OT: can someone explain nascar to me?

[crownjewelwl]

so i'm trying to watch the Daytona 500...i just don't get it

i'm sure there is a lot of strategy involved, etc. but i still don't get it

lot's of peeps probably say the same thing about bike racing...

help me

[William]

Originally Posted by crownjewelwl

so i'm trying to watch the Daytona 500...i just don't get it

i'm sure there is a lot of strategy involved, etc. but i still don't get it

lot's of peeps probably say the same thing about bike racing...

help me

Pedal to floor....turn left long time.




William

[ultraman6970]

You forgot to mention the most important thing, the wheels at the outside are bigger to help the guy to turn.

[FlashUNC]

On super speedways like that, drafting is everything.

[eddief]

everyone likes to say her name. Even me.

[rugbysecondrow]

I am not a NASCAR fan, but folks who are into it talk about the pit stops, crew chief, the team etc. Not terribly dissimilar than bike racing, aside from the engine. All the cars are regulated to be "equal", to control that variable, which leaves the driver, team and crews as the variables for success.

[spaced_ghost]

go fast, turn left.

[rugbysecondrow]

Originally Posted by eddief

everyone likes to say her name. Even me.

Know this name, Christmas Abbott...she is hard core, hot and the newest thing in NASCAR.

[rice rocket]

[bobswire]

Originally Posted by rugbysecondrow

I am not a NASCAR fan, but folks who are into it talk about the pit stops, crew chief, the team etc. Not terribly dissimilar than bike racing, aside from the engine. All the cars are regulated to be "equal", to control that variable, which leaves the driver, team and crews as the variables for success.

Agree, I'm sure the folks who really are into to it wonder why folks enjoy watching cycling.

[Lewis Moon]

Originally Posted by rugbysecondrow

I am not a NASCAR fan, but folks who are into it talk about the pit stops, crew chief, the team etc. Not terribly dissimilar than bike racing, aside from the engine. All the cars are regulated to be "equal", to control that variable, which leaves the driver, team and crews as the variables for success.

...and cheating. You forgot about cheating.

The guy two doors down used to be a "Skunk Works" prototype machinist for GM. He sez: "Cheating is an art". A flatter panal here, a slightly different shape there....

[rugbysecondrow]

Originally Posted by bobswire

Agree, I'm sure the folks who really are into to it wonder why folks enjoy watching cycling.

I won't sit down and watch either, although I am good in spurts of 5 min or less. Enough to pop in, check on the status, then move on.

I understand it though, just not my cup-o-tea to sit down and watch for the duration...golf is the same way.

Originally Posted by Lewis Moon

...and cheating. You forgot about cheating.

The guy two doors down used to be a "Skunk Works" prototype machinist for GM. He sez: "Cheating is an art". A flatter panal here, a slightly different shape there....

I didn't forget it so much as I did omit it. That is why "Equal" was in quotes. There is cheating or advantage playing in all sports, so I am not certain it really needed to be called out.

[William]

Originally Posted by rugbysecondrow

Know this name, Christmas Abbott...she is hard core, hot and the newest thing in NASCAR.

CUPPOW!!!!





William

[verticaldoug]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtcbsi8itHw

go to 4minute mark when he is behind the wheel.

TOP Gear
Richard Hammond does NASCAR

If anyone is going to be snobby about NASCAR, you'd expect the TOP GEAR crew from England. Surprisingly, Hammond is a huge buyer. .

I think you have to be there.
If you think F1 is better, you haven't watched a Gran Prix race in awhile.
Boring.

[rugbysecondrow]

Originally Posted by verticaldoug

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vtcbsi8itHw

TOP Gear
Richard Hammond does NASCAR

If anyone is going to be snobby about NASCAR, you'd expect the TOP GEAR crew from England. Surprisingly, Hammond is a huge buyer. .

I think you have to be there.
If you think F1 is better, you haven't watched a Gran Prix race in awhile.
Boring.

A buddy was a pit crew member for a Grand Prix team and we went to the race, pit etc. It was boring, very boring. Maybe if I had some of the headsets to listen to crew and cross talk, but we didn't.

I was forced to drink too much beer and eat fried food to make the evening a success. I did get to see Ashley Judd up close in the winners circle...she is gorgeous.

Cheers!