CrewGuy
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Sure sounds like tire failure to me.“The bad thing is that people are making assumptions. We know the result were the harmonics from the tire flapping around. What caused that, we don’t know. I assure everyone…and I can’t speak for John…but in talking to him and knowing him very well…the truth will come out and I’m sure it will be before Las Vegas.
Brent, I can't speak for anyone else, and I don't claim to know what Ron's reason or motivation is for anything he said in that article. However, I don't think he (or anyone else for that matter) is trying to stifle discussions about what caused Eric's death because he feels holier than thou or because he wants to control what's discussed or not discussed. If you look back over the days since Eric's accident, the Medlens and JFR have asked people not to speculate or start rumors as to the cause of it because it's painful to them. Maybe some people don't understand why. Maybe others don't think what they say could be painful or have an effect on those who loved Eric. But no matter the reason, they've very kindly asked for everyone to refrain from having certain discussions on the boards and such, and it seems to have fallen on deaf ears. That, in my opinion, is completely disrespectful and inappropriate at best. So if I am even close to being warm on this one, I believe Ron is just making a plea with the fans and everyone else to honor the wishes of the Medlens and JFR and let's all ban together and set aside our curiosities and do the right thing by allowing them to grieve and to conduct this investigation without adding to the stress and heartache. That's just my .02 anyway.I like Capps but he's not the supreme leader of all things NHRA and gets to decide what does and does not get discussed.
Mental masturbation..LOLI think he was only trying to make the point there is a difference between productive thought and mental masturbation, especially when connected to the internet, microphone, or word processor...
I think one of the main reasons we speculate and rant about things is we have way too much time on our hands....me included.....
I'm multitasking. Watching the race and posting.
The reason we speculate is that we care. Period. This isn't F1, where we never get close to the drivers, where they are insular snobs who are too good to sign autographs even for their own sponsors employees ( Kimi ).
NHRA encourages us to get close, to invest ourselves emotionally in these drivers , why , because it makes it more fun . They know it's good business to advertise "every tickets a pit pass"
The drivers don't go to the RITZ for dinner, they go to the local sports bar, and we go too, hoping to say hello.
So to turn around when something bad happens and and try to control what fans post about it is futile.
I don't know why anyone takes what is posted here so seriously. Opinions about what caused the accident are just that . Nothing more.
Getting angry at someone who posts something here about what they think caused the accident or Eric's injuries seems to me to be misdirected.
What we are really all angry about is that Eric is gone.
I like Capps but he's not the supreme leader of all things NHRA and gets to decide what does and does not get discussed.
Sure sounds like tire failure to me.
You've made some great points, but I remember when Alan Reinhart first asked us to stop speculating on what happened to Eric soon after the accident, it was because Eric's family was upset by all of the rumors and speculation.
It is amasing how much of an effect internet message boards can have on this sport . Capps is right in what he ses , but I think one of the main reason people have talked about is to get some sort of closure and help deal with the situation
Speculation and rumor on message boards DOES get back to the family. A friend of mine was listening to Sirius radio on one of the days before Eric died, and John Medlen was being interviewed. Tom said that he will never forget the emotion from John as he was practically pleading with fans not to speculate or pass on rumors. It seems that someone on a message board had said they heard that Eric had died, and then the family started receiving sympathy cards and phone calls of condolences. Now how would ANYONE feel if that happened to them?
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In all seriousness I think people should have a voice to say what they feel. Right or wrong its there opinion. You don't have to agree with it although you do have to respect there opinion and don't flame them for doing so. If you don't want to read something don't click on it. Do you really think that the NHRA or JFR is going to browse the internet to find the solution from someone that said something in a message board. I think not. In todays world news can travel very fast over the internet. It gives people a way to voice there opinions and speculate as to what happen. Right or Wrong its still their right to have a voice.
Shannon