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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: gch]
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12/01/11 06:03 PM
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Bob_Coomer
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Despite what "some people" say or believe, your reflex's are no where near as sharp as they are when sober.
I recall a test where Air Force Fighter pilots were tested in a simulator, and test afterwords while high on marijuana.
IIRC it actually took weeks (plural) for there normal scores to return to normal.
Around here its not weed or pot, its pain pills (Oxycontin) or Hill-Billy Heroin.
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: gch]
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12/01/11 06:06 PM
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A collage of whims
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Even as a spectator, I've never understood having a beer, let alone smoking some pot. It just doesn't seem to be the place for that. Running a car, even less so. I like my car enough, and take the matter seriously enough, that I won't even pair up with a car whose craftsmanship looks suspicious, and there are a few of those at the local track that look like the guy was stoned when he built it! No partying the night before or for the tow home, either. I've got nothing against the stuff at the proper time, and I grew up (so to speak) during the '60s, so I'm no virgin, but if something were to happen to my stuff because someone else isn't sober and on top of things, he's gonna have a very bad day.
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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12/01/11 06:08 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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I know it occurs but when you sign the paper when you enter the track you eliminate the track(in theory) but you also take the responsibility of your own car but I dont know about suing anyone... I sure would be pissed if the person was drunk or high... (I might end up in jail myself) 
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: pittsburghracer]
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12/01/11 06:10 PM
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Bigbeep
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Wow John, I wish you would have said something to me while we were talking. That kind of crap needs to stop! I would have liked to know who not to stage next to. I personally don't care what people do in their own home, on their time. But don't endanger me and my family and freinds. I personally think they should enforce the rules a little better than they do at all the tracks. Don't ask me how I feel about hard drugs!  I have gotten all over a racer for wanting to run a known broke car just to make another pass, not a round win, just a pass. Makes alot of sense to risk your car as well as your life as well as the guy's next to you. He thought about it and loaded up.  Beep
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: Bob_Coomer]
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12/01/11 06:11 PM
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would you want to race next to Jeremy Mayfield?
if you see anyone smokin dope at the track and you know they are about to run a race, then it's your moral duty to report them.
how would you sleep at night if you knew someone was toking up before hitting the staging lanes, then something in their car broke after the yellows turned green, and they hurt or killed the driver in the other lane?
would you just brush it off and say that the injuries/death was just because of the accident, and if "x" didn't break/go wrong, etc. then everything would have been fine? or would you sit there and wonder, if the driver had been sober, would the crash have been avoided? or turned out differently had the driver been sober?
if someone wants to smoke dope, shoot crack, pop pills, whatever, I could care less. but the minute it could possibly impact me, or some other innocent person, then I have an issue with it.
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: gch]
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12/01/11 06:24 PM
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MR_P_BODY
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I would not knowingly run beside any person who was under the influence of drugs/alcohol(including prescription painkillers).Why take the chance??
I have purposely let people run solo on T&T because of this.
I have held back in the burnout box just because a
certain car would NORMALLY get WAY out of shape and
ended up in the other lane... no clue to what the
problem was(I didnt care) weather he was drinking
or on something but I didnt want to run next to him
but I know he liked to party..... anytime
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: MR_P_BODY]
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12/01/11 06:39 PM
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Pretty much looks like the party folks aren't going to speak up here (smart on their part) and the rest of us agree, just a matter of what to do when a guy sees it. Definitely something I would report. Talk to track officials, and if they balk, let them know that now they are legally at risk, because they know.
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
[Re: gregsdart]
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12/01/11 06:41 PM
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Central Ohio, USA
Bigbeep
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Pretty much looks like the party folks aren't going to speak up here (smart on their part) and the rest of us agree, just a matter of what to do when a guy sees it. Definitely something I would report. Talk to track officials, and if they balk, let them know that now they are legally at risk, because they know.
I like that approach.
Beep
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Re: Drugs and racing "what are your thoughts"
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12/01/11 07:43 PM
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Central Ohio, USA
Bigbeep
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I know a guy (SuperBeeLee) who likes to get a BUZZ-ON(a couple of beers) before and during racing. He is not drunk or tipsey. Is he good ? ... He hit a Central MI payday for something like 12k$ !
His worst package during elims was something like a 008.
So that makes it ok? 
I suppose he tows his rig home the same way. Too big of risk in my opinion.
Beep
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