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 Nascar is not a sport 
#8434664 - 05/22/08 09:13 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I cant see how going around and around 500 times a sport..and all the gas they use.. 
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434677 - 05/22/08 09:15 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree boring as shit. But the gas they use, so what?
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434682 - 05/22/08 09:15 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Personally I dont think the racing is what the fans want to see, but the crashes instead!!!
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434687 - 05/22/08 09:16 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I couldn't agree more, NASCAR is the stupidest fucking thing ever and anyone I've met who's been into NASCAR usually turns out to be a ignorant hick. Wow... cars going in circles... AMERICA'S BIGGEST SPORT!
Ironically enough I don't think race cars run on regular gasoline but they run on a kind of ethanol that's primary element is hemp. Which goes to show marijuana is just fine to power redneck race cars but you'll be goddamned if you try to use it to power your car or even god forbid smoke it.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Mojo]
#8434691 - 05/22/08 09:18 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree boring as shit. But the gas they use, so what?
So how much will gas get before they stop..
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434712 - 05/22/08 09:22 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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So how much will gas get before they stop..
Probably really god damn high considering all of the money tied in with the sport. I mean, i agree it's a shit sport, but as long as they are paying for their own gas i don't see why its even worth bringing up.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434719 - 05/22/08 09:23 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree. My dad used to watch nascar but i never could understand it. It's entertainment for the weak-minded perhaps. I would rather stimulate my mind, than dull it with that.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Mojo]
#8434724 - 05/22/08 09:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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ESPN says they are giving the gas...
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434730 - 05/22/08 09:27 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I cant see how going around and around 500 times a sport..and all the gas they use..
I have to disagree, it takes endurance, fast reflexes and a great
deal of strength to make those laps, I'll admit it's not rally
racing or formula 1 but have you ever gone 200mph and tried to
keep a car on the road? try running a dirt track or grand
national race just once
and no, I dont like nascar
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8434743 - 05/22/08 09:30 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Then, why is it not an Olympic sport...
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434745 - 05/22/08 09:32 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Do you mean they are given gas?
That may be i don't know, but if it is a sponsorship deal or something like that than i still don't see the problem.
Its not like someone's just giving them gas, for nothing in return.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8434750 - 05/22/08 09:33 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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That may be, but you have to admit, it's boring as hell to watch.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Mojo]
#8434754 - 05/22/08 09:34 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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In return for sponsorship
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434769 - 05/22/08 09:37 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Ok, you see a problem with that?
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434774 - 05/22/08 09:38 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Then, why is it not an Olympic sport...
why is skydiving a sport, all you do is fall a few thousand feet
and maybe you dont die, caving is a sport but not in the olympics
what about american football, why is it considered a sport since
it's not in the upcoming olympics
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Mojo]
#8434777 - 05/22/08 09:39 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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That may be, but you have to admit, it's boring as hell to watch.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8434787 - 05/22/08 09:42 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yea thats another boring one.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434800 - 05/22/08 09:46 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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fuck nascar. it is a waste of gas and time in my opinion. and i think it is the most racist event out there... bunch of white racist fucks are into nascar..
Ever hear this clip? It is Fucking Hilarity!
Mr. Bergis, some nascar fan, and a total racist gets fucked with by two black dj's... its so awesome.
http://www.ebaumsworld.com/audio/play/978
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434809 - 05/22/08 09:50 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I don't like NASCAR at all, but it isn't easy to sit in those cars going 200 mph for 500 laps or whatever.
I do agree that it is a huge waste of oil, though.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Sundrop]
#8434834 - 05/22/08 09:57 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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the only thing I like about nascar is when their cars blow up. I guess you could call the pit crew "sports men" because they havta change the tires and refuel in a jiffy.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Galvie_Flu]
#8434850 - 05/22/08 10:03 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I was talking to one of my dads friends that did alot of work for divers. IE make and work on cars ..He said it like Pro-wrestling, they pick out the winners..
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434855 - 05/22/08 10:04 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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hahaha, so its even more of a joke than I thought.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
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I was talking to one of my dads friends that did alot of work for divers. IE make and work on cars ..He said it like Pro-wrestling, they pick out the winners..
 
That just makes NASCAR one hundred times more stupid.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Galvie_Flu]
#8434981 - 05/22/08 10:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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You can get the same amount of excitement from numbering all the blades of grass in your front yard, then watching to see which grows fastest.
