As sing it Aretha! R-E-S-P-E-C-T!
According to the Marion Webster Dictionary, the
definition for the word Redemption is,
“The act, process or an
instance of redeeming”
While the Oxford languages definition from Ye
All knowing Intrawoods’ (interent) is as follows,
“The act of saving or being
saved from sin, error or evil”
As you may be wondering why I’ve started today’s
No Fenders story with those two definitions? But the word has been “Haunting”
me ever since reading Racer’s Marshall Pruett’s very insightful story upon Juri
Vips return to a racing car cockpit. With Vips being tabbed to drive the No. 30
Rahal Letterman Lanigan Racing entry for the season’s final two rounds, i.e.;
Portland and Laguna Seca.
Presumably Y’all know about how the Estonian,
then a Red bull Junior Team member, Red Bull Racing and Scuderia AlphaTauri
Formula 1 reserve driver – potentially headed to Formula 1 used the same racial
slur during a Twitch gaming session that Kyle Larson had previously done
Himself!
Now I realize we All do very stupid things when
we’re young and presumably naïve?
With Larson having rightly been suspended indefinitely
by chip Ganassi Racing as a NASCAR Cup driver on April 3, 2020 for having used
the same racial Slur during an i Racing event the day before.
Thus when Vips used the same racial Slur some
two years later, and claimed He didn’t know of it’s significance, I struggle to
comprehend that excuse!
Since I know that Larson’s justified Firing
from Chip Ganassi Racing shocked me and sent Shock Waves thru the racing world!
Especially since it was during the height of the COVID-19 “Lockdown” and surely
made news Headlines around the world!
As Red Bull rightly terminated vips contract on
June 28, 2022, for which the Estonian driver’s career went into a tailspin.
What’s Od to me is how Larson couldn’t have
been aware of the ramifications of using said racial Slur. Since although I
probably don’t understand the full context of the situation. I personally feel
that WISH-TV went upon a Witch Hunt to summarily fire then Racing Analyst Derek
Daly Wayback’ in 2018!
As Daly was fired for having used the same
racial Slur in a 1983 interview, which reportedly the “voice” of the Indianapolis
Colts Bob Lamey recanted to a co-worker in August, 2018. With Lamey retiring immediately
afterwards…
Whilst Derek’s son Conor suffered financially
for His father’s past indiscretion, when Eli Lily withdrew Conor’s sponsorship
for a NASCAR Xfinity road race at Road America…
Thus if your Humble No Fenders Scribe Tomaso was
aware of Derek Daly’s firing, surely Kyle Larson would have heard about it via
His racing community circles, Righto?
Thus making me wonder how Vips wouldn’t have
heard about Larson’s blaring indiscretion during the spring of 2020?
As we know, RLLR has now given Juri Vips a
potential “Lifeline” to resurrect His once promising Open Wheel Racing career,
for which I’ll let Y’all be the Judge upon whether or not Vips is the best suited
candidate to fill the vacated No. 30 entry next year?
As I far more agree with Pruett’s assessment that
vips would be wise to seek Graham Rahal’s advice upon the Act of Charitablly
giving, be it volunteering, financial or however possible to improve Himself
going forwards.
Which I realize is “Rich” of Mwah to suggest
how once present themselves, after the litany of stupid mistakes I’ve made over
my lifetime…
Ironically, Juri was making His IndyCar career
debut at Portland International Raceway on the very same weekend that Myles Rowe
became the first ever African American to win a Motor Racing series! When Rowe
captured the 2023 USF Pro 2000 Championship Saturday with His second Podium of
the weekend!
Rowe is part of Penske Entertainment’s Change
for Equality program, and a member of the Force Indy project that also includes
Ernie Francis, Jr.
As Rowe will graduate to the Indy NXT
Championship next year, where Francis, Jr. currently competes, and hopefully
will return for His third Indy NXT season. With both drivers ambitions set upon
IndyCar.
Meanwhile, I found it even more ironic that Sunday
night following the Portland IndyCar race. I listened to the New York Times Obituary
of William “bill” Pinkney, a most fascinating person. As Pinkney became the
first Black Sailor to successfully circumnavigate the world Solo via the treacherous
Cape Horn route in 1992. A journey that took 22 months to complete!
As Pinkney noted in His 2006 Autobiography, the Seas doesn’t known what your Skin Colour is, Nor does it Care!
