The DRU Forum

Semper Fi wrote:

The Doc wrote:

Listen, you guys... Our webmaster, "Iron" Mike, is probably going to delete the posts on this subject, but let me just say this, let me be perfectly clear... You folks who are into such childish banter and SOAP OPERA-esque trivial drivel are NOT doing the nostalgia drag racing scene one bit of good (actually, you're screwing it up)... Like I said, I hope y'all have a good time in the Jersey pine barrens, just because I declined to cover the event, that's no reason for you guys to make a bigger issue of it than it actually is-- It's not a big deal... As much as I appreciate some of you veteran northeastern nostalgia racers (most of you being my longtime friends from the scene) offering to put up your own money for me to do it, I'd just as much appreciate it if you wouldn't offer to do that (I don't think that's right!)-- Save your money and invest it in your cars!!... Nostalgia Drag Racing is a genre of the sport that I've believed in from its humble beginnings-- And it's a form of the sport that I truly believe has a promising future-- You folks who like nothing more than to play "politics" and "sides" with the scene, might not realize it, but you're doing the scene a detrimental disservice... Go run your races, no matter where they may be-- No matter what track they're held at... Focus your attention on keeping your cars running consistently and safely-- And most importantly, do so with a sense of good sportsmanship and fair play--- THAT'S what you should do if you want this scene to endure... I suggest you act like adults and have a good & safe race--AND do your best to work together to represent the nostalgia drag racing scene in a positive manner-- THAT'S what would make me (and all your fans) most proud of you... Thanks... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...

Nostalgia racing is as good as dead if the ego maniacs trying to queer it up have their way. Everything you said is the God honest truth scripture. The racers should take your advice very seriously and focus on everything you said is important. Because like always you are so fukkin right.

Doc understands nostalgia racing because she has been friends with those guys forever.  I still get a kick out of the way she horses around with old man Joe Jacono on her FCR video.

The Doc wrote:

I hope that the nostalgia racers do take my advice seriously and to heart (it would certainly be in their best interest to do so)-- They really should focus on what I said, it's for their own good... The childish "politics" and "Soap Opera-esque" games that some of them are subscribing to, does nothing more than bring the nostalgia scene down to a primordial level-- And that's certainly not what will elevate the scene to a degree that will ensure its long term success-- It'll kill it-- plain and simple-- It'll kill it... I want to see my nostalgia drag racing friends bring their (well prepared) race cars to the track, aspire to run their cars in a clean, responsible, and consistent manner-- Focusing their energies on performing to their positive potential and safely making laps on the drag strip-- And of course putting on a good show for the fans in the grandstands is also a consideration they should keep in mind-- THAT'S this "Doc's" guaranteed prescription plan for a "healthy" nostalgia drag racing scene.

There are definitely a few jack offs who could use Doc's prescription. LOL

Margery, the age-old adage attributed to the French writer and Philosopher, Francois Narie Arouet, better known by most as simply Voltaire, says that "Common Sense Is Not So Common"... That extremely wise quote certainly applies in some factions of the drag racing community... I know that I frequently attempt to "lighten up" my commentaries here at Drag Racing Underground, by injecting small doses of friendly sarcasm and humor, because I do realize that some people need a little bit of humor included in a lesson to make it easier to absorb (I think it's Mary Poppins who sang, "Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Medicine go Down")-- And I'm genuinely glad that there's some smart folks in this sport, like you guys, who can appreciate the humor... But I do hope that somehow my perspective can help those who read here, who haven't exactly been thinking clearly, and give them a "wake up call" to  better themselves, and behave in a manner, so they'll be less of a "handicap" to the sport, and more of an "asset" to the sport... The sport of Drag Racing has enough of a battle on its hands, we don't need "our own" from within the sport to be constantly "dragging us down" further, and making us look st*pid, giving valuable ammunition to those who already oppose what we do, those who already paint us with a broad brush of detrimental & thuggish stereotypes, and also want drag racing erased from their municipalities (and probably erased off the planet)... I want all the people involved with this sport to make us PROUD, not make us constantly have to shrug our shoulders in disappointment, and have to sigh & say to ourselves, "oh well"...  Thanks for reading, I really do appreciate all of you for making this a "cyber stop" on your daily internet travels... You folks are the best friends a gal could ever ask for... Please try to be good and to do good... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...

another one retires,

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/motor/nhra/2010-03-10-nhra-sampey_N.htm

I'll never forget being @ Etown in 2007 when she ran the first 6.80 PSM Run @ 6.871 a record that stood until Houston 2009 and is Still the Raceway Park PSM Track ET record. I was recording it and put it up on youtube back then ("rule" wasn't enforced back then), but then after I deleted my profile a few months ago, and that video went with all the rest. that was during a weekend that I predicted because of the great conditions all the track records would be broken and a national record would be set, and other than FC Speed, PSM Speed, TAD ET & Speed & Nitrous PM ET & Speed (not one nitrous Pro mod that year contested, all blown except from Troy Coughlin's Turbo entry), every other track record was set along with the PSM National Record.

Good Luck in your Future Endeavors Angelle,

chronicnitronic wrote:

The Doc wrote:

Margery, the age-old adage attributed to the French writer and Philosopher, Francois Narie Arouet, better known by most as simply Voltaire, says that "Common Sense Is Not So Common"... That extremely wise quote certainly applies in some factions of the drag racing community... I know that I frequently attempt to "lighten up" my commentaries here at Drag Racing Underground, by injecting small doses of friendly sarcasm and humor, because I do realize that some people need a little bit of humor included in a lesson to make it easier to absorb (I think it's Mary Poppins who sang, "Just a Spoon Full of Sugar Makes the Medicine go Down")-- And I'm genuinely glad that there's some smart folks in this sport, like you guys, who can appreciate the humor... But I do hope that somehow my perspective can help those who read here, who haven't exactly been thinking clearly, and give them a "wake up call" to  better themselves, and behave in a manner, so they'll be less of a "handicap" to the sport, and more of an "asset" to the sport... The sport of Drag Racing has enough of a battle on its hands, we don't need "our own" from within the sport to be constantly "dragging us down" further, and making us look st*pid, giving valuable ammunition to those who already oppose what we do, those who already paint us with a broad brush of detrimental & thuggish stereotypes, and also want drag racing erased from their municipalities (and probably erased off the planet)... I want all the people involved with this sport to make us PROUD, not make us constantly have to shrug our shoulders in disappointment, and have to sigh & say to ourselves, "oh well"...  Thanks for reading, I really do appreciate all of you for making this a "cyber stop" on your daily internet travels... You folks are the best friends a gal could ever ask for... Please try to be good and to do good... "The Doc" (Celebrity Drag Racing Authority & Visionary)...

WTF!!!! You are talking waaay over the heads of most numbskulls who cruise drag racing web sites!!!!

Dear Doc, in case you haven't noticed, us gear heads are a low brow bunch of hooligans. We don't know any French philosophers, or understand your five dollar words. LOL

All kidding aside, I agree with every word you typed. People want to shut us down. We need to be on our best behavior even if it pisses us off. P.S. Please check your email. We want to buy more of your cool nostalgia funny footage for tv.

Time for Angelle to play house.

So long Mister Greer :(

Lobotomizer wrote:

So long Mister Greer :(

We are losing all our heros.