Motorsports. Do you like them?

[devilgrrl]

[ellenfl]

1. i checked yes but i only follow nascar. no, i am not a

nascar dad. although i DO get called 'sir' on the phone. (i guess i need to pitch my voice higher. :eyes: )

ellen fl

[devilgrrl]

2. I see you have a Jeff Gordon avatar.....

:thumbsup:

[ellenfl]

42. jeff gordon? i don't think so. eom

[devilgrrl]

43. Isn't he #24?

:blush:

[ellenfl]

61. yeah, but not in that car. i don't think he ever drove those colors.

he's been in the dupont rainbow car since his rookie year.

ellen fl

[devilgrrl]

62. my bad

:blush:

[ellenfl]

64. that's ok. if i thought it was gordon's car, i would have

had to change my avatar! i am not a gordon fan. i could not really read the number when i picked it. :shrug:

ellen fl

[MindPilot]

3. Yes, but not a big fan of bikes & boats.

Guess I'm a four wheel kinda guy.

[kestrel91316]

4. Televised motorsports are just one MORE reason why everyone

complains they "don't have time to cook from scratch", or "don't have time to grow a veggie garden", or "don't have time to read up on how to live with less impact on the environment". So no, I'm not a fan.

Abominable time waster. Also why people can't seem to interact with each other anymore. TOO MUCH TIME SPENT STARING AT THE TUBE.

[Vilis Veritas]

7. Amen...

[Mountainman]

5. I'm not a sports fan of any kind. I use to be. Now I can't stand the trappings.

The sport itself is cool so are the participants but the sport news readers, announcers, color commentators, fans, are a turn off. If I watch I mute the sound.

[Vilis Veritas]

6. Does Porsche Unleashed on the PS2 count?

;-)

saddlesore

[high density]

9. How about GRID?

I love flooring it around San Francisco.

[frylock]

38. yes..

but now it's time that you graduated to rFactor.

[Vilis Veritas]

54. Now you have done it...

;-)

Sleep is not an option...

saddlesore

[taterguy]

51. I prefer Project Gotham Racing for Xbox 360

But that's just my opinion and I could be wrong

[Vilis Veritas]

53. Ha...that looks a lot like my PS2 setup...

I guess virtual racing drivers think alike...

saddlesore

[DJ13]

8. Give me a 330 mph Top Fueler any day of the week

:thumbsup:

[MindPilot]

39. As my (ex)wife remarked after watching a top fuel run for the first time...

"Those things vibrate me like I've never been vibrated!"

[pitohui]

10. isn't this a lounge poll? EOM

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[devilgrrl]

13. No. Someone suggested that a flamewar would ensue if the topic of Motorsports were discussed.

Seems like the mixed bag I had figured. No flames to be found other than those painted onto the vehicles....

[MindPilot]

17. Give it time...

[devilgrrl]

20. check out these flames

[MindPilot]

26. turnin' & burnin' baby!!

Are you in the custom car biz?

[devilgrrl]

28. No but I like the Retro car culture you get here in Southern California

Cars built between 1940 and 1965. A friend used to do a car show called "Blessing of the Cars" - they were a lot of fun to go to.

http://www.gregoryharwell.com/blessing_of_the_cars.htm

[MindPilot]

33. Awesome and yes, George Barris was truly the MASTER!

Just last weekend at a park half a block from my house: The annual Cops & Rodders show.

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=T1HAVTlBy3I

[Renew Deal]

11. I like NASCAR more than indy or F1

I'm not really into bikes and boats.

[Blue_Tires]

12. love them

I was going to go to RIR this weekend for the Indycars before plans got in the way...In another life, I could have easily been a driver (or so i dream)

[snappyturtle]

14. Right now, I think it's an absurd waste of fuel....as is Air Force One. nt

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

15. I feel it is a waste of petrol

and so I don't watch any of these sports. I WOULD be interested in watching a race of cars or other vehicles powered by alternative fuels. After all, the first auto races were designed not for thrills but to test out engines.

