Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/12/18 12:19 AM
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ozymaxwedge
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The F*#KinG media do it all the time down here in Australia as well. Every idiot in a car was "drag racing" apparently.
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/12/18 04:01 AM
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Cab_Burge
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The F*#KinG media do it all the time down here in Australia as well. Every idiot in a car was "drag racing" apparently. Same here in most of the larger cities, any street accident involving any sign of street racing is reported as "drag racing on the street"  Thanks to the Fast and Furious for that  I've seen up to 8 ricers carving in and out of eastbound traffic on the 60 freeway in eastern L.A. at 9:30 to 11:00 PM in the middle of the week at 85+ MPH driving like they where professional road racers, NOT GOOD  , the big dummies They screw it up for us real street racers   AKA, keep it safe, always 
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
[Re: sgcuda]
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10/12/18 08:52 AM
10/12/18 08:52 AM
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JAMESDART
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Just saw that on the local news
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/12/18 12:21 PM
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MarkZ
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Lazy journalism strikes again.
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/12/18 02:13 PM
10/12/18 02:13 PM
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CMcAllister
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New Jersey.. Didn't they used to have a nice drag strip there for people to race in a safe environment? A place that was basically beaten into submission by local governments and residents?
I also get tired of seeing punks in junk Mustangs, Hondas or BMWs, driving like idiots and causing trouble on public streets, being called "drag racers". May as well call a thug who cracks someone in the head with a ball bat a "baseball player". This article was written by a sports writer - he should know better. But, given the volume of bogus crap being published in the press these days, I shouldn't be surprised.
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/13/18 12:14 AM
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ozymaxwedge
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What if the media referred to it as nascar racing ?
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Re: Another "Make Drag Racers Look Bad"
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10/13/18 05:51 AM
10/13/18 05:51 AM
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A Red State
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I emailed the author of the article and wrote. Former Ohio State football player killed by drag racer in hit-and-run
To Steve DelVecchio, Larry Brown Sports
You would think that a "so called" sports writer would know the difference between a drag race which is done at a race track/ drag strip and a street race which is illegal and done on public streets.
When you call it a drag race rather than a street race it puts a black eye on true drag racers who race at the track.
Since your article focused on his being a "former" football player my guess is that you think the only sport of importance is football.
Maybe you could have used a title like the article that you copied and not focused on his formerly being a football player..
New Brunswick High School Vice Principal Tyrone Harrison killed by drag racer in Piscataway; suspects sought
Not everyone in the world cares about football. More people would probably care about his being a Vice Principal.
I can understand a writer like Suzanne Russell who isn't a sports writer confusing the terms, but if you are actually a sports writer you should know the difference.
Rich He actually change the headline of the article to Former Ohio State football player killed by illegal street racer in hit-and-run . https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/ncaafb/...fmIc?li=BBnba9I It really surprised me that he changed it, maybe multiple people wrote him to set him straight. 
Kayse can't keep up at all now. lol
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