I just don't like NASCAR

[Taverner]

Nothing wrong with it's fans...I mean I don't like competitive badminton either.

But I can't even sit through the movie "Cars" as the whole subject of NASCAR bores me to death.

[trof]

1. As long as you don't live in either Carolina

it's not required viewing.
;-)

[Taverner]

2. So if I step into the triangle from time to time

Should I start watching cars turn left?

[Lex]

3. No, I was born & raised in NC and never have understood the appeal

or cared about it in the least.

I'd rather watch paint peel than cars go around and around.

:shrug:

[NewWaveChick1981]

4. I feel exactly the same way.

I just LOVE watching cars go around and around and around 500 times and spending hours doing so. :sarcasm: It's boring as hell to me. It's the same reason I can't watch golf. :yoiks:

[SPKrazy]

22. Yeah!

I said virtually the same thing below before I read this

don't get auto racing

playing golf is different than watching it, I don't get watching it.

:boring:

:hi:

[Deja Q]

30. It puts rush hour to shame, doesn't it?

:rofl:

Seriously, NASCAR is a yawner. If the drivers want to get dizzy, they'd be better of sniffing the gasoline...

[DainBramaged]

5. Who cares. 55 MILLION of us throughout the country do

And you don't have to be a Redneck. I think golf, tennis, basketball, and bowling are even more stupid.

Oh why did you bring this up?

Why do you hate America?

[Patiod]

61. But it's boring!

Give me the break-neck excitement of baseball any day B-)

[Mojambo]

6. My dad loves it

I really think it's boring as hell.

What I don't get is the announcers. Do they really need 3 guys in the booth describing the action?

[DainBramaged]

7. (sigh) how many announcers in booth at football/ baseball game?

The more pair of eyes you have, the more likely you are to notice the "nuances" of the sport.

[Mojambo]

8. Nuances such as pass left, pass right, and when to stop for gas?

Whatever. You dig it. I think it's crazy boring. That's fine.

[DainBramaged]

9. Just like watching the grass grow at a golf tournament?

[Mojambo]

10. No. Golf is just as boring as Nascar.

Just because Golf is boring that doesn't make Nascar any more interesting.

[Taverner]

12. You are correct sir!

Golf, NASCAR, Fishing...all of these are as exciting as watching paint peel for me.

Now, I'm not saying there isn't skill involved in these. I'm just saying I find them all boring.

[jmowreader]

13. Nuances like when to pass, how far ahead of another guy you need to be

and whether the latest set of tires you got is really working on your car.

[Left Is Write]

28. My dad does too.

[crim son]

11. I can't bear to watch any professional sport

unless somebody I know is on the team and has paid me fifty bucks to watch:P

[SPKrazy]

21. Hate NASCAR, Pro Football, Pro Baseball

I do like soccer especially world cup, and European leagues- and of course Matthew's league :)

I love college basketball

I like college football

I will only watch college baseball or pro if I go to the game

watching cars go round and round is as boring as watching a golf tournament on TV to me.

Now sometimes I've enjoyed the X-treme sports on ESPN, but rarely have seen it.

[Taverner]

50. Funny about College ball vs. Pro Ball

I feel the same way...

I know it's the same game, but there's just something different about college ball.

BUT, for some reason I like MLB and College Baseball - not sure why.

[Elidor]

14. Flamewar in 3...2..1...

:evilgrin:

(I think it sucks, too.)

[terrya]

15. I just don't get it.

I just don't get auto racing, period. Sitting there for hours watching cars drive around a race track. "Yawn"

But to each his own.

[IndyBob]

16. Exactly -

If you find it boring and pointless, don't watch.

[hfojvt]

17. usually

alot of :beer: is consumed too. Plus, it's a social event, involving some good buds and maybe nachos too.

[leftofthedial]

18. hey! at least they go counter-clockwise

which means they are always turning left

[itsmesgd]

19. greetings from Georgia

Most everyone here has #3 stickers on their car. I hate when they then drive only 40mph in a 45. You would think with all the people who worship nascar, they'd pick up the pace.

[tigereye]

20. sadly, my husband loves to wait for the "crashes" in those races-

he seems to find those amusing. (not anyone getting hurt, just the crashes themselves.)

[SPKrazy]

23. I've Had To Sit Through Cars Over And Over

but it is with my son so it's okay

besides I can do other things while it's on

[BarenakedLady]

24. NASCAR

[SPKrazy]

25. My Sentiments Exactly

I can think of many more exciting things to do he he he

:evilgrin:

Yet I know people that live for the stuff

[DainBramaged]

26. Shit, I don't understand why thinking people found here

Just have to bring attention to themselves by "hating" something millions love.

What the fuck is the point?

Since when did we become the party of abject condemnation for everything that is liked by others, Liberal or Right wing?

Those of you who have become haters because you don't understand something should move over to Freeper land and join them.


I wish I could get this thread locked. It serves NO purpose except for someone with NO life trying to bring attention to themselves.

I thought we were the party of inclusion not blindness?

