Orlando SpeedWorld Welcomes #26 Jessica Murphy

[pintodave]

I love it!!!

There are multiple threads going on the message board about how to make local asphalt racing better, more affordable, bring out more racers and fans, etc, etc...

I have no biased one way or the other for the incident that happened.

What I do have a problem with is a sanctioning body making a decison, and not sticking with it.

Gee, this will go a LONG WAY to build TRUST between the racers and promoters. But what is even more sad is that I, or anyone else, am not really that suprised or shocked that a decision was made and then not followed. Par for the course?

All the rules changes on earth wont make a poop bit of difference because we are all used to the fact that things change by the week and it seems you cant count on these race tracks to stick by ANYTHING they decide.

THIS is what is wrong with short-track racing.

[ovalracer44]

THIS is what is wrong with short-track racing.

Too true. And unfortunately we will probably see fairly run tracks the same year that we see politicians actually stand on the platforms on which they run, and enact policies that are actually good for the working class American.

[Todd McCreary]

There was no change because she was a girl, fascar came up with a decision that saturday night and thats what they went by.

oh, i agree. it's not because, or at least not only because, she's a girl. you'll notice that most times the people with big checkbooks don't play by the same rules the rest of us do at a FASCAR track.

that's a function of having Don and Sandy involved in it.



im not sticking up for what she did and i have heard she is really apolgetic to her fans. but any one who has watched george race or raced against him knows how dirty he drives!

you won't have to pay attention to me for very long to notice that i don't have a problem with putting drivers who will not give a lane or who try to take other cars out in the wall. anybody who saw me and William Hindman last August knows i don't have a problem with taking care of the situation myself.

that having been said, i didn't see the race in question and i don't have any idea what happened. this is the first i've heard of her suspension. i don't know if the incident was "justified" or not.

my only point is that, once again, FASCAR officials are violating their own rule book. they made a decision to suspend her. according to their own rule book, in black and white, there are no exceptions for any class, driver, tour or track.

[SlideShowBob]

Rusty, get the memo ???

PROUD???
Spedworld Welcomes jessica murphy.....You got to be clowning............She took a hissy fit, drove in into and over the #10 truck under caution @ NSS, gets suspended for "unsportsgirllike conduct" and comes back the next week..... WTF.
The #62 truck took Gorham to the wall twice, got loose, backed out, bumped and spun.....THEN under caution went up and hit & bent the main roll bar hoop behind Gorham's seat right at head hight.
Temper-Temper...could have killed someone. Seen the whole thing....Now that was car control, driver out of control not temper control.

Like they say, "Ya never know who might be watching"



Did you get the memo ??? Looks pretty clear


http://newsmyrnaspeedway.org/index.p...d=90&Itemid=97

Driver Disciplined for Conduct
Written by admin
Wednesday, 14 May 2008
Jessica Murphy, driver of the #62 Pro-Truck, was disqualified and subsequently suspended following an on-track incident during Saturday nights Pro-Truck feature.

The suspension, for unsportsmanlike conduct, effects all FASCAR Tracks, Touring Series and FASCAR Sanctioned Events, per the FASCAR Rule Book.

The disqualification will not effect the Late Model feature, held earlier in the night, in which Murphy finished second.

Last Updated ( Wednesday, 14 May 2008 )

[SlideShowBob]

"jessica murphy is one of the most talented drivers" ???

jessica murphy is one of the most talented drivers, even over most guys....so anyone wants to talk crap is obviously jealous!! There was no change because she was a girl, fascar came up with a decision that saturday night and thats what they went by. im not sticking up for what she did and i have heard she is really apolgetic to her fans. but any one who has watched george race or raced against him knows how dirty he drives! he needed to be put in his place, i bet the people talking crap to pay attention to him almost taking jessica out on the back straight away did they. that was only once out of the many...HE IS A DIRTY DRIVER AND DESERVED WHAT HE GOT!!

That is a bunch of BS. You saw only what you wanted to see.

