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Mopar151

(10,315 posts)
Wed Apr 24, 2013, 06:04 PM Apr 2013

Why does motorsport represent a "safe hate"? [View all]

My reply to a post snarking on Altamont Speedway (used in a Trump anti-windmill ad):

You really don't want to go there, pal.
To start with "Motorway" is a road in England. Equating a local short track with a megatrack like Sears Point is equating the auxiliary Little League field with Giants Stadium.

Oh - if

"auto racing is f*cking bullsh*t, in every possible regard"

I've got a little homework for you, unless you're the usual steaming pantload of hypocrite:

1) Kick all the rearview mirrors off/out of your car. Ray Harroun used one to win the 1st Indy 500.

2) Jacknife all the seatbelts out of your car. Adapted from aircraft and popularized by John Fitch, noted racer in the '50's

3) Get rid of your modern, low profile tires - invented by pioneering racer Mickey Thompson

4) Replace your fuel injection with an updraft carburetor

5) Torch the side impact beams out of your doors - Popularized by Richard Petty, still called "Petty Bars" in the NASCAR gararge.

When you're done with that, call me. There's a lot more, and your bicycle does'nt get a pass, either.

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