Nascar cheaters....

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On 2005-03-17 05:52, tbirdchick wrote:
Why slam what someone else may enjoy just because you don't? NASCAR is FAR from perfect. But it's still the best game in town if you like competitive bigtime racing.

Jan
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Ok Jan, sorry I dissed your favorite past-time.

I'm just not into watching rolling comercials drive around in circles. The cars are just about the size of go-carts and nothing comes from the factory anymore.... Why even have ford/chevy/dodge... its fantisy racing... just like fantisy wrestling.

I do like watching the old nascar racing when they play that on tv. good stuff!

I hope you didnt take it too personally I'm just not into the NEW nascar.
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ive watched it acupple times.


i think it would be more fun to actually drive then sit there watching circles.

now Le Mans and Ba Ja !!!!!!!!!!! thats some good racing.

I think the fact that I have ADD is the reason I love drag racing and am not into NASCAR.[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_razz.gif[/img]
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My 2 cents:

What I don't understand (among the many things NA$CAR) is the guy who was sent to the "back of the pack" to start because he modfied his fuel system to show that it was full. Now if will distill that down to its essence, he cheated, therefore he was penalized points and had to start the race not in 4th or 5th where he "qualified" but last. So, how come the race winner didn't get penalized by being sent to the back (essentially making his finish null?) and docked points?

I thought the earlier reference to the amount of "fans" that watch NA$CAR was interesting. Especially coupled with the earlier comment about WWE/F. Don't they (WWE) hold the record for pay-per view events (something like 30million plus or ??). So following that logic, most fans=most "real" sport???

Personally, I'd rather be wrenching on my car ANYDAY, than watching "days of our lives" drive around the track.

Cheers,
Brian

PS If you feel the need to watch "competitive bigtime" racing, try Australian V8 supercar.

yeah tyrant, i just noticed that "southern rednecks" comment too, biting my tounge[img]/phpBB/images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]
later
Dan

Yeah Yeah, ease up on the redneck part now...

I watch NASCAR because it beats watching poeple race down a track for a few seconds and then get out for a beer.

I think the reason most people like drag racing is because they would forget to turn left at the round tracks...

I like all sports, but I can not watch NHRA on t.v. the delay between runs really gets under my skin..

One persom mentioned watching infomercials going around and around. I guess you rather watch infomercials go straight then???

We all like cars and performance, and that is what matters most. We need to keep the performance market alive...

NASCAR is working on something that will make me stop watching though.. They are working on a common motor rule. If that goes into effect, I am thru with them. That is really the only diference between the cars now...

Only thing I can not figure out is how could they please the manufacturers if they decided on just on motor???

Complain all you want about NASCAR, but it is what it is because so many people watch it. I agree that I would be more interested if it were "STOCK" car racing, but apparenly the other millions of fans don't really care about it THAT much. And with the new common-engine thing, sure a lot of people will complain, but most of them will keep watching, and so NASCAR will keep going the way it has been. The only way anything will change is if the fan base starts to dwindle significantly... But I think it's past the point of no return right now... either it will continue the way it has, or it will dwindle out and die as another form of racing becomes more popular.
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Drfting!!!!!!!!!!

seriousley, it looks as fun to watch as it does to actuallly burn tires.

just sit back, watch the GTO get stomped by all and the Viper stomp all.



everything runs in cycles. every mass empire in the past has fallen and NA$CAR will too. just a matter of time, same with NHRA and etc... like wise, the NHL is going to be in rough shape come next year.

I suspose if you don't like something you should shoot it and bury it because no one else should like it either.
BTW what is WWE and WWEF?

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everything runs in cycles. every mass empire in the past has fallen and NA$CAR will too. just a matter of time, same with NHRA and etc... like wise, the NHL is going to be in rough shape come next year.


NASCAR has been around for 50 years and it is now just starting to take off. Every year they keep adding events. Washington state wants a race, so they'll probably be going there next year. However, Ford will be the first to pull out as they usually do. No more Motorcraft car. No more Indy I'm surprised they've kept the Tarus as long as they have. Soon it will be Dodge and Cheby.
NASCAR is making a lot of rules that a lot of Fans don't like. However, its going to take the drivers to get together and make the rules, but they're afraid to get on the black list. I thing a driver should have to win at least two races before becoming eligible for the Championship. The Race of the top 10 turned out to be a good thing however they should consider the most wins and along with the most top fives.
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When comes to cheaters, Dale Earnhardt was the biggest of them all no wonder why all those southern rednecks love him so much

Dale Waltrip will tell you, and he brags about it, that he and Richard Petty were the best at getting away with breaking the rules. He once used a two inch fuel line that held several gallons of fuel. He would load up his chassis with lead shot to make weight at the beginning of a race and dump it after the start, sometimes intentionally causing a yellow flag. Richard Petty won the championship one year with an illegal engine. They didn't take it away. Dale Earnhart won by running people in the wall and spinning them out. He got away with a lot that others couldn't. Fans, my friends, Fans.

There are 23 Chevys , 17 Dodge , and only 11 Fords competing in the Nextel cup. To me it means a lot more when a Ford wins.

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