OMG. O. M. G. Call out the special task force. Convene Blue Ribbon Panel. The photo above of a Dreyer & Reinbold car Saturday in Brazil indicates ... brace for it .. PERSONALITY breaking out in IndyCar.
You mean this isn't the country club? We're not all best buddies? We're done being "professional?" Everyone isn't meeting for tea and crumpets? "This isn't miniature golf" (TM Danica Patrick) and "We're not in a bowling league" (TM Sarah Fisher)?
Halla-effing-lujah. Insert me praying ... PRAYING ... that this kind of attitude ... this SCHWERVE .. catches on.
Well, you may say this could hurt Helio's feelings. It's "tasteless." It's "classless."
Dude, W-T-F-ever, OK? This is racing, not crochet. The series desperately needs some passion, some emotion, a more raw-and-reel vibe. Helmet throwing, Doug-Boles-"WE-GOT-SCREWED"-screaming, finger-pointing, tear-wiping EMOTION.
(F-BOMB) everyone "playing nice." To show you how starved we are for any kind of edge, when the relatively mild sign above was tweeted out, the overwhelming response was some version of "oh hell yes!"
It can never be personal, profane or spiteful, but the kind of thing captured by the photo above is exactly what IndyCar needs far far more of. Lock the lawyers, corporate censors, hyper-sensitive and over-thinkers in a convenience store restroom somewhere and let's light this candle, 'Kay?
Bravo, DR&R. Bravo.
I LOVED it!! TO quote the song: "This ain't no party, this ain't no disco, this ain't no foolin' around!"
What someone ought to do is photoshop the side of Helio's car with those other driver's car images, like an old WWII fighter plane! ROTFL
Posted by: madtad1 | April 30, 2011 at 11:32 AM
Let's talk WWE logic.
If Helio took out Danica & she cold cocked him in pit lane, the ratings would go stratospheric.
I'd go for that ..... but who would TGBB penalize?
Posted by: S0CSeven | April 30, 2011 at 02:53 PM
I didn't have any feelings one way or another on DRR until yesterday. When I saw that photo on Twitter, I became an instant fan. Racing needs more "character" and it needs more FUN like this!
Posted by: KF4LMT | May 01, 2011 at 01:03 AM
The funniest thing for me was that at first glance I swore it said Helio Sh*t List.
Posted by: Steve | May 01, 2011 at 07:08 AM
Great fun. Helio should respond by having a banner with his three Indy 500 win trophies.
Posted by: Titus Pullo | May 01, 2011 at 09:49 AM
I didn't realize Helio was a double ace in only three races so far.
Gotta love the approach, and if anything I think it will only make Helio bolder.
Anyone care to take an over/under wager on today's race? The number is three,my bet is over.
Posted by: GeorgeK | May 01, 2011 at 11:47 AM