http://www.racintoday.com/archives/9300 Go With The Pros Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:34:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.racintoday.com/archives/9300/comment-page-1#comment-6892 Jennifer Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:56:27 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=9300#comment-6892 Thank you for a great story about a great person, Bill Elliott. Thank you for a great story about a great person, Bill Elliott.

]]> http://www.racintoday.com/archives/9300/comment-page-1#comment-6843 Terrell Davis Wed, 26 Aug 2009 22:30:43 +0000 http://www.racintoday.com/?p=9300#comment-6843 Yes, it is a different generation of drivers and frankly a different generation of fans to some extent. Woody, I'm sure you can remember being able to go to the beach after the Firecracker 400 in Daytona and some of the drivers and their families would be enjoying the beach and no one bothered them for the most part. Now, with TV covering their every move, some of them have begun to believe their own press clippings and actually believe they are above their "common person" fan base. Throw in the handlers, who actually believe they have the right to call anyone out for questioning their personally perceived authority, and you can have a bunch of spoiled rich brats. There is some validity for insulating drivers because fans can be nutty at times. In the "old days" drivers thought it was a privilege to be popular with fans, now some of them believe fans are a necessary evil and they are indeed godly like (see press clippings above!). Once, drivers sought out media of any type to gain a little extra publicity for themselves and their sponsors. Now, with TV at their beck and call, they basically refuse to speak with local media. But, such is the way of all people that the public deem stars. These "stars" are, for the most part, of our own making. Too bad cause it's just going to get worse. Yes, it is a different generation of drivers and frankly a different generation of fans to some extent. Woody, I’m sure you can remember being able to go to the beach after the Firecracker 400 in Daytona and some of the drivers and their families would be enjoying the beach and no one bothered them for the most part. Now, with TV covering their every move, some of them have begun to believe their own press clippings and actually believe they are above their “common person” fan base. Throw in the handlers, who actually believe they have the right to call anyone out for questioning their personally perceived authority, and you can have a bunch of spoiled rich brats. There is some validity for insulating drivers because fans can be nutty at times. In the “old days” drivers thought it was a privilege to be popular with fans, now some of them believe fans are a necessary evil and they are indeed godly like (see press clippings above!).
Once, drivers sought out media of any type to gain a little extra publicity for themselves and their sponsors. Now, with TV at their beck and call, they basically refuse to speak with local media. But, such is the way of all people that the public deem stars. These “stars” are, for the most part, of our own making.
Too bad cause it’s just going to get worse.

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