NASCAR

http://www.wral.com/news/state/nccapitol/blogpost/9269180/

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"Senate Bill 322 and its companion House Bill 333 would name stock car racing (as in NASCAR) NC's official state sport From the measure... "Whereas, North Carolina is the home of "The King," Richard Petty"

3/18/2011 7:38:52 PM

Efficient use of government time

3/18/2011 7:40:21 PM

Because this is worth wasting taxpayer dollars on

3/18/2011 7:40:23 PM

^ and ^^ what they said!

3/18/2011 7:44:01 PM

seems better than the bill where they made the venus fly trap the official state carnivorous plant

3/18/2011 7:51:21 PM

Too bad its not actually a sport...

3/18/2011 7:53:53 PM

got to be fucking kidding me

3/18/2011 7:54:05 PM

well

at least it isnt soccer or hockey i guess

3/18/2011 7:55:14 PM

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"Because this is worth wasting taxpayer dollars on"

I'd much rather them waste their time on this stuff if helps delay them in their state level DOMA type constitutional amendment, or in their attempts to end pre-registration for voters nearly of age, or attempts to end early voting, etc.

Heck, change our slogan from first in flight to git-r-done, and award Richard Petty the athlete of the century award. The more time they waste on this, the better, IMO.

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"well at least it isnt soccer or hockey i guess"

Florida, what with the official primary NASCAR HQ, the Daytona International Speedway and other tracks and all, might be a little off put by this.

[Edited on March 18, 2011 at 8:00 PM. Reason : .]

3/18/2011 7:55:17 PM

Nascar brings in more money than any other sport in this state.

Its been this way for like 10 years

If it was hockey or soccer everyone else would be the same way about it.

3/18/2011 8:02:40 PM

I am currently shitting bricks

3/18/2011 8:05:38 PM

NASCAR isn't a sport. It's a governing body. It's like saying the NBA is a sport.


North Carolina

TWW for not catching it.

3/18/2011 9:00:36 PM

more to the point, it's a company that keeps the france family living in the style to which they've become accustomed. it doesn't even really function like the nba or nfl

[Edited on March 18, 2011 at 9:09 PM. Reason : i wonder how big of a campaign contribution coming out of it]

3/18/2011 9:07:04 PM

Quote :

"UPDATE: Another sponsor, Sen. Tom Apodaca, says the bill is the project of a 4th-grade class. He says lawmakers are hoping to bring the class to Raleigh for a real-life civics lesson. "But after watching Duke play this weekend," Apodaca joked, "I'm considering running a committee substitute to make Blue Devil basketball the state sport. I don't think I have the votes, though." "

3/18/2011 9:08:10 PM

3/18/2011 9:09:21 PM

So the drivers and crew members are not athletes? That's funny cause most of them spend more time in the gym than just about everyone on this board training.

Point is, don't argue about something you know nothing about. It makes you look stupid

3/18/2011 9:10:16 PM

Good news for the rest of us.

3/18/2011 9:11:06 PM

THIS THREAD NEEDS MORE DALE EARNHARDT REFERENCES

3/18/2011 9:11:14 PM

3

3/18/2011 9:11:48 PM

Regardless of athletic ability, are you really going tell me collegiate basketball has less history in NC than NASCAR?

3/18/2011 9:13:11 PM

^^jr or senior?

3/18/2011 9:14:02 PM

3/18/2011 9:15:06 PM

at least we aren't utah

http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/03/18/utah.state.firearm/index.html?hpt=T2

3/18/2011 9:40:50 PM

Give us time.

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2011/Bills/House/HTML/H390v1.html

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"March 17, 2011 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT to repeal the state law that requires a person to obtain a license or permit to purchase, sell, give away, receive, or otherwise transfer a pistol or crossbow."

3/18/2011 9:44:31 PM

Ragged needs to STFU. His schtick is tired as hell.

3/18/2011 9:56:46 PM

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"So the drivers and crew members are not athletes? That's funny cause most of them spend more time in the gym than just about everyone on this board training. "

That still doesn't make turning left 400 times a sport.

3/18/2011 10:29:48 PM

If only there were 401 turns!

3/20/2011 12:38:37 AM

boo hoo

you guys will find anything to bitch about

3/20/2011 12:49:32 AM

NASCAR.......

cba

3/20/2011 1:03:06 AM

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"So the drivers and crew members are not athletes? That's funny cause most of them spend more time in the gym than just about everyone on this board training. "

Who said they aren't? If you're referring to my post, you need to red it more carefully. NASCAR really isn't a sport, but a governing body. That isn't to say autoracing isn't a sport though, which is what NASCAR sanctions. I know it's splitting hairs, but they should say "auto-racing" is the official sport of NC.

3/20/2011 1:11:44 AM

OMG PEOPLE WHO DONT MATTER MADE A DECISION THAT DOESNT MATTER RAWR RAWR RAWR

3/20/2011 1:34:37 AM

I haven't clicked the links, but the quotes say they are making "stock car racing" our sport, and it names nascar as an example - aka put in by the journalist for the article

3/20/2011 2:24:41 AM

This stuff doesn't take enough time or money to be concerned about.

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"Florida, what with the official primary NASCAR HQ, the Daytona International Speedway and other tracks and all, might be a little off put by this."

For one thing, NC has at least as much NASCAR history as Florida. Another thing, why should they be put off? It's not like only one state can claim any particular sport.

BTW auto racing sucks.

3/20/2011 2:46:34 AM

Almost every NASCAR team is based out of North Carolina, and they have a bunch of offices in the state. It is a product of North Carolina. Everyone should know that.

And there really isn't another sport which would be better served to be our state sport. I'm not a big fan, but the connection between stock car racing and North Carolina is clear. It's the same reason the Venus Flytrap was named as a state symbol, because it is found almost exclusively in our state.

Yes, college basketball is popular and all, but there are a lot of places that like college basketball. In addition, people in the TRIANGLE love college basketball, the further away you get, the less people care. We're the only state that can reasonably claim stock car/auto racing, as long as we aren't talking about open wheel.

3/20/2011 2:59:50 AM

ugggg, at least choose a real sport.

3/20/2011 7:50:52 AM

We don't need no fucking state sport. For fucks sake. How about they figured out how to stop pissing away money doing stupid shit.

3/20/2011 8:56:30 AM

^ this

3/20/2011 1:25:50 PM

This....... is sad news.

3/20/2011 1:26:59 PM

A huge amount of bills in legislatures are for stupid shit like this. Honoring some fire department, approving of a new school being built, renaming a highway for a former politician, or making Thursday Siamese Cat Day. It's just how things go, and it really costs next to nothing, because the bills are noncontroversial and usually require very little in terms of application, and they are the product of only a couple of legislators, who just write a little one page bill.

I hate when people act like we are wasting time or money on these things that could be better spent elsewhere. It's such a poor understanding of how things actually work. It's not like the budget issue isn't getting addressed because so much time is spent figuring out what our state sport is going to be.

3/20/2011 9:06:18 PM

^ Yep, this stuff happens at every level of government, go to your local county commisioners meeting, or turn on cspan and watch the senate, and you will see the same kind of things.

It doesn't take any significant money and it might take 15 minutes at most for the entire assembly.

[Edited on March 20, 2011 at 9:35 PM. Reason : ]

3/20/2011 9:35:05 PM