Our governor proves yet again that he can't handle a Nextel Cup stock car :-)

[NFS4]

http://www.wect.com/Global/story.asp?S=3326710&nav=2gQcZh5s

MAY 10, 2005 -- Governor Mike Easley wasn't injured. However, his pride may be hurt after a wild ride in a stock car.

To promote a Nascar celebration, Easley sped out of the executive mansion's driveway in Jimmie Johnson's number 48 Chevrolet race car.

He quickly lost control and spun off into a curb, narrowly missing another car and a pole.

With a little assistance Easley pulled the car off the curb and navigated the few blocks to the legislative building.

This was the same car he wrecked two years ago in another promotional event at Lowe's Motor Speedway in Concord.

VIDEO!

 

[Kalvin00]

What a retard.

 

[Doggiedog]

He wouldn't happen to have also owned a Ferrari 360 Modena would he?

 

[aplefka]

How fast was he going? Fast enough to warrant a ticket?

 

[NFS4]

Easley still can't tame No. 48

Easley missed hitting a silver Mercedes sedan and a utility pole by mere inches. No one was hurt, including Easley, who wasn't wearing a helmet.

"He came dashing out of the gates of the mansion, lost it some there and then corrected with panache," said bystander Cherie Braun. "He just missed hitting something by the skin of his teeth ... It was a Kleenex away."

Of course, aggressive driving is nothing new for Easley, who crashed a stock car into the wall at Lowe's Motor Speedway two years ago this week.

:laugh:

http://newsobserver.com/news/story/2392656p-8770686c.html

 

[EyeMWing]

Originally posted by: aplefka
How fast was he going? Fast enough to warrant a ticket?

What state cop is going to issue the governor a ticket, and what local cop is going to even ATTEMPT to chase a Nextel Cup car?

 

[boyRacer]

Well according to some people here... NASCAR should be as easy as their daily commute. That's odd.

 

[NFS4]

VIDEO!

 

[iamwiz82]

That news anchor looks like Christopher Walken dipped in a vat of yellow food coloring. :shocked:

 

[SweetUserName]

ha, thats awesome

 

[fbrdphreak]

marked for later

 

[wondersteve]

Ha Ha <----- Nelson Laugh

 

[Mutilator]

Originally posted by: iamwiz82
That news anchor looks like Christopher Walken dipped in a vat of yellow food coloring. :shocked:

LOL I always thought Bill looked like he had Down Syndrome or something.

 

[jagec]

Originally posted by: bR
Well according to some people here... NASCAR should be as easy as their daily commute. That's odd.

How many times do you see morons almost crash on your daily commute? I rest my case

 

[SuperTool]

Maybe he just did it to get more publicity?

 

[cavemanmoron]

 

[mitaiwan82]

dumbass

 

[bret]

he should be one of thoes guys that have a driver, and stay in the back of the limo or something

 

[JulesMaximus]

He should stick to the couch and watching NASCAR on TV.

 

[TechnoKid]

One of those cases where he'd be a better team owner than a driver.

And people say its easy to drive a stock car like they do in nascar, and that anyone could go in circles all day long--this gov couldnt even go out of a driveway.