Re: NASCAR

From: JOE GLOWICKI (shelback@i-star.com)
Date: Sun Feb 11 2001 - 17:22:20 EST


ever hear of the glen or riverside?

Chris Spotts wrote:
>
> Actually, I'm complaining about both. round and round racing is still
> pretty boring when CART does it, but they are going about 50 mph quicker.
> Lead changes? Who cares about lead changes? Did you just watch that BUD
> shootout? They said that race had more lead changes than any race before
> it, and in my opinion it was still boring. All the do is draft one another.
> whoopee! When a nascar has to do something other than put his foot down and
> turn the wheel to the right, it might make it interesting.
>
> -Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mike Crumley" <mcrumley@airmail.net>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2001 12:05 PM
> Subject: Re: DML: NASCAR
>
> > On Sat, 10 Feb 2001 13:57:15 -0500, ccs138@psu.edu ("Chris Spotts")
> > wrote:
> >
> > >Ok, I'm not really a Nascar fan, but I figured I'd tune in to see some
> > >Dodge's taking the pole. What do you know, I turn it on, and the first
> > >dodge out goes to the top. Now on a different note, didn't these cars
> used
> > >to run faster, like in the 200's? This is pathetic, 180 mph around a
> > >circle. Give me CART or F1 anyday cause Nascar sucks. (I see some
> flames
> > >in my future)
> > >
> > >-Chris
> >
> > What is your complaint here, round and round racing vs road racing or
> > that 180mph is too slow? CART does r&r as well as road racing and F1
> > cars rarely top out at more than 180, and then only for a brief time
> > at the end of long straights. I like CART and F1 too, but for close
> > competition from flag to flag , NASCAR has them both beat. There are
> > more lead changes in one NASCAR race than in the entire F1 season.
> >
> > 97 V6 Auto
> > e-mail mcrumley@airmail.net
> >
> > "The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect
> > everything, the young know everything."--Oscar Wilde
> >



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