Junior Leaves DEI

[Slash27]

Originally posted by Eagler
but true

  Sure it is, because you think its true then it has to be right?

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

Originally posted by Eagler
being most of NASCAR fans are "Jerry Springer" types - it seems to fit well don't you think

Most REAL NASCAR fans are not. But then, you knew that, didn't you.

It amazes me how much people THINK they know about motorsports and racing. I can tell you that when you make a living at it, the most amusing thing there is, is what people THINK they know.

[DiabloTX]

That's ok Virgil, most F1/Indy fans are the "Oprah/The View" types.

I also predict Jr. going to Childress in a red car with a big white 3 on it's side.

[cpxxx]

Excuse me, Formula 1 fans are not Oprah types. But I know what you mean. I like both F1 and Nascar but then I am classed as 'Eurotrash' by Americans. So I can't win.

You know, reading this thread, if you didn't know you guys were talking about nascar it would look very surreal or like like some kind of daytime soap.  Stepmothers, kids, etc

Who shot JR indeed

[DiabloTX]

I'm with you on this cpxxx, I enjoy all forms of motorsports as I think most true gearheads do.  

I just find F1 a little boring now with the focus on technology rather than the driver, but that is slowly changing.

I freaking love to watch WRC, those guys are the best drivers in the world IMHO.

[Masherbrum]

Originally posted by Eagler
being most of NASCAR fans are "Jerry Springer" types - it seems to fit well don't you think

Eagler, you've watched Jerry Springer yourself!   You fit in just fine.

[rpm]

Originally posted by cpxxx
Excuse me, Formula 1 fans are not Oprah types. But I know what you mean. I like both F1 and Nascar but then I am classed as 'Eurotrash' by Americans. So I can't win.

You're not Eurotrash, you're Irish. They have an exemption. Now if you were on the continent or british, that's an entirely different matter.

Eagler is just mad at me because I labeled him a Bushboi in another thread. The slander was addressed to me, not the thread or NASCAR fans.

[Eagler]

Originally posted by rpm
Eagler is just mad at me because I labeled him a Bushboi in another thread. The slander was addressed to me, not the thread or NASCAR fans.

you did hurt my feelings

[rpm]

Originally posted by Sox62
My point exactly.He left his share to his WIFE.It's hers.She helped him build and run it.Nobody is getting screwed.The only one that would have gotten screwed would have been Teresa if she gave in to Junior's blackmai....err pressure.



If Dale Sr. wanted junior to run it,wouldn't he have left it to junior and not Teresa?

I find it amazing that everybody seems to think she should "do the right thing",and hand over a company she helped build,instead of respecting Dale Earnhardt's wishes,which were Teresa gets DEI.

While I don't have access to his will or it's contents, the story is it was an old will drawn up before he created DEI. DEI was created for Jr so he could drive for his dad. That is common knowledge. If you don't believe me, ask any Earnhardt aficionado.

Teresa did not build DEI, Dale Sr did. Teresa rode it into the ground. Yes, she should have done the right thing and transferred a portion of the ownership to his kids. If she had, maybe Jr would'nt have had to demand 51% to have a say in the team's (and his) future.

Maybe I'm biased because I was in an almost identical situation when my father died unexpectedly and my stepmother (of 2 years) got nearly everything I worked hard for 30 years helping to build. His will was 20 years old.

[Sox62]

Originally posted by rpm
While I don't have access to his will or it's contents, the story is it was an old will drawn up before he created DEI. DEI was created for Jr so he could drive for his dad. That is common knowledge. If you don't believe me, ask any Earnhardt aficionado.

Ah yes,all Earnhardt aficionados have a better grasp of the actual intent of a will than the man that actually wrote it.

I would have an easier time taking Earnhardt aficionados seriously if they could take a minute off from tossing beer cans on a track when Gordon wins the race.

[DiabloTX]

Man RPM, sorry to hear that.

Step mom's can really f things up.

As far as DEI, remember that Teresa comes from a long-time racing family, Tommy Houston, so Dale wasn't leaving DEI to a person who had no racing background.  How's she's done with it is for a completely discussion.  I feel though that she dropped the ball on this one.  But again, she and Jr. never really saw eye-to-eye for most of their relationship.  It's one of those racing things gone family, unfortunately.

[rpm]

Teresa comes from a racing family and is very business savy. Unfortunately she is not very good at running a race team at the NASCAR level. She is not very good at family relations, either. She has no time in a car and does'nt know jack about cars from behind the wheel.

I didn't hear Jr ask for $1 of what DEI made while Teresa was in charge. He wanted control of his family's company to change the direction of where the business was painfully headed because it could not compete. It was that, or continue to be treated as an hourly employee at his step-mother's company.

Being offered the opportunity to buy 51% at an inflated price it was clear Teresa did not want to deal. She has made her decision and now she will have to live with it's result. The racing community will leave DEI like rats from a sinking ship. It will continue to exist, but it will be at the Petty Enterprises level. All show, no go.

Jr will win a Nextel Cup, probably in the next 3 years. He has a long career ahead of him. DEI has all the championships it's ever going to see. At least they can still sell hats and t-shirts.

[Holden McGroin]

Originally posted by rpm
She has no time in a car and does'nt know jack about cars from behind the wheel.

Joe Gibbs has no experience behind the wheel of a race car and he runs a sucessful NASCAR team. Some guy named Stewart races for him...

[rpm]

How many SuperBowl's has Teresa won before she decided to switch her leadership abilities to NASCAR?

[DiabloTX]

Given that logic, how many NHRA championships has Kenny Bernstein won before he started his Cup team and then had to fold it?