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This Weeks Rant Tony Stewart and a Fan site dedicated to him
The following rant is about Tony Stewart and his PR department asking a webmaster to pull down a page dedicated
to him. The page in questions is tsfp.com and was created by Adam
Frazier. Now for a little information as to why the page was shut down. Tony Stewart’s PR department (His
Mother) called Adam asking him to pull down his webpage because Tony was Appalled by the website due to a
link that supposedly contained pornographic material. Adam was appalled as well upon learning about this site
and explained that he would take down the link immediately and referred Tony’s mother to the webmaster of the
page that contained the pornographic material. Adam explained to her that he was also appalled and promised to
remove the link immediately. Tony’s mother said no Tony was still appalled and wanted Adam to pull down the
site immediately because he found the site would tarnish his public image. Adam still continued to try to explain
and they continued to tell him to take the site down because Tony no longer wished to be affiliated with such a site
and was demanding that it be removed immediately. His mother stated that Tony did not want his image, Joe
Gibbs Racing or his number or sponsors mentioned on Adam’s site at all. Adam rather than argue with Tony’s
mother further agreed to pull the site down so the Tony Stewart Fan Page is no more. Now many fans who enjoyed
the site and found it interesting no longer have a site to go to that they enjoy. Now my rants are as follows.
I myself was a frequent visitor of TSFP.com and I had went through the site and the links thoroughly myself and I
never came across the supposed link in question. I then decided that I myself would try to get some further
information about the whole situation and my findings were very interesting. I found out that Adam’s site at times
was getting more than 1,000 hits a day which was taking away from Tony Stewart’s official website tonystewart.com. This lead me to wonder that if these people were
visiting Adam’s site and not Tony’s then Tony’s sponsors could not be very happy and would then get in touch
with Tony asking him to do something about the situation. That would explain the statement of asking Adam to
remove the site even though he said he would take down the link in question immediately. Many fans of Adam’s
website have been very upset about the total situation and have been expressing their opinions on Tony Stewart’s
message board at his official website.
Now for my opinions regarding this entire ordeal. If Tony Stewart can ask Adam to pull down an unofficial
website what makes us think that other drivers will not do the same thing. The fans who create these webpages myself included put in many hours of hard work and receive little or no
compensation so that they can show their loyalty to the drivers that they love. As a webmaster myself of this webpage I find the actions of Tony Stewart
and his PR department very disturbing. As far as Tony’s image goes it seems funny to me that he is not more
concerned with his public image himself and how he exhibits himself. Tony has been seen on National TV and in
front of fans at the races (children included) using profane language. His asking a fan to pull down a site because
he didn’t want that fans site tarnishing his image is calling the kettle black so to speak and I for one find it very
amusing. I know for a fact and have visited several websites that are Anti-Gordon and I know that Jeff has also
visited some of these sites. He does not ask fans to take down these sites and I have heard from several sources in
racing that Jeff finds these sites amusing. He says that if fans hate him then he must be doing something right
because he knows that some fans do not like Dale Earnhardt and he is one of the best drivers of all time. Jeff if
anything finds these sites amusing and has laughed about them many times and has talked about them often. Now
for my closing statement.
Now for my final thoughts on this whole situation. I am in total and complete support of Adam and his actions.
He has conducted himself in a very professional manner when he could have trashed Tony Stewart, but Adam
decided that he would not lower himself to those tactics. I was always a fan of Tony Stewart’s but after his actions
of the past couple of months I have lost total respect for him. His hitting Mark Martin at the Winston was just the
first in a long line of actions that he has shown this year that I have found to be tasteless. The language he used
when arguing with Jeff Gordon after an altercation was totally uncalled for especially when he knew that children
were watching and I for one know that I wasn’t the only one that was offended by it. The last straw regarding
Tony Stewart in my eyes was his asking Adam to pull down his website I just found it totally uncalled for and not
necessary. I am now no longer a fan of Tony Stewart’s and I lost any and all respect for him that I ever had. I will
not buy any of his merchandise any longer not even for my brother. There is one less Tony Stewart fan in this
household. Farewell to you Tony Stewart and Good Riddance.
Ticia