Earnhardt move.........
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Earnhardt move.........
Anybody else watch? I did, and it just re-affirmed why I do not like the man, and do not think he is a hero, or the greatest NASCAR ever had. He is akin to the "school yard bully." jd
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i'm just wondering when they're going to take the ad down for something that's already passed... it's like seeing an ad for the oscars the night after advertising it with the date and time of the day before... stupid
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I thought it was an excellent movie, and it re-affirmed how much I liked Dale Earnhardt. He didnt take any crap off of anybody, and did what it took to win races. He wasn't on the track to make friends or be buddies. He would have probably wrecked junior to win a race if it came down to it...If you're not first, your last!
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Originally Posted by jimdandy
and do not think he is a hero
With that said, I think people are too quick to throw out the "hero" status. The man drove a friggin car for a living and died doing it. Why the hell would that make him a hero???
Off the top of my head I don't know what would make a person a hero, but driving a car really fast doesn't.
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A friend of my wife's produced that move. That being said, I'm not going out of my way to watch it. I didn't shed a tear when he died, I felt no respect for him when he was living. For me to change my tune now would be hypocritical.
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Originally Posted by ford4life69
i'm just wondering when they're going to take the ad down for something that's already passed... it's like seeing an ad for the oscars the night after advertising it with the date and time of the day before... stupid
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IMO he was hero to all the other drivers. The day he died (my dad was there) he chose NOT to use the head restraint system. His accident was the one that woke up a lot of other drivers to the need of safety equipment. He was ********* on the track and in life, but he did do some good things for the sport.
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Originally Posted by pfogle
IMO he was hero to all the other drivers. The day he died (my dad was there) he chose NOT to use the head restraint system.
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I wasn't a die hard fan, but as far as the movie goes...I thought it was pretty good. I found it informative about him...stuff that I didn't know personally. The first race I actually sat and watched was his 1998 Daytona 500 win, and ever since then, I've been hooked and pretty much live it. I also have been the DEI in North Carolina, which was a pretty awesome thing to see. Anyway...I'd watch it again IMHO.
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Originally Posted by CLVNGR
I wasn't a die hard fan, but as far as the movie goes...I thought it was pretty good. I found it informative about him...stuff that I didn't know personally. The first race I actually sat and watched was his 1998 Daytona 500 win, and ever since then, I've been hooked and pretty much live it. I also have been the DEI in North Carolina, which was a pretty awesome thing to see. Anyway...I'd watch it again IMHO.
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I remember watching races with my dad and uncle, they were both Dale fans so i was too by default. As I grew up a little more and got into racing he became a idol, he truly didn't take crap from anyone. He made the sport what it was, and he did what it took to win, he may have been a jerk on the track but he was a stand up guy in the pits.
Say what you want about the man but he truly lived all of our dreams, he did his job and died doing what he loved. Nascar will never be the same, its turned into a pansy sport with the loss of so many greats.
Say what you want about the man but he truly lived all of our dreams, he did his job and died doing what he loved. Nascar will never be the same, its turned into a pansy sport with the loss of so many greats.
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Originally Posted by jimbo beam
I remember watching races with my dad and uncle, they were both Dale fans so i was too by default....
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Originally Posted by RocketScience
I'll never get the mystique behind Nascar driver worship........never.
In all seriousness though, I don't really get it either, unless of course you are a racecar driver, then I get it. Its like me growing up and wanting to "be like mike"
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Originally Posted by thorseshoeing
I call that stupidity...and stupidity is nothing to give hero status to, no matter how many people it helps save...
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