"Darn democrats - try steering to the right for a change!"
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.
Easley's trip on Tuesday wasn't his morning drive to the office. The governor wanted to tout the state's high interest in motorsports and kick off a tour of the NEXTEL trophy.
Easley stayed in the car while four handlers pushed it back into the street. He drove slowly on his way to the front of the Legislative Building, about a two blocks away.
By the time he rounded the final turn, the engines were revving loudly again.
Easley parked the car, popped out of the window and stood on the window frame like a cup winner and thrust his arms into the air.
Gov. Mike Easley may
want to keep his day job after a mishap with Jimmie Johnson's No. 48 car for the
second time.
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Difficult to steer eh.
As an NC resident and a fan of fast cars I would make the following observation.
The fact that he had a mishap at the raceway 2 years ago while embarassing, does not seriously reflect on his character.
The fact that this AH, our esteemed governor, saw fit to hop into a racecar on the public streets and promptly put life and property at risk by his own incompetence, stupidity and arrogance, makes me think that he is not fit to serve.
What a jerk.
This happens to anyone else (not that anyone else would get the same chances he has had) and they would be facing serious consequences.
NASCAR bump
I wouldn't take this guy lightly. He ran 12 points ahead of Kerry and is very popular among conservative Democrats in eastern North Carolina who voted for Bush and Richard Burr. He's probably one of the best candidates for the Democrats in 2008.
I guess he's bucking for the Ernie Irvan Award.
A little NASCAR levity for you all...
What a loser. Sleazley's approval numbers must be falling so he's trying to muster up some more attention.
He drives about as well as he runs the state of NC.
MKM
Funny, I drove a NASCAR car once (courtesy of Fast Track) at Michigan International, and I somehow managed not to hit the wall.
Didn't even stall the engine, even though I'm a wussy automatic driver.
Had a good time, too. Maybe I'll have to go back and spend some more money to go fast sometime. :)
Methinks the gov is a loser.
"hey everybody look at me" alert
What an idiot. Saw this on News14 this morning. After wrecking a couple hundred thousand dollars last time on a track, who in their right mind would give him the same car but this time on the street?