2024 NASCAR Season!!! Starts on pg 13.

DarthMaeglin

Just wanted to share Bubba Wallace’s paint scheme for tomorrow night’s race at Martinsville.

F Me In The Brain

The #43 needs only two colors to make it right.

I dig that tomorrow it is black and white.

Not a huge racing fan but my old man loved it and my son lives it so I am getting back into who the drivers are.  Not sure if it is his cars or what but dude has sucked in the races I watched.  Hopefully the BLM 43 kicks ass 

tempo_n_groove

F Me In The Brain said:

The #43 needs only two colors to make it right.

I dig that tomorrow it is black and white.

Not a huge racing fan but my old man loved it and my son lives it so I am getting back into who the drivers are.  Not sure if it is his cars or what but dude has sucked in the races I watched.  Hopefully the BLM 43 kicks ass 

The 43 team has been awful since Richard Petty retired and that is a looooong time, lol.

Cool car.  Cool design.

mickeyrat

tempo_n_groove said:

F Me In The Brain said:

The #43 needs only two colors to make it right.

I dig that tomorrow it is black and white.

Not a huge racing fan but my old man loved it and my son lives it so I am getting back into who the drivers are.  Not sure if it is his cars or what but dude has sucked in the races I watched.  Hopefully the BLM 43 kicks ass 

The 43 team has been awful since Richard Petty retired and that is a looooong time, lol.

Cool car.  Cool design.

I noted the Camero on the tail.

get back in a Charger.....

rgambs

I CAN'T believe NASCAR banned Confederate flags!
I CAN believe there are some seriously pissed off redneck hillbilly cliches lol

mickeyrat

rgambs said:

I CAN'T believe NASCAR banned Confederate flags!
I CAN believe there are some seriously pissed off redneck hillbilly cliches lol

DarthMaeglin

mickeyrat said:

rgambs said:

I CAN'T believe NASCAR banned Confederate flags!
I CAN believe there are some seriously pissed off redneck hillbilly cliches lol

I love it, thanks for sharing, lol!

Glad Bubba had his best finish at Martinsville tonight (in the cup series, it was mentioned he won here twice in the truck series). Hoping he continues to improve, I’ve enjoyed watching him the last couple years.

While I’ve often been mocked for being a fan of nascar, right now I’m actually feeling a bit proud to be a supporter.

tempo_n_groove

It's nice to see love for Bubba Wallace now but he's been around for a bit. 

Another African American has been involved in the sport for 25 years and doesn't get enough recognition is part owner of JTG Daugherty Racing.  A former NBA player whom once played beside the great Michael Jordan.  His name is Brad Daugherty.  Brad was an analyst and I got to watch when his team, for the first time, made the Cup playoffs with racer Almindinger.  They showed Brad in the booth with Rusty Wallace I believe, celebrating.

Good stuff.

myoung321

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

tempo_n_groove

myoung321 said:

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

This isn't even worth arguing because the people that say "it's heritage" really mean that and don't think of it as racist at all.

NASCAR rep said today that "banning that flag is not closing a door on something, it's opening one."  That is classy.

I forgot who said it and will give him credit when I remember.

rgambs

tempo_n_groove said:

myoung321 said:

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

This isn't even worth arguing because the people that say "it's heritage" really mean that and don't think of it as racist at all.

NASCAR rep said today that "banning that flag is not closing a door on something, it's opening one."  That is classy.

I forgot who said it and will give him credit when I remember.

I have to say, if you believe that, then you have powers of self-deception to rival theirs.  The heritage line is a bullshit veneer people smear on themselves so thick they forget what's underneath.  They say this and they say that, and in the end they can sleep at night comfortable as people who are clearly racist but (as is so common) don't think of themselves as racist at all.

tempo_n_groove

rgambs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

myoung321 said:

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

This isn't even worth arguing because the people that say "it's heritage" really mean that and don't think of it as racist at all.

NASCAR rep said today that "banning that flag is not closing a door on something, it's opening one."  That is classy.

I forgot who said it and will give him credit when I remember.

I have to say, if you believe that, then you have powers of self-deception to rival theirs.  The heritage line is a bullshit veneer people smear on themselves so thick they forget what's underneath.  They say this and they say that, and in the end they can sleep at night comfortable as people who are clearly racist but (as is so common) don't think of themselves as racist at all.

I speak from experience and sorry you don't agree but that is how it is for a lot of people.  Tradition is a tough thing to break.

rgambs

tempo_n_groove said:

rgambs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

myoung321 said:

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

This isn't even worth arguing because the people that say "it's heritage" really mean that and don't think of it as racist at all.

NASCAR rep said today that "banning that flag is not closing a door on something, it's opening one."  That is classy.

I forgot who said it and will give him credit when I remember.

I have to say, if you believe that, then you have powers of self-deception to rival theirs.  The heritage line is a bullshit veneer people smear on themselves so thick they forget what's underneath.  They say this and they say that, and in the end they can sleep at night comfortable as people who are clearly racist but (as is so common) don't think of themselves as racist at all.