1. 1. Did she take George to the wall when he made a clean move to the outside - YES twice.
   2. Did she mirror drive George coming off of turn 2 and get loose buy watching George and not driving her own truck-YES.
   3. Did George bump her cause he had the pedel down - YES.
   4. Did he back off to se if she could gather it up-YES.
   5. Could she get it back-NO.
   6. Was George obviously faster at that point in the race-YES.
   7. Did she give him any room on the outside-NO.
   8. Can she be considered a "DIRTY DRIVER" now-YES
   9. Did her truck run up and over George's truck and bend the hoop bar next to his head-YES
   10. Did she appoligize to her fans or is this your attempt to do it for her-DON'T KNOW
   11. Did she appologize to George for being out of control, out of line and putting a fellow competitor in danger buy taking a cheap shot like that-NO
   12. If she didn't have so much $$$$ in equipment would she still be " one of the most talented drivers" - NO

1. Has Rusty and/or FA$CAR made a mistake. YES
2. Do they make the rules up as they go along-YES

This will lead to less cars, less fans, and more people will loose respect for the sanctioning body.

And finally-If you think that what jessica did was jusified, you are just messed up!!!

[Frasson118]

Someone's got some 'splainin to do.

Maybe the suspension was only good for Wednesday and Thursday, since Friday wasn't a problem. Maybe it was just practice night that she was supposed to miss.

Whoever the moron was that justified her actions "because George had it coming".... that was just an ignorant thing to say. If she hit hard enough to bend a bar in the roll cage, she hit hard enough to kill him. NOBODY has that coming to him. You should be ashamed of your support.

[Todd McCreary]

She took a hissy fit, drove in into and over the #10 truck under caution

wait a second, she wrecked him under caution and they let her come back?

WTF?

that's the same point i made about Chris Narramore Jr. you willfully hit somebody under caution and that's vehicular assault.

i don't want the police or the lawyers involved in any of these incidents but that's just f'ing retarded. by taking these kinds of actions, eventually, some dumbass is going to sue. boy, won't the driver and the track be proud then.

[SlideShowBob]

hit somebody under caution

A picture of the repaired hoop tells a 1000 words.......

[pintodave]

...is that tubing of the proper wall-thickness???

If not, you know he might not be allowed to race

[alpslh]

So everyone wants to just talk about this race and what happened this race, but no body is bringing up George and any of his other races! He is a dirty driver, and he was not put in any danger, when u get a race car your more safe then anything else. So for people just to dog Jessica is ridiculous, grow up, like she said she had alot of irritation built because of how George races, not only during a race but during practice all the time. Its not her fault he hates getting beat by a girl and will do whatever he can to stop that from happening, but she is too damn good to be stopped.

And money omg...people will pull anything out of their ass, always and excuse so if someone was poor and same result happened u would be bitching because they got something cause they were poor! Come on grow up and realize its about racing, im sure if Fascar settled it that night u then try to say something else u would be pissed, everybody is complaining but if the shoe was on the other foot you would be wanting it your way.

And for whoever put Boyd into your reply come on, lets do something other than that the fact is people hate she is a girl and ur not use to girl's holding their own. And i give Jessica Murphy her well due props she dont let nobody bully her or push her down!!

[Boneman]

Ding! Ding! Ding! We have a winner! The stupidest post of the month!

Alp, you are doing your driver a great disservice. Jessica will be much better off without your help. IMHO, she is a good driver who made a big mistake. No racer should wreck their competitor under yellow. Ever. She is still very young, so hopefully she'll chalk this up as an experience to not repeat.

The fact that Jessica benefits from a wealthy car owner should not matter either. I also think that the track favors her, but that is how the game is played in this imperfect sport. There are lots of other racers in the same position, and many more who are always on the short end.

For the record, I think George Gorham is a hell of a racer. He is a passer, not just a wheel holder.

[Frasson118]

"when u get a race car your more safe then anything else"

Wow, your a bigger idiot than I originally thought

You're not only stupid, but ignorant. Anytime you see the words "jealousy", using "u" short for "you", and making accusations that people "can't stand to be beaten by a girl"... it's a big flag that this person is extremely young, and probably not very educated.

My guess says this is a girl (personal friend of Jessica's), about 15 years old, and has never seen a race in her life until this year... maybe last year at best.

If/when Jessica gets her car mangled under caution by some meatheaded move by a competitor, will it be just as acceptable to be on the receiving end, as it is to be on the giving end? You better hope like hell that she doesn't get injured or killed. Oh, that's right... being in a racecar is SAFER than anywhere else.

