NASCAR bans the confederate flag

[PhoenixAZVol]

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[Electric Orange]

#FakeNooseMedia

Lol

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

I tried to “get” NASCAR years ago. I went to my first race at Charlotte. I think Dale Jr won for one of the fist times that night. It was 1999 or 2000. I was more entertained by the fans. I’ll never forget this one guy. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and had a confederate flag tattoo that covered his entire chest. He was pouring his beer into a half a plastic water bottle and he flipped off every car that passed him. Not sure who he was rooting for. Other than that, the constant left turns just didn’t excite me that much. No offense intended for you loyal fans. Everyone is different.

I went to a race at Atlanta Motor Speedway in '94. A friend's dad gave us tickets and we borrowed a pop-up camper so we could get the full effect (camped outside, not on the infield). The best part was the camping/tailgating Saturday night. Actually had topless women walk into our little area and put on a show. It met all of my expectations of what a NASCAR event was all about (mostly negative). I never returned. Some years, I will watch a few laps of the Daytona 500, but that's about it. I went to the US Grand Prix F-1 race twice when it was being run at Indy and it was a blast. We would have followed that race to Texas but the track is very isolated and we never got the logistics worked out. We will definitely go to Miami GP, if it happens.

 

[BeecherVol]

NASCAR loved the story from the get go and RAN with it. They won't say s*** because they benefited from it

At the beginning I agree. A lot of people took it for what was reported and praised Nascar for standing firm against the act. The problem for Nascar is that wasnt the end of the story and their involvement early on is going to raise some questions they may not have a good answer for.

 

[TNVOLNAVY]

When the SJW leftists regain control and implement their GND they’ll ban all internal combustion engines for motorsports and NASCAR and other motorsports will become life sized electric slot car races. Maybe they’ll pipe in prerecorded sounds of roaring exhaust over the loudspeakers and have electronic smoke generators on the cars to give the fans the feel of days gone by. Not sure yet what they’ll do with all those spent batteries.

 

[Vol737]

The in-often used term that will save America "I was wrong"
Even an "oops" but no one wants to walk back their mistakes, not NASCAR, The FBI, the White House (whoever is in office) Congress, or VN posters.
It takes the bigger man (yep, women don't make mistakes) to admit his mistakes so that others don't make them too.

I’ve said for a long time there are those that expect grace to be automatic when they f up, but are completely unwilling to extend it to others.

 

[n_huffhines]

Well, well, well...it was a noose. So did Bubba "double down on stupid" when he reiterated that it was a noose?... @Weezer was he trying to perpetuate that racism was at play by correctly calling it a noose?...or did people here ironically and erroneously jump to conclusions after getting so worked up about people jumping to conclusions?

 

[TheColdVolTruth]

https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/bubba-wallace-noose-photo-confirmed-fbi-talladega-062520

 

[n_huffhines]

Boy, did I call that one

IMO, anyone still referring to the garage pull as a noose is still perpetuating racism.

By continuing to refer to it as a "noose"? Absolutely.

Wow, you guys are deriving a lot of meaning out of that. So what's his new theory then? Some time-traveling racist planted it in October knowing it would be his stall?

You guys are mad because this story was one extreme jump to a false conclusion and ironically, you are ready and willing to jump to a conclusion about BW.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Boy, did I call that one

You remember several pages ago, someone called you gullible? They're still right.

 

[NorthDallas40]

I tried to “get” NASCAR years ago. I went to my first race at Charlotte. I think Dale Jr won for one of the fist times that night. It was 1999 or 2000. I was more entertained by the fans. I’ll never forget this one guy. He wasn’t wearing a shirt and had a confederate flag tattoo that covered his entire chest. He was pouring his beer into a half a plastic water bottle and he flipped off every car that passed him. Not sure who he was rooting for. Other than that, the constant left turns just didn’t excite me that much. No offense intended for you loyal fans. Everyone is different.

LMAO well the stereotype does apply I’ll be the first to admit that. And I won’t confirm or deny that I’ve offered a couple of two gun salutes over the years for some BS on the track.

I like it because they still have to drive the cars at least. I think it’s more of a drivers series than IRL or Formula I. I was a big CART and NASCAR fan when I was a kid but the technology just got too dominant in the open wheel series in my opinion. They are incredible machines ... just incredible to the point that the driver is minimized Not much of an open wheel fan anymore except for sprints. Amazing machines that I do not have a big enough pair to be willing to strap into one

 

[jaybird_1981]

Why is this picture just now being released?

 

[n_huffhines]

You remember several pages ago, someone called you gullible? They're still right.

Yes. Let's hear the conspiracy theories. It's photoshopped, right?

 

[n_huffhines]

Why is this picture just now being released?

Haha. Of course

 

[NorthDallas40]

https://www.foxsports.com/nascar/story/bubba-wallace-noose-photo-confirmed-fbi-talladega-062520

Perfectly reasonable article. Now let’s see if everyone can stick to the script and walk this back. Awful lot of water under the bridge at this point.

 

[Doberman]

Why is this picture just now being released?

To help Bubba Smollett repair his reputation.

 

[volinbham]

As was said a day or so - it's fashioned like a noose but it isn't a noose; it is a garage pull.

It's like a lighter shaped like a gun; looks like a gun but isn't a gun.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Well, well, well...it was a noose. So did Bubba "double down on stupid" when he reiterated that it was a noose?... @Weezer was he trying to perpetuate that racism was at play by correctly calling it a noose?...or did people here ironically and erroneously jump to conclusions after getting so worked up about people jumping to conclusions?


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Yes he doubled down on stupid once it was shown to have been there since at least 2019 and overplayed the victim card. And I’m a fan of his saying that and spoke out in defense of him initially.

 

[DynaLo]

Well, well, well...it was a noose. So did Bubba "double down on stupid" when he reiterated that it was a noose?... @Weezer was he trying to perpetuate that racism was at play by correctly calling it a noose?...or did people here ironically and erroneously jump to conclusions after getting so worked up about people jumping to conclusions?


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And that changes what exactly about the fact that it’s primary function in that location is still as a garage door pull rope?

 

[TheColdVolTruth]

Why is this picture just now being released?

I would imagine it would have something to do with evidence not being released until investigations are finished.

 

[Ernest T. Vol]

Yes. Let's hear the conspiracy theories. It's photoshopped, right?

A few pages before you were called gullible, you said some on here were desperate for it be a hoax...people who just wanted to wait and let the facts come out. But it is you that is desperate for it to be a true hate crime. How sick is that?

 

[Pacer92]

Why is this picture just now being released?

Photoshopped..

 

[TheColdVolTruth]

As was said a day or so - it's fashioned like a noose but it isn't a noose; it is a garage pull.

It's like a lighter shaped like a gun; looks like a gun but isn't a gun.

That is indeed what NASCAR said. It is still contradictory to the FBI report.

 

[allvol123]

So people kept pulling this thing since Oct and getting their hand stuck as it tightened up? Oh that's right, no they didnt.

 

[Pacer92]

Yes. Let's hear the conspiracy theories. It's photoshopped, right?

I think 15 FBI agents could tell the difference in this and a pull down rope...

Naive much?