I seriously doubt a 14 year old could drive at 200 MPH on a NASCAR track with 42 other cars within an hour - at least withou killing himself or someone else. There is skill involved when racing any kind of vehicle on any configuration or track. There is more to NASCAR than go fast and turn left. What I love about NASCAR is the mix of high and low tech. For example, there are times when the million-dolalr car is not handling very well and how do they fix it? By removing a $1.00 piece of rubber from the shock springs. Most of the Formula 1 (or other open cockpit) races I have seen its like once you get the lead, that is where you say because no one can pass anyone else. That, to me, is not a whole lot of fun either.
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:296187 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
