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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis.

Have you considered the possibility that many drag racers choose this form of motorsports over other forms of racing specifically BECAUSE we don't want some jerk-off wrecking stuff we paid for with our own hard-earned money? Or because we don't want to be involved in fights and brawls with our kids and family in attendance?

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:

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Originally posted by Jared:
There are forms of racing where drivers intentionally wreck their opponent on a weekly basis.

Have you considered the possibility that many drag racers choose this form of motorsports over other forms of racing specifically BECAUSE we don't want some jerk-off wrecking stuff we paid for with our own hard-earned money? Or because we don't want to be involved in fights and brawls with our kids and family in attendance?

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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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 our 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 David_D.:

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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.

Personally, I think you're stretching here. I don't know of any other form of motorsports where more than two vehicles are on the same course where there is a definitive center line that they are not supposed to cross. If NASCAR had clearly marked lanes from it's inception then you have a point, but that's not the case.

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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Originally posted by Bucky:

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Originally posted by SlyFox:
I think it is reasonable to expect a promoter, track owner, or sanctioning body to handle incidents like this one so we as racers don't have to handle it on our own. I'm 59 years old. I don't need a ride in the back of a police car, I don't need my mugshot on the internet, I don't need a meeting with a judge, etc. I'm at a point in my life where I'm way past all that ignorant redneck crap. When the promoter does NOTHING, it paints you in a box to where you either have to let it go (which really chaps your a$$ and leads to future incidents) or go get involved in some Jerry Springer mess. Promoter is this instance REALLY did his customers a huge disservice. I tip my cap to NHRA for stepping up.

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