feather or two over the years. I tell people the same about you ,whether they like it or not. You're a good person, but based on what others (that don't know you) have seen/heard of you, they judge you and want to tear you down. You and Hunter are way different people, but people will still judge both of you the same, until they get to know you.

Best statement in this tread.