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Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:03 PM Jun 2020

North Carolina speedway owner offers 'Bubba Rope' for sale

This discussion thread was locked as off-topic by Omaha Steve (a host of the Latest Breaking News forum).

Source: Associated Press

Updated 10:37 am CDT, Friday, June 26, 2020

DANBURY, N.C. (AP) — The owner of a North Carolina racetrack advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale in a social media marketplace days after NASCAR said a noose had been found in the garage stall of Bubba Wallace, the top series’ only Black driver, at Talladega Superspeedway in Alabama

Mike Fulp, the owner of the half-mile (0.8 km) 311 Speedway in Stokes County, made the pitch Wednesday on Facebook Marketplace: “Buy your Bubba Rope today for only $9.99 each, they come with a lifetime warranty and work great.’’

Fulp’s Facebook followers criticized the ad, with some self-described loyal spectators saying they would stop attending events at the dirt track because of the post. Critical comments also appeared on the speedway's Facebook page.

The ad had been taken down by midday Thursday. No one answered the phone at the speedway Thursday and the inbox couldn't accept a message seeking comment.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/North-Carolina-speedway-owner-offers-Bubba-Rope-15366910.php




Gov.'s Office condemns speedway owner's racist FB post in wake of Wallace noose incident


. . .


STOKES COUNTY — The owner of 311 Speedway here advertised “Bubba Rope” for sale on a Facebook page in the wake of controversy surrounding NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace's announcement that a noose had been found in his garage at Talladega Superspeedway.

In the ad, Mike Fulp, 55, of Lawsonville, who owns the half-mile dirt race track near the Rockingham County line, listed “Bubba Rope’’ for sale with a pitch: “Buy your Bubba Rope today for only $9.99 each, they come with a lifetime warranty and work great.’’

Wallace, NASCAR's only full-time Black driver, learned this week through an FBI investigation that a door pull fashioned as a noose had been in place at the Alabama raceway since at least October.

. . .

Indeed, Fulp's post inflamed plenty of people who follow him on Facebook. Several who described themselves as loyal spectators wrote to Fulp that they would stop attending 311 events because of the post. Other people shared screen shots of nearly a dozen of Fulp's older Facebook posts, since deleted.

In one he writes: "We've really been bad people. I think we should give them a bucket of Kentucky Fried chicken, 2 watermelons and a plane ride back to Africa.''

More:
https://www.greensboro.com/rockingham_now/news/gov-s-office-condemns-speedway-owners-racist-fb-post-in-wake-of-wallace-noose-incident/article_059aa668-c85d-5f92-9771-b77bc579e1ac.html

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NC governor, activists condemn speedway owner who posted ‘Bubba Rope’ for sale
Though Mike Fulp has now deleted the post, he has a history of using his business to promote his particular 'Christian' ideals

By Biba Adams -June 26, 2020


. . .

Fulp once tried to run for the Stokes County Board of Commissioners as a Republican, however, he lost that race. Yet, he continued his campaign of hatred online and at his racetrack. After NASCAR banned Confederate flags from their tracks, Fulp asked his customers to bring and display their flags at his raceway. He called the event, “Heritage Night.”

“We believe it’s our right to protect the sport we love. Purchase your Confederate flags and caps here, along with your Christian flag, American flag, Donald Trump flag and caps,” he wrote on Facebook.

