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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 01:38 PM Original message |
What is the appeal of NASCAR? Is it a sport? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:02 PM Response to Original message |
1. Its no more a sport than golf. |
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sasquatch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:38 PM Response to Reply #1 |
53. It's actually less of a sport than golf |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:54 PM Response to Reply #1 |
109. My hubby considers golf to be more of a sport than cheerleading because |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 05:13 PM Response to Reply #109 |
147. I might agree |
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ProfessorGAC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #147 |
151. Hey, Watch The Golfer Hatin'! |
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GreenPartyVoter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:44 PM Response to Reply #147 |
152. What about cheerleaders who like minigolf? Are they ok? |
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Radical Activist (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:18 PM Response to Reply #152 |
153. Minigolf is good |
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taterguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. You asked two questions |
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realisticphish (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:15 PM Response to Original message |
3. it's a sport |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:43 PM Response to Original message |
4. People doing things with cars you only wish you could do with yours |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
5. do you ask the appeal of everything else out there too?? |
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hfojvt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. those are only on cable |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:41 PM Response to Reply #11 |
56. They had it on in the gym, here in non-NASCAR land |
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moof (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
6. The appeal of nascar is that it is the type of commercial that the masses |
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LSK (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 02:51 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. or maybe its cars going 200 mph???? |
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jakefrep (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:01 PM Response to Original message |
8. Loud noises and shiny objects, perhaps? eom |
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graywarrior (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:02 PM Response to Original message |
9. It's a cult. |
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Burma Jones (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:03 PM Response to Original message |
10. Here We Go Again.... |
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bigwillq (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:11 PM Response to Original message |
12. I feel it's a sport. |
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ContraBass Black (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 01:10 AM Response to Reply #12 |
138. I would call it a sport because of the physical motion and competition |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:16 PM Response to Original message |
13. Why does this question always come up regarding NASCAR? |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:47 PM Response to Reply #13 |
21. Here, here! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:50 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Thanks vikegirl! |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:04 PM Response to Reply #22 |
26. Thank YOU for articulating it so well! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:48 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. Watching NASCAR is like watching any other sport |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:51 PM Response to Reply #29 |
39. What could you possibly know about sport strategy? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:58 PM Response to Reply #39 |
41. You're in trouble now, Mister! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #41 |
43. Works every time |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:14 PM Response to Reply #43 |
45. LOL! |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #39 |
63. Oh My! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:56 PM Response to Reply #63 |
67. Thanks Joani! |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:04 PM Response to Reply #67 |
79. I didn't forget how. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:12 PM Response to Reply #79 |
82. That's why you're such a good friend! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #63 |
91. And sometimes it even works residually |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:51 PM Response to Reply #91 |
99. *note to self* |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:32 PM Response to Reply #99 |
101. You can kidnap me any time! |
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In_The_Wind (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:43 PM Response to Reply #101 |
104. Sounds like a plan! |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:56 PM Response to Reply #13 |
24. AMEN! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:58 PM Response to Reply #24 |
25. Exactly! |
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Ivan Sputnik (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:04 PM Response to Reply #13 |
44. Hmm |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:04 PM Response to Reply #44 |
146. Exactly...why is Indy Racing a sport?...never comes up...nt |
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Orangepeel (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:28 PM Response to Original message |
14. why do people like horseracing? |
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Allenberg (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:36 PM Response to Original message |
15. I'm not a NASCAR guy, |
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CatholicEdHead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. They have their own day or soon to be federal holiday |
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DS1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 04:43 PM Response to Original message |
17. If Ice dancing is a sport, then I suppose NASCAR is |
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vi5 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:37 PM Response to Original message |
18. I loathe Nascar, but it's most definitely a sport... |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:42 PM Response to Original message |
19. My nine-year-old son likes it ... |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:23 PM Response to Reply #19 |
48. if you go to a race, you will get it. |
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Kathleen04 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:45 PM Response to Original message |
20. You pick a guy you want to win. |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 05:51 PM Response to Original message |
23. Some people take driving seriously |
