NASCAR bans the confederate flag

[DC_Vol]

I’m not surprised that you are as dumb as Bubba’s “teammate”.

LOL

Im glad BW saw the light today. I’m curious now what the fallout will be.

You know his fellow racers know damn well that his crew would know exactly what a pull handle looks like.

 

[McDad]

In a lot of the track meets around here they have "thrower relays", where the teams are made up of the shot and discus throwers and they run a 4x100. It's pretty comical. Occasionally a team will have pretty athletic throwers who can actually run, but usually every team has at least 2 or 3 big fat guys or girls who look like it's the first "sprint" they've ever attempted.

But on the plus side (pun intended), they rarely miss a hand off.

I think the fat race may be my favorite race.

 

[DynaLo]

I’m trying to not dislike this guy but the more I learn the harder it get’s.​

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Bubba Wallace, Nov. 8, 2017:​

quote:​

There is only 1 driver from an African American background at the top level of our sport..I am the 1. You're not gonna stop hearing about "the black driver" for years. Embrace it, accept it and enjoy the journey..​

Pride goeth before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.
And on that note, Karma tends to be a real bitch when you taunt her.

 

[hog88]

I don't think Wallace did this intentionally.
I haven't gone back through all this thread (pretty long). Has anyone said that he did it?
Based on what I've heard and read about it, it was there for a while, since last fall. I doubt his was the only stall with a rope in it.
Why can't people just investigate and get the facts before letting something blow up like this is my issue.

This was a PR move. Did Bubba know about it or did someone on his PR/social media team see an opportunity without him knowing is the question. I highly doubt a mechanic or engineer that works on his car mistook a pull cord for a noose so it was someone on his personal team. Bubba needs to get off his high horse and explain what and how all this ******** got started.

 

[volfanhill]

I think the fat race may be my favorite race.

 

[hog88]

Bubba Wallace insists 'door-pull rope' found in his NASCAR garage WAS a 'straight-up noose' - after FBI finds no evidence of a hate crime and pictures show Numerous Stalls on Talladega track with Identical door-pulls

NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace has insisted that the rope knot found in his garage was a 'straight-up noose' and said he was 'p****d' with his critics - but accepts he 'wasn't targeted' after the FBI said there was no evidence of a hate crime.

A Youtube video from 2019 showed a pull rope tied into a noose hanging from the garage door in the same stall used by Wallace and his team at the Talladega Superspeedway over the weekend. At the time the video was taken, that specific stall was being used by a white driver, Paul Menard.

Other videos from previous years revealed that the garage door ropes - or 'pulls' as they're called - were often tied into nooses as early as 2016.

Bubba Wallace insists rope found in his NASCAR garage was a 'straight-up noose' | Daily Mail Online

Whoever wrote that article is an idiot.

 

[McDad]

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The fat, Asian race may be my new favorite race.

 

[luthervol]

I think the fat race may be my favorite race.

It's always a fan favorite.

To keep things even, maybe they should have the distance runners throw the shot.

 

[hog88]

LOL

Im glad BW saw the light today. I’m curious now what the fallout will be.

You know his fellow racers know damn well that his crew would know exactly what a pull handle looks like.

Bubba is now immune from any fallout. He’s got the most secure seat in the sport.

 

[Electric Orange]

 

[Wireless1]

In a lot of the track meets around here they have "thrower relays", where the teams are made up of the shot and discus throwers and they run a 4x100. It's pretty comical. Occasionally a team will have pretty athletic throwers who can actually run, but usually every team has at least 2 or 3 big fat guys or girls who look like it's the first "sprint" they've ever attempted.

But on the plus side (pun intended), they rarely miss a hand off.

I miss sports so bad I’d welcome watching that.....even as sport

 

[Wireless1]

This was a PR move. Did Bubba know about it or did someone on his PR/social media team see an opportunity without him knowing is the question. I highly doubt a mechanic or engineer that works on his car mistook a pull cord for a noose so it was someone on his personal team. Bubba needs to get off his high horse and explain what and how all this ******** got started.

If it was one of the technical team, I’m available

 

[vols40]

This was a PR move. Did Bubba know about it or did someone on his PR/social media team see an opportunity without him knowing is the question. I highly doubt a mechanic or engineer that works on his car mistook a pull cord for a noose so it was someone on his personal team. Bubba needs to get off his high horse and explain what and how all this ******** got started.

Exactly. Nascar was in deep before the pandemic.

I think Bubba is a good guy but it's troubling to see him hop on the BLM movement given what we truly know that movement is about.

 

[DC_Vol]

Right on.

 

[VolunteerHillbilly]

Years ago a black man and client told me not to ask black people if they want to 'hang out'. It had a bad connotation, which I never would've known without someone telling me. This whole noose/hand loop/rope thing has taught me something else. It's hard to understand a person's reaction to something when you don't see it through their eyes. Hopefully, people off all stripes can take something away from this and be the better for it.

 

[Weezer]

I think the fat race may be my favorite race.

Wait...fat people are a race?? Are we protected under law?

First order of business is getting our name changed to fluffy. Fat is just derogatory.

 

[NorthDallas40]

Wait...fat people are a race?? Are we protected under law?

First order of business is getting our name changed to fluffy. Fat is just derogatory.

Plushy

 

[Weezer]

The fat, Asian race may be my new favorite race.

Leave out @95 Vol Alum out of this! Besides, he scooters everywhere.

 

[vols40]

Years ago a black man and client told me not to ask black people if they want to 'hang out'. It had a bad connotation, which I never would've known without someone telling me. This whole noose/hand loop/rope thing has taught me something else. It's hard to understand a person's reaction to something when you don't see it through their eyes. Hopefully, people off all stripes can take something away from this and be the better for it.

Agree but this was not a noise. It was a rope used to pull a garage door down that had a loop in it to make it easier to close.

Clearly it's NASCAR's fault as they own Talladega and should have automatic doors installed. Clearly Nascar is racist

 

[Volsfaninva917]

 

[Wireless1]

Wait...fat people are a race?? Are we protected under law?

First order of business is getting our name changed to fluffy. Fat is just derogatory.

Thick?

 

[vols40]

The picture I saw was not a noise. It was a loop to help code the door easier.

 

[GAVol]

What’s next? Velcro shoes to eliminate shoelaces? It’s full on idiocracy out there.

 

[C-south]

What’s next? Velcro shoes to eliminate shoelaces? It’s full on idiocracy out there.

They’ll probably call Velcro racist too.

 

[Volsfaninva917]

What’s next? Velcro shoes to eliminate shoelaces? It’s full on idiocracy out there.

Its beyond stupid, I'm over it. This is just waking up to be offended