I once told an associate...
...that the reason I love the drifting culture was the relentless commitment I observed amongst drivers and teams to helping and supporting each other. I really wish the same professionalism and common courtesy applied on the track could enjoy enough longevity to prevent immature, hurtful banterings such as this thread has so blatantly disclosed.
I have found that egos are the primary accelerator of negativity, and it appears that there are a few contributors to this thread whose words are primarily driven by feelings of inadequacy and frustration. To bad these feelings are only expressed in anger, spite, accusations, and ignorant banterings.
One of my mentors, years ago, gave me a bit of wisdom I have tried to live by. Simply put, he said, "Tell the truth, but don't always be telling it."
It is true that in this country, and subsequently on this forum, we enjoy a freedom of expression inequivable in other environments, but that does not justify the type of irreverent, inhumane comments that have been posted on this thread since last night. If drivers, fans, keyboard cowboys, and e-thugs have a problem with another individual....deal with that problem at the appropriate time, in a professional manner...face to face. Really, if you're having a fight with your girlfriend, or your wife...are you seriously going to discuss the problem on a public forum? Well this sport is entirely too close knit for such public disclosure of conflict. Drivers, promoters, sponsors, and fans are not the only people who view these boards, and all unprofessionalism displayed clearly outshines the most well produced programming and further engrains the "bunch of punks with RWD cars" mentality STILL PRESENT in the media and mainstream USA. I personally have said things that have made colleagues and associates angry, and I have irrevrently burnt bridges that to this day have not been reconstructed. Trust me when I tell you that the few minutes that elapsed allowing these conflicts to materialize are not worth the now years I've spent repairing them.
You might not care about Nick. You might not like Nick. Hell, you might not even like me, but for the sake of the fine discipline of drifting, uphold a bit of professionalism and reserve negative public comments for the appropriate venue.
I'm not Dr. Phil, I'm just consumed with this culture, and I would hate to see internal conflict bring it down in any way.
...that the reason I love the drifting culture was the relentless commitment I observed amongst drivers and teams to helping and supporting each other. I really wish the same professionalism and common courtesy applied on the track could enjoy enough longevity to prevent immature, hurtful banterings such as this thread has so blatantly disclosed.
I have found that egos are the primary accelerator of negativity, and it appears that there are a few contributors to this thread whose words are primarily driven by feelings of inadequacy and frustration. To bad these feelings are only expressed in anger, spite, accusations, and ignorant banterings.
One of my mentors, years ago, gave me a bit of wisdom I have tried to live by. Simply put, he said, "Tell the truth, but don't always be telling it."
It is true that in this country, and subsequently on this forum, we enjoy a freedom of expression inequivable in other environments, but that does not justify the type of irreverent, inhumane comments that have been posted on this thread since last night. If drivers, fans, keyboard cowboys, and e-thugs have a problem with another individual....deal with that problem at the appropriate time, in a professional manner...face to face. Really, if you're having a fight with your girlfriend, or your wife...are you seriously going to discuss the problem on a public forum? Well this sport is entirely too close knit for such public disclosure of conflict. Drivers, promoters, sponsors, and fans are not the only people who view these boards, and all unprofessionalism displayed clearly outshines the most well produced programming and further engrains the "bunch of punks with RWD cars" mentality STILL PRESENT in the media and mainstream USA. I personally have said things that have made colleagues and associates angry, and I have irrevrently burnt bridges that to this day have not been reconstructed. Trust me when I tell you that the few minutes that elapsed allowing these conflicts to materialize are not worth the now years I've spent repairing them.
You might not care about Nick. You might not like Nick. Hell, you might not even like me, but for the sake of the fine discipline of drifting, uphold a bit of professionalism and reserve negative public comments for the appropriate venue.
I'm not Dr. Phil, I'm just consumed with this culture, and I would hate to see internal conflict bring it down in any way.
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