Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
Since there is a minumum age to race in Trucks, Busch and Cup, should there be a maximum age limit?
Should there be a maximum age in NASCAR?
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An Emphatic NO!!!!!!
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EatMorePossum
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No. So long as a driver is competent and physically able, let him/her go at it.
I would not object to seeing some sort of driving test mandated for drivers over a specified age, say 55. Of course, I also think every person who holds a driver's license should have to pass a driving test every 5 years to renew, so go figure.
I would not object to seeing some sort of driving test mandated for drivers over a specified age, say 55. Of course, I also think every person who holds a driver's license should have to pass a driving test every 5 years to renew, so go figure.
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Eagle1
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Only if someone else has to hold their spoon while the eat.
Heck NO!!! as long as they can get a sponser and ride they should be able to quallify, if the Qualify they should be able to race.
Heck NO!!! as long as they can get a sponser and ride they should be able to quallify, if the Qualify they should be able to race.
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TonyB
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NO!
No way!
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24thunder
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59 years,11 months and 29 days old should be the maximum age IMHO,a 60 some year old driver,pardon Me Morgan Shepherd-LOL,has no business racing in NASCAR's Top Series IMHO. 
Whizzer
Gig'em
Too old to race ??
I can't remember the last race but "Stub" Fadden drove well into his late sixties and possibly early seventies, and was competitive in the Busch North Series. I lost track after moving south.
Too old to race ??? Don't forget Dave Marcis raced until the age of 61, two months shy of being 62. Every time Marcis came on the track he was cheered. So why the interest in an age restriction??
Morgan Shepard at 61, does okay considering he has a small sponsorship from Red Line Oil. At least he stays on the track until he either breaks or wrecks unlike the first few races when he and several others, most no longer involved, made a mockery of the system.
Read the bottom of this news article. Gotta give the guy credit, at least he tried. Didn't Luke '57 post a model this guy drove not too long ago ??
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nascar/...p-7702847c.html
I can't remember the last race but "Stub" Fadden drove well into his late sixties and possibly early seventies, and was competitive in the Busch North Series. I lost track after moving south.
Too old to race ??? Don't forget Dave Marcis raced until the age of 61, two months shy of being 62. Every time Marcis came on the track he was cheered. So why the interest in an age restriction??
Morgan Shepard at 61, does okay considering he has a small sponsorship from Red Line Oil. At least he stays on the track until he either breaks or wrecks unlike the first few races when he and several others, most no longer involved, made a mockery of the system.
Read the bottom of this news article. Gotta give the guy credit, at least he tried. Didn't Luke '57 post a model this guy drove not too long ago ??
http://www.newsobserver.com/sports/nascar/...p-7702847c.html
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EatMorePossum
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Here at the local track, Herman Goddard, a past track champion, is still very competitive and wins his share of races in the top division at the ripe old age of 66 (I think,maybe 64). Either way, I ain't gonna tell him he has to hang it up.
Bucky Badger
Go Kyle Go
I got in an agruement with a friend about it. I don't an age restriction may be a bad thing. But, I think a reflex test would be better.
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Gollum
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No
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Dinoforthe3
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No way.
Dick Trickle is just as capable as anyone.
Dick Trickle is just as capable as anyone.
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coonhound
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I would say no to age restrictions, however, I believe that all drivers over 50 should have manditory physicals before the season begins to make sure their eyes and reflex capabilities are there. Its a fact of life that things change as we get older.
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42ILoveU
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The cut off age should be 99!
Hey there, a driver knows when it's time to retire. Morgan Sheperd still has the health and desire to race! Gotta love it!
Heck you got Red Farmer and he's 72 he still races dirt track.
And at least Morgan is trying, he is doing what he loves and is not hurting anyone while doing that, let the man do what he wants cause he wont be around much longer.
And at least Morgan is trying, he is doing what he loves and is not hurting anyone while doing that, let the man do what he wants cause he wont be around much longer.
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EatMorePossum
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As fate would have it....
