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DRIVER ZONE:
Overall Rank: 290
Overall Score: 12 points
URL: /the_big_cheese
Member since: 02/06/2008
Number of hits: 767
Gender: Male
Location: Georgia
Favorite Driver: Dale Earnhardt Jr.
Driver I won't be sending a Christmas card:
Jimmie Johnson
Favorite Track:
Talladega Superspeedway
Favorite Racing Moment:
Earnhardt Sr. Winning the Daytona 500
How I discovered Rowdy, and why I Listen:
ITunes; Easier than perusing Jayski daily
Why I'm a race fan:
Three words for you: Earnhardt, Earnhardt, and Earnhardt
What car/truck I drive now:
1998 Chevrolet K-1500 Z71
My dream car:
1978 Pontiac Trans Am
Favorite Music:
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Metallica, Megadeth, Black Sabbath, Motley Crue, Guns 'n' Roses, Allman Brothers, Molly Hatchet, Motorhead, Sex Pistols. Anything from Bluegrass to Thrash, Country to Punk Rock, And Southern Rock to Metal.
Swaybargate Issue
The alledged theft of the Jack Roush sway bar and what Poole said about the truck arms leased to Wood Brothers Racing are two entirely different situations but both have something in common- It's inethical to reverse engineer another's technology. Peoriod. Pat Tryson's alledged reverse engineering of the leased truck arms was nothing short of criminal espionage. The heathens that apparently work at MWR decided to do the same with the "borrowed" Roush sway bar (Sorry for the loaded diction). Both are acts of theviery as far as I'm concerned. It can be argued that any competitor worth his/her weight in crap would have done the same. Personally, I would have closely examined said parts. That is perhaps not the most ethical way of going about it, but it is a far cry from sandblasting a suspension component and attempting to use it. It is really unfortunate that these things happen in this sport we all love and continue to happen, but until there is intervention by NASCAR it will most likely continue.
In response to Mark- Buck, Bass and the boys stole Swaybargate. I am only guilty of theft by recieving. Technology in the automobile buisiness is different than that of the racing business. There are only so many ways to build a car.
In response to Dennis- I almost Rolled On the Floor Laugining after reading that!
Well then I say that your play on the phrase Watergate makes you a thief of words because you did not scratch “engineer� a title for your blog.
When the livelihood of your family is resting on the performance of your car, you will do whatever it takes. If that means gaining inspiration from another’s work, you will do it. And although I respect you having an opinion and the right to air it, I suggest you walk a mile in a pair of paid race engineer’s shoes before picking up a stone.
Where do you think we would be technologically as a society if we did not reverse engineer and/or improve upon existing technology? How much do you think you would pay for goods and services if there was only one supplier? I am sure you considered all of this before making your post. Hell, someone better get Dodge, Toyota and Chevy on the phone and tell them they have to quit NASCAR because they stole Fords ideas. After all the 1908 Ford Model T was the first production car and NASCAR is supposed to be based on production vehicles. Right?
If Roush was that worried about a damn ARB, he should have applied for/attained patent rights for it. (It is doubtful he would have got it because there are probably tons of patents already on the item and it is arguably “Obvious Technology�. But at least he would have a leg to stand on.
- Mark
- 10:58:35 04-04-2008
On the sway bar....reports are that Michael Waltrip was a big Johnny Cash fan and wanted to take one of Roush's Fords "One Part at a Time."
Dennis
- Dennis
- 08:42:31 04-07-2008
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