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Superfan1 12-20-2021 05:28 PM

Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Great interview with Don O'Neal on Competition Plus. He articulates what just about every racer on this forum feels about the NHRA. Here is a link to the article.

https://www.competitionplus.com/drag...tsmen%E2%80%99

MRE 7171 12-20-2021 07:37 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Thanks Don you have expressed what racers have thought for along time, the real stories are with the Lucas Oil Series Racers, amazing stories that will never be told, Fred Moreno

Regan Wilson 12-21-2021 08:19 AM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
That was a good article. They twist the term sometimes. I think I remember them referring to Dan before as " Touring Professional Sportsman Racer".

Lenny5160 12-21-2021 12:58 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
I've never thought of "Sportsman" as a slight, but I'm not trying to impress or justify my existence to sponsors either.

jmcarter 12-21-2021 02:11 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
NHRA displays plenty of disrespect toward classes besides Pro and don’t think labeling us as something else will change that. Being called a sportsman has never offended me, nor do I feel entitled to be called something else. If I pull my heap in on a open trailer (which I have for the past five years) should I be called something different than the guy with a million dollar operation? Sounds kinda like wokeism to me.

1347 12-21-2021 04:16 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Yeah, being called a Sportsman racer doesn't bother me. I really thought it was a term used as someone who is not a full time racer. I understand some racers do race to put food on their table, but the majority doesn't. I think Bobby Fazio's interview with Lonnie got to more of the root of the problem that plagues our classracing concerns. But everyone has there opinion on what is important to them.

Jack Matyas 12-21-2021 05:39 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by jmcarter (Post 654174)
NHRA displays plenty of disrespect toward classes besides Pro and don’t think labeling us as something else will change that. Being called a sportsman has never offended me, nor do I feel entitled to be called something else. If I pull my heap in on a open trailer (which I have for the past five years) should I be called something different than the guy with a million dollar operation? Sounds kinda like wokeism to me.


OK- I give up - what is wokeism ???????

Frank Castros 12-21-2021 06:32 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Just an observation. Why would you be ashamed of being called a Sportsman racer? This connotation has been used since at least the Sixties, is it now not acceptable as per today's "Woke" and or "Cancel" culture? Is this just being Politically correct? If so, I'm out.

CMcAllister 12-21-2021 07:18 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Jack Matyas (Post 654178)
OK- I give up - what is wokeism ???????

Rampant political correctness, where every little group of people are concerned with their labels and what people call them or say about them, oftentimes changing those labels to something cooler or edgier as they are dreamed up, or their sensitivities change.

Call them the wrong title and you need to be woke, as in "wake up, you dunce".
.

Mike Pearson 12-21-2021 07:24 PM

Re: Don O'Neal Interview On Competition Plus
 
It doesn’t matter to me if I am called a sportsman racer. That is what I am. I don’t race to pay bills. I race as a hobby and for enjoyment. My racing is not a business. I have never heard of Don O’Neal and he is within his right to express his opinion. He races a bracket car and that is not a pro class. Looks like he possibly has some sponsorship commitment that he wants to try to elevate by changing the impression of the class he runs. There are very few sportsman racers in NHRA that make their living from racing. He does have a good point that the announcers could do a better job by knowing the classes and competitors better.


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