BULLS GAP, Tenn. (Aug. 14) – Just as he did on Fan Appreciation Night last year when he parked in victory lane, Herman Goddard of Knoxville came on strong late in the 35-lap “Don Smith Ford” Super Late Model feature Saturday night at Volunteer Speedway to overtake Vic Hill for a crowd-pleasing win on “Fan Appreciation Night at the Races,” sponsored by Landair Transport Inc. Goddard, 68 years old and a member of the Tennessee Dirt Racing Hall of Fame with over 600 career feature wins during his illustrious 50 years of racing, worked his way to the front from his ninth-starting position en route to recording the victory.
Still think they're washed up?
www.volunteerspeedway.com
fergy1370
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I'm more worried about some senior citizens driving on the public roads, much less on the track...
No one can do anything about it though, it would be considered discrimination in the P.C. world of today.
No one can do anything about it though, it would be considered discrimination in the P.C. world of today.
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boB
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Sort of a co-incidence, but this morning there is an email to a racing history group which I subscribe to from a retired racer who is living in the Portland, Oregon area.
Len Sutton raced Indy cars, sprints and midgets all across the country during the 1950's and 60's, is now 79 years old and just last night he drove two ten lap races, one in a roadster and the other in a sprint car, at Banks Speedway, a 1/4 mile dirt track in the Portland area.
Says he's kind of tired this morning.
Hey, as long as the health, the ability and desire are still there, why should there be an age limit?
All you kids are gonna get old someday too. Think about it!
Len Sutton raced Indy cars, sprints and midgets all across the country during the 1950's and 60's, is now 79 years old and just last night he drove two ten lap races, one in a roadster and the other in a sprint car, at Banks Speedway, a 1/4 mile dirt track in the Portland area.
Says he's kind of tired this morning.
Hey, as long as the health, the ability and desire are still there, why should there be an age limit?
All you kids are gonna get old someday too. Think about it!
Whizzer
Gig'em
Actually, by comparison, teenagers and middle-aged drivers are involved in more wrecks off the track, than senior citizens. Sure, there are old people who are driving slow and they sure as heck make some blunders, but the ones involved in fatalities and serious injury accidents are in the "youthful" category.
No need to be "politically correct" as many seniors should have their license revoked for physical and / or mental reasons. The logic from the senior driving is the last vestige of freedom they have. When family has gone and friends dying by the minute, the last thing piece of freedom they hold on to is their driver license.
Every driver over the age of sixty should have to undergo eye and coodination testing every three years. Family members should have the guts to stand up to Mom and Dad and tell them no more driving when they become a danger.
Doctors should take note when observing changes in a person, and report them if necessary. That is where the "PC" comes in due to potential for legal ramifications. The biggest danger to a senior citizen on the highway is themselves more than others.
I know at the age of 67, I get exasperated when driving at 70 (the legal speed limit) and there is an old timer driving at 60 holding me up. It cranks my chain and I get impatient.
Makes it easy to understand how and why people get frustrated and rail against older drivers even if I are one.
If we live long enough, we'll all be there some day.
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boB
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Here in NH all drivers over either 65 or 70 (not sure of the age, would have to look it up and just don't feel like it right now) have to be retested (including a road test with an inspector) every four years when they renew their license and an eye test is part of license renewal for everyone, no matter what the age.
As for that old phart holding you up on the highway Whizzer, that's probably me. I take great pleasure in driving at forty five or fifty in the $100 lane with my left directional turned on.
Hey, I'll probably have to turn left somewhere, sometime, won't I?
Love the reactions from the other drivers who're in some sort of needless hurry to get no-where in particular.
Don't you all know that speed kills?
Being an old phart can be so much fun if you only put a little effort into it!
As for that old phart holding you up on the highway Whizzer, that's probably me. I take great pleasure in driving at forty five or fifty in the $100 lane with my left directional turned on.
Hey, I'll probably have to turn left somewhere, sometime, won't I?
Love the reactions from the other drivers who're in some sort of needless hurry to get no-where in particular.
Don't you all know that speed kills?
Being an old phart can be so much fun if you only put a little effort into it!