Definition of Nascar

[Solo_RV_Guy]

Originally Posted by Ken Thompson

There’s not a better role model than a nascar driver and team. The ball and stick athletes are mostly over paid children with a lot of terrible habits. NASCAR is the most American sport there is. What other sport has a prayer and the national anthem at every event. There’s no disrespectful kneeling or disgracing the flag. Some may think they aren’t athletes, but let’s see any of you non believers to strap yourself into a car, go 200 miles an hour for 3-4 hours in 140 degrees. True, they don’t run up and down a field or court, but they are definitely athletes.

I fail to see why any "sport" is valued or not based on its participation in a particular flavor of religion or fealty to a particular interpretation of patriotism.


Enjoy the endless left turns and occasional wreck; otherwise it's much like watching golf, but with more melodrama and a whole lot more noise.


"My favorite things turn money into noise" - Carol Shelby

[J Journey]

So agree about the religion and patriotism comment.
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[NITEHAWK]

For crying out loud people!! Lighten up.
When Jeff Foxworthy said it people thought it was funny.
Now the naysayers and worms come out of the woodwork.
This so-called politically correct BS really ticks me off.
Have some fun. I hate to tell you that you only go thru this life once. No second chance to enjoy.
Should I keep my mouth shut and let these characters put gloom & doom in our lives? Hell no!! I can sound off (and have that right) just as much as they do.

[MoMule]

This is just my personal opinion, but I find NASCAR racing rather boring. The cars are basically all the same and follow one another around the track lap after lap for hours. Give me a quarter mile dirt track for real racing.

[valland]

The whole sports thing is way over the top. It all about Money.

[EdInArk]

Originally Posted by hclarkx

X2. I drove a NASCAR car at Irwindale Raceway ($400 for 30 minutes). Only four cars on the track. Incredibly stressful. I've also done some weekend track time with up to 20 cars on a 1.5 mile road course (Seattle International Raceway). Five 30 minute turns on the track .... Exhausting!!! Though I was pushing 70.

Five 30-minute turns would be exhausting for most younger folks. What were you driving? I'll always regret I didn't try cars.

I took my Kawasaki to Barber Motorsports park in Birmingham in 2003 for a track day and had the time of my life. I roadraced in the late 70s and early 80s, so I hoped I could hold my own. In 2003 I was 56 years old and, to my knowledge, the oldest guy there. But I wasn't the slowest

[roryrv]

Although I was not offended..perhaps open the post with I heard this funny acronym
about NASCAR and I bet there would have been less people that were.
I have been to over 100 races and you can bring in your own beverages route for
any one of 40 drivers and I have never seen a fight in the stands. Most NFL games have a fight
somewhere amongst people routing for the same team but maybe
they are mad about $10 beers
BTW: go to Talledega and the redneck part definetly applies...but so much fun.

[JpalmerCass]

I lost interest in NASCAR long ago when it stopped being stock car racing.

As for declining attendance; it's interesting that many of the tracks have seats in various colors that give the appearance on TV of crowded seats. You don't see that at Soldier Field or Yankee Stadium.

[tbillet]

Originally Posted by hclarkx

Actually, you might be surprised at the conditioning that many, indeed, most, NASCAR drivers do. Even some that don't look athletic do some serious workout in preparation for and through the season.

X2..
don’t follow NASCAR, but bet not many saying it’s not a sport couldn’t last 30 minutes on a track at those G’s. Did a GT350 track day at Utah Motosports Park & a guy in my class dropped out due to G sickness. Consider myself pretty fit & it was a workout!

[hclarkx]

Originally Posted by EdInArk

Five 30-minute turns would be exhausting for most younger folks. What were you driving? I'll always regret I didn't try cars.

I took my Kawasaki to Barber Motorsports park in Birmingham in 2003 for a track day and had the time of my life. I roadraced in the late 70s and early 80s, so I hoped I could hold my own. In 2003 I was 56 years old and, to my knowledge, the oldest guy there. But I wasn't the slowest

My first time at Seattle was a rented Dodge Neon (front wheel drive). Surprisingly fast (well prepared) but more fun was my own 2000 Subaru 2.5RS (still have it).

[Al Bundy]

I'll give anyone a gold star if they can tell me what nascar really stands for
without googling it
Ready!
Go!

[MTBer]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

I'll give anyone a gold star if they can tell me what nascar stands for
without googling it
Ready!
Go!

Check the first post, he tells you there.

[Ken Thompson]

Originally Posted by MTBer

Check the first post, he tells you there.

National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing

[artman1913]

Originally Posted by Al Bundy

I'll give anyone a gold star if they can tell me what nascar really stands for
without googling it
Ready!
Go!

Originally Posted by Ken Thompson

National Association of Stock Car Auto Racing

Here you go and I didn't google it