Re: Forced Retirement


"Roger Hamilton" <noemail@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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On Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:31:13 -0500, Peaceful Bill
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Mike Marlow wrote:
"Peaceful Bill" <snails.pace@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Do you think MM puts himself in that category? He talks about
retirement,
he talks about age. Or do you think it might be the press constantly
reminding us how old he is? Or a combination of the two?

When do you hear the press talking about how old Martin is? He has made
much more of his retirements himself than anything the press has ever
said
about him.

I asked the question. And I have heard the press discuss MM's age.


I agree with your opinion that he's still competitive. Given top
drawer
equipment, he seems like a threat to win at most of the events he
drives.
It will be interesting to see how he does next year

He'll continue to almost thrill people. Martin has never had the fire
to
really win the big prize and he doesn't now.


Who's talking about setting the world on fire. I said I think he's
competitive and given good equipment, has a chance to win most of the
events he drives. So do a lot of other drivers.

Is there somewhere in the lines I've written where I said he'll win a
championship?

Mark Martin is NOT competitive. He only leads laps or runs up front
when he has a good car. He cannot take a mediocre car and make it run
good, he does not have the talent.

Who can?

Any driver that can do that already has a full-time ride with a top team.
The only reason Martin is driving mediocre cars is because he runs
part-time. That will change next season.


Mark Martin does not have the hunger to do good, just run around the
track like Kyle Petty did to get maximum sponsor exposure.

That's ridiculous. Mark has always had the hunger to "do good".
Unfortunately, he has lacked the aggressiveness that would have won him a
lot more races, and likely a championship.


Martin should get his *** out of the seat and let a younger driver
show him how it's done. HMS is wasting a car on Martin for the 09
season.

So who would you put in the #5?

And keep one thing in mind: Martin no longer has his son's racing career as
a distraction, which was the main reason he stopped racing full time.


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