NASCAR and Eddie Vedder

JojoRice

lolobugg said:

Dick Trickle and Jimmy Jack Bobby.

Don't forget Buckshot Jones!

mfc2006

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

#1--Do you decide what's a sport? If so, I hope you keep us up to date with your findings on all sports that are on the "bubble." (Curling, Table Tennis, Bowling, etc....also...what do you think of the X Games?)
#2--Most everything we do as a species is bad for the environment. I drive a dual exhaust V6 SUV, for example. Does that mean that my efforts to recycle are pointless?
#3--I'd love to see the data on that. For example, my father in law loves Nascar....and he sure as hell didn't vote for Trump.
#4--Again, would love to see data. Crime statistics? Police reports?
#5--More stereotypes. Unreal.
#6--I'd say it's a little bit different than watching paint dry. I've yet to see 2 pain cans zipping around a Home Depot at 100+ MPH and hugging the turn. Just saying.
#7--I would always be willing to defend people being falsely stereotyped. Why? Because I feel that it is wrong.

And finally, as I've stated before...
I am not a fan of Nascar. But you know what I dislike more than Nascar? Stereotyping people that you truly don't know. Life is far too short.

Ok, I'm done. Back to life.

lolobugg

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

shetellsherself

mfc2006 said:

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

#1--Do you decide what's a sport? If so, I hope you keep us up to date with your findings on all sports that are on the "bubble." (Curling, Table Tennis, Bowling, etc....also...what do you think of the X Games?)
#2--Most everything we do as a species is bad for the environment. I drive a dual exhaust V6 SUV, for example. Does that mean that my efforts to recycle are pointless?
#3--I'd love to see the data on that. For example, my father in law loves Nascar....and he sure as hell didn't vote for Trump.
#4--Again, would love to see data. Crime statistics? Police reports?
#5--More stereotypes. Unreal.
#6--I'd say it's a little bit different than watching paint dry. I've yet to see 2 pain cans zipping around a Home Depot at 100+ MPH and hugging the turn. Just saying.
#7--I would always be willing to defend people being falsely stereotyped. Why? Because I feel that it is wrong.

And finally, as I've stated before...
I am not a fan of Nascar. But you know what I dislike more than Nascar? Stereotyping people that you truly don't know. Life is far too short.

Ok, I'm done. Back to life.

excellent.

rbhester

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

I hope you're joking, but in case you're not:
#1 - You can define "sport" however you wish, but it is. Many NASCAR drivers participate in Triathalons (Jimmie Johnson, Josh Wise, Landon Cassill off the top of my head) and are finely tuned in hand/eye coordination and adapted their bodies to a high level of G forces they incur in a race car. They can lose over 8 pounds in a race and are on strict hydration schedules.These guys are athletes, plain and simple.
#2 - All NASCAR vehicles run on E85 Ethanol. Recycling bins and stations are found seemingly every 30 yards at NASCAR sanctioned events. I've seen more trash left behind (and thrown on the field for that matter) at professional football games over NASCAR races.
#3 - Total opinion with no fact to that percentage whatsoever. Out of 40, over 20% of NASCAR Cup series drivers are from California. Check out the democratic/republican voting percentage in that state. Some of the highest attended NASCAR sanctioned races occur in California, Delaware, New Hampshire.
4# - Again, zero facts. With many of them donating to charity and having foundations of their own for children and women, that's absolutely false. Myself and several of my friends (I can think of 50 individuals off the top of my head) that watch have never committed battery towards a female. So that ruins your "majority".
5# - Those same 50 I mentioned in #4, none live in a trailer. They own homes & the land they are perched upon.

I'm not an enormous NASCAR fan but I do know a lot about it and am friends with several involved/employed by it, and all of your points are pure stereotypes with no factual basis whatsoever. You may not like it personally, but that doesn't justify slandering it with zero fact and your own stereotypical/bigoted opinion.

Dr. Delight

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

Oh man, that is a nightmare!!!!
And lol at the lady grind dancing by herself down in the first row at the very start of that video.
And at the 26 second mark, does that guy have on a mullet wig or is that the real thing? So many damn questions.....

chitownp76

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

No doubt about that

EM194007

rbhester said:

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

I hope you're joking, but in case you're not:
#1 - You can define "sport" however you wish, but it is. Many NASCAR drivers participate in Triathalons (Jimmie Johnson, Josh Wise, Landon Cassill off the top of my head) and are finely tuned in hand/eye coordination and adapted their bodies to a high level of G forces they incur in a race car. They can lose over 8 pounds in a race and are on strict hydration schedules.These guys are athletes, plain and simple.
#2 - All NASCAR vehicles run on E85 Ethanol. Recycling bins and stations are found seemingly every 30 yards at NASCAR sanctioned events. I've seen more trash left behind (and thrown on the field for that matter) at professional football games over NASCAR races.
#3 - Total opinion with no fact to that percentage whatsoever. Out of 40, over 20% of NASCAR Cup series drivers are from California. Check out the democratic/republican voting percentage in that state. Some of the highest attended NASCAR sanctioned races occur in California, Delaware, New Hampshire.
4# - Again, zero facts. With many of them donating to charity and having foundations of their own for children and women, that's absolutely false. Myself and several of my friends (I can think of 50 individuals off the top of my head) that watch have never committed battery towards a female. So that ruins your "majority".
5# - Those same 50 I mentioned in #4, none live in a trailer. They own homes & the land they are perched upon.

