southernpride wrote:Hey TTH:
Just got back from a little vacation and saw the video. (I've seen it before too.) This guy did not have a good seat mount or seat belt & shoulder harness mount and was real lucky that he didn't get crushed. By all rights, he should've been badly hurt.
Are you ready for Pomona?
Pomona - already went. I go to the finals instead of the 1st one. What about you? Are you going to any of the events?
Dayum! My nitrous injectors just went off prematurely!
cjhsa
Then maybe you need a different car
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As i understand what people mean by sport, any sport requires physical virtuosity of one type or another. The "race car driver" requires a high degree of physical virtuosity in the control of their vehicle, and their reaction time. On that basis, i think that one cannot doubt that auto racing, whether it be NASCAR or any other variety, qualifies as a sport.
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I can't believe it.....we actually agree on something
Yes, it's a sport.
However, NASCAR is the biggest joke in auto racing. The retard fans who tattoo their favorite numbers on them, hanging flags outside their houses, they're a parody of themselves. I have a cousin who's a huge NASCAR fan. He's also almost 40 years old, lives with his parents, rips the state off(collects disability when he could work), and sports a mullet.
There are other forms of auto racing that take a lot more skill, such as F1 racing. Then if you want REAL skill, MotoGP motorcycle racing is SO much more driver involved. 80% rider, 20% machine, where NASCAR is the opposite.
With Nascar it seems like people just want to see a crash. Also, I stopped by the Daytona 500 track when the cars were practicing. You just see a streak go by. You can't even tell which car it is because of the speed. So, I don't get it why people would pay so much to go there.
Hey southernpride, if you are still out there....I looked at this video closer. I don't see any line guys and the boards aren't right since his car is #113 and his dial in is 12.30
Do you or anyone see the same thing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeXpziXP-Bg
I was also wondering if his car went through tech.
TTH wrote:Pomona - already went. I go to the finals instead of the 1st one. What about you? Are you going to any of the events?
I'm talking about the 08 Winternationals. Most start talking about it right after Christmas, but I'm already thinking about it.
TTH wrote:With Nascar it seems like people just want to see a crash. Also, I stopped by the Daytona 500 track when the cars were practicing. You just see a streak go by. You can't even tell which car it is because of the speed. So, I don't get it why people would pay so much to go there.
Hey southernpride, if you are still out there....I looked at this video closer. I don't see any line guys and the boards aren't right since his car is #113 and his dial in is 12.30
Do you or anyone see the same thing?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IeXpziXP-Bg
I was also wondering if his car went through tech.
It sounds like you were in a lower seat for the practice session at Daytona. You'd get a much better perspective from a higher seat.
About that video, I understand that this guy was trying to qualify for a quick-32 deal at a local track and the bump spot was on the scoreboard. (There's no way he was going to run in the 10's. He probably lined up with the faster cars in order to get an extra run.) Also, there's not much to tech-inspection at most local tracks and I'd be surprised if his car was even inspected before running.
Slappy Doo Hoo wrote:Yes, it's a sport.
However, NASCAR is the biggest joke in auto racing. The retard fans who tattoo their favorite numbers on them, hanging flags outside their houses, they're a parody of themselves. I have a cousin who's a huge NASCAR fan. He's also almost 40 years old, lives with his parents, rips the state off(collects disability when he could work), and sports a mullet.
There are other forms of auto racing that take a lot more skill, such as F1 racing.
Hey slappy. If NASCAR is such a joke, then why are F1 guys coming to it? And if they're so good and NASCAR is so easy then why aren't those F1 guys dominating?
southernpride wrote:TTH wrote:Pomona - already went. I go to the finals instead of the 1st one. What about you? Are you going to any of the events?
I'm talking about the 08 Winternationals. Most start talking about it right after Christmas, but I'm already thinking about it.
No, I don't go to the Winternationals. I am going somewhere warm & tropical.
southernpride wrote:About that video, I understand that this guy was trying to qualify for a quick-32 deal at a local track and the bump spot was on the scoreboard. (There's no way he was going to run in the 10's. He probably lined up with the faster cars in order to get an extra run.) Also, there's not much to tech-inspection at most local tracks and I'd be surprised if his car was even inspected before running.
quick-32? I have heard of that. Is that a Canadian thing? Also, at our local tracks, which both are NHRA tracks, the cars get a pretty thorough tech-inspection.
That was the bump spot, in the 10's, and he was a 12 second car. I don't know why he thought he could manage that.
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