Blade 239 is growing the fastest it wins yay
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8434984 - 05/22/08 10:36 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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He said it like Pro-wrestling, they pick out the winners..
there's actually a points system in place, you can win the big
race but it doesnt make you the big winner
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8435084 - 05/22/08 10:57 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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you obviously arent from the south are you. anyways, nascar drving takes alot of skill also, everybody i know who watches nascar is in a nascar pool (betting) which porbably makes it a little bit more interesting. me personally i dont like nascar but i know a lot of people who do. anybody who has a serious love for cars is a fan of nascar, even if they arent die hard fans they still enjoy it. i think the last 10 laps are pretty exciting
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you obviously arent from the south are you.
I'm about 10-20min from Richard Childress racing .... 
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you obviously arent from the south are you.
Isn't that a good thing?
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8435156 - 05/22/08 11:13 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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i dont know what richard childress racing is, like i said im not much of a fan
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8435206 - 05/22/08 11:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I cant see how going around and around 500 times a sport..and all the gas they use..
i hate all racing sports, people think, just because they fuck their cousins, they can all unite and watch the same jerkoff fossil fuel abusing sports
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Voido]
#8435247 - 05/22/08 11:35 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Although if it wasn't for dumb cracker sports like NASCAR and Drunken Tag with Rifles, we wouldn't have 70s Burt Reynolds movies which are my dark guilty pleasure.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8435265 - 05/22/08 11:40 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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when the first nascar car was built billy joe showed it it hit cousin ned clampet and he said "gall dang dat dere sure is a nas(nice) car. thatys where the name came from
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8435326 - 05/22/08 11:57 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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really?.....please elaborate if you ar being serious
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Brain is correct, I remember seeing this on the History Channel
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Stock car racing in the United States has its origins in bootlegging during Prohibition, when drivers ran bootleg whiskey made in Appalachia. Bootleggers needed to distribute their illicit products, and they typically used small, fast vehicles to better evade the police. Many of the drivers would modify their cars for speed and handling, as well as increased cargo capacity, and some of them came to love the fast-paced driving down twisty mountain roads. One of the main 'strips' in Knoxville, Tennessee, had its beginning as a mecca for aspiring bootlegging drivers.
The repeal of Prohibition in 1933 dried up some of their business, but by then Southerners had developed a taste for moonshine, and a number of the drivers continued "runnin' shine," this time evading the "revenuers" who were attempting to tax their operations. [4] The cars continued to improve, and by the late 1940s, races featuring these cars were being run for pride and profit. These races were popular entertainment in the rural Southern United States, and they are most closely associated with the Wilkes County region of North Carolina. Most races in those days were of modified cars. Street vehicles were lightened and reinforced.
Mechanic William France, Sr., moved to Daytona Beach, Florida, from Washington, DC, in 1935 to escape the Great Depression. He was familiar with the history of the area from the land speed record attempts. France entered the 1936 Daytona event, finishing fifth. He took over running the course in 1938. He promoted a few races before World War II.
France had the notion that people would enjoy watching "stock cars" race. Drivers were frequently victimized by unscrupulous promoters who would leave events with all the money before drivers were paid. In 1947, he decided this racing would not grow without a formal sanctioning organization, standardized rules, regular schedule, and an organized championship. On December 14, 1947, France began talks with other influential racers and promoters at the Ebony Bar at the Streamline Hotel at Daytona Beach, Florida, that ended with the formation of NASCAR on February 21, 1948.
NASCAR was founded by William France, Sr., on February 21, 1948, with the help of several other drivers of the time. The points system was written on a bar room napkin. The original plans for NASCAR included three distinct divisions: Modified, Roadster, and Strictly Stock.[5] The Modified and Roadster classes were seen as more attractive to fans.[5] It turned out that NASCAR fans wanted nothing to do with the Roadsters, which fans perceived as a Northeast or Midwest series.[5] The Strictly Stock division was put on hold as American automobile manufacturers were unable to produce family sedans quickly enough to keep up with post-World War II demand.[5] The 1948 schedule featured 52 Modified dirt track races. The sanctioning body hosted its first event at Daytona Beach on February 15, 1948. Red Byron beat Marshall Teague in the Modified division race. Byron won the 1948 national championship. Things had changed dramatically by 1949, and the Strictly Stock division was able to debut with a 20-mile (32 km) exhibition in February near Miami.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
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Yeah that's the show I saw, it was pretty cool.
