Tennessee tracks vow to uphold each other's fighting suspensions

[B_K]

For someone who supposedly is paid to fight or compete, you don't seem to grasp competition and human nature. Nobody is promoting fighting here. It's just that there's no need to over regulate things that should be handled by individual tracks. I don't like seeing fights. Personally think MMA is for people who like to color and brag about their sweet Ed Hardy style dragon tattoo. To each their own I suppose.

[heinen81]

No room for it in the sport today. Communities all over the country are looking for reasons to shut down local short tracks, that have been surrounded by developing business, condos and housing. Typically they go after noise ordinances first, then committees will start pulling police information. Draw as little negative attention as possible now days.

[NormP]

For someone who supposedly is paid to fight or compete, you don't seem to grasp competition and human nature. Nobody is promoting fighting here. It's just that there's no need to over regulate things that should be handled by individual tracks. I don't like seeing fights. Personally think MMA is for people who like to color and brag about their sweet Ed Hardy style dragon tattoo. To each their own I suppose.

I'm not paid to compete. And I am not particularly interested in boxing or MMA. I wouldn't pay the ridiculous price it costs to watch a UFC event. My point was that if I wanted to see a fight, that's where I would prefer to see it.

As far as competition and human nature, I understand it as well as anyone on this board. You are just like me, you don't like seeing fights. It's as simple as that. Dirt track racing does not have the corner on competition or heated situations. Other forms of competition and other forms of racing seem to be just fine without a fight breaking out in the pits.

[MEE]

Quote Originally Posted by Barbecueboy View Post
Not being a jerk here but, you've never raced have you?

I've never raced a car, but I have been involved in other forms of racing. And I've been paid to fight for the past 22 years, so I've probably been in more fights than all the fights of 99% of race car drivers combined


I'm not paid to compete. And I am not particularly interested in boxing or MMA. I wouldn't pay the ridiculous price it costs to watch a UFC event


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[B_K]

Quote Originally Posted by Barbecueboy View Post
Not being a jerk here but, you've never raced have you?

I've never raced a car, but I have been involved in other forms of racing. And I've been paid to fight for the past 22 years, so I've probably been in more fights than all the fights of 99% of race car drivers combined


I'm not paid to compete. And I am not particularly interested in boxing or MMA. I wouldn't pay the ridiculous price it costs to watch a UFC event


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I feel like maybe Fight Club 2 is being made in his head. That you Tyler?

[LeafMaster41]

The tracks I grew up going to made it much simpler and it worked for many years.

1) Nobody, except drivers and track personnel, will be allowed on the track unless it's to save a trapped driver in a fire. If you do get on the track for any other reason your go to jail, no questions asked.

2) Regardless of outcome or circumstance, whichever driver goes to another driver's pit area is the one at fault and they are the ones suspended. This includes your crew too.

[tsand]

Lancaster speedway in SC used to have an county law . It was called creating a disturbance at a motorsport event. It was not a criminal charge . It was a civil law. The fine was 500 dollars. So you could fight all you wanted but it was going cost you 500$.

[fryefan]

No room for it in the sport today. Communities all over the country are looking for reasons to shut down local short tracks, that have been surrounded by developing business, condos and housing. Typically they go after noise ordinances first, then committees will start pulling police information. Draw as little negative attention as possible now days.

I agree. Nice to see the tracks working together.