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Magnus had an eventful day at the opening of MPLS Porsche |
ConeDodger |
Aug 24 2015, 06:48 PM
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Ferg |
Aug 27 2015, 01:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
The man made a mistake, a very public one.
I feel bad for him. We have all done it, but no need to berate the guy... |
GregAmy |
Aug 27 2015, 02:20 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,291 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
The man made a mistake, a very public one. I feel bad for him. We have all done it, but no need to berate the guy... Then I'm guessing you also feel bad for the Mustang drivers that do burnouts coming out of the cars & coffees and end up spinning into the crowds? Or does Walker get a "pass" because he's driving a Porsche? The guy's a tool. The more public berating he gets, the more likely he'll give seconds thoughts to trying a such a stunt -- and it was most decisively an on-camera "hey y'all watch this" show-off stunt -- like this again. "This is why we cannot have nice things". GA |
Ferg |
Aug 27 2015, 02:40 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None |
The man made a mistake, a very public one. I feel bad for him. We have all done it, but no need to berate the guy... Then I'm guessing you also feel bad for the Mustang drivers that do burnouts coming out of the cars & coffees and end up spinning into the crowds? Or does Walker get a "pass" because he's driving a Porsche? The guy's a tool. The more public berating he gets, the more likely he'll give seconds thoughts to trying a such a stunt -- and it was most decisively an on-camera "hey y'all watch this" show-off stunt -- like this again. "This is why we cannot have nice things". GA So tell me, if he was your brother or a close friend, would you still be calling him names? I feel bad for the reporter as well, I should have included her in my post. Just trying to figure out if he was a "tool" before the accident or because of it? |
GregAmy |
Aug 27 2015, 02:57 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,291 Joined: 22-February 13 From: Middletown CT Member No.: 15,565 Region Association: North East States |
So tell me, if he was your brother or a close friend, would you still be calling him names? ABSOLUTELY!!! Even more so, and to their face! And especially if someone did it that should know better, like RacerChris**, he'd NEVER hear the end of it from me! Because it was stoooopid to: - Drive race tires on the street that do not get sticky until they heat up (and he should know that, since he is an "instructor"*) despite the fact that, technically, they're DOT-approved (I don't think there's a rating for "DOT-smart"); - Drive around a (non-blind!) corner on a thin, no-shoulder, public two-lane road at excessive speeds without any form of crowd control, which... - ...caused him to lose control and swing wide against said traffic, thus... - ...forcing him to take an evasive maneuver that was well above his capabilities, and... -...risk the safety of not only himself, and his passenger, but that of two other vehicles that were nearly hit by him, not to mention that of the pedestrian(s) standing immediately to the side of the road. Harsh? Hardly. Dude was damned lucky that all he did was wrinkle his 911 and a trailer. QUOTE Just trying to figure out if he was a "tool" before the accident or because of it? "Because". Toolness is earned. Public toolness is shamed. Publicly. GA *Never mind. **But he wouldn't, because he's not that much of a tool. |
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