More:
https://thegrio.com/2020/06/26/nc-governor-condemn-bubba-rope-for-sale/

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North Carolina speedway owner offers 'Bubba Rope' for sale (Original Post) Judi Lynn Jun 2020 OP
FUCJ FULP!!! I always wanted to say that! winstars Jun 2020 #1
Finally, your wait is over, stars!! Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #2
Not even trying to hide their bloodlust racism anymore Evolve Dammit Jun 2020 #3
come on out, boys RussBLib Jun 2020 #15
Kick dalton99a Jun 2020 #4
I'm sure.... JPK Jun 2020 #18
SO his promotion backfired ace3csusm Jun 2020 #5
Just a song. Corgigal Jun 2020 #6
Wow! Just right! Thank you, Corgigal. Judi Lynn Jun 2020 #8
Need to Photochop a tRumpy Bear into that, and see how he likes it. nt eppur_se_muova Jun 2020 #7
It would break his poor moon-shine-pickled heart. n/t Judi Lynn Jun 2020 #9
This is what happens when melm00se Jun 2020 #10
Do they also sell their Nazi heritage flags? keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #11
"Lessee now..." Grokenstein Jun 2020 #12
Years of drinking cheap whiskey rotted his brain. nt oasis Jun 2020 #14
Should find more about that KKK pos rockfordfile Jun 2020 #13
Fuck this racist sakabatou Jun 2020 #16
After I opened this thread I got a pop-up from Malwarebytes that said the website abqtommy Jun 2020 #17
Thwap Solly Mack Jun 2020 #19
"North Carolina speedway owner offers 'Bubba Rope' for sale" has moved to Editorials: Judi Lynn Jun 2020 #20
After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING Omaha Steve Jun 2020 #21

winstars

(4,213 posts)
1. FUCJ FULP!!! I always wanted to say that!
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:04 PM
Jun 2020

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
2. Finally, your wait is over, stars!!
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jun 2020

Evolve Dammit

(16,632 posts)
3. Not even trying to hide their bloodlust racism anymore
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jun 2020

RussBLib

(8,984 posts)
15. come on out, boys
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 04:09 PM
Jun 2020

It's time for a reckoning.

dalton99a

(81,067 posts)
4. Kick
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:10 PM
Jun 2020

JPK

(648 posts)
18. I'm sure....
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 06:14 PM
Jun 2020

...Kroger isn't too happy to see their sponsorship sign in a photo with a hangman's noose in it. Time to tell Kroger to remove their support for this racist jerk and his business.

ace3csusm

(969 posts)
5. SO his promotion backfired
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:13 PM
Jun 2020

He thought his racist peeps would applaud him, looks like they are staring to go back into hiding...

Corgigal

(9,291 posts)
6. Just a song.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:22 PM
Jun 2020

To tap your toe to the bass.

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
8. Wow! Just right! Thank you, Corgigal.
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:38 PM
Jun 2020

eppur_se_muova

(36,227 posts)
7. Need to Photochop a tRumpy Bear into that, and see how he likes it. nt
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:35 PM
Jun 2020

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
9. It would break his poor moon-shine-pickled heart. n/t
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:41 PM
Jun 2020

melm00se

(4,973 posts)
10. This is what happens when
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 02:51 PM
Jun 2020

you *think* you are being funny and there is no one sitting next to you saying "WTF are you thinking?".

keithbvadu2

(36,362 posts)
11. Do they also sell their Nazi heritage flags?
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 03:11 PM
Jun 2020

Do they also sell their Nazi heritage flags?

Confederate flag supporters proudly associate with nazi flags

Grokenstein

(5,707 posts)
12. "Lessee now..."
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jun 2020

"...whut's th' stupidest, most self-destructive thang Ah kin do terday?"

oasis

(49,151 posts)
14. Years of drinking cheap whiskey rotted his brain. nt
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 04:04 PM
Jun 2020

rockfordfile

(8,682 posts)
13. Should find more about that KKK pos
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 03:48 PM
Jun 2020

sakabatou

(42,082 posts)
16. Fuck this racist
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 04:10 PM
Jun 2020

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
17. After I opened this thread I got a pop-up from Malwarebytes that said the website
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 05:26 PM
Jun 2020

www.charlottestories.com had been blocked due to a trojan threat...how about that?

Solly Mack

(90,740 posts)
19. Thwap
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 06:19 PM
Jun 2020

Judi Lynn

(160,217 posts)
20. "North Carolina speedway owner offers 'Bubba Rope' for sale" has moved to Editorials:
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 06:37 PM
Jun 2020
https://www.democraticunderground.com/1016260187

Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you.

Omaha Steve

(99,070 posts)
21. After a review by forum hosts....LOCKING
Fri Jun 26, 2020, 06:41 PM
Jun 2020

Not important news of national interest only.

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