Kurt's Meltdown

AndyMarquisLive said:
While Kurt does have a history, how can NASCAR penalize Kurt but say Danica's behavior is fair game?
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Was she on pit road when she tapped Sam (who only hit the wall because his tire was down)? Was there a caution out? Were there pit crew members present? Safety workers?

No.

See, if you take 1 or 2 seconds to think about something prior to posting you can sometimes avoid some jackass like me responding in an arrogant and/or obnoxious manner. :)
 
Matthew2470 said:
Was she on pit road when she tapped Sam (who only hit the wall because his tire was down)? Was there a caution out? Were there pit crew members present? Safety workers?

No.

See, if you take 1 or 2 seconds to think about something prior to posting you can sometimes avoid some jackass like me responding in an arrogant and/or obnoxious manner. :)
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I, too , believe that they're two completely different set of circumstances but I don't agree that Hornish hit the wall due to a flat tire. I'd say more due to a flat bumper.
 
They were two different incidents. But they were to different different incidents that should of required penalties. I haven't seen the tape of what Kurt did, so I can't argue that. Obviously those pit guys don't have roll cages around them and it's no place for stupidity.
 
#17D500winner said:
I don't agree that Hornish hit the wall due to a flat tire. I'd say more due to a flat bumper.
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Same here. I think Matt forgot his 2 second rule when he posted that nonsense. Danica hit Sam hard at 160 mph, and she didn't hit him square. Her intentions were clear, and I don't believe her statement that she didn't know Sam hit the wall until she watched the replay on the plane. NASCAR seems to be saying that anything under green is OK.
 
FenderBumper said:
Same here. I think Matt forgot his 2 second rule when he posted that nonsense. Danica hit Sam hard at 160 mph, and she didn't hit him square. Her intentions were clear, and I don't believe her statement that she didn't know Sam hit the wall until she watched the replay on the plane. NASCAR seems to be saying that anything under green is OK.
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I didn't see that race from Dega but based on the replay it looked like she gave him a bump and he greatly exaggerated it. Like one of those NFL players who get a shove after the whistle and they fly backwards 5 feet like they were hit with a cannon ball.
 
Sam said on Racehub that his flat tire made the car turn sharply to the right when she hit him. It's simple physics if you actually take 2.1 seconds to think about it.
 
I think everyone is making a big deal out of nothing. I mean come on Kurt was just tweating to Brad Krashalotski about how good that 2 car was running when he ran into the 39. Car crashes happen all the time due to people on cell phones. I think that is the real issue here :)
 
Matthew2470 said:
Sam said on Racehub that his flat tire made the car turn sharply to the right when she hit him. It's simple physics if you actually take 2.1 seconds to think about it.
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And "thinking" when Kurt is pizzed is something that has yet to happen.
 
Stewart Fan said:
I didn't see that race from Dega but based on the replay it looked like she gave him a bump and he greatly exaggerated it. Like one of those NFL players who get a shove after the whistle and they fly backwards 5 feet like they were hit with a cannon ball.
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Not trying to be snarky but driving into the wall is not my ideal of how one would exaggerate matters. I can buy the flat tire contributing to him hitting the wall afrter the the bump, but no more. The idea of being hit while entering a turn and the angle where she hit him is the most obvious reason imo.

Like, hate, respect, or direspect Hornish he doesn't seem like the kind to be playing these games after the race has been completed. I thinking Danica engaged in something that Hornish wouldnt do if the situation has been reversed.


Hornish couldnt brake check her, but I wish somebody would do it on the cool down lap when someone is wanting to hit them with some post race pay back. Usually fronts ends suffer more than rear ends.

They should also make the guilty pay for the body work afterwards, and make them personally deliver the funds plus charge them double to make the point. It isnt part of the race, adding a little liability cost for intended damage makes sense to me.
 
Greg said:
Not trying to be snarky but driving into the wall is not my ideal of how one would exaggerate matters. I can buy the flat tire contributing to him hitting the wall afrter the the bump, but no more. The idea of being hit while entering a turn and the angle where she hit him is the most obvious reason imo.

Like, hate, respect, or direspect Hornish he doesn't seem like the kind to be playing these games after the race has been completed. I thinking Danica engaged in something that Hornish wouldnt do if the situation has been reversed.


Hornish couldnt brake check her, but I wish somebody would do it on the cool down lap when someone is wanting to hit them with some post race pay back. Usually fronts ends suffer more than rear ends.

They should also make the guilty pay for the body work afterwards, and make them personally deliver the funds plus charge them double to make the point. It isnt part of the race, adding a little liability cost for intended damage makes sense to me.
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Of course she put him in the wall when she hit him.

It has nothing to do with simple physics but more to do with simple logic combined with a basic vision.
 
Greg said:
Not trying to be snarky but driving into the wall is not my ideal of how one would exaggerate matters. I can buy the flat tire contributing to him hitting the wall afrter the the bump, but no more. The idea of being hit while entering a turn and the angle where she hit him is the most obvious reason imo.
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#17D500winner said:
Of course she put him in the wall when she hit him.

It has nothing to do with simple physics but more to do with simple logic combined with a basic vision.
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Sanity has returned to the forum. Praise the lord!
 
Matthew2470 said:
So anyone who agrees with your views=sane but people who disagree with you=insane. Interesting.
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lol I need to balance you propensity to judge differing opinions as stupid and lacking intelligent forethought.