Truth of the matter here, is that Jessica pulled a completely idotic move (maybe even SHE understands now that it was), and that FASCAR is blowing the little bit of credibilty they had by allowing a "suspended" driver out there at all, and with no explanation of why all the evils were just forgotten. It sure appears that money (the Murphy's have a little bit of that... ever seem their hauler?) can make penalties go away. If that's NOT the truth, tell us what IS the truth!

By the way, these insults aren't aimed at Jessica, Mike or ANY of the Murphy's... this is aimed at this Alpslh idiot, and whoever at Fascar decided that the original "suspension" was a weak threat at best, and not a deterent at all.

[alpslh]

Wow, that's a good one look at their hauler..ha that just makes me laugh look at everybody elses haulers too. More than just Jessica has one, if i aint about the money its people saying there's favortism..

i got to every New Smyrna race to watch Jessica Murphy so for u to say i dont ever or even just started racing your a complete idiot and to try and judge how old i am, what idiots. And i said that what she did was not right and i never once said George was a bad driver i just believe when u are dirty then it will come back to you and that's exactly what happened to George.

I just hate how everybody is only seeing the wrong Jessica did, nobody is talking about how she has put up with so many things from George and not only her but sooooo many other drivers!

[ovalracer44]

I just hate how everybody is only seeing the wrong Jessica did, nobody is talking about how she has put up with so many things from George and not only her but sooooo many other drivers!

What you are failing to see you hillbilly is that what she did was hit someone UNDER CAUTION. This is unacceptable.

Pick up a dictionary, learn how to spell and then head on down to adult ed and learn grammar. Even Todd McCreary has proper grammar and he is from Sebastian.

[Todd McCreary]

but no body is bringing up George and any of his other races!

i don't 'know' about George and 'how he races' because i'm to busy racing myself and helping Ron with his car to bother following the truck series around. the few times that i've seen him and Jessica they both started up near or at the front and neither one of them did any passing worth talking about. it was all boring, single file, parade stuff.

neither of them impressed me, even though George won.



when u get a race car your more safe then anything else.

does the name "Dale Earnhardt, Sr" mean anything to you? Adam Petty? Neil Bonnett? Ernie Irvan? Brett Bodine? and those guys were at the top tier of the sport with all the best safety equipment and regulations. me, i got a helicopter ride out of NSS to Halifax Medical Center back in 98. got a fractured neck and a concussion. because i was "more safe then anything else".

do you have any idea how many racers get seriously burned? naw, we wear all that fire retardant clothing because we love the sweat bath effect. that and fire is generally considered by far the worst way for a driver to die. pinned in a wreck and screaming while safety crew 15 feet away can't get to you because of the heat.

the truth is racing is a game. one that we play with our lives, even at the lowest levels of the sport ( a Strictly Stock driver at OSW got a broken leg last year ).

for you to minimize the risks as you do betrays your complete and utter lack of understanding of what is really going on out there. the frequency with which these things occur is less than in decades past but the magnitude of the risk has not diminished one whit.





And money omg...people will pull anything out of their ass

question:
why is the FASCAR rule book written so that the driver is responsible for all infractions by the crew and owner?

i'll give you a hint. they don't want to upset someone who might have 6 different race cars in the garage.

money has it's advantages. to deny that it is being preferenced by the FASCAR rules is immature.

but you go ahead and keep pulling things out of your ass. i hear it's a good way to attract boys nowadays.





she said she had alot of irritation built because of how George races

then there are ways to take care of that of that under green flag conditions. if Jessica doesn't understand how to do this then either she's not as fast as everybody makes her out to be or she's not as good of a driver as everybody says she is.

and no, 'good' and 'fast' driver are not completely synonymous. 13 yr old Logan Ruffin was 'fast' when he was down here for Speedweeks and at Lakeland but he made a lot of stupid mistakes. maybe he will grow out of them, maybe he won't. but he is not yet a 'good' driver.

once under yellow, everything that happens on the track is under the direct supervision of the race director and the flagman. she takes action under the yellow and the conflict is no longer between her and George it's now between her and the track officials. and the officials are going to throw you off the track every time ( or they had better ) no matter how much you "feel" like she was justified. just as i said that Chris Narramore Jr was in the wrong for ramming Wayne Morris repeatedly under yellow. it has nothing to do with the gender of the driver, it has to do with their lack of judgment.

under green, it ranges from a negotiation between drivers as to who will get
what to outright intimidation or teaching would be 'intimidators' respect. a 'good' driver knows how to accomplish his task under green flag conditions.