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@HandJobHarry2

Work with my hands, under a lot of hoods. I love dirt racing, assfalt racing, ovals & drag racing because nitromethane is the bomb #Toter #ChecktheOberg #Parody

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HandJobHarry
HandJobHarry@HandJobHarry2·
@FWRobbins45 This gets an #AMEN. There was nothing wrong with that car other than the lack of updates in regard to advancements in safety. The car itself was probably more forgiving overall from drive-ability to safety compared to today's over-engineered far too stiff shit boxes. #NASCAR
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Forrest Robbins
Forrest Robbins@FWRobbins45·
So, I've had two people today tell me that the Gen 4 was a death machine and was eventually replaced due to Dale Earnhardt's death. Look, I know the media likes to lie and rewrite history, so I can see where the confusion comes from, but that was never the case with this car. Let me fill you kids in. We lost Adam Petty, Tony Roper, Kenny Irwin and Dale within what, a yearish of each other? You know what the sanctioning body did in the wake of these incidents? They mounted a kill switch (prior to Dale's accident) on the steering wheel, that's it. A ban on open face helmets was discussed, but it wasn't made compulsory until 2002. @NASCAR didn't make any significant strides in safety until the death of Blaise Alexander in October 2001 in an Arca race at Charlotte. I believe that was on a Friday night and NASCAR mandated head and neck restraints that weekend. Guess what, there hasn't been a fatal accident in their top three series since. The only accident that came close during the duration of the Gen 4lifespan was Jerry Nadeau in 2003 at Richmond which was largely due to the roll cage collapsing, and a lot of that blame needs to be placed on the team. The Busch series ran essentially the same cars until 2010, no fatal accidents after 2001 as well. Jeff Fuller survived one of the worst accidents I've ever seen in 2006 at Kentucky. Now, we've had serious injuries in the Next Gen (7), and the Gen 6. To paint the Gen 4 with broad strokes and claim it was inherently a death trap is just nonsensical. So, can we move past this already folks?
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HandJobHarry
HandJobHarry@HandJobHarry2·
Hey #NASCAR please explain? @WokeODSteve @NotSpotterBrett @MaxSombrero69 @slowcone57 @DriverReference @BigDaddyShane75 @nas29carfan @Darksideleader2 @EmperorSawyer we already know this is going to end up being embarrassing in some fashion.
Forrest Robbins@FWRobbins45

So, I have a serious question about this Cleetus McFarland RCR deal. Why is it that testing is banned (aside from Goodyear and new manufacturers) yet they were allowed to test for 10 hours at a track the @NASCAROReillyAP runs on? Now, they have an "elite driver" test, but in what world does Cleetus fall under that provision? Here's the rule: Elite Driver Exception: NASCAR allows "Select Driver Orientation Tests" for drivers with high-level experience from other series (e.g., F1, IndyCar), provided they are approved by NASCAR and use a different team for the test Last I checked, he tested with the team he is racing for. So, @NASCAR, when does the rest of the field get a private test of their choosing?

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