The hypocrisy of NASCAR
 

I didn't think this would fit in the boogery boogery thread.

With the recent suspension of driver Jeremy Mayfield for an as of yet unreported "drug" violation, I have began to notice many hypocrisys in one of my favorite sports.

Suposedly born from the transportation of illegal alcohol, the sport until recently would not allow "hard" liquor to sponsor race teams. Beer companies were OK evidently, as in Budwieser, Coors, Miller, yet no hard liquor. The Minor league as it were was named the Busch Cup, while the Winston Cup was the premium championship. I guess RJ Reynolds was not deemed "family friendly" anymore.

With drivers such as Carl Edwards hawking Claritin-D, which is as I understand on the list of prohibited substances, and the Wallace family pushing 5 hour performance enhancing juice, hypocricy seems to be reaching a new level.

I understand that piloting a ton and a half machine at 200 mph along with 42 other racers then trying to turn left is rather risky. I would not be in favor of racers injesting alcohol, meth, herion or cocain and getting behind the wheel.

NASCAR management seems to have quite a bit of flexibility in the rules when they pertain to certain racing familes. Yet they plead zero tolerence to drugs against other folks.

Maybe it is the bad economy, falling ticket sales, or lack of business financing, but for any sport to grow I feel the rules should be uniform for all.

Rant over, thank you for your time.

Oh crap, you called it a sport.

Like it or not, its classified in the sport, you can say its not until every single person hears you in America, but they still classify it as one.

Now, about the otehr stuff the OP was asking. Oh well. lol

Watch Formula 1. They do more than turn left, have tobacco and alcohol sponsors (provided the country allows it), and it's actually interesting. Monaco is this weekend and it's a bad ass race

http://www.formula1.com/

ESPN also shows the Scripps National Spelling Bee....

http://www.olympic.org/upload/sports/main/cu_main.jpg


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http://phoenix.fanster.com/victoryla...12/nascar7.jpg


In terms of being a sport anyway; at least one is an olympic event....

That shit is way more boring than NASCAR.

Good for espn.


My previous statement still stands.

You're nuts. They do more than just turn left all afternoon. The cars are superior. The drivers are superior. It's the pinnacle of racing.

The success of nascar and hiphop music explains why this country is going down the crapper.

Success of Dancing with the Stars and American Idol explains it.


When i see the 30 million Americans watching them 2 ****ing shows, i am like why why why why why why? wtf is the appeal.

ya, that too.

Shawn Johnson.....:drool:

[QUOTE=KC native;5778931]Watch Formula 1. They do more than turn left, have tobacco and alcohol sponsors (provided the country allows it), and it's actually interesting. Monaco is this weekend and it's a bad ass race

Formula 1 is ok if you like computerized racing or your driver, who at a press of a button have "bursts of speed to overtake his opponent." As long as his "opponent doesn't have any boost left."

One of the most intriguing aspects of Formula 1 is the secrecy and high-stakes of sabatage.

2009 Formula 1 Racecar Changes

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I'm fairly certain NASCAR didn't choose to have RJ Reynolds stop being the title sponsor.