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Originally Posted by GS8
A long time ago in what now feels like a parallel universe, Vancouver once hosted a race event.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJyWKz-44dA
Then people complained and it was over after 14 years. Half of the wins on this circuit were by Lola (RIP).
We went from watching some of the most skilled drivers on this planet to retards on two wheels who can't keep in their own brightly marked, green-as-money lanes.
Times have changed and unfortunately these changes are usually spearheaded by a vocal minority who scream "I'm offended and complaining' which leads to sapping the existence out of something which the vocal majority had enjoyed for years. |
This post just caught my eye, cause I remember the Molson Indy clearly. Could you imagine an alcoholic beverage company sponsoring a racing series in Vancouver now? I remember getting general admission tickets just to stand by the fences and watch the cars screaming by, at the end of the day we were speckled with oil, and who knows what else! Ahhh, good times
Can't even imagine the current city council ever approving anything remotely involving cars...unless it's electric.
I think this issue is more than a rogue group of officers with an axe to grind, otherwise this wouldn't be going on as long as it has. I'm sure there's support from the upper brass, and some city councilman and the mayor have their own plans, as the current mayor is a progressive, so in other words " cars bad"
Not sure if there's also some racial undertones?