I speak from experience and sorry you don't agree but that is how it is for a lot of people.  Tradition is a tough thing to break.

Right, traditions are hard to break, I agree.  Casual racism doesn't go away easily, especially if it isn't confronted head-on.  Holding on to symbols of hate like the Confederacy and convincing yourself you are somehow aloof from that systemic hatred is some serious self-delusion.

DarthMaeglin

rgambs said:

tempo_n_groove said:

myoung321 said:

"But it's our HERITAGE!!" -  Have a 2 minute conversation and most of those confederate flag waving idiots and you'll soon realize they have no clue. That flag they call their sacred "Confederate Flag", is in fact, the Battle Flag of the Army of Northern Virginia.. Not the flag of the entire  Confederacy. 

The Army of Northern Virginia was the primary military force of the Confederate States of America in the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War. It was also the primary command structure of the Department of Northern Virginia. It was most often arrayed against the Union Army of the Potomac.

This isn't even worth arguing because the people that say "it's heritage" really mean that and don't think of it as racist at all.

NASCAR rep said today that "banning that flag is not closing a door on something, it's opening one."  That is classy.

I forgot who said it and will give him credit when I remember.

I have to say, if you believe that, then you have powers of self-deception to rival theirs.  The heritage line is a bullshit veneer people smear on themselves so thick they forget what's underneath.  They say this and they say that, and in the end they can sleep at night comfortable as people who are clearly racist but (as is so common) don't think of themselves as racist at all.

I didn’t see the flag as racist until much later in life because my first association was with the car from Dukes Of Hazzard. Growing up watching the show I can’t recall the Duke family ever acting in a racist way.

As I said, later on I came to understand the symbolism/connotations of the flag, but I’m still glad I have a model of the car that I grew up with (a few years ago the company that owns the franchise announced the flag would no longer appear on the car). I honestly don’t think that makes me racist in any way, but do allow how some might think so in this current environment.

 I did get a laugh in the movie when the boys were driving into the city and were (rightfully today) drawing some harsh looks.

DarthMaeglin

I just want to circle back to my last post (thought of adding this as an edit but prefer a separate post). I realized my tone may have come across as a bit flippant and caused some degree of offence, which was not my intent.

All one can do in this circumstance (in my opinion) is to speak from their own perspective which was what I was trying to do. If I struck the wrong tone in my words I apologize. It’s an incredibly polarized world right now and while I don’t agree with being muted because I’m a white male, it doesn’t mean I don’t need to be mindful more than ever.

This was bugging me all night but I’d gone and gotten baked so didn’t want to make it worse by posting stoned, lol.

I’ll shut up now until the cars are back rolling on the weekend, thanks for reading.

Glorified KC

Bye Felicia!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/us/ray-ciccarelli-nascar-confederate-spt-trnd/index.html

Wobbie

cdthomas1981 said:

Bye Felicia!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/us/ray-ciccarelli-nascar-confederate-spt-trnd/index.html

don’t let the door hit you in the ass.

tempo_n_groove

cdthomas1981 said:

Bye Felicia!

https://www.cnn.com/2020/06/11/us/ray-ciccarelli-nascar-confederate-spt-trnd/index.html

Y'all need to stop posting these stories.  No one gives a shit.  I'm happy w what NASCAR is doing right now and it detracts it from these idiots.

tempo_n_groove

DarthMaeglin said:

I just want to circle back to my last post (thought of adding this as an edit but prefer a separate post). I realized my tone may have come across as a bit flippant and caused some degree of offence, which was not my intent.

All one can do in this circumstance (in my opinion) is to speak from their own perspective which was what I was trying to do. If I struck the wrong tone in my words I apologize. It’s an incredibly polarized world right now and while I don’t agree with being muted because I’m a white male, it doesn’t mean I don’t need to be mindful more than ever.

This was bugging me all night but I’d gone and gotten baked so didn’t want to make it worse by posting stoned, lol.

I’ll shut up now until the cars are back rolling on the weekend, thanks for reading.

I never knew it was racist until my 20's so don't feel bad.

DarthMaeglin

tempo_n_groove said:

DarthMaeglin said:

I just want to circle back to my last post (thought of adding this as an edit but prefer a separate post). I realized my tone may have come across as a bit flippant and caused some degree of offence, which was not my intent.

All one can do in this circumstance (in my opinion) is to speak from their own perspective which was what I was trying to do. If I struck the wrong tone in my words I apologize. It’s an incredibly polarized world right now and while I don’t agree with being muted because I’m a white male, it doesn’t mean I don’t need to be mindful more than ever.

This was bugging me all night but I’d gone and gotten baked so didn’t want to make it worse by posting stoned, lol.

I’ll shut up now until the cars are back rolling on the weekend, thanks for reading.

I never knew it was racist until my 20's so don't feel bad.

Thanks, I appreciate that.

On another note, who else was happy to see Dale Jr. back behind the wheel this afternoon?