F *** pages, man, what we need here is a little solidarity! – Mr. Pink, “Reservoir Dogs”
Mr. Pink is right.
I realize he was referring to a robbery at a jewelry store and is not a motorsport fanatic, but the general idea is the same. If we can put aside some of our differences in the stands, on Twitter, and in the comments section, fighting for your favorite driver or team would be a more collaborative experience.
(Side note: I never thought I’d bring up the Quentin Tarantino dialogue in a motorsport column, but anything is possible on a Chromebook.)
Rivalries are great and the passion to see your favorite driver do well in a race is a top experience, but do you have to be an asshole when Kyle Busch wins a race and your driver brings up the rear? Nah man, enjoy the fact that we can watch races together and scream at the top of our heads after a decent day on the track or on the couch.
I understand that the energy is high during a race and it can be hard to see your driver lose and his rival win, but there is no need to jerk or jerk the guy sitting next to you Fight to begin. Shout, cheer, clap and boo, but realize that the fan next to you also loves racing and the two of you probably have no history in common other than seeing a race very close by, but ultimately you have the solidarity of motorsport.
As a longtime sports fan and sports reporter, I’ve seen too much animosity between strangers watching the same game, motorsport race, or any type of sporting event but forgetting to realize that we are ultimately following a competition with no real consequences.
I try to keep things in view when I’m enjoying a game or a race. Yes, I was stunned that the Phoenix Suns lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the NBA final and I pouted for a few days after Game 6, but life goes on. Hopefully the addition of Nevada Wolf Pack alum JaVale McGee will help her pre-trial depth that Milwaukee took advantage of, but that’s neither here nor there.
Rivalries are great and can make sports more interesting and fun.
Case in point: my beloved Red Bull F1 team has collided with Mercedes-Benz F1 a few times over the years, mainly because Christian Horner and Toto Wolff do not always see F1 guidelines on an equal footing. The rivalry was heightened by Red Bull’s better race results in 2021, and as of this writing, Lewis Hamilton is three points ahead of Max Verstappen.
If I should come across a Mercedes F1 fan, probably not in Arizona, but I’m optimistic, hopefully we could keep our dialogue polite when discussing the merits of our respective teams. And that is the point; A debate is bit has connotations of dialogue and courtesy. It is argued that when the emotions rise and the blood is in the blood. I don’t know about you, but I prefer a friendly debate.
We don’t need fights in the stands when talking about shit gets out of hand. We can use the comments section or Twitter more politely. I don’t really know why there are so many negatives about a game, but I was a part of it once.
My main negativity and all of those bad feelings were against the University of Nevada Las Vegas runnin ‘rebels, aka the state rival of my beloved Nevada Wolf Pack. Ugly comments, a general contempt and a tendency to malicious pleasure clouded my perception. As time went on, I realized that UNLV fans had the same goals as Nevada fans: beat their rival in the state, even if it was their only win of the season.
We are opposite sides of the same coin or whatever cliché you want to use because, ultimately, your rivals are likely just like you.
I’m getting out of my soap box now.
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