It's sometimes unfortunate that some people are apparently so sensitive. This board used to have much thrust and parry (within bounds of reason ie: no swearing), but now it's "naysaying" to some to speak critically of many things. And yes, as an aside, how long people have been around the forum does matter because it provides a frame of reference to the history of the forum, say the intense, months long discussions around the ISA debacle that many more recent members may not have been present for. I'm pretty certain some people here now would have found it off-putting, but that was also probably the most vitally alive period this forum has ever seen in it's eight or so years. I love history, but strong debate is also entertaining regardless of whether you find the comments agreeable or not. That is also a staple of blogs, hence the comments are entirely appropriate considering the history of Headz Gamez, and I think it is rather thin-skinned of anyone to question the journalistic integrity of Inside Track based on that or any other blog entry that's been entered there. The same could be said about that insular sacred cow (to some anyway) Delaware Speedway. However, that's for another thread sometime.

I question the way it came across (maybe something more professional, ie. neutral) for a leading motorsports magazine such as Inside Track, but I'm not going to question the message from it...

Wow Shadowracer, nice shot at Inside Track! You do know that Greg is the EDITOR, and in pretty much every issue, produces an EDITORIAL comment! And you do know its a BLOG, the kind of thing that people EDITORIALIZE on! Oh, and if you had actually read the blog, you would have seen that Greg was talking about a company that left a 5.7 million dollar debt, screwed over a bunch of people, including race drivers (sponsorship of Pete Sheppard comes to mind), and it was some three hours after it was posted that he updated the entry to indicate that its a "new" company. I'm sure if he had just removed his post, you would have given him crap for that too. 

Greg and Inside Track have done amazing things for racing in Canada. Every year, they support teams and series, and they sponsor events, but most importantly, give teams and tracks EXPOSURE!!

So whats wrong with Greg stating his opinion? You do it all the time on this site. Should everyone stop reading your posts on race events at Delaware, when you have made it very clear that your a Delaware fan, and always hinting you have inside information on the track, so obviously you can't be trusted to provide  "even handed reporting"?!

And to Duster, I say nice post. I was never a big poster on this board, but always appreciated a comment from Duster. He was never the kind to take shots at people, just stated an opinion, and thought things through. He, like I think a lot of the "older regulars" probably only stop by to read, as they just can't be bothered to post.

I'm like that too, since the last post I did on Cascar "disappeared" from the board, with people saying it was Nascar hacking into the message board, and it even started a rumour that Nascar sent out letters to people not to show up at the track, not to mention allowing others to just keep saying the same old thing over and over again about Cascar and Tony.

So why do I bother now....because in this case, I know Greg, and if you ever want an entertaining day at a race, hook up with him sometime (if you can keep up with him, as he's all over the track, getting photos, comments, interview, and writing up the results). He has an amazing memory of the history of racing in Canada, and most people who know him would agree that he does not just do this as a "job", but as a fan of the sport itself.

But what do I know.....?

joe h

Whatever.

Professional publications should be held to a higher standard of journalism and should expect to be called on it from time to time. They're big boys. I'm sure they can handle a jab from a message board wag like me. (Trust me, I have no illusuiions about what I do here.) So relax. I've probably shot the breeze with Greg too, and I subscribe to the magazine.

As far as the not so subtle jabs at me, I can handle that too.

The only one I don't understand is the bit about me hinting that I have "inside knowledge" of the goings on at Delaware. There's three pages of threads there to pick from...please feel free to point out a spot where I've "hinted" at anything. If I say something's so, its only because I actually called them up and asked them, the same way anyone else here could...provided you had some kind of legitimate criticism. Of course, if you were one of the ones slinging rumor-and-hearsay driven internet BS at them...just because you can, I wouldn't blame them for telling you to take a long walk off a short pier.

Trev

Wow, this topic sure caused a riot. That is simply a breaking news blog. Anyone who gets inside track will surely notice in the next issue a whole article written on this subject that won't be referenced to a puddle of vomit.

As for the question about why buy a company in dire circumstances...well why not? What makes more sense to you as a creditor. Rebuild a viable company with a future of profitability and gety your money back, or settle for pennies on the dollar from bankruptcy.

Inside track has always covered issue in their MAGAZINE with great journalism. I do not judge them on a breaking news blog.