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Carl Keller
Ahh yes.
I stand corrected.
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I stand corrected.
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jaimezepeda
I watch NASCAR because I can start taking a nap on lap 15 and when I wake up later on lap 200 it is all pretty much the same.Craig H. said:
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Ken K
Pretty absurb statement Carl, especially since I'm one of those fans. I guess my grandkids have absolutely no future because they attend also
I'm a fan at at least one MIS race every year - not in the stands, in the inside of the track camping 
Occasionally I get to go to the Brickyard - my parents live in Indiana. I'm just a product of my raisin', I say "hey y'all" and "yeehaw".
Occasionally I get to go to the Brickyard - my parents live in Indiana. I'm just a product of my raisin', I say "hey y'all" and "yeehaw".
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Jim Howe
Dear Covers:
Now, etiquette is much more widely prevalent than I thought. You can't curse if you are a NASCAR driver either. I don't know when they will start imposing restrictions on "spitting" all over the place, which I commonly see among both baseball and hockey players.
Charmed do you remember the big stink that was raised a few years ago when ROSANNE finished singing the national anthem she went to home plate grabbed her crotch and spit! my god baseball fans every where came unglued!
But isn't that what baseball is all about "crotch grabbing and spitting"?
How about last nights episode of "Two and a Half Men" where Jake is taught the finer aspects of giving the finger or the house keeper using the word B--tard! National prime time TV.
It would seem NASCAR is a little out of touch.
Now, etiquette is much more widely prevalent than I thought. You can't curse if you are a NASCAR driver either. I don't know when they will start imposing restrictions on "spitting" all over the place, which I commonly see among both baseball and hockey players.
Charmed do you remember the big stink that was raised a few years ago when ROSANNE finished singing the national anthem she went to home plate grabbed her crotch and spit! my god baseball fans every where came unglued!
But isn't that what baseball is all about "crotch grabbing and spitting"?
How about last nights episode of "Two and a Half Men" where Jake is taught the finer aspects of giving the finger or the house keeper using the word B--tard! National prime time TV.
It would seem NASCAR is a little out of touch.
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Carl Keller
Ken,
There is always a bell curve. Not sure how many standard deviations away from the center you are. I am sure your grandkids are wonderful children and will grow up just fine.
Take it with a grain of salt, I am being a stereotypical snob and although I am half kidding and do not mean to offend, you have to admit, there IS a difference in the fan base between Nascar and Formula racing.
Enjoy it and have fun, what the heck do I know, I haven't been to a Nascar race in a few years and it has been quite a while since I pit crewed for a Formula Atlantic car.
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There is always a bell curve. Not sure how many standard deviations away from the center you are. I am sure your grandkids are wonderful children and will grow up just fine.
Take it with a grain of salt, I am being a stereotypical snob and although I am half kidding and do not mean to offend, you have to admit, there IS a difference in the fan base between Nascar and Formula racing.
Enjoy it and have fun, what the heck do I know, I haven't been to a Nascar race in a few years and it has been quite a while since I pit crewed for a Formula Atlantic car.
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Craig H.
Randy said:I was a drag racer myself...real simple, no turns required...just go straight ahead as fast as you can. Oh yes, remember to stop before you reach the end of the pavement!
Randy, I have dabbled in drag racing myself, but I like to drive - watching it is not nearly as fun. One thing, though, while some of the drivers are a little "rough around the edges", and may not remove their caps, I never, ever, thought someone was rude to me - on or off of the track. Maybe not Emily Post, but good folks just the same.
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Dean P.
QUOTE: "you have to admit, there IS a difference in the fan base between Nascar and Formula racing."
Of course there's a difference in the fan base, because there is a difference between NASCAR and F1. Yes they are both car racing, but there are differences in the equipment, track, strategies, history, and budgets.
It's the same as saying there's a difference in the fan base between baseball and cricket (both are games where you throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball), or between football and rugby (hit the guy with the ball as hard as you can). Doesn't mean that one sport is better than the other, or that one fan base is better / smarter / more-successful-in-life than the other.
Dean
Of course there's a difference in the fan base, because there is a difference between NASCAR and F1. Yes they are both car racing, but there are differences in the equipment, track, strategies, history, and budgets.
It's the same as saying there's a difference in the fan base between baseball and cricket (both are games where you throw a ball, hit a ball, catch a ball), or between football and rugby (hit the guy with the ball as hard as you can). Doesn't mean that one sport is better than the other, or that one fan base is better / smarter / more-successful-in-life than the other.
Dean