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Twillig (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:04 PM Response to Reply #23 |
34. NASCAR and "high Gs?!" |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:04 PM Response to Original message |
27. nascar = pouring skittles in the toilet and flushing |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:22 AM Response to Reply #27 |
121. That's cute, Blue_Tires- |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 01:19 AM Response to Reply #121 |
139. i can't take credit for it |
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KFC (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:05 PM Response to Original message |
28. Watch it live |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:50 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. I've been to 3 NASCAR races, and loved it |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
31. For me, this picutre says a lot: |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:13 PM Response to Reply #31 |
35. Aw, come on now! That is one fan, not representative |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:18 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. My dad LOVES NASCAR! I'm just playin'! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:22 PM Response to Reply #46 |
47. I actually saw that picture the other day |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:25 PM Response to Reply #47 |
49. I posted it... right before dinner (I'm so evil!) |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:28 PM Response to Reply #49 |
50. Indeed you are! |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:00 PM Response to Reply #31 |
144. Seriously...have you seen what some football fans do? nt |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 05:35 PM Response to Reply #144 |
148. No kidding! |
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Ikonoklast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 07:11 PM Response to Reply #31 |
150. Especially when you realize that the person on the right is... |
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deadparrot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:52 PM Response to Original message |
32. Flamewar time. |
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Renew Deal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 06:53 PM Response to Original message |
33. It is a sport. |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:32 PM Response to Original message |
36. Ok. judging by some of the Pro-Nascar posts |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
37. Question about the drivers |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:46 PM Response to Reply #37 |
38. They are generally in good shape, though it wasn't always so |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:54 PM Response to Reply #38 |
40. Thanks for that |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 07:59 PM Response to Reply #40 |
42. You're welcome! |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:12 AM Response to Reply #38 |
119. check out the cover |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:33 PM Response to Reply #36 |
51. the next race is in California |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:35 PM Response to Reply #51 |
52. When I went to my first race, I was just overwhelmed |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:39 PM Response to Reply #52 |
54. i know - my first was in Michigan |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:42 PM Response to Reply #54 |
57. How close to the track have you had seats? |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:51 PM Response to Reply #57 |
61. yeah - in Charlotte |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:53 PM Response to Reply #61 |
62. How many tracks have you been to? |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:58 PM Response to Reply #62 |
71. yes, just Michigan and Charlotte. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:13 PM Response to Reply #71 |
83. Agreed -- Southern manners help keep tempers in check |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:40 PM Response to Reply #51 |
55. Tony's rudeness... |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:48 PM Response to Reply #55 |
59. yeah - my b/f is mostly a Jr. fan |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #59 |
74. Yuck! I can't stand Earnhardt or Stewart. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:14 PM Response to Reply #74 |
84. Kasey is my driver! |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #59 |
86. When NASCAR forced Stewart to take anger management |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #86 |
88. Tony and the anger management..... |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:46 PM Response to Reply #86 |
97. Jake Plummer LOL |
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malmapus (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 11:45 AM Response to Reply #36 |
143. I use to be a huge fan myself |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:45 PM Response to Original message |
58. I think it's boring |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:56 PM Response to Reply #58 |
66. Not only that..... |
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Patiod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 11:29 PM Response to Reply #66 |
113. Oh God, anyone but the Mets |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:48 PM Response to Original message |
60. If nothing else there's the Jeff Gordon Is Gay contingent... |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:54 PM Response to Reply #60 |
64. lol - we were at a race party today |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #64 |
69. Gordon's a great person. |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:57 PM Response to Reply #60 |
68. Really? I've heard that it's Earnhardt Jr. who's gay. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:00 PM Response to Reply #68 |
73. very true... |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:02 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Indeed, and that's part of NASCAR that people who don't watch it... |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:21 PM Response to Reply #73 |
85. Now that outta control Stewart guy.... :) |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:25 PM Response to Reply #85 |
87. ever thought of doing the Petty experience? |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:27 PM Response to Reply #87 |
89. My mom did that a few years ago when she was in NC |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:30 PM Response to Reply #87 |
92. Never had the chance... |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:36 PM Response to Reply #92 |
93. yes, it looks like it is at most NASCAR tracks - I found the site |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #93 |
96. What? No Talledega except for Rookie Experience? lol |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:40 PM Response to Reply #96 |
103. you're welcome |
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vikegirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:45 PM Response to Reply #85 |
95. Hey! No dissing Stewart! |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:45 PM Response to Reply #95 |
105. Remind me not to get anywhere near you, then, vikegirl! |
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XOKCowboy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:58 PM Response to Reply #95 |
