Full Throttle

It’s not often I remark on anything related to the World Rally championship. Not that an interest isn’t held it’s just a matter of time and priorities, in point of fact I tend to believe those that ply their trade in the WRC are some of the most accomplished drivers on the planet.

Regardless of my time constraints, sometimes things just have to be said, and this case it’s, “just shut the hell up!”

Surinder Thatthi, chairman of the Confederation of African Countries in Motorsports (CACMS), and Morrie Chandler, president of the World Rally Championship (WRC) commission have taken on the collateral duty of WRC Fashion Police.

In an exchange of emails these two nitwits have been critical of 4-time WRC champ Sébastien Loeb’s (4 consecutive I might add) appearance calling it “scruffy.”

“I watched the WRC Mexico highlights last night and I have to voice my opinion on the poor appearance of Sebastien Loeb on WRC-TV”, Thatthi wrote in his mail to Chandler, a copy of which was made available to Reuters.

“He was unshaven, scruffy looking and with unkempt hair,” Thatthi added.

(yeah, life’s a bitch when it includes having a bad hair day caused by a crash helmet worn while racing thru woods at over 150kph! -ed)

“It is wrong … when the FIA gives him global TV coverage to millions of viewers and to many children worldwide he is a hero and role model. “I know there is a level of personal freedom one is allowed but I feel he is taking this too far and someone should talk to him or his team about this.”

(So, Thatthi if you’re so pissed about bad hair and some razor stubble can we count on your no vote in the Max “The Littlest Perv” Mosley matter? Or do you believe Max has his “personal freedom” and will give him a pass? -ed)

Chandler, in his reply, agreed with Thatthi that the issue should be addressed.

“Yes I watched the same as you did … unfortunately it is not a problem that is unique to our sport as the same happens in football and other ‘male’ sports,” Chandler wrote.

(”Male sports?” So does that mean you have no problem with half naked female rugby players? Or were a bit titillated by Brandi Chastain redefined feminist expression by her bra baring at the 1999 Women’s World Cup?)

“Of course these persons are an insult to real males.

(Like your boss at the FIA I presume? The one who gets his satisfaction from getting whipped by 5 goose-stepping nazi prostitutes? -ed)

“My only solution is that we suggest to (rallying rights holders) ISC that the camera does not cover them close up.”

(Yeah that’s the ticket deny all his sponsors TV time for the millions they spend on his WRC efforts. -ed)

Thankfully, ISC managing director Simon Long offered a different view of what these two nitwits are suggesting: “I do feel that it is precisely Sebastien’s ‘ruggedly good-looking’ appearance which has helped endear him to so many new and young fans both in France and around the world,” Long wrote back to Chandler.

He was way too kind. I’ll stick by my just shut the hell up you two nitwits! (and call your boss Mosley)

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