I'm not an enormous NASCAR fan but I do know a lot about it and am friends with several involved/employed by it, and all of your points are pure stereotypes with no factual basis whatsoever. You may not like it personally, but that doesn't justify slandering it with zero fact and your own stereotypical/bigoted opinion.

They run Sunoco E15, not E85.

lolobugg

Dr. Delight said:

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

Oh man, that is a nightmare!!!!
And lol at the lady grind dancing by herself down in the first row at the very start of that video.
And at the 26 second mark, does that guy have on a mullet wig or is that the real thing? So many damn questions.....

a question that I also wonder about. ironic or the real thing?

PP193448

tempo_n_groove

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

You are allowed to bring a cooler INTO the race! There is allowed to be beer IN that cooler!!! You know how much money I saved on beer?!?

I've actually seen more fights at baseball games then at a NASCAR race, true story. NASCAR fans are actually mellow for the most part sans this individual in the video...

lolobugg

tempo_n_groove said:

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

You are allowed to bring a cooler INTO the race! There is allowed to be beer IN that cooler!!! You know how much money I saved on beer?!?

I've actually seen more fights at baseball games then at a NASCAR race, true story. NASCAR fans are actually mellow for the most part sans this individual in the video...

she just got confused and thought she was at Mardi Gras

JojoRice

rbhester said:

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

I hope you're joking, but in case you're not:
#1 - You can define "sport" however you wish, but it is. Many NASCAR drivers participate in Triathalons (Jimmie Johnson, Josh Wise, Landon Cassill off the top of my head) and are finely tuned in hand/eye coordination and adapted their bodies to a high level of G forces they incur in a race car. They can lose over 8 pounds in a race and are on strict hydration schedules.These guys are athletes, plain and simple.
#2 - All NASCAR vehicles run on E85 Ethanol. Recycling bins and stations are found seemingly every 30 yards at NASCAR sanctioned events. I've seen more trash left behind (and thrown on the field for that matter) at professional football games over NASCAR races.
#3 - Total opinion with no fact to that percentage whatsoever. Out of 40, over 20% of NASCAR Cup series drivers are from California. Check out the democratic/republican voting percentage in that state. Some of the highest attended NASCAR sanctioned races occur in California, Delaware, New Hampshire.
4# - Again, zero facts. With many of them donating to charity and having foundations of their own for children and women, that's absolutely false. Myself and several of my friends (I can think of 50 individuals off the top of my head) that watch have never committed battery towards a female. So that ruins your "majority".
5# - Those same 50 I mentioned in #4, none live in a trailer. They own homes & the land they are perched upon.

I'm not an enormous NASCAR fan but I do know a lot about it and am friends with several involved/employed by it, and all of your points are pure stereotypes with no factual basis whatsoever. You may not like it personally, but that doesn't justify slandering it with zero fact and your own stereotypical/bigoted opinion.

Totally agreed. I'm a Nascar fan and have attended roughly 20-30 races over the last 20 years or so. The sport is evolving and so is its fan base and many other aspects of the sport.

northerndragon

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

Not sure what was more awesome/terrifying the sweet pole dancer, the raging country music, that rednecks drink elitist F'me beer(or maybe it's the other way around) or that fucking killer mullet!

rbhester

They run Sunoco E15, not E85.
Even better!

lolobugg

northerndragon said:

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

Not sure what was more awesome/terrifying the sweet pole dancer, the raging country music, that rednecks drink elitist F'me beer(or maybe it's the other way around) or that fucking killer mullet!

F'Me drinks Coors Light?

northerndragon

lolobugg said:

northerndragon said:

lolobugg said:

One thing i was able to confirm is that NASCAR fans enjoy their alcohol..........

https://youtu.be/3fSIr8kYo9g

Not sure what was more awesome/terrifying the sweet pole dancer, the raging country music, that rednecks drink elitist F'me beer(or maybe it's the other way around) or that fucking killer mullet!

F'Me drinks Coors Light?

How do you not know that?
And yes he does.

HesCalledDyer

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

Spend 4-5 hours in a racing suit insulated by fire-retardant undergarments, with a helmet, with track temperatures at 100+ F, going at speeds of 120+ mph, pulling 2-3g's into a corner every 30 every seconds... tell me how your body feels the next morning and then try to say it isn't a sport.

Pearl James

joseph33 said:

My reasoning is as follows. #1. Not a sport.#2. Not good for the environment. #3. 99.9 percent of fans most likely voted for Trump.#4. A majority of fans more than likely at one point,laid hands on a female.#5. Television reception in more than half of viewers,probably takes place at a trailer park. NASCAR is no different than watching paint dry. Would people here still defend it,if they didn't make a large sum donation to Ed's charity? My guess is no.

What perplexes me the most about Nascar is I never hear their fans shove the sport down other people's throats, incessantly brag, or make a big deal why they like it so much. But the people who dislike Nascar never shut up about it. This is one of the most bizarre posts I've seen on here in a long time.

theebradness

Back to the topic at hand. Ed's reaction to the million dollar donation was great! Good on the Motorsports Industry!