The moonshine runners would literally steal ambulance engines, trick out their cars, race them in NASCAR, and then the next day they'd literally be running moonshine in the exact car they just raced the day before.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: The_Ghost]
#8435878 - 05/23/08 05:07 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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idk i have to give some credit to the drivers, ive had my bike up to 150 on a straight away and its not exactly a work in the park. granted they are in a car but they are hitting curves in traffic, fuck that.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: nalyudi]
#8435902 - 05/23/08 05:23 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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yes and unfortunately, i live about five min from the speedway in concord.....isnt this supposed to be a big weekend for shitty racing? i cant believe that tons of people move to concord to be near a place that people turn left.....turn left......turn left.......jesus.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Galvie_Flu]
#8435934 - 05/23/08 05:51 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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sunoco sponsors all of the gas for nascar and its not hippy hemp gas its a very highly refined gas.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: perosiste]
#8435942 - 05/23/08 05:55 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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112 octane with lead, just as gas should be
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8435954 - 05/23/08 06:00 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Galvie_Flu]
#8435965 - 05/23/08 06:09 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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its definitely not easy to sit in that car, but a lot of gas it is! if each car gets 5 MPG (http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=700065) then the daytona 500 with about 40 +/- cars = 20,000 miles / 4000 gallons of gas, jeez! And i wonder how much gas the nascar people's big trucks burn on the way to the race
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why are yall concerned about the 4000 gallons used per race just buy a hybrid and tell yourself that your saving the environment and Ill keep driving my truck
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why are yall concerned about the 4000 gallons used per race just buy a hybrid and tell yourself that your saving the environment and Ill keep driving my truck
I will stay with bus and metro
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: perosiste]
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: rugergirl79]
#8436023 - 05/23/08 06:46 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Them rumrunners sure can turn left! I'm usually asleep by lap 50. Formula 1 and rally racing is the real sport. At least they can steer. well when they are on the ground.
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Im not certian if it's the same in NASCAR but on the oval carts that we race the right side is longer than the left and they are a bitch to turn right.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
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Nascar has utterly failed to attract African American race car drivers.
It's because they realize that it's 1,000,000X cooler to slam dunk a basketball or run 30 yards for a TD than aimlessly driving around a track.
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Nascar has utterly failed to attract African American race car drivers.
It's because they realize that it's 1,000,000X cooler to slam dunk a basketball or run 30 yards for a TD than aimlessly driving around a track.
Why can't this be in OTD
Nascar hasn't attracted african american drivers because no on wants to sponsor a driver that drives slower than shit and the seats in the cars wont lay flat. Also even though you can put 22's on a crown vic they wont fit on a Nascar.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Galvie_Flu]
#8436073 - 05/23/08 07:17 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I agree that NASCAR is the least entertaining 'sport' out there. I also agree that it takes a bit of skill to be able to do what they do. Third, what does the gas and oil they use have to do with whether or not it's a sport?
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8436149 - 05/23/08 08:01 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Snape]
#8436231 - 05/23/08 08:59 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Technically yes its a sport. Just a very lame one. Rally Races are better thats a given. And there are no blacks in Nascar because it appears owned, governed, and viewed by a majority of racists. Not everyone in the crowd or on the CEO boards are wearing their clan clothes to the Daytona Im sure, but I doubt ule have to look far to find an underlying sense of racism and bigotry.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Irdamage]
#8436332 - 05/23/08 09:59 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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NASCAR is alot more complicated sport than most of you think. Anyone who's been over 150 knows that.
I hit 180 the other day for maybe 30 seconds and it was pretty fucking intense. I can't imagine being at or above that speed for ~3 hours in traffic.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8436339 - 05/23/08 10:03 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Prisoner#1 said:
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Brainiac said:
I cant see how going around and around 500 times a sport..and all the gas they use..
I have to disagree, it takes endurance, fast reflexes and a great
deal of strength to make those laps, I'll admit it's not rally
racing or formula 1 but have you ever gone 200mph and tried to
keep a car on the road? try running a dirt track or grand
national race just once
and no, I dont like nascar
i agree with what you have said, but still it does not compare to a real sport liike long distance running or wrestling or boxing.
