|
08-11-2014, 04:54 PM | #31 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Island of high taxes, N.Y.
Posts: 541
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Honestly, outside of the car being on fire, I don't care about your ego, your adrenaline rush or whatever you have to prove, YOU DO NOT GET OUT OF THE CAR WHILE THE RACE IS ON---PERIOD. Save the show and face to face when the race is over and everything is parked. Unfortunatly , a young man lost his life because he did not think before he acted. What would have happened had everybody missed him but caused a pile up and somebody else got seriously hurt or killed. Should be a rule----DRIVER GETS OUT OF CAR ON TRACK WHILE THE RACE IS ON---PULL HIS COMPETITION LICENSE FOR A YEAR. Give him plenty of time to think about how to handle himself and not put himself or other drivers in unneccessary danger.
My deepest condolences to all the family and friends of Kevin Ward. |
08-11-2014, 04:55 PM | #32 |
Member
Join Date: Sep 2007
Posts: 155
Likes: 0
Liked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Great article:http://motorsports-soapbox.blogspot....-media-at.html
__________________
http://stevecoxracing.com |
08-11-2014, 06:34 PM | #33 | |
VIP Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Murfreesboro TN
Posts: 4,915
Likes: 996
Liked 1,044 Times in 274 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Quote:
Exactly what did Tony Stewart do? I'll tell you what Tony Stewart did. Exactly what every other driver under caution that night did. The driver of the car in front of Tony said, for the record, that he only saw Kevin Ward at the last instant. Kevin Ward's own friend, who was 4 cars behind Tony Stewart, said that Kevin got out of his car and went toward Stewart, and that his timing in doing so was bad, and unsafe. Notice that he never said a single word about Tony Stewart doing anything wrong. You have pretty much accused Tony Stewart of voluntary manslaughter, without a shred of verifiable evidence, or for that matter, any evidence at all, other than your own personal opinion about Tony Stewart's temper. You are entitled to your opinion. But don't expect anyone with any common sense or knowledge about racing to have the slightest bit of respect for your opinion.
__________________
Alan Roehrich 212A G/S |
|
08-11-2014, 06:39 PM | #34 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: Sandusky, Ohio
Posts: 327
Likes: 68
Liked 141 Times in 55 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Honestly I dont blame the kid for being mad,angry or otherwise. Would you be mad as a wet hornet if some NASCAR star came to your local track ruffed you up and wrecked possibly your one and only race car that you probably worked pretty hard and spent money on to race? I honestly doubt the guy could have even gotten close to Stewart to voice his displeasure after the race with Stewarts crew people and security and whoever else there and probably figured that would be the only way he could voice his displeasure and to me this is the same assomebody burning you down on the starting line and blowing your engine up(before the whole 7 sec staging rule or whatever) and you being mad about it. Im not sure about wearing black firesuit and such ive always tried to wear brighter colored firesuits in chase something was wrong on the top end and had to exit the car so the track crew could see me and otherwise this is a part of racing pretty much an accident nothing more nothing less but a very tragic accident at that. RIP Kevin Ward A FELLOW RACER
|
08-11-2014, 07:13 PM | #35 | |
Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2013
Posts: 91
Likes: 0
Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Quote:
If tony stewart did EXACTLY what every other driver did under caution KEVIN WARD would be alive. Why you do not respect other persons comments is on you and I feel sorry for you. Not for me but your family and friends, PLEASE work on YOUR anger issues. Thank you Louis Jeffery |
|
08-11-2014, 07:25 PM | #36 | |
VIP Member
Join Date: May 2006
Location: Murfreesboro TN
Posts: 4,915
Likes: 996
Liked 1,044 Times in 274 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Quote:
I could respect your opinion, if it were based on anything other than "OMG, google Tony Stewart, he loses his temper", which, for all the world sounds like the emotional outburst of a teenage girl. Based on that, and nothing else, you accuse Tony Stewart of voluntary manslaughter, at the very least. You want your opinion to garner some respect? Base it on the facts of the event itself. Anger? I neither need nor want the sympathy of you or anyone like you. Have a nice rest of your life.
__________________
Alan Roehrich 212A G/S Last edited by Alan Roehrich; 08-11-2014 at 07:45 PM. |
|
08-11-2014, 07:32 PM | #37 | |
Member
Join Date: Mar 2003
Location: Baytown, TX
Posts: 340
Likes: 0
Liked 3 Times in 1 Post
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Quote:
|
|
08-11-2014, 09:25 PM | #38 |
Member
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Austin, TX
Posts: 219
Likes: 47
Liked 34 Times in 14 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
I'd say that is the likely outcome of any civil case, when you've got video out there of Tony previously speaking of another driver saying "I'm going to run over him every chance I got".
__________________
K Danner STK 468 |
08-11-2014, 09:40 PM | #39 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Greensboro, NC
Posts: 807
Likes: 7
Liked 75 Times in 24 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
Spot on. My cousin has raced CRA/USAC sprints for 20 years... 360 unwinged sprints, 360 wing, and 410 WOO.....They naturally turn left....slam the throttle, and turn the wheel right as you're going into the corners, and they'll instantly go into oversteer....they are unstable while "idling" around the track. I saw Tony Stewart doing exactly what he was supposed to do.....stay with the pace. KW allowed his emotions to get ahead of sound judgement which ended up in a very tragic, sad ending.
__________________
Gary Smith "another broke racer spectating" |
08-11-2014, 09:45 PM | #40 |
Veteran Member
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Sand Springs, OK
Posts: 8,132
Likes: 896
Liked 389 Times in 168 Posts
|
Re: Tony Stewart-Kevin Ward / Sprint car accident
I have yet to see a person experienced with a dirt sprint car blame Stewart. Only the arm chair experts.
__________________
Ed Wright 4156 SS/JA |
|
|