My first NASCAR race!
The Happy Mrs.
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Difinately one of the sports you have to see in person, before you can say its boring or you only watch them go in a circle.
I've been to first Pepsi 400 night race as well (awsome at night!!), the Daytona 500 when Earnhardt passed on, and Coca Cola 600, and the Winston. Superspeedways are great, but I would like to go to a short track to see what its like too.
Advice to anyone who goes to a race........bring a small walkman and headphones. Tune into the track station and you can hear all the announcing going on, like on T.V. It helps especially at a Superspeedway, you can hear whats going on this way and know where to look on the track. Otherwise your in the dark as to who is pitting and what the drivers are saying, whos in what position etc. A lot of times you can't see the other side of the track to know whats going on.
I've been to first Pepsi 400 night race as well (awsome at night!!), the Daytona 500 when Earnhardt passed on, and Coca Cola 600, and the Winston. Superspeedways are great, but I would like to go to a short track to see what its like too.
Advice to anyone who goes to a race........bring a small walkman and headphones. Tune into the track station and you can hear all the announcing going on, like on T.V. It helps especially at a Superspeedway, you can hear whats going on this way and know where to look on the track. Otherwise your in the dark as to who is pitting and what the drivers are saying, whos in what position etc. A lot of times you can't see the other side of the track to know whats going on.
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Originally posted by Force Fed 23
Bar none the best race I've ever seen is the night race in Bristol. We sat in row 1 seats 1-2 in Turn 3. With the amazing banking of that place, even row 1 has a killer view of the whole track because you're still way up in the air. Watching all the beating and banging going on, and the brakes glowing as the dive into the turns. After that race, I can't stand going to Daytona for that snooze fest.
Bar none the best race I've ever seen is the night race in Bristol. We sat in row 1 seats 1-2 in Turn 3. With the amazing banking of that place, even row 1 has a killer view of the whole track because you're still way up in the air. Watching all the beating and banging going on, and the brakes glowing as the dive into the turns. After that race, I can't stand going to Daytona for that snooze fest.
BTW The rain sucks. Now I have to wait until monday to see the Busch race
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My wife and I would love to go to Bristol in the near future..
Short tracks are kick ass as well..
As for another event that you need to go to in order to truly appreciate the sport of Drag Racing is the GatorNationals..
Nothing like it.. period...
I can't wait this year!
Short tracks are kick ass as well..
As for another event that you need to go to in order to truly appreciate the sport of Drag Racing is the GatorNationals..
Nothing like it.. period...
I can't wait this year!
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Originally posted by Scott
To bad so many on here think Nascar is completely redneck and no fun to watch because it is far from that in person.
To bad so many on here think Nascar is completely redneck and no fun to watch because it is far from that in person.
I'm sure any fast car could be fun to watch in person. For the most part though NASCAR is limited to people who like Ford & Chevy which just so happens to include the rednecks. LOL For many of us there just isn't enough variety, not to mention a lot of people find the whole circle track thing redundant and boring regardless of whether they're going 200mph or not.
I personally like watching F1 racing. It has a much better variety of manufactures like Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Ferrari etc... and more complex tracks from all around the world making it more interesting for a lot of people watching.
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Originally posted by flounder
Scott,
I'm sure any fast car could be fun to watch in person. For the most part though NASCAR is limited to people who like Ford & Chevy which just so happens to include the rednecks. LOL For many of us there just isn't enough variety, not to mention a lot of people find the whole circle track thing redundant and boring regardless of whether they're going 200mph or not.
I personally like watching F1 racing. It has a much better variety of manufactures like Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Ferrari etc... and more complex tracks from all around the world making it more interesting for a lot of people watching.
Scott,
I'm sure any fast car could be fun to watch in person. For the most part though NASCAR is limited to people who like Ford & Chevy which just so happens to include the rednecks. LOL For many of us there just isn't enough variety, not to mention a lot of people find the whole circle track thing redundant and boring regardless of whether they're going 200mph or not.
I personally like watching F1 racing. It has a much better variety of manufactures like Mercedes, BMW, Ford, Toyota, Honda, Ferrari etc... and more complex tracks from all around the world making it more interesting for a lot of people watching.
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Originally posted by StuntMan
Not to mention that even if they may have more manufatures racing only a few are competitive enough to win.
Not to mention that even if they may have more manufatures racing only a few are competitive enough to win.
Since F1 is a combination of everything including engine/chasis manufacturers, teams, and drivers it's more interesting to me. If one manufacturer makes a stronger engine than the others, then they deserve that advantage.
This type of competition forces the advancement of technology etc... If you think that's such a bad thing then stick to NASCAR. Just because F1 cars are faster and handle better does not mean they are easier to drive. LOL
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Originally posted by flounder
This type of competition forces the advancement of technology etc... If you think that's such a bad thing then stick to NASCAR. Just because F1 cars are faster and handle better does not mean they are easier to drive. LOL
This type of competition forces the advancement of technology etc... If you think that's such a bad thing then stick to NASCAR. Just because F1 cars are faster and handle better does not mean they are easier to drive. LOL
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Originally posted by flounder
Exactly why I like F1. I assume in NASCAR it comes down to driver since everything else is mostly equal and limited with restrictions. If you want to see who's better at doing circles for hours then more power to you. I personally like to see who can put together a better all around team.
Since F1 is a combination of everything including engine/chasis manufacturers, teams, and drivers it's more interesting to me. If one manufacturer makes a stronger engine than the others, then they deserve that advantage.
This type of competition forces the advancement of technology etc... If you think that's such a bad thing then stick to NASCAR. Just because F1 cars are faster and handle better does not mean they are easier to drive. LOL
Exactly why I like F1. I assume in NASCAR it comes down to driver since everything else is mostly equal and limited with restrictions. If you want to see who's better at doing circles for hours then more power to you. I personally like to see who can put together a better all around team.
Since F1 is a combination of everything including engine/chasis manufacturers, teams, and drivers it's more interesting to me. If one manufacturer makes a stronger engine than the others, then they deserve that advantage.
This type of competition forces the advancement of technology etc... If you think that's such a bad thing then stick to NASCAR. Just because F1 cars are faster and handle better does not mean they are easier to drive. LOL
Don't forget, in Nascar you have restrictor plates,why? Because technology had gotten these cars too fast so for safety they had to slow them down. Imagine how fast they would have these things at a Superspeedway w/ out the plates. End result of that is now Driver talent does play a bigger role because the cars are more competitive speed wise. (I'm not saying Nascar is harder to drive, who am I to say, I haven't driven either one, just I believe thats how it came to be seen that way)
It's too bad Nascar has gotten the reputation as the "Redneck" sport. Me and my husband are far from being the so called "Redneck" we just enjoy racing in general. F1 is the first racing I watched on T.V. with my dad when I was little. But w/ that we watched the drag races, Nascar, Tractor pulls, and Monster Trucks. And still do
