Robby Gordon is a clown!

#21

John McCoy wrote:

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nascarlovingirl (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote in
news:1186278890.993544.28670 (AT) i13g2000prf (DOT) googlegroups.com:

I don't think he was being a jerk. I think he was just pissed. He felt
like he got screwed and stood his ground.

I'm certain you're correct in that. Unfortunately, Gordon doesn't
have the judgement capability to determine whether he was "screwed",
so he reaches an inappropriate conclusion and the upshot is that he
acted like a jerk.

John

Do you know him well-enough to make that judgment?

#22

Mike Smith wrote:

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On Sun, 05 Aug 2007 00:14:04 -0700, stubbs.jeff (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

On Aug 5, 1:43 pm, Mark <mblackwell1... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

Also judging from the back of Ambose's car, Gordon pushed him out of
the way to take the lead any way.

excellent point. I kept waiting for the cameras to pick it up, but
right before the pass, there was no damage to Ambrose's car.

And what difference would that have made? "Rubbing" cars out of the way
is the NASCAR way.

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Nice debut for NASCAR, lol

Debut? Canadians have been watching NASCAR for a long time.

#23

On Aug 4, 7:17 pm, Alan Jones <ajo... (AT) sportswriterusa (DOT) com> wrote:

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Looked to me like he was throwing a tantrum. Doing burnouts while
Harvick was celebrating his win seemed unnecessary, excessive. Just
a difference of opinion.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 18:54:50 -0700, nascarloving... (AT) yahoo (DOT) com wrote:
I don't think he was being a jerk. I think he was just pissed. He felt
like he got screwed and stood his ground. Look, I don't like the guy
personally, but I don't think that he was out of line .... *this
time*.- Hide quoted text -

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Well, you've got a point there. I didn't catch that until this
morning. That was bit over the top.
--
La Vonna

#24

"Damon Hynes" <damonhynes (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

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On Aug 4, 9:45 pm, Joe <noem... (AT) here (DOT) org> wrote:
Alan Jones <ajo... (AT) sportswriterusa (DOT) com> wrote
innews:j6cab3limecbfdq9g53vhqmomnkt6ggea3 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com:

Looked to me like he was throwing a tantrum. Doing burnouts while
Harvick was celebrating his win seemed unnecessary, excessive.

Notice he actually tried to drive into Victory Lane but a swarm of
NASCAR officials stopped him.

Next time someone doesn't want to get in line: 1. Throw a red flag.
2. When Robby stops, pull his hood pins and remove his distributor.
3. Road course, local yellow for the rest of the race--Oval, call a
wrecker.

Sure, Robby may have a beef and NA$CAR is Orwellian, but this was
pathetic.

No, this was great. It's about time someone with more than just sponsor
laden platitudes on his mind, stood his ground against the increasingly
arbitrary nature of NASCAR's calls. NASCAR blew it big time, and their very
motive is in question with race calls these days. Hats off to Robby for
having guts enough to stand up for what was right, despite knowing what the
consequences would be.
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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) alltel (DOT) net

#25

"Mike Smith" <mike_z (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote

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Maybe they should have a remote control kill switch for guys like him
if NASCAR is dumb enough to let this piece of work continue to race in
NASCAR. Kind of like a DUI breathalyzer to start your car.

Or maybe NASCAR could stop being so contrived in the manner in which they
run their races.

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-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) alltel (DOT) net

#26

On Aug 4, 7:24 pm, Mike Smith <mik... (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote:

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How the hell does anyone take this guy seriously? He is in his own
world, thinking he won the Busch race today. I hope NASCAR suspends
him from ALL competition for a weekend.

Ummm....according to the NASCAR rulebook, he did.

#27

On Aug 5, 9:19 am, Mike Smith <mik... (AT) excite (DOT) com> wrote:

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On Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:31:54 -0400, "F~A~R~V~A: The Original Bastard"

flyhighfreeeb... (AT) aol (DOT) compost> wrote:
robby gordon was in first when the yellow came out.

The timing of the yellow here is important because I think he moved
from 2nd to 1st after the yellow came out.

Ummm....Wrong. He was leading when the caution came out.

#28

Even if NASCAR's call was wrong, I cannot condone what RG did
afterward. Each of the multiple things he did were much more wrong
than a bad call from NASCAR. 'nough said, moving on.

On Sat, 04 Aug 2007 20:43:44 -0700, Mark <mblackwell1958 (AT) yahoo (DOT) com>
wrote:

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Frankly this time the good guy might have been Robby. When you talk
of integrity you have to also call into question Nascar's integrity.
Robby raced Ambrose clean... (snipped a very long post)

#29

"Alan Jones" <ajones (AT) sportswriterusa (DOT) com> wrote

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Even if NASCAR's call was wrong, I cannot condone what RG did
afterward. Each of the multiple things he did were much more wrong
than a bad call from NASCAR. 'nough said, moving on.

Alan - I have to agree that Robby's actions were over the line. At least
they would be over the line for a normal racing environment. That said, I'm
applauding Robby's actions this weekend since NASCAR has pushed this stuff
too far, with their arbitrary calls, and twisted interpretations of their
rules. They have created an environment where it's about time someone stood
up and raised a little hell. Sure - Robby will pay for it, but he also
raised fan's attention level to some of this stuff and fans are already
speaking out (even polls on NASCAR.com) in favor of Robby. Fans are getting
tired of NASCAR's contrived ways. Good for Robby to have raised that level
of awareness within the fan base.

--

-Mike-
mmarlowREMOVE (AT) alltel (DOT) net

#30

On Aug 6, 1:54 am, Cal Vanize <dont.even.spam... (AT) myspam (DOT) org> wrote:

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stubbs.j... (AT) gmail (DOT) com wrote:

Also judging from the back of Ambose's car, Gordon pushed him out of
the way to take the lead any way.

Two points...

1 - Since when is contact prohibited by NASCAR?

2 - The damage was judged minimal and the cause inconclusive.

Everything points to Gordon behaving like a fool.

In Australia he'd be known as a wanker.

In NASCAR, that's known as competitive spirit.

I've got no problem with Gordons pass on Ambrose. I would have been a
great finish to watch those two race. It was the spiteful response
when it went green that I dont like.