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From: Han Monsees <monsees@phys.uu.nl>
Subject: Re: NASCARS : what's the thrill ? I dont get it
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On Wed, 16 Dec 1998, Micheal Smith wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Dec 1998 10:40:16 GMT, Han Monsees <monsees@phys.uu.nl>
> wrote:
> >On Tue, 15 Dec 1998, Micheal Smith wrote:
> >
> >> On Mon, 14 Dec 1998 21:33:07 +0000, Paul Jones
> >> <Paul@tpjones.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >> >But why do they have to go round and around regular shaped ovals all day long -
> >> >what's wrong with a good old fashioned corner? Now if they only drove road
> >> >circuits we'd have touring cars and now you're talking....
> >> You obviously know nothing about the Winston Cup series.
> >
> >Anyone who has Eurosport knows what NASCAR-racing is all about:
> No Han.  Just because you have access to Eurosport does not mean that
> you know what Nascar is all about.  From your posts it is obvious that
> you do not follow the Winston Cup.  How you think you are qualified to
> comment is beyond me.
>

When I first saw a NASCAR-race on Eurosport, I judged it with an open
mind. My postings here are a result of the proces of thinking after I
asked myself why I didn't like it. So I am not talking out of the blue.  

 
> >Too many cars with too many ads on them driving on too boring ovals
> >resulting in too little excitement.
> And you think the single team domination that has plagued F1 since the
> early '90s is exciting?  You need to step back and take an objective
> view of F1.

I didn't say F1 is heaven on earth.

In my opinion, F3 or F3000 or the BTCC is a lot closer to what racing
should be.

> 
> >You there in the USA should watch decent autosport like the BTCC or FIA
> >GT2.
> USA?  Betrayed by your own ignorance.  I live in Canada and watch all
> forms of motorsport whenever I can.  I appreciate each for what it
> does...I do not expect all forms of motorsport to conform to one style
> of racing.  How boring would that be?  If you do not like Nascar,
> fine.  But that doesn't mean that it is somehow less a motorsport than
> any other.
> 
I don't like rallying or motorcycling very much, but I will never say that
those sports aren't real motorsport.

BUT NASCAR, that totally stupid: driving around in a rolling billboard,
turning left some 1600 times and when the first bloke is too far ahead,
some safety car appears an the whole game starts from the beginning!

Han

> Mike
> 
> 


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