So much for Democrats courting NASCAR fans

[ASWnut101]

Originally Posted by SUBMAN1

PS. I'm about as far away from Redneck as you can get, yet I still would love to go see a NASCAR race locally. I am still grasping with how they came up with their logic. One thing I am noticing though, there is a definite divide between North and South - almost civil war like. That is scary.

"...Born and Raised...."







J/K! I'll stop now.

[dean_acheson]

I went to college in the South, and loved it there.

As to NASCAR vs. F1, I guess it is a matter of taste. I love the sound, power, and beauty of the F1 cars, but the races bore me.

In a cup race the lead changes hands many many more times. The cars can touch each other and not be ruined for the race, etc.

Guess it is kinda the difference between liking NFL vs. everyone else's football.

I figure what I take from that news story is that liberals are all about 'inclusion' and 'tolerance' unless it comes to Anglo/Christian/Southerners. The type of snottiness exhibited in the story is all too common among mainstream Democrats.

[Bort]

Originally Posted by dean_acheson

I figure what I take from that news story is that liberals are all about 'inclusion' and 'tolerance' unless it comes to Anglo/Christian/Southerners. The type of snottiness exhibited in the story is all too common among mainstream Democrats.

What I take from this story is that Fox News is all too willing to do their best to reinforce that stereotype.

I'm sure that there are plenty of Republicans that can't stand NASCAR, and there are plenty of Democrats that love it. It seems to me that political leanings probably are not the crucial determining factor in whether or not you like to watch cars drive around in circles for hours on end.

[Camaero]

They seem like such snotty Starbucks drinkin New York/Hollywood types to me. I'm not even from the south but I pretty much love all the so called "redneck stuff". At least they are not stuck up.

Also, I love Nascar for its tight racing and usually exciting finishes. Of course there are a few bummer races, but you have that with all racing. Personally, I don't really like the high tech indy car stuff, but I mean, these things are supposed to be close (even though they are not) to your average car. Indy cars are supposed to be the top of the line speed machines that push the envelope of technology. Nascar would suffer if it tried to go that route cause part of what makes it so cool is to watch em rub and bang and keep racin.

I pretty much like anything with an engine in it that goes fast, so I love sprint cars, stock cars, indy cars, dragsters, etc... give me one, i'll drive it!

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Camaero

They seem like such snotty Starbucks drinkin New York/Hollywood types to me. I'm not even from the south but I pretty much love all the so called "redneck stuff". At least they are not stuck up.

Also, I love Nascar for its tight racing and usually exciting finishes. Of course there are a few bummer races, but you have that with all racing. Personally, I don't really like the high tech indy car stuff, but I mean, these things are supposed to be close (even though they are not) to your average car. Indy cars are supposed to be the top of the line speed machines that push the envelope of technology. Nascar would suffer if it tried to go that route cause part of what makes it so cool is to watch em rub and bang and keep racin.

I pretty much like anything with an engine in it that goes fast, so I love sprint cars, stock cars, indy cars, dragsters, etc... give me one, i'll drive it!

Sorry - all races will now suck compared to the last Daytona 500. How can you have a more phot finish than that? Not only were the first and second cars inches apart across the finish line (a real nail biter), everyone else following crashed across the line! One guy upside down on his roof and burning went across the line and still placed 18th!!!

[Sailor Steve]

When comparing American and European racing, all you have to do is look at their roots.

The first scheduled, organized motoring event was the Paris-Rouen rally in 1894. It ran several hundred miles over country roads. Later races were also over open roads or in cities until they started building racetracks, which were made to look like roads, hence "road courses".

When Americans first started racing (about the same time, of course, but without the organizers and prizes), they took their cars down to...the local horse track!

There you have it!

[SUBMAN1]

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

When comparing American and European racing, all you have to do is look at their roots.

The first scheduled, organized motoring event was the Paris-Rouen rally in 1894. It ran several hundred miles over country roads. Later races were also over open roads or in cities until they started building racetracks, which were made to look like roads, hence "road courses".

When Americans first started racing (about the same time, of course, but without the organizers and prizes), they took their cars down to...the local horse track!

There you have it!

And whom ever said History doesn't repeast itself?

-S

[stabiz]

Yes, but I still dont get Nascar. I have started following it a bit because of Juan Pablo Montoya (one of my fav F1-drivers), but ... well ... they just go round and round.

My ex girlfriend always complained when I watched F1. "They just go round and round", but in Nascar they actually do. I usually hope for a crash.

For me real racing is F1, WTCC, DTM and the likes.