The Gentlemens Agreement

What did you think about the pass of Johnson Past Mikey I think it was fair and that Agreement Needs to leave. Its Obviously caused nothing but Controversy and confusion

There is no gentlemen agreement. Robbie and Jeff did away with that. Any driver that tries to be a nice guy will be left behind.

[Ward Burton]

Originally posted by Gollum@Jul 14 2003, 08:02 AM
There is no gentlemen agreement. Robbie and Jeff did away with that. Any driver that tries to be a nice guy will be left behind.

I agree.

The competition is closer than ever on the track these days IMO & most drivers realize that every position is so valuable & will do anything to keep a position regardless of the situation it's done under,JMO!

[de7xwcc]

i didn't know there were any gentlemen out there.

Hey! I'm a gentlemen, even hold doors open for women! But if we where on a race track running for a milion dollar championship- I'd run you over in a heartbeat :lol:

I agree totally with redrock

Hey! I'm a gentlemen, even hold doors open for women! But if we where on a race track running for a milion dollar championship- I'd run you over in a heartbeat 

I would put the ol peddle to the metal unless someone told me otherwise...

The thing that gets me is why hasn't NASCAR made a ruling about this?

You can't tell me that in 40 some odd years of racing this is just NOW becoming an issue. More importantly, racing back under the caution could have potentially dangerous consequences, so why haven't they addressed it simply from a safety standpoint. I don't really care which way they choose, race or hold, but it just seems too common-place to be ignored.

Someone correct me if I;m wrong, but I doubt this started with Robbie and Jeff.......

[majestyx]

No, Splunge, I don't think you are wrong in your assessment of this thing. And Mikey and Slugger are just the latest two to whine about passing under the yellow.

Catchfence Article

Ha ha! Sluggers' response only validates why Jimmie should have passed!

Slugger Labbe: "In our defense, a position is still a position and you can not predict what will happen from one lap to the next. What if Jimmie had a bad restart? We would have rather been in front of him than behind him, so even though he was ultimately faster, a position is still a position and like any other team out there, we looking for the best position we can be in.

Exactely! The fewer drivers you have to worry about screwing up the better!

I said earlier somewhere else, the 'gentleman' part comes how you handle yourself during and after the incident...Jimmie and Micheal (especailly) were very understanding and open about the situation and making sure that thier position is understood...Michael let Jimmie know he wasn't happy with his 'move' but at least he didn't ram into him or spin him later.....

Originally posted by Splunge@Jul 15 2003, 03:46 PM
Someone correct me if I;m wrong, but I doubt this started with Robbie and Jeff.......

It started with Matt & Jeff at Texas (at least this year). I did like Robbie's comments about JJ's pass on Mikey after the Chicago race though.