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VaDirt

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Adam Sandler and Kevin James are the grand marshalls of todays race. Yupp, the promotion tool of NASCAR in full swing.

But, whatever you do, avoid the "gentlemen start your engines" command at all costs. James said he was going to take it to new levels.

These dorks don't know squat about racing, and are just making a mockery of the tradition of the command.
 
Are you serious? They are there to promote something? :sarcasm:

I thought the last time that Kevin James gave the command that it was one of the top 10 of all time. I'd much rather see/hear someone say it with emotion than some representative from some company somewhere mumble an emotionless command. I'd say that his and Matthew McConaughey's were two of the best ever. :beerbang:
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Are you serious? They are there to promote something? :sarcasm:

I thought the last time that Kevin James gave the command that it was one of the top 10 of all time. I'd much rather see/hear someone say it with emotion than some representative from some company somewhere mumble an emotionless command. I'd say that his and Matthew McConaughey's were two of the best ever. :beerbang:
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I agree, James did a great job plus those two won't do anything stupid. Why would they take the chance of pissing off all those rednecks that watch their movies? Thats a lot of rednecks.

Why would you warn us to avoid the command? What kind of conspiracy theorist are you?
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Are you serious? They are there to promote something? :sarcasm:

I thought the last time that Kevin James gave the command that it was one of the top 10 of all time. I'd much rather see/hear someone say it with emotion than some representative from some company somewhere mumble an emotionless command. I'd say that his and Matthew McConaughey's were two of the best ever. :beerbang:
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I thought he sounded like a jackass. A simple "gentlemen start your engines" as done by Richard Petty a couple weeks ago (or was it last week) is plenty. Screaming at the top of your lungs and flexing the flab in your belly like some steroid freak....is DUMB!
 
I set my timer to come on during the pace laps to avoid all the pre-race crap but thanks for the warning.
 
VA, did you like how John Boy and Billy gave the command some years ago when they said, "Gentlemen, and Jimmy Spencer, start your engines"? I love the emotional command. It gets the party going and there is nothing like hearing all those engines starting up all at the same time. One day I would love to hear in person those whiney engines of the IRL do it. It just makes the hair on my arm stand up.
 
#17D500winner said:
I set my timer to come on during the pace laps to avoid all the pre-race crap but thanks for the warning.
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I need to start doing that. All the pre race crap gets on my nerves and is a waste of time anyway. I really wish they could just tell us the time the pace car pulls off so I don't have to sit through all that junk.
 
Between those two jerkoffs and the gay pirate, TNT is getting worse than FOX.
 
PettyBlue said:
Between those two jerkoffs and the gay pirate, TNT is getting worse than FOX.
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No way possible to get worse than FOX. As long as the Waltrips aren't around to open their ignorant pie hole I'm happy.
 
I like to begin taping the race and do something else for thirty minutes then come in and fast forward through the things that offer no interest. Like commercials. :rolleyes:
 
chromehorn said:
I agree, James did a great job plus those two won't do anything stupid. Why would they take the chance of pissing off all those rednecks that watch their movies? Thats a lot of rednecks.

Why would you warn us to avoid the command? What kind of conspiracy theorist are you?
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I take this all back. I just watched it on my DVR and have to say that the command was pure stupidity in action. I know they make a living being idiots but damn, they should feel shame. VaDirt warned us.
 
OH MY GOD! I just saw a (thankfully) condensed highlight of this..um...thng on Speed. And I was questioned on my warning against viwing it?

Jesus! Those clowns have absolutely no respectt for anything at all. Good Lord, NASCAR needs to show a little more sense in selecting their grand marshals. This was, quite frankly, an embaressment.:mad:
 
jeez is there anything you guys wont b**ch about, I thought it was pretty funny
 
VaDirt said:
OH MY GOD! I just saw a (thankfully) condensed highlight of this..um...thng on Speed. And I was questioned on my warning against viwing it?

Jesus! Those clowns have absolutely no respectt for anything at all. Good Lord, NASCAR needs to show a little more sense in selecting their grand marshals. This was, quite frankly, an embaressment.:mad:
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gun please...that was death-worthy.
 
You guys should just do like I do. Go on Jayski and see the listed Green Flag time. Turn your TV on two minutes before that and you don't have to hear any of the crap from the networks!
 
A better solution is to not even have the command anymore. Since anyone they get is there to just plug some product and get on tv why not just do away with it. But you say what about tradition? I say shut up and let them make fools of themselvs or dont watch and you wont have any reason to complain.
 
steveluvs3 said:
jeez is there anything you guys wont b**ch about, I thought it was pretty funny
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if they didn't find dumb little things to complain about then they have nothing to talk about
 
I thought TNT was going to be promotion-free until they wheeled out Sandler and James and the "interview" with the gay Captain Morgan pirate.
 
Stewart Fan said:
You guys should just do like I do. Go on Jayski and see the listed Green Flag time. Turn your TV on two minutes before that and you don't have to hear any of the crap from the networks!
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But I did. Was watching the F1 race until the green flag waved (and for some time after the green flag wave), but still saw that reduculous crap via hihglights later in the evening.
 
steveluvs3 said:
jeez is there anything you guys wont b**ch about, I thought it was pretty funny
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You can't be serious. If you thought that was funny then you probably don't have the brain power to walk and chew gum at the same time.

kkfan91 said:
if they didn't find dumb little things to complain about then they have nothing to talk about
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We could talk about your dumb ass if you want. Just because we thought it was stupid, don't come in here giving us crap about it.
 
It would have been funny if Kevin James would have busted his arse when he got tied up in the mic cord.
 
If next week Nascar has Hanna Montana give the command to start engines , you will have a better idea of the age group they are trying to appeal to, and heh, if it brings out the kids, their parents will come too .
 
ted@economy said:
If next week Nascar has Hanna Montana give the command to start engines , you will have a better idea of the age group they are trying to appeal to, and heh, if it brings out the kids, their parents will come too .
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That's fine. I don't have a problem with who, i have a problem with how. And those two idiots did it in the worst way possible.
 
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