Shooting at Great Lakes Dragaway

[Oscarf164]

Originally Posted by Greg Hill

This whole post is racist.

Since when have numerical facts become racist?


That whole reply was blindly stupid.

[Lew Silverman]

Originally Posted by FED 387

OK guys this is what happened without sounding RACIST ---Larry's Fun Fest is a weekend event held yearly at Great Lakes Dragaway. This event caters to or is geared
to MOSTLY BLACKS/African Americans/Negroes what ever is politically correct here ---It is mostly a car show with some drag racing thrown in-usually mostly street cars but a few "drag" cars too-- it has lotsa music- women dressed suggestively/provocatively to appeal to the males in attendance and cruising around the pits(display area)- visiting etc.---The typical vehicle you all see here will be what some might call Ghetto cruisers-low riders- pimp mobiles etc. 20-24 inch wheels, outrageous colors of paint jobs tons of chrome or gold plating everything you could imagine done to, in, or on a vehicle thrown in too. All the while alcohol is being served adjacent even into the pit area so lots of people are pretty liquored up by the time nightfall comes some might be "stoned" because some brought their own chemicals/grass whatever. This event would kinda remind some of when NHRA had the compact car races a few years back. Kind of the same scenario.

It has gotten a bad reputation in the last few years because some "problems" required law enforcement intervention. There was even talk because of the problems of either scaling back the event or cancelling it altogether. Now the "shooter" supposedly was a gang member and the victims were according to police reports known gang members. It was supposedly a gang retaliation. Some of the people involved either the shooter or the victims were according to police reports from Aurora, Illinois which has a "large " black population and is known to have a large gang presence also. The media in the area Chicago/Milwaukee metropolitan have been very careful in their reporting and has basically said that 3 people were shot at an automotive event or at an automotive race nothing about a drag strip in the headlines. Which I guess is great no bad publicity for drag racing
So thats what's going on don't know who the victims are or if they have apprehended the shooter at last report. As I said I'm not trying to be RACIST just trying to give you a picture of the crowd, vehicles, atmosphere etc of the event--THIS EVENT IS PROMOTED PRIMARILY AND GEARED TO THE BLACK COMMUNITY.---Although I imagine anyone can attend as I said it is mainly blacks that will be in attendence--- FED 387

WOW - you mention -TWICE - that you're not trying to sound RACIST and then what do you do...BAM - you make comments that sure do sound like just that! Methinks you protest too much!

Did ANYTHING that you you shared make this tragedy any easier to understand? The website link in the first post did a much better job. Bottom line is that three HUMAN BEINGS were killed at Great Lakes Dragaway. The rest of the information you included was unnecessary.

[BRINK]

Originally Posted by Lew Silverman

WOW - you mention -TWICE - that you're not trying to sound RACIST and then what do you do...BAM - you make comments that sure do sound like just that! Methinks you protest too much!

Did ANYTHING that you you shared make this tragedy any easier to understand? The website link in the first post did a much better job. Bottom line is that three HUMAN BEINGS were killed at Great Lakes Dragaway. The rest of the information you included was unnecessary.

Well spoken by a true liberal southern gentleman. Debbie Wasserman Shultz would be proud.

[Greg Reimer 7376]

OK, guys, the race baiting in the name of political correctness has to stop. The fastest way to try to shut up an opposing position is with a phony charge of racism. That has created more polarization than any other societal ill that we face. I feel for the rest of the attendees of that event regardless of what race they are. They didn't need gang activity showing up and ruining the day for everybody. Chances exist that the event won't be scheduled again next year because some little malcontent had to ruin it for everybody. The damage was done and it doesn't matter what race the individuals there are. Cars seem to be a good thing to get involved with as a means to have fun,put aside your differences, and learn to get along. After all there are far greater things in life than racism, political correctness, gangs,drugs,and urban problems. That stuff divides. It doesn't benefit anybody like a good safe car event will. Back some 25 years or so ago, a rather visionary sort named Big Willie Robinson came up with the idea of using drag racing as a way to get people to reach out beyond themselves. After much stalling and issues from the bureaucracy, he was able to operate Brotherhood Raceway Park on Terminal Island near San Pedro at the harbor. (Great air,by the way).He stressed that we were there to race and have a good time, all racers and races were welcome, don't bring your problems,bring your cars and let's race. He did more good than any liberal social activism program ever did. He also was the enforcer if anybody needed it. He was big enough to do it. The land eventually got developed and it came to an end. The street legal drags programs came out and accomplished much the same thing.Let's not let a bad experience ruin racing, cars, enjoyment of life or anything else for any of us. Move on and quit the name calling and bickering among ourselves.