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It seems the biggest topics on this board since the race ended is about Biffle, Gordon and Harvick. Throw in a few "I'm so disappointed"and some ridiculous remarks about inconsequetial things like, "I don't like him" and the size of a drivers ears.
Yet the two most important things that happened in yesterdays race was the fiasco in the pit with Harvick's car and the aftermath of the Gordon crash. Not who won or lost or who did what to who on the track.
First, the fire in the pit area.
Note the fumbling attempt in trying (trying being the key word here) to extinguish the flames while there is still a source of fuel feeding the blaze. One fire person is standing behind the pit wall and no less than ten feet away spraying chemical above the flames, which disipate before getting to the source, and another fire person standing closer while accomplishing less.
It wasn't until someone came over the wall and directed the chemical at the source that the fire was extinguished.
Either poor training, fear, or an order from NASCAR, no one go over the pit wall other than those with credentials. But no matter the reason, it was a bad deal. One that must be dealt with, and soon.
Second case in point, and for the fans who say Jeff was whining in the
post- race interview, suck it up, because what he said has been his and other drivers crusade for several months.
The response time for an ambulance to reach a driver or injured team member is unacceptable. The situation Jeff was complaing about was the fact, if he had been injured, pointed out the time it took the emergencey crew to arrive and once they did, roads and escape routes for emergency services were blocked.
This was not "sour grapes" by Jeff Gordon, but a driver who sees the inadequacy of ingress and egress for emergency equipment. A serious problem.
Jeff Gordon was pointing out a real honest to goodness fact of the present situation of NASCAR using weekend emergency crews.
This is not to imply these crews are incapable, although in the case with the fire they showed little fire fighting experience, but the situation with the medical asistance is totally the control of NASCAR and no one else.
Sarcasm ??? You betcha. But there are times things of real importance should be recognized rather than berating the driver who broached the subject and saying he is whining. Jeff wasn't whining, but making a point for a damn good reason. I think he was more than 100 percent correct and addressing a bad situation.
Yet the two most important things that happened in yesterdays race was the fiasco in the pit with Harvick's car and the aftermath of the Gordon crash. Not who won or lost or who did what to who on the track.
First, the fire in the pit area.
Note the fumbling attempt in trying (trying being the key word here) to extinguish the flames while there is still a source of fuel feeding the blaze. One fire person is standing behind the pit wall and no less than ten feet away spraying chemical above the flames, which disipate before getting to the source, and another fire person standing closer while accomplishing less.
It wasn't until someone came over the wall and directed the chemical at the source that the fire was extinguished.
Either poor training, fear, or an order from NASCAR, no one go over the pit wall other than those with credentials. But no matter the reason, it was a bad deal. One that must be dealt with, and soon.
Second case in point, and for the fans who say Jeff was whining in the
post- race interview, suck it up, because what he said has been his and other drivers crusade for several months.
The response time for an ambulance to reach a driver or injured team member is unacceptable. The situation Jeff was complaing about was the fact, if he had been injured, pointed out the time it took the emergencey crew to arrive and once they did, roads and escape routes for emergency services were blocked.
This was not "sour grapes" by Jeff Gordon, but a driver who sees the inadequacy of ingress and egress for emergency equipment. A serious problem.
Jeff Gordon was pointing out a real honest to goodness fact of the present situation of NASCAR using weekend emergency crews.
This is not to imply these crews are incapable, although in the case with the fire they showed little fire fighting experience, but the situation with the medical asistance is totally the control of NASCAR and no one else.
Sarcasm ??? You betcha. But there are times things of real importance should be recognized rather than berating the driver who broached the subject and saying he is whining. Jeff wasn't whining, but making a point for a damn good reason. I think he was more than 100 percent correct and addressing a bad situation.