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Mojo
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So what is everyone saying about the gas? I fail to see the point.
Does anyone feel the sport should be banned based on gas consumption?
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Mojo]
#8436369 - 05/23/08 10:16 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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nah i hope that shit all runs out sooner than later.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8436421 - 05/23/08 10:35 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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yay monaco grand prix tomorrow. i'm an f1 fan...specifically for kimi räikkönen (Ferrari) and heikki kovalainen (mclaren).
fuck NASCAR. fair enough you need to have some "talent" to go round and round a track really fast. but to be honest, the technology being used in f1 cars, the tracks and the strategies are much more intelligent and fun to watch than NASCAR imo. of course, both are gas wasting sports...but now the F1's going "green."
http://www.wired.com/cars/coolwheels/news/2007/11/formula_one
some interesting reading
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Quote:
usefulidiot13 said:
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Prisoner#1 said:
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Brainiac said:
I cant see how going around and around 500 times a sport..and all the gas they use..
I have to disagree, it takes endurance, fast reflexes and a great
deal of strength to make those laps, I'll admit it's not rally
racing or formula 1 but have you ever gone 200mph and tried to
keep a car on the road? try running a dirt track or grand
national race just once
and no, I dont like nascar
i agree with what you have said, but still it does not compare to a real sport liike long distance running or wrestling or boxing.
How does it not? Do long distance runners have to piss on themselves mid race? Wrestlers? Boxing? Very rarely is death a factor in any of the sports you mentioned. NASCAR drivers have more guts than blue whales. 
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8436492 - 05/23/08 10:59 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Giant oval tracks are boring. It's all about the MotoGP.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Stizzle]
#8436908 - 05/23/08 01:15 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8436922 - 05/23/08 01:19 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Brainiac said:
Then, why is it not an Olympic sport...
That's the worst argument ever.
I'm not a NASCAR fan, but apparently they are fun as fuck live, and if people wanna dig on NASCAR then let 'em.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: jewunit]
#8436955 - 05/23/08 01:27 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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No, Fuck That.
Nascar fans deserve to be ridiculed.
I am okay with auto racing, but NASCAR, with it's slow-ass speed limits, lame cars, stupid drivers, and boring "4 left turn" tracks is absolute nonsense.
I reserve the right to ceaselessly mock any idiot stupid enough to admit to being a NASCAR fan.
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Quote:
Madtowntripper said:
No, Fuck That.
Nascar fans deserve to be ridiculed.
I am okay with auto racing, but NASCAR, with it's slow-ass speed limits, lame cars, stupid drivers, and boring "4 left turn" tracks is absolute nonsense.
I reserve the right to ceaselessly mock any idiot stupid enough to admit to being a NASCAR fan.
Hear hear. Formula One is the only real racing league.
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Well, you can fucking mock 'em all you want, I meant more like I don't give a shit if people like it.
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Exactly.
I want to see cars going 500mph through the middle of cities, making hairpin turns several inches off the ground with bugs slapping into the visors of the drivers.
If serious injury or death is not almost inevitable in the course of a racing season, I don't want to watch it.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Brainiac]
#8437106 - 05/23/08 02:18 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Duh...
Its a motorsport
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: boO]
#8437138 - 05/23/08 02:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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boO said:
now the F1's going "green."
recalibrate the injectors for an 8:1 fuel mix instead of 14:1 and
they'll run alcohol as they are, dont know why they havent done it
years ago, maybe it's the extra pit stops they'd be making
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Cowgold]
#8437178 - 05/23/08 02:42 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Cowgold said:
I hit 180 the other day for maybe 30 seconds and it was pretty fucking intense.
the fastest I've been was 215mph on a quarter mile run, it
fucking hurts, I have some family in braselton a couple work
road atlanta and I've played on the track there, definitely more
interesting than an oval track but by far one of the trickiest
is still dirt track, imagine runnin 100-120mph sideways
through most of the race on a slick muddy track
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8437229 - 05/23/08 03:05 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
CubensisCutter said:
you obviously arent from the south are you. anyways, nascar drving takes alot of skill also, everybody i know who watches nascar is in a nascar pool (betting) which porbably makes it a little bit more interesting. me personally i dont like nascar but i know a lot of people who do. anybody who has a serious love for cars is a fan of nascar, even if they arent die hard fans they still enjoy it. i think the last 10 laps are pretty exciting
uh, not at all. Every single motorhead i know (which is alot of people) hates nascar with a passion. Nascar's a joke; watch F1 if you want fast cars and MotoGP if you want action.
