Daytona 500 question

[OwnedByFerrets]

I know it really doesnt matter in the scheme of things, but what in the hell are We The People doing sponsoring a Nascar driver(Army, Mark Martin)?:wtf: No, its a small thing when you think about what we waste tax dollar on, but it sure doesnt make me happy to know my money is going towards this end.
Rant off.

[Captain Hilts]

1. They need to advertise now more than ever. nt

[greenbriar]

2. mark martin is a good guy

he needs a sponsor.

they used to sponsor Nemacheck

[whistle]

3. I sorry, you are saying that the U.S. Army is a NASCAR Sponsor?

...If that is so, I also say...:wtf:

[jmowreader]

19. The Air Force is too

The Army also sponsors a Top Fuel dragster.

Yell at the Recruiting Command, not me. This sponsorship works better than the "Army Strong" ads they came up with.

[TheFarseer]

4. Hey, that's the demographic they are going after

I know there's military personnel of all stripes but the same group that wants to kill some A-rabs is the group that watches NASCAR.

[SeattleGirl]

5. Not all of us who are NASCAR fans want to "sill some A-rabs".

Lots of NASCAR fans do not fit the redneck stereotype in the least.

[BlackVelvet04]

10. Thank you.....

I happen to love NASCAR.

[Telly Savalas]

27. Who among us doesn't enjoy some Merlot and camembert

while partaking the vehicular exploits of Carl Edwards?

[hippiechick]

6. Actually, they have been for a very long time ...

... 15 years at least.

In one 500 - I think it was during Gulf War I - every branch of the service had a car.

It's basically a recruiting tool for those young motor head dudes with nothing else on their minds.


Oh, and Martin is a total Class Act. :thumbsup: It's not his choice who sponsors his car, he's just a paid employee of the car's owner, who makes the deals with the sponsors.

[Dawgs]

7. Wow. Who would have thought that a DUer would complain about Nascar?

Some of us actually like the sport. It's not just for redneck southerners.

I agree that the US Army sponsorship is messed up, but is this rant really necessary?

[OwnedByFerrets]

30. I dont recall saying ANYTHING

negative about Nascar.

[Nitrogenica]

8. I agree, but I love NASCAR. Taxpayer money shouldn't be

spent there. More Importantly, we shouldn't have shipped 354 tons of cash to Iraq. This Republican powered Military is spiraling out of control. That's not the fault of the troops on the ground.

[tularetom]

9. I wondered that myself as I sat and watched

My brother loves watching Nascar so I thought I'd watch and see what he found so fascinating. Sorry to say, I was bored as shit. It wasn't entertaining, it wasn't excinting, it wasn't even amusing. After falling asleep once I turned it off and went out to feed the horses. The only question I had (other than WTF do people see in this boring event) is Why should taxpayers foot the bill for the government to sponsor a car?

[Elwood P Dowd]

18. Boring? That was one of the wildest races in the history

of automobile racing.

The military has been using their advertising budget on racing for several years. If we go back to the draft, then we won't have to worry about this anymore. Until then, the military has to advertise and recruit. That's not an easy assignment when you have an idiot as Commander In Chief.

[tularetom]

21. Like I say I didn't see the end of it

Guess I just missed the exciting part. I still say it was fuckin boring. I'd rather watch golf for chrissakes.

[SeattleGirl]

22. It helps if you know the ins and outs, like pit strategy, etc.

Then you understand it better, because you understand what they're doing.

Having said that, however, you may be one of those people who will never like it.

[tularetom]

25. Fair enough, the only car racing I like

is me trying to pass all the tractors going 10 mph on the 2 lane county roads around here before I get clobbered by the guy coming at me at 70.

[SeattleGirl]

26. Ha! That would be nerve-wracking!

Too bad you can't get paid like the NASCAR drivers do when you "win" one of those races!

[Virginia Dare]

11. I agree, inappropriate...n/t

[BlackVelvet04]

12. All of the branches have an advertising

budget. This is one of the ways the Army uses it's advertising money.

[Elwood P Dowd]

13. That's correct

They've been putting some of their advertising money into motor sports for several years.

[BlackVelvet04]

29. At one time didn't the marines sponsor a nascar team?

Seems to me like they did.

[Subdivisions]

14. "what in the hell are We The People doing sponsoring

a Nascar driver(Army, Mark Martin)?"

First of all, we aren't sponsoring the driver Mark Martin, who btw is my favorite driver. the US Army sponsors the car, not the driver. Mark Martin is an upstanding and honorable veteran driver who was hired by the car's owner to drive a few of the 34 season races.

I was crushed to see him lose the Daytona 500 an hour ago by just .02 sec. Your obviously clueless comment doesn't help ease the pain.

[SeattleGirl]

16. I was so bummed when Harvick edged Mark out at the last second.

I love Mark, and think he's a great person.

And yes, Mark doesn't sponsor the car; the Army does.

[Patsy Stone]

17. How much did that suck?

I :loveya: Mark.

:hi:

[SeattleGirl]

20. Sucked big time, Patsy

Mark is the favorite driver of my youngest sister (my whole family loves NASCAR -- probably because our parents used to race, so we grew up with it). He's also been a long-time favorite of mine, too.

:hi:

[BlackVelvet04]

28. I was kind of sad for Mark but glad since

Harvick was one of my drivers for fantasy NASCAR. The other three were wrecked during the course of the race.

[OwnedByFerrets]

31. Thanks for calling me clueless.......really classy.........

I said NOTHING disparaging against Mark Martin or Nascar.

[aikoaiko]

15. Sponsoring nascar is no different than tv commercials or brochures.

[k_jerome]

23. what is this NASCAR you speak of? nt.

[Codeine]

24. It's a volunteer Army.

Advertising is part of recruiting, just like the "Army of One," "We Do More By 9AM," "Not Just a Job, An Adventure," "A Few Good Men," etc. Guys, especially young guys, watch NASCAR. I don't see the problem?

Does any military advertising bug you, or just this?