If you seek enlightenment, start here:

Matt: See, if you take 1 or 2 seconds to think about something prior to posting you can sometimes avoid some jackass like me responding in an arrogant and/or obnoxious manner.

I like you, you're funny and smart. But seeing these kinds of responses from you day after day makes me wonder how many visitors refrain from posting their opinion, which I would love to hear more of.
 
FenderBumper said:
lol I need to balance you propensity to judge differing opinions as stupid and lacking intelligent forethought.

If you seek enlightenment, start here:

Matt: See, if you take 1 or 2 seconds to think about something prior to posting you can sometimes avoid some jackass like me responding in an arrogant and/or obnoxious manner.

I like you, you're funny and smart. But seeing these kinds of responses from you day after day makes me wonder how many visitors refrain from posting their opinion, which I would love to hear more of.
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That's what makes this so difficult.
 
96.72% Of my posts are via Tapatalk for Android which results in shorter, less expressive posts that don't always come across as I've intended. But sometimes my obnoxiousness is fully intentional.:D
 
Matthew2470 said:
96.72% Of my posts are via Tapatalk for Android which results in shorter, less expressive posts that don't always come across as I've intended. But sometimes my obnoxiousness is fully intentional.:D
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I understand. My keyboard also has a mind of it's own, so you're off the hook. :D Tap dancing Android defense?
 
The words are all mine but I try to get away with using less than needed. Also, one of the execs walks by my office from time to time and I don't want him to know how much time I spend posting with you rapscallions.
 
Matthew2470 said:
The words are all mine but I try to get away with using less than needed. Also, one of the execs walks by my office from time to time and I don't want him to know how much time I spend posting with you rapscallions.
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Execs suck. I have to spend 5 hours with one tomorrow. Slogging through mud while wearing lead boots. It better be worth it.
 
FenderBumper said:
Execs suck. I have to spend 5 hours with one tomorrow. Slogging through mud while wearing lead boots. It better be worth it.
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He wants me to take over his duties in 5 years so I play the game. Hopefully I get his pay and vacation time as well...
 
Matthew2470 said:
He wants me to take over his duties in 5 years so I play the game. Hopefully I get his pay and vacation time as well...
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All his duties? I hope for your sake his wife is attractive. ;)

Good luck. I was never any good at playing the game.
 
FenderBumper said:
All his duties? I hope for your sake his wife is attractive. ;)

Good luck. I was never any good at playing the game.
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My penchant for brutal honesty is something I've learned to temper over the past few years to varying degrees of success. At this point it's more about my kid than me. Having the means to put him through college and take him to races and on other trips is my primary motivation. Succeed for him where my parents failed me.
 
Kurt Busch responds to Darlington wreck.....

Follow this link to article and video.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Kurt Busch entered the yellow No. 22 Penske Racing hauler last October at Charlotte Motor Speedway. Halfway through a Chase in which he still was a viable contender, Busch was upset over having to deal with reports that crew chief Steve Addington would leave after the season.

I happened to be there to ask his public relations representative if Addington would go on camera for ESPN's NASCAR Now.

Busch brushed my left arm with his body as he passed, then exploded in an almost possessed outrage.

"Get out of my … hauler," he screamed repeatedly, his face redder than the trim on his Shell Pennzoil firesuit.

Others have seen this look. It was captured again by photographers as Busch got into a post-race shouting match with Ryan Newman and his crew members following Saturday night's Sprint Cup race at Darlington Raceway.

Trust me, it can be scary when you're up close and personal with it.

This probably is the point where you think this will become another full-fledged Busch bashing, where the piling on begins about how the 2004 Cup champion took a hard hit in his effort to convince team owners and sponsors he's changed and deserves a top ride in 2013.

It's not.

Could Busch have handled himself better on Saturday? Certainly. Did anybody really buy the excuse that he was taking off his helmet when he accidentally bumped Newman's car on pit road after the race? Not really.

But the anger and frustration Busch displayed wasn't any different than Jeff Gordon going after Jeff Burton on the track at Texas in 2010, than Newman and Joey Logano shouting at each other in the garage at Michigan in 2010.

Yet there is outrage among the masses that you seldom see for other drivers.

Busch's problem isn't that he got angry and stood up for his team, which was under attack from Newman's gasman Andy Reuger because they said Busch got dangerously close to Newman's crew racing off pit road after a spinout with six laps to go.

Busch's problem is that he has a reputation that he'll probably never shake.

All Busch did was display a little frustration over having yet another top 10-finish spoiled to sink him deeper in points -- 25th. It's no different than a baseball manager kicking dirt on an umpire because he disagrees with a call or one of his players slamming a bat against the dugout wall after a strikeout.

Rest of the story here -> http://espn.go.com/racing/nascar/cup/story/_/id/7937084/nascar-more-kurt-busch-road-rage
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Thanks dpk. When I heard Kurts comments on the video, I just rolled my eyes because he seems to be in denial. Reading the article softed that impression a bit, but Kurt could have apologized for going too far yet again.
 
FenderBumper said:
Thanks dpk. When I heard Kurts comments on the video, I just rolled my eyes because he seems to be in denial. Reading the article softed that impression a bit, but Kurt could have apologized for going too far yet again.
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I'd imagine that we'll be seeing the rest of this video this weekend as part of the FOX telecast. There had to be far more to it than that.
 
FenderBumper said:
Oh yeah, that was a teaser. That funny looking guy does some good interviews.
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No, that wasn't Rutledge Wood, that was Marty Smith doing that interview. ;)

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