so i'm watching NASCAR.....

S2000man01 · 06-19-2005

So I decided to try and watch nascar to see what the great appeal is.

They start the race, and maybe it's just me, but after watching the last 2 IRL races, those NASCAR stock cars just look slow in comparison. I mean I understand they are about 70mph slower than the IRL cars, but I still expected 160mph to look faster.

I guess the appeal is within the domestic pushrod fans?

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manahoonie · 06-19-2005

round and round
there they go
where they stop
nobody knows
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

jttegx · 06-19-2005

im guessing its the high angle their recording at thats shown on tv. sometimes they show close range views and it looks fast.

S2KREY · 06-19-2005

its boring watching them go in circles, i love watching those import ones in those courses

S2000man01 · 06-19-2005

rofl. i fell asleep on the couch and just woke up.

QBoi · 06-19-2005

someone needs to get laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaiddddddddddddddddddd

hustlelikem0fo · 06-19-2005

I agree, I tried watching it before and your IQ has to be around 80 if that can keep you entertained.

I guess the only exciting thing that can happen is a crash and I think thats what the typical redneck mind wants to see.

Same goes for professional drag racing. I went to the race track a couple tims on street night and I had a great time seeing all types of cars run, we had cars running 10s to 17s..... it was nice to see the variety. One time my friend told me to go to one of them professional drag events where they race thsoe rail cars and that shit was boooooooring. Seeing the same exact cars running mid 7s all day long slowls your brain down and kills brain cells..... samethign with Nascar.

Michalo187 · 06-19-2005

The only thing cool about nascar is the crashes and the burnout at the end

diskreet · 06-19-2005

I went to the Pocono 500. its one of the, if not the absolute, fastest nascar track in the country. Sure its the same thing over and over but anyone who is a car enthusiast would enjoy the roar of a car doing over 190 mph flying by them only 10 feet away. see figure A.

Figure A.

picture taken on Casio QV-R51 (very very fast at taking pics)

speedracersong · 06-19-2005

nascar is really popular in the south, it is the most watched sport in the usa
seats are always sold out

Rennen · 06-19-2005

nascar is soooooooooooo boring to me. there's like no action.

white2K2EX · 06-19-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedracersong

nascar is really popular in the south, it is the most watched sport in the usa
seats are always sold out

Whoa whoa whoa... don't go calling that crap a "sport" now.

Somebody in my dorm last year had a sticker that said...

NASCAR:
Non
Athletic
Sport
Centered
Around
Rednecks

ncirom2003 · 06-19-2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by speedracersong

nascar is really popular in the south, it is the most watched sport in the usa
seats are always sold out

not only is it the most popular but contrary to belief it isnt a hillbilly sport, in fact auto racing fans as a whole are the wealthiest group of fans on average compared to any other sport worldwide even golf or something. now this includes cart racing and nascar and maybe even drag racing but nascar is one of those in this category with the highest avg yearly income for fans

ncirom2003 · 06-19-2005

and for my .02 i think nascar is fun because youve got cars that are 99.9999% identical on a simple track and the only thing to get you to the top is strategy and technique, not just gunning it like most think. maybe its cus i have a general love for all things automotive but especially as s2kman said the pushrod v8's

booba5185 · 06-19-2005

nascar= i can make a left hand turn faster than you!!!!.......1000 times in a row