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Originally Posted by Dan Fletcher
I just can't help myself...
Believe me, I love to bitch...I'll happily rail against the machine when wronged, but this isn't worth it. Instead of this, why don't we go back to bitching about how hundreds of racers spent thousands of dollars at Phoenix over the last two weeks and never even got to race. That would seem to me to be a bit more offensive. All Kurt Busch racing SG is going to do is give someone a easy trip into round two...
And BTW, this is coming from someone that they WOULD NOT let race at Richmond last year when I 'effed up and didn't enter on time. I was the defending event champ, current world champ, and former world champ...all recognized as provisional entries, but not after 4pm est on the Monday before the race...
As they say, my $.02...
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Dan,
I had that very discussion just last week with a friendly next state racer. The costs that were encurred should never have been, it was not well handled at all.
As to Kurt being easy pickins', well I'm guessing it will be like Danica Mania, she had the best car and crew money could buy to run against a lot of underfunded teams. Don't think they'll want to see the Busch embarrassed. (Hey, maybe they will ask me to run against him so he looks really good!) It makes no difference to me, it is their court and I'm glad he wants to dabble, but there wouldn't have been any of this if they'd have just followed their own rules, or grant exceptions to anyone in a hardship case situation. Like some former multi-time champ hitting the entry key late. I can't understand NHRA not wanting to take your money, heck I'm trying to get our sales staff to take all the free profit business we can get.
But the stupidest thing I've ever heard was on the news last night where the airlines will sell the safety exit row seats for more money. ??? Shouldn't the individuals near the door be the most capable of getting everyone out safely in an emergency? That is why they call it the emergency exit correct? I forget, was it Larry Morgan or Forest Gump who had the clearest observation of the situation?