Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #1 on: April 01, 2009 - 09:42:55 AM »
"And we're coming around the final bend and the Honda Accord crosses the finish line to victory by 1 car length over the Toyota Camry at the Daytona 500!!!!!"


That is going to take some getting used.....   :screwy:  :eek7:  :o  :nono:
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #2 on: April 01, 2009 - 09:43:21 AM »
Can't say as I'm upset. NASCAR has gotten so far from 'stock car' racing it's a joke! :grinyes:
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #3 on: April 01, 2009 - 09:49:28 AM »
 April Fools? Or just Political Fools.  :dunno:

 This is not going to be popular. I know people that aren't even into cars or hot rodding and they follow NASCAR like a cult.  :popcorn:

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #4 on: April 01, 2009 - 09:56:00 AM »
This is the quote that makes it seem necessary:
"A complete withdrawal from America’s premier racing series is expected to save more than $250 million between GM and Chrysler, a substantial amount considering the drastic measures being implemented elsewhere." 
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #5 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:12:07 AM »
Reload the link - it now reads "April Fools."

Don't they know the point of a April Fools prank is to wait until the last moment to reveal the prank??  Of course, their website was probably being brought to it's knees with people firing back nasty responses.

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:15:39 AM »
That was a good one!! But they really shouldn't be giving him any more ideas :grinno: Govt. run auto industry? Not Good!!

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:30:25 AM »
Even being an April fools joke, I agreed with a lot that was writen in the fake story.
I stopped watching years ago when all the cars were the same.
I wish they would go back to being real cars, but that is where I enjoy those austrailian super cars and the Rolex road racing events. V8s and stock bodies, wish they would show more of it on TV.
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:31:44 AM »
Reload the link - it now reads "April Fools."
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Looks the same to me!  :clueless:
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:38:29 AM »
Looks the same to me!  :clueless:

It reads april fools on mine to when you use the link

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2009 - 11:50:07 AM »
It does NOT read April fool when I open it.  :dunno:
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2009 - 12:05:18 PM »
Now mine does.  :eek7:
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #12 on: April 01, 2009 - 12:07:15 PM »
This is what it says under the main heading. I copied n pasted.  Are your feeds turn on on the IE settings?

HAPPY APRIL FOOLS' DAY! THIS IS A JOKE. LIGHTEN UP, PEOPLE.

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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #13 on: April 01, 2009 - 12:41:04 PM »
I am using Fire Fox. Seems like at took a few minutes for it show in Fire Fox.
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Re: Obama Orders Chevrolet and Dodge Out Of NASCAR
« Reply #14 on: April 01, 2009 - 03:13:48 PM »
Now it says: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/hot_lists/high_performance/motorsports/sorry_car_news  I guess they learned not to mess with our Nascar :lol:
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