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12-20-2021, 05:28 PM | #1 |
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Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
Great interview with Don O'Neal on Competition Plus. He articulates what just about every racer on this forum feels about the NHRA. Here is a link to the article.
https://www.competitionplus.com/drag...tsmen%E2%80%99
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12-20-2021, 07:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
Thanks Don you have expressed what racers have thought for along time, the real stories are with the Lucas Oil Series Racers, amazing stories that will never be told, Fred Moreno
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12-21-2021, 08:19 AM | #3 |
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Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
That was a good article. They twist the term sometimes. I think I remember them referring to Dan before as " Touring Professional Sportsman Racer".
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Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
I've never thought of "Sportsman" as a slight, but I'm not trying to impress or justify my existence to sponsors either.
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12-21-2021, 02:11 PM | #5 |
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Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
NHRA displays plenty of disrespect toward classes besides Pro and don’t think labeling us as something else will change that. Being called a sportsman has never offended me, nor do I feel entitled to be called something else. If I pull my heap in on a open trailer (which I have for the past five years) should I be called something different than the guy with a million dollar operation? Sounds kinda like wokeism to me.
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Yeah, being called a Sportsman racer doesn't bother me. I really thought it was a term used as someone who is not a full time racer. I understand some racers do race to put food on their table, but the majority doesn't. I think Bobby Fazio's interview with Lonnie got to more of the root of the problem that plagues our classracing concerns. But everyone has there opinion on what is important to them.
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OK- I give up - what is wokeism ???????
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Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
Just an observation. Why would you be ashamed of being called a Sportsman racer? This connotation has been used since at least the Sixties, is it now not acceptable as per today's "Woke" and or "Cancel" culture? Is this just being Politically correct? If so, I'm out.
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Rampant political correctness, where every little group of people are concerned with their labels and what people call them or say about them, oftentimes changing those labels to something cooler or edgier as they are dreamed up, or their sensitivities change.
Call them the wrong title and you need to be woke, as in "wake up, you dunce". . |
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It doesn’t matter to me if I am called a sportsman racer. That is what I am. I don’t race to pay bills. I race as a hobby and for enjoyment. My racing is not a business. I have never heard of Don O’Neal and he is within his right to express his opinion. He races a bracket car and that is not a pro class. Looks like he possibly has some sponsorship commitment that he wants to try to elevate by changing the impression of the class he runs. There are very few sportsman racers in NHRA that make their living from racing. He does have a good point that the announcers could do a better job by knowing the classes and competitors better.
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