Everyone's saying 'oh it's crazy to go that fast it takes skill' but not many realize that driving on a track is completely different from driving on the regular road. Almost all professional racers whether they ride motorcycles or drive cars will agree that they would never dream of even doing a fraction of the crazy shit they pull off regularly on the track if they had to drive on regular streets. It's a completely different thing.
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Penguarky Tunguin said:
leave that crap in OTD, either be a part of discussion or stay out
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8438152 - 05/23/08 08:29 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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I live in the heart of NASCAR country for the past 24 yrs now & have never even been to 1. In fact, we live about 20 miles from a major track & we're the only town nearby the track with hotels & restaurants to accomodate all the spectators, drivers, crew, sponsors, etc. We get jammed-up in this little town.
I guess some people get into it, but I never saw the attraction. 
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: squidhead]
#8438361 - 05/23/08 09:34 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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i cant think of anything that could be called a sport that would be more boring to watch. thats just my opinion
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: boomer q]
#8438668 - 05/23/08 11:12 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Pris, you race.
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: perosiste]
#8439476 - 05/24/08 06:16 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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monaco..the most technically demanding track out of all the f1 circuits...narrow streets, sharp turns...beats going round and round and round
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Quote:
CubensisCutter said:
i think the last 10 laps are pretty exciting
too bad you have to site through 490 first
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8439638 - 05/24/08 09:08 AM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Quote:
Prisoner#1 said:
Quote:
Cowgold said:
I hit 180 the other day for maybe 30 seconds and it was pretty fucking intense.
the fastest I've been was 215mph on a quarter mile run, it
fucking hurts, I have some family in braselton a couple work
road atlanta and I've played on the track there, definitely more
interesting than an oval track but by far one of the trickiest
is still dirt track, imagine runnin 100-120mph sideways
through most of the race on a slick muddy track
One of my buddies from my hometown would always race on friday nights at the dirt track in abilene. It's pretty cool being down in the pits with all the weekenders watching them scramble to fix whatever shit their car is giving them. Then them staying up all night rebuilding the engine to race on Saturday. lol
There's a track about 30 minutes from me that has all kinds of supercars and bikes racing all the time. It's in Cresson, TX. Place is set up like it's a golf course. Houses all around the track, membership fees, and the like...
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: perosiste]
#8441159 - 05/24/08 05:23 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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perosiste said:
Pris, you race.
I come from a long line of racing, I had a quarter mile car and
a couple for the SCCA circuit, my mother ran powder puff derbies
and turkey runs back in the day, she was also starting to get
into the big leagues before all the rules were set in organized
racing, they wouldnt let her race because they found out she was
pregnant, she paid a driver to run her car so they outlawed the
396 engine, after she dropped to a small block one of the owners
put cash up on her car, if it ran the race, she'd lose the car
prior to my mom, much of my family ran moonshine
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Prisoner#1]
#8441169 - 05/24/08 05:25 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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You drug runner 
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: boO]
#8441174 - 05/24/08 05:26 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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boO said:
beats going round and round and round
everything beats the round and round, no one said anything other
than accidents in nascar was exciting. I havent even watched any
sort of racing in 20 years... after a few laps on a track you cat
just sit in the stands
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: niteowl]
#8441179 - 05/24/08 05:28 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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niteowl said:
You drug runner
I picked up a quarter bag for a fried once
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Re: Nascar is not a sport [Re: Cowgold]
#8441196 - 05/24/08 05:32 PM (15 years, 6 months ago) |
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Cowgold said:
One of my buddies from my hometown would always race on friday nights at the dirt track in abilene. It's pretty cool being down in the pits with all the weekenders watching them scramble to fix whatever shit their car is giving them. Then them staying up all night rebuilding the engine to race on Saturday.
my boss tried to follow me back to the shop when I was driving
his spitfire back from the body shop, a few days later he asked
if I'd ever raced on a track, he sponsors a dirt track car and
the driver is out for part of the season because he hasnt been
beat, the local corruption has him sidelined so they're looking
for someone to fill in so the car can still run...
the local track does a weekend of events, we estimate they pull
almost half a million each weekend... and that's mostly small time races
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