Vickers not afraid to address global warming

[kbsooner21]

Go ahead and challenge him. Brian Vickers knows the question is coming when he talks about the environment, so ask away. How can someone who races cars claim to be environmentally friendly? "Does that mean I should not do anything because I drive a race car on Sunday?" Vickers said. "That sounds pretty stupid. That's not going to get us an answer. "The way I see it is, yeah, I burn a little extra gasoline racing on Sunday, but... it gives me a platform to speak about these things to inform people about the problems going on." Ask drivers about a controversial topic and many will decline to answer, fearing they'll offend sponsors or fans... or both. Vickers doesn't hide when it comes to global warming. He admits that many argue global warming and climate change are not something to worry about. He does. It's why he drives a hybrid car, donates to environmental causes and is looking to install solar panels to his house. Vickers knows some say Al Gore's environmental film, "An Inconvenient Truth," features exaggerations about climate change. Vickers doesn't care. "He got the point across," Vickers said. "He got the masses around the country and around the world motivated to do something." Some people back corn-grain ethanol as an alternative fuel. Vickers rolls his eyes. "Whoever thought that taking land to grow food to produce energy was a good idea didn't really think that one out too well," he said. "Energy is important, but if you die because you can't eat, I don't think driving somewhere is going to do you much good."

[vols fan]

Go ahead and challenge him. Brian Vickers knows the question is coming when he talks about the environment, so ask away. How can someone who races cars claim to be environmentally friendly? "Does that mean I should not do anything because I drive a race car on Sunday?" Vickers said. "That sounds pretty stupid. That's not going to get us an answer. "The way I see it is, yeah, I burn a little extra gasoline racing on Sunday, but... it gives me a platform to speak about these things to inform people about the problems going on." Ask drivers about a controversial topic and many will decline to answer, fearing they'll offend sponsors or fans... or both. Vickers doesn't hide when it comes to global warming. He admits that many argue global warming and climate change are not something to worry about. He does. It's why he drives a hybrid car, donates to environmental causes and is looking to install solar panels to his house. Vickers knows some say Al Gore's environmental film, "An Inconvenient Truth," features exaggerations about climate change. Vickers doesn't care. "He got the point across," Vickers said. "He got the masses around the country and around the world motivated to do something." Some people back corn-grain ethanol as an alternative fuel. Vickers rolls his eyes. "Whoever thought that taking land to grow food to produce energy was a good idea didn't really think that one out too well," he said. "Energy is important, but if you die because you can't eat, I don't think driving somewhere is going to do you much good."

It's not his gas thats the problem.It's the gas from the blowers that blow the scattered pieces of his wrecked car every week that is killing us.

[kbsooner21]

It's not his gas thats the problem.It's the gas from the blowers that blow the scattered pieces of his wrecked car every week that is killing us.

What a pansy ass piece of shit

[vols fan]

What a pansy ass piece of shit

I agree.When he took Jr and Johnson out at Talladega on the last lap I have hated his ass ever since.

[***THA FIX***]

I agree.When he took Jr and Johnson out at Talladega on the last lap I have hated his ass ever since.

I love VICKERS!!!

[BettorsChat]

Who the hell is he?

[***THA FIX***]

Who the hell is he?

The guy that Casey Mears replaced at Hendrick last year. He is also the guy that out drove Jr. and Jimmie Johnson at Talladega in the fall of 06'!!!

[vols fan]

The guy that Casey Mears replaced at Hendrick last year. He is also the guy that out drove Jr. and Jimmie Johnson at Talladega in the fall of 06'!!!

Bull shit.I'll tell you what.$20 a race and I'll take jr and you take Vickers.

[***THA FIX***]

by the way PHILLIP you know that I'm not dumb enough to take a RED BULL RACING car against a HENDRICK car. Remember buddy its not about the driver its the car.

HA HA HA!!!

[jcindaville]

I love DICK!!!

Damn, didnt know you rolled like that

[10DimeBry]

Damn, didnt know you rolled like me

LMAO