> > > > Ummm, just curious, but 'bout what are you talking?
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> > > I believe he was talking about the 'Frontier at the Glen' race this weekend.
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> > LOL, well, luckily you included that link, cos i still didnt have the answer i was looking for (i had an idea, but i wasnt sure)...and without the link, i had to ask a stupid question again.
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> > Anyway, NASCAR must be a nice thing to watch, once, i dunno, i never saw it life.
> > Isnt it too boring? Just riding rounds...
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> > Jom"now-ive-been-busy-enough,-lets-go-home"meke
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> I'm glad famous was here to answer your question while I was out of town. I couldn't have said it better myself.
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> No, NASCAR racing is far from boring. You should watch one sometime. It's a very complex sport involving a team of mechanics, a driver and an "over-the-wall crew" that services the car during the race. It involves split-second timing, batteries of computers, decisions made in the blink of eye, and guts and determination that far surpasses sports that are played with a ball. A crew chief plans strategy and communicates with the driver throughout the race. Spotters high atop the grandstand keep the driver informed of what's going on around him as well as other parts of the track. Some races, like the one last weekend at Watkins Glen, are held on road courses and others on tracks that vary greatly in configuration. As the NASCAR people are fond of saying, everything else is just a game.
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> Stock car racers make good role models. They don't get arrested for drugs or barroom fights. They tend to be good moral people who appreciate their fans and their families. Even with their hectic schedule, they have more stable marriages than the general population. If a racer slips up and cusses on the air, he apologizes at the first opportunity.
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> The bottom line is that it's a lively, interesting sport. You have to learn a few things about it to fully appreciate it, but many people are hooked the first time they see a race.
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> I don't go to the track anymore. You can see it better on TV. If there is a downside, it's that too much of the sponsorship money comes from tobacco and alcohol.
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> If you want to watch one, they race almost every weekend from mid-Feb. to mid-Nov.
> Howard

Thanks for the explanation. Well, i know NASCAR from a game i used to play on PC, from watching it a couple of times (2? 3?) on Eurosport (cable TV), and from the movie "Days of Thunder" (i'm not sure if thats the correct title, its that movie with Tom Cruise AND Nicole Kidman)

Anyway, i think i follow you completely. Its probably easier watching it on TV, you can better keep track of the racers, the things happening, and on the circuit, you're just standing in the crowd, "far away" from the action. Its the same with Formula 1 (same as Indiana-racing), its easier to follow on TV (in fact they are experementing here with 'interactive-TV' in which you can zoom in on any rider you want during the race)
Of course if you watch it life, you miss all the atmosphere.
Same as with soccer. (as you may know, here in europe we are not that fond of Football, or Rugby, ... we just like soccer)
I hate watching soccer on TV, because when your going to the *arena*, you feel and hear the atmosphere, you smell the odour of burgers, ... (you can always do a barbecue at home of course,lol) I go to the soccergame almost every weekend.


Jommeke