+1 to everything shmark said. NASCAR=auto racing dumbed-down for the masses.

 

Ah hell, do you honeslty think I'm at Road America 15+ weekends per year to watch the racing?

Case of beer + a few golf carts + an empty Porsche Park =......just ask Risky..

 

Was at Road America for the first time last year covering the ALMS race. What a very cool place. Great track and surrounding countryside. I can see why you'd go there so often (besides the beer).

 

Next time you are there.......drop me a line!! No love over here.........

Or did we hang out? That weekend is a bit fuzzy.

 

Ok you're on for this summer. No we didn't hang out, would have loved to but I was busy as hell at the race. I need to find a hotel room a little closer this year and stay an extra day or two.

 

We need to get you guys a room in Elkhart.

 

Jimmy is Cou..GAY..gh! Cough, Cough. Sorry, can't get over this cough.

If NASCAR and ALMS are on at the same time, I'm watching the sports cars.

That is not real racing. That is an arms race.Once you get past the technology and the cool factor, there is not a more boring form of motor sports, IMO. It was the pinnacle at one point where skill took a larger seat than downforce and electronics, and you actually saw passes and lead changes.

I've driven a detuned Indy car around the oval at TMS at about 160. There were maybe 8 other cars out, pretty well spaced. All I could think of (besides watching the RH front tire and wondering if it would blow, what would happen to me) was the fact that the NASCAR boys run 25% faster, and they run three wide in places, inches from (or touching) the car ahead. For 266 laps.

Sure, they're only making LH turns on the ovals/tri-ovals, but doing it in traffic at those speeds requires skill and *****. There is no questioning that fact.

 

Definately a NASCAR fan!!

Favorite drivers are:
Dale Sr.
Michael Waltrip 55 Napa Toyota
Tony Stewart 20 Home Depot Toyota
Mark Martin ?? ?? Chevy

Least favorite:
Robby Gordon
Jason Lefler (sp?)
Carl Edwards

It won't surprise me if the people (not on this forum) that say NASCAR isn't real sport are the same people who say that the 928 isn't a real Porsche.

Regards,
Roger

 

Nothing wrong with that!

I bet there is a good story there.

There are few types of unlimted racing left, the Warbirds at Reno come to mind.
Run what cha brung and hope ya brung enough.
Some of these guys run enough N2O to make Brett take notice, huge bottles

Here is a link to a scary moment.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w_3wYLE_rGU

 

I liked NASCAR in the "early" days (though the mid-70's?) I know that the current drivers are also gifted and brave and the racing is real, but the personality's been corporatized and marketed out. The boys of the WWF are athletes, after all, but I don't care about them either.

What do y'all think of sprint car racing? Anybody been to one? Close and deafening is always a plus at the racetrack. ;-)

 

From the April Car & Driver, "The Education of Scott Speed" (p. 114-118)

"But how does NASCAR compare with Formula 1? [Juan Pablo] Montoya shrugs. 'Judging by budget and technology, of course, F1 is the top. And driving an F1 car is really exciting for the driver, whereas driving a NASCAR stocker isn't especially exciting by itself. Watching a bunch of F1 cars race isn't exciting, but a group of stock cars makes a great race. (emphasis in original) NASCAR may not have high technology, but it has the best racing.'"

 

H-P,
I operate under 'HIPAA PRIVACY RULE' every day...
It carries over into my everyday ops:
What happens at Road America -- STAYS at Road America
(but I will say that WAS a very special bathroom!)

Doc, AKA, Risky Biz