{"id":490551,"date":"2009-03-01T06:30:59","date_gmt":"2009-03-01T14:30:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportscardigest.com\/\/?p=48101"},"modified":"2024-12-08T15:31:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-08T15:31:26","slug":"man-or-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/man-or-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Man? Or Machine?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-761827\" src=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-71x100.jpg 71w, https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/03\/FL-PETELYONS-293x415.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>You know how someone\u2019s opposing opinion, one that seems inconsequential enough to let slide at the time, can keep gnawing on you \u2019til finally you just gotta explode?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">That\u2019s what I\u2019ve been nursing ever since a NASCAR telecast last year, when I heard announcer Darrell Waltrip say something like, \u201cC\u2019mon, guys! 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