Was anyone else as uncomfortable as I was...

[Bunkster]

Originally Posted by Smitty

What's the difference in this guy sponsoring a race team versus Quaker State? Has he done something wrong or on some watch list here in the states? Or is it that he looks like alot of the terrorist? maybe I am reading between the lines here but your comment sounds borderline discriminatory. If the Sheik is legit then his money is golden, I don't think Alan Johnson, Larry Dixon, and Del Worsham want to race so bad that they would take money from a terrorist. Everyone is entitled to an opinion but I think you might want to re think or reword what you said there Julie.

No female with any brains would ever feel comfortable around any foreign oil sheik. Nor should they: The countries that house them treat and value women worse than dogs.

Julie Jordan needs to rethink and reword absolutely nothing.

[GarysZ24]

Originally Posted by Julie Jordan

Dixon is just like a quarterback....if you get all the glory when things go good you have to suck it up and take it when it goes bad. So no, don't feel sorry for the guy.

P.S. I'm not so sure I'm liking the idea of some foreign sheik owning a race team either. Don't think I'll be a big Dixon/Al-Anabi rooter this year.

I agree with you Julie, but on top of that I'd wonder, why couldn't they use a Chevy, Dodge, or Ford body for their funny car instead of a Toyota???

[Rob Petrie E395]

I am pretty sure that the reason they used the Toyota body is because AJ has something to do with the design or distrubution of it. I remember reading or hearing about it last year but cant remember where.

[X-TECH MAN]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

I agree with you Julie, but on top of that I'd wonder, why couldn't they use a Chevy, Dodge, or Ford body for their funny car instead of a Toyota???

$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ from Toyota helps as our american industry is almost broke?????

[Smitty]

Originally Posted by GarysZ24

I agree with you Julie, but on top of that I'd wonder, why couldn't they use a Chevy, Dodge, or Ford body for their funny car instead of a Toyota???

Because Alan Johnson's owns the rights to the mold for Toyota just as John Force does for Ford and Chevis out of money and who knows what the deal is with Chrysler. The Big three is strapped so why run something that want pay you or assist you? Running a Big three make doesn't make you more american or put money on the table.

[Sean Kennedy]

Originally Posted by Julie Jordan

Dixon is just like a quarterback....if you get all the glory when things go good you have to suck it up and take it when it goes bad. So no, don't feel sorry for the guy.

P.S. I'm not so sure I'm liking the idea of some foreign sheik owning a race team either. Don't think I'll be a big Dixon/Al-Anabi rooter this year.

Congratulations. You and everyone else who shares this opinion are a little bit racist. But since it's middle eastern people.... it's embraced on this site rather than shunned.

You have no problem with the swedes that were in Pomona running a funny car, no problem with the brit or the german (i think urs is german..... someone correct me?) or that john force is sponsored by Castrol... which is owned by BP.

Your only problem is with the fact that someone from the middle east is footing the bill. So you obviously have some sort of racial bias toward people from that part of the world.

Qatar happens to be an ALLY of our country. Maybe you ought to do some reasearch.

[Julie Jordan]

Originally Posted by Sean Kennedy

Congratulations. You and everyone else who shares this opinion are a little bit racist. But since it's middle eastern people.... it's embraced on this site rather than shunned.

You have no problem with the swedes that were in Pomona running a funny car, no problem with the brit or the german (i think urs is german..... someone correct me?) or that john force is sponsored by Castrol... which is owned by BP.

Your only problem is with the fact that someone from the middle east is footing the bill. So you obviously have some sort of racial bias toward people from that part of the world.

Qatar happens to be an ALLY of our country. Maybe you ought to do some reasearch.

Get a grip. If you read my other post you would see that my intent was not racist.

[X-TECH MAN]

Nope....not me ! I was watching it between my toes. Anyone else?