110. That was funny.... |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 11:03 PM Response to Reply #110 |
111. I was cracking up over the whole "interaction" between those two |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
65. People frequently disdain that which they do not understand. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
70. I think it's because NASCAR is all caps, like shouting, |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 08:59 PM Response to Reply #70 |
72. Only people who spend much time on the internet would think that. |
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entanglement (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:06 PM Response to Reply #72 |
80. Sorry, but the internet is way cooler, being invented by Gore and all that |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:29 PM Response to Reply #80 |
90. Our dear leader prezdint says it's the "Internets" |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:01 PM Response to Reply #70 |
75. so is OSHA |
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Maddy McCall (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:03 PM Response to Reply #75 |
78. and NOW |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:02 PM Response to Original message |
77. The appeal of NASCAR is similar to the appeal of baseball |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:11 PM Response to Reply #77 |
81. very good point - |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:59 PM Response to Reply #77 |
100. In 40 years of baseball fandom |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 11:57 PM Response to Reply #100 |
115. Every season is a soap opera in itself. The drama of winning |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:08 AM Response to Reply #115 |
118. Yeah, with the score |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:22 AM Response to Reply #118 |
122. Yes the season is a daily drama. Like the poster above says, |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:30 AM Response to Reply #122 |
125. Okay |
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HuskerDU (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:42 AM Response to Reply #125 |
129. Good luck to your Dodgers! |
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Oeditpus Rex (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:57 AM Response to Reply #129 |
135. I'd *love* to see a Dodgers-Cubs NLCS! |
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Fox Mulder (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:37 PM Response to Original message |
94. No. It's not a sport. |
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baldguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 09:49 PM Response to Original message |
98. Go fast, turn left. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:34 PM Response to Reply #98 |
102. Actually, there is a lot more to it |
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Hosnon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:02 PM Response to Reply #98 |
145. Well you could do that to any sport: |
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Canuckistanian (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:45 PM Response to Original message |
106. It's just like the cockroach races on M*A*S*H |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:46 PM Response to Reply #106 |
107. That line always cracks me up |
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spindrifter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
108. NASCAR is not a sport. It's a food. |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 11:25 PM Response to Original message |
112. not a sport |
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Presidentcokedupfratboy (994 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Feb-19-06 11:39 PM Response to Original message |
114. So what is the difference between Nextel Cup, Busch Series |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:05 AM Response to Reply #114 |
117. I'll use baseball as an anology: |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:00 AM Response to Original message |
116. I could see the fun in being a driver (although it seems |
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Bombero1956 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:27 AM Response to Reply #116 |
124. Nascar drivers |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 10:29 AM Response to Reply #124 |
141. That's cool. |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:18 AM Response to Original message |
120. I believe motor sports' time has come and ought to go. |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:27 AM Response to Reply #120 |
123. well, you have a point about corporate driven |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:32 AM Response to Reply #123 |
126. I agree with what you are saying, OhioBlue |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:40 AM Response to Reply #126 |
127. yes, and the fact that the things that we buy |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:42 AM Response to Reply #127 |
128. Whoa! I had no idea everything went out via the West Coast |
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OhioBlue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:48 AM Response to Reply #128 |
133. when I heard the rail guy talk, I was a little shocked too |
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bumblebee1 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:43 AM Response to Original message |
130. I can't tell you. |
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KitchenWitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:44 AM Response to Original message |
131. Driving racecars is a SKILL, not a sport. |
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Mayberry Machiavelli (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:45 AM Response to Original message |
132. Every has some pastime that others consider lame. That's just the way |
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Kerrytravelers (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 12:48 AM Response to Original message |
134. To really appreciate the races, it helps to watch with someone who |
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NMMNG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 01:06 AM Response to Original message |
136. I don't get it either. Cars driving in a circle = boring IMO. |
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SeattleGirl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 01:10 AM Response to Reply #136 |
137. It really is more than that, Buffy |
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grace0418 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 10:27 AM Response to Original message |
140. *You know what would be really cool?* |
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patcox2 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 11:37 AM Response to Original message |
142. Well, they do turn left, thats a good thing. |
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Bzzzz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 06:40 PM Response to Original message |
149. I don't know if you would classify it as a sport or not... |
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Roland99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Feb-20-06 08:38 PM Response to Original message |
154. It's the adrenaline of the close and tight racing. |
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