HOLY COW! US Nats coverage

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Force has won the US Nationals 4 Times.
Mike

[Dave Rifkin]

I think John took the dive and I am a huge Force fan. Like Mike Dunn said; he has an average reaction time of .085 or something like that but, this race he chooses the lane that everyone else avoided, has a .205 reaction time and veers toward the wall.............c'mon.

[njsteve]

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this race he chooses the lane that everyone else avoided, has a .205 reaction time and veers toward the wall.............c'mon.

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and he had a flat tire...and the spare was flat, too...and he ran out of gas...and he got lost...and his map was missing the last page...there was a flood...and locusts!!!

Why am I picturing the scene with the late great John Belushi in Blues Brothers, where he is trying to explain why he didn't show up for his wedding day with Carrie Fisher, as she aims her M16 at him.

[ORIGLS6]

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I think John took the dive and I am a huge Force fan.

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I agree, and I've always been a Force fan. Corporate sponsorship being what it is due to our economy, well,.......... JFR has a huge payroll. Getting the AAA car in the chase can't hurt next year's sponsorship prospects.

But the Graham Light decision didn't surprise me a bit either. The NHRA is about $$$$$ and JFR brings them untold revenue from licensing. Had it been the likes of a Tim Wilkerson I think you'd see a different determination. Just my opinion.

[budnate]

probably some Force action going on...bottom line keep winning rounds and put him in the trailer. for the record been a Force Fan long before he may made it.

[1970Bluel78]

It's pretty clear that John could be on the Olympic Dive team after that one. Hey they have a " Team " and he did what he could to get the " Team " to win

[1969L78Nova]

Its, all here !

http://espn.go.com/video/clip?id=445...goryid=2378529

[kwhizz]

If I were the Budweiser people I would be Pissed at Bernstein......they paid for his Racing for 20+ years and are ending their sponsorship at the "End" of this year....Yet, he was tooting his Horn about his new sponsor and wearing their hat during Interviews at the Indy Nationals....That's all well and good, but, I feel he should carry the Budweiser Banner and promote them till the End....after all....they Paid for it......

Just my $.02

Ken

[ORIGLS6]

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I think John took the dive and I am a huge Force fan.

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I agree, and I've always been a Force fan. Corporate sponsorship being what it is due to our economy, well,.......... JFR has a huge payroll. Getting the AAA car in the chase can't hurt next year's sponsorship prospects.

But the Graham Light decision didn't surprise me a bit either. The NHRA is about $$$$$ and JFR brings them untold revenue from licensing. Had it been the likes of a Tim Wilkerson I think you'd see a different determination. Just my opinion.

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As I re-read this, my feelings may be a bit unclear to some. I've been a JF fan for a long time but I absolutely DO NOT condone what he did Monday. I understand why he did it, but I feel he owes Castrol his BEST effort every time he stages that car, ... just as Robert Hight owes AAA. John shook up the teams to get better performance for the individual teams and their sponsors. That's acceptable, and ethical. What he did in the semis, in my opinion, is not! And I still contend that Graham Light's ruling would have been different if they were dealing with someone of lesser stature than JF.

Politics rears it's ugly head again.

[BJCHEV396]

Boy and I thought there is a lot of drama and politics in F1!!