Rally is the stuff that gets my blood pumping. Old logging roads, mountains, city streets, deserts...
On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 12:57 PM, Gruss Gott <grussg...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Grant wrote: > > > > Nascar in a nutshell: > > > > GO GO GO! Turn left! GO GO GO! Turn left! GO GO GO! Turn Left! > > > > Exactly. And the turns are super banked so there's no skill needed > there either. > > Seriously - a 14 year old who's never driven before could drive at > 200mph on a NASCAR track within an hour. > > This what this really is, is a sport of logistics: when to take pit > stops, how to manage your fuel, etc. > > And, yes, there is some strategy involved of when to pass, etc but > that's really also tied to fuel management. > > In other words, this is like calling daily FedEx operations a sport. > > If you take a look at european tracks like in Monaco, Nurburing, etc > there are hills, hairpin turns, switchbacks and with very little bank. > > As a driver you need to be an expert at actually driving to be good. > Not so in NASCAR. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:296178 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