[Mojambo]

31. I think you're really overreacting.

Not everyone has to like everything. And just because some people want to talk about why they don't like auto-racing doesn't mean they're looking down on those who do.

No one in this thread has condemned anyone for liking Nascar. We've only been discussing the reasons why WE don't. That's not exclusionary. It's sharing opinions.

[DainBramaged]

32. Bullshit, I'm tired of the haters here, tired of it.

Some jerk starts a "hate" thread and the members pile on. We're becoming no better than the Freepers.

[Mojambo]

38. Well, it's gonna be tough going for you.

Cause I got news for you. Some people like to talk about things they dislike. And that ain't gonna change.

I'd suggest using ignore on the threads you don't like, rather than telling people what they can and can't post about.

[DainBramaged]

40. How about I make you my Christmas ignore?

Good bye.

[Mojambo]

41. The tears... Oh the tears! n/t

[Little Wing]

46. ahem

It serves NO purpose except for someone trying to bring attention to themselves.

Welcome to the lounge?

[Taverner]

48. Bro, I don't hate NASCAR

Any more than I hate golf, competitive badminton or the Dave Matthews Band.

It just really really really bores me.

Now strap me behind the wheel, and I guarantee I'd have a different take on it...

[Left Is Write]

27. You should not watch races.

I want to like Cars, but I can't sit through it because of Larry The Cable Guy.

[DainBramaged]

29. I don't use the word hate folks, leave it for the Freepers

Since when did DU become a faction of the "you can't do or enjoy what you want" movement?

[Left Is Write]

33. Um....where did that come from? I suggested that Taverner not watch races...

because he doesn't like NASCAR.

[DainBramaged]

34. Sorry, I thought you direct it towards me.

[Left Is Write]

35. If it had been directed at you, I'd have replied to you and not the OP.

I certainly didn't deserve to be told to shut up.

[DainBramaged]

37. DID I SAY SORRY?

[Left Is Write]

39. And now you're shouting at me again.

Good grief - if you don't like the subject matter, hide the freaking thread.

[DainBramaged]

42. No, I think I have the right to defend what I like as much

those who hate what I like.

[Left Is Write]

44. Suggesting you hide threads you dislike is not the same as suggesting

you don't have a "right" to reply.

I would say, though, that you do not have a "right" to scream at other respondents.

[DainBramaged]

45. I will not debate my rights with you, I said sorry, If that wasn't

enough, put me on ignore. If you are trying to bait me, I feel even more sorry that before. PM me if you want to continue or put me on ighore

You'll be one of many who has.

[DainBramaged]

47. Ok if sorry wasn't enough, I'll just call it a day. Goodbye

Sorry you've hit my list. I will not be berated for an apology given.

[SPKrazy]

36. ROFL

alas,I've sat through Cars twice in the theater

I can no longer sit through it either at home

:crazy:

[Ekirh]

43. I don't like Nascar. . .

unless for some reason it involves watching it with my Uncle. .I think it because he's watched so much racing over the years he can just tell me random stories.. and do it in a way that he makes something I usually don't like sound totally interesting. . .

of course if later on I try to watch it without him. . it's really boring once again.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

49. You didn't sit through "Cars" because NASCAR bores you?

I'm sorry, but that's like getting up and leaving from Happy Feet because the cartoon penguins are scary and racist.

[Taverner]

52. Nah - more like not watching Happy Feet because I dislike tap dancing

Racing is a central part of Cars, just as tap dancing is to Happy Feet.

As for tap dancing, however, I do like Gene Kelly movies for some strange reason. Not sure why because I usually hate musicals.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

53. Racing's also a central part in Ben Hur.

Pretty sure it's not NASCAR either.

:shrug:

[PVnRT]

54. It's old school NASCAR

Back when it was NASCHARIOT.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

55. That's the kind of NASCAR I can support.

Not enough people getting run over and dragged in modern NASCAR.

:thumbsup:

[Taverner]

56. True - but chariot racing isn't as boring to me as cars

Thing is - perhaps if I could see the driver's face, his emotions, etc...that might make it more exciting.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

57. perhaps if I could see the driver's face, his emotions, etc

:rofl:

[Taverner]

58. Yeah but "Cars" was like watching a movie from a far and distant culture

Would you get into a movie about Thai Takraw championships?

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

59. Sure.

Who wouldn't?

[PVnRT]

51. At least they pass each other in NASCAR

Unlike F1 and Grand Prix, which is basically just watching one driver lead an entire race. Ooooohhhh.

[Radical Activist]

60. Go fast. Turn. Go fast. Turn. Go fast. Turn

Boring as all hell. I place it slightly above TV Golf.

[jakefrep]

62. NASCAR has become total crap.

Between "common templates" and the "Car of Tomorrow", there is virtually no differentiation between the brands of cars. What incentive is there for the manufacturers to do anything different or innovative? I don't think it's coincidence that the profile of the Big 3 has diminished as NASCAR has become more popular. Never mind that it's now more important for a driver to be telegenic (to keep sponsors happy) than it is to be skilled.