Kyle Busch launches safe driving initiative

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LMAO!!!

http://eye-on-nascar.blogs.cbssports.com/mcc/blogs/entry/19681720/30967102


Kyle Busch has partnered with a nationally-recognized passenger safety driving effort in the aftermath of his much-publicized speeding violation earlier this year when he we cited for going 128 mph in a 45 mph zone outside Charlotte:

From News Release
Concord, N.C. (Friday, July 29, 2011) – B.R.A.K.E.S. (Be Responsible And Keep Everyone Safe), founded in 2008 by professional NHRA drag racer Doug Herbert will graduate its 3,000th student next month and the organization will expand the role of one of the Nation’s most popular racecar drivers with its team. Kyle Busch, driver for Kyle Busch Motorsports and Joe Gibbs Racing in NASCAR’s top three driving series’ will join Doug Herbert in helping to promote the benefits of proactive driver education for new teenage drivers.

“This month marks an important milestone as we graduate our 3,000th student. While Kyle has supported B.R.A.K.E.S. in the past by helping our fundraising events, we are very excited that he’s stepping up his involvement with us even further.” said Doug Herbert, Founder of B.R.A.K.E.S. “Kyle will help us put additional teens through our school as well as enhance our awareness campaign focusing on the number one killer of teens in America.”

The Kyle Busch Foundation has agreed to sponsor ten schools putting more than 300 students through the B.R.A.K.E.S. half-day school over the next year. Kyle will be joining Doug Herbert in several public service announcements promoting B.R.A.K.E.S. as well as incorporating the organization as an associate sponsor on his No. 18 NASCAR Truck entry.

“Doug took a very tragic situation and turned it into something very positive” stated Kyle Busch. “After spending time with Doug and getting to hear his story, it’s easy to see why he’s so passionate about this cause. I hope to not only increase awareness for their cause, but also learn from them through my involvement. It’s very easy to make judgment errors when we’re behind the wheel and today’s teens are particularly vulnerable since they don’t usually have the advanced education or experience. I’m looking forward to working further with Doug and the B.R.A.K.E.S. team as they continue their mission of keeping teens safe behind the wheel”.

Put On The B.R.A.K.E.S. will be hosting its third annual benefit dinner and auction on Thursday, September 15th, 2011 at the Speedway Club at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Tickets are $150/person with table and corporate sponsorships available. For ticket or donation information call Laura Lovett at 704-720-3806 or go to www.putonthebrakes.org
 
The headline is misleading -- Kyle joined an existing organization founded by drag racers in the aftermath of the accident in Accokeek, MD in 2008.

While I support their cause and I'm glad Kyle's joining in, that accident had nothing to do with speeding. The racing, speeding -- that had nothing to do with that. Those idiots standing in the middle of the road would've gotten run over no matter what. Shame one person's going to spend the rest of his life in jail for other peoples' stupidity.

"Y'alls stupidity led to peoples deaths and you were committing several crimes but we'll give you amnesty if you help us put the black guy in jail."
 
If I'm reading this right, Kyle makes a few public service announcements and his donation funded foundation provides a bunch of cash to B.R.A.K.E.S.

Does anyone else have some major problems with this?
 
If I'm reading this right, Kyle makes a few public service announcements and his donation funded foundation provides a bunch of cash to B.R.A.K.E.S.

Does anyone else have some major problems with this?

It's a "good PR" thing, maybe a "try to sweeten the pot with the judge" thing... but no I don't. Happens all the time.
 
If I'm reading this right, Kyle makes a few public service announcements and his donation funded foundation provides a bunch of cash to B.R.A.K.E.S.

Does anyone else have some major problems with this?

I do have a problem with the aftermath of the initial incident that led to the foundation of "B.R.A.K.E.S."
 
If I'm reading this right, Kyle makes a few public service announcements and his donation funded foundation provides a bunch of cash to B.R.A.K.E.S.

Does anyone else have some major problems with this?

It's kinda like Bristol Palin doing speeches on abstinence.
 
It's a "good PR" thing, maybe a "try to sweeten the pot with the judge" thing.... Happens all the time.

Come now Andy, stop being so cynical. I'm sure that Kyle had been looking at how he could initiate a program that would be proactive in new driver education for young teens way before his misunderstood speeding incident whereby Kyle thought that he had witnessed a crime in progress and was trying to get the plate number of the perpetraitor's vehicle....true,.....really.

He really is just a great, great guy.
 
Haters never stop on here with the Kyle stuff, leave the hate for politics....lol:growl:
 
my problem is the B.R.A.K.E.S. organization just sold out for cash and publicity. their motto: "Be responsible and keep everyone safe." they should have been reaching out to kyle!

sorry VaDirt. wasn't meant to be a bash thread, although i knew full well it would become one. i just have a problem when celebrities who are caught in compromising situations suddenly become spokepersons for group causes.

jmo
 
...While Kyle has supported B.R.A.K.E.S. in the past by helping our fundraising events, we are very excited that he’s stepping up his involvement with us even further.” said Doug Herbert, Founder of B.R.A.K.E.S. “Kyle will help us put additional teens through our school as well as enhance our awareness campaign focusing on the number one killer of teens in America.”

The Kyle Busch Foundation has agreed to sponsor ten schools putting more than 300 students through the B.R.A.K.E.S. half-day school over the next year. Kyle will be joining Doug Herbert in several public service announcements promoting B.R.A.K.E.S. as well as incorporating the organization as an associate sponsor on his No. 18 NASCAR Truck entry.
kyle knew he was going be speeding some day and planned ahead by by supporting b.r.a.k.e.s. he knew he'd need a cya affiliation to beat the speeding rap. hang him! :sarcasm:
 
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