[Sheets of Easter]

16. No, but I am a huge fan of the Gran Turismo games.

[Indenturedebtor]

18. I dont' think that anything that uses gasoline should be considered a sport

More like a game in my opinion.

It's about as sporting as a video game competition "Who has the best computer assembly and tweaking team? Who's spent the most time playing the game."

Sports involve atheletic ability in my opinion. And no the ability to sit in a car seat doesn't count.

Perhaps motorcycle sports are a little different, but I'm still not as impressed as I am by snowboarding, etc.

What a waste of gas.

[jakem]

19. if snowboarders were really sporting, they wouldn't use the board.

bare feet only. those wimps.


:hi:

[Indenturedebtor]

30. That's different... they provide their own locomotion and atheletic ability

Pool is a neat game but it's not a sport even though it requires concentration, skill, and good equipment.

But I still enjoy watching it and playing it from time to time :D

[jakem]

32. i have a hard time defending nascar, but just because i think it is boring...

but motorcycle racing is about as sporting as it gets really.

not sure why we are hung up on this definition anyway. sport is arbitrary.


look at some of the dumb shit that is in the olympics!

[truebrit71]

35. The top drivers in F-1 and Endurance racing are some of the fittest athletes on the planet...

...Snowboarding = Athletic....??? Is that before or AFTER the weed? :crazy:

[Indenturedebtor]

44. Haha just because an announcer says it is so doesn't make it so

You go throw yourself down an enormous icey mountain at 25 mph and try to do a backflip, and land it without ending up in a neckbrace ;)

Now go sit in a car for two days straight :P

[truebrit71]

59. Stop re-proving your ignorance...

....

[CRF450]

49. If your thinking about bikes, look again

I'm somewhat involved in motorcross, but mostly trail riding on my dirtbike. Motorcross is right up near the top of the for most physically demanding sports. Believe it or not, NASCAR drivers and such are pretty fit and in good shape too, cause when you're in a car going near 200mph for a few hours stait, your body is enduring ALOT of fatigue, NTM heat since it gets really hot inside those cars.

[Indenturedebtor]

50. Yes but where do you draw the line? Is 24 hour straight video game

Competitive sport? Or competitive game?

[CRF450]

52. I'd be fast asleep out of bordom.

[knitter4democracy]

56. That's true about motocross.

I rode a bit (never good enough to race like my brothers and my dad). You really have to be in good shape to ride.

[TNDemo]

21. NASCAR no. Solar car races yes.

Much quieter.

[Squatch]

22. I hate NASCAR and NHRA stuff, but I really enjoy watching F1, Indy and

enduro bike races like the Dakar Rally Raid (previously known as the Paris-Dakar Rally Raid; cancelled this year due to terrorism fears) or the Baja 1000.

[ReadTomPaine]

23. Autocross and SCCA and mostly as a participant - watching does nothing for me.

Euro rally races can be entertaining to follow occasionally. After you've been in the seat, watching from a grandstand just doesn't cut it anymore.

The bigger it is and the more money that gets involved, the worse it gets. This is why underground street racing and drag racing are so much more fun than sponsored events. They are the most pure expressions of the sport that exist.

[jakefrep]

24. Yes, although I'm a recovering NASCAR fan

I prefer road racing (F1, sports cars, and the like.

[aint_no_life_nowhere]

25. I'll watch Grand Prix racing and road rallies

I like the Monaco Grand Prix and the Monte Carlo Rally, for example. To me, those represent auto racing at its best.

[harun]

27. I will watch NASCAR when they race at Talladega, no other time (n/t)

[flvegan]

29. Only when it's featured on Top Gear.

I couldn't just sit and watch a race, though.

[truebrit71]

37. I love Top Gear!!

Brilliant show!

[ReadTomPaine]

41. The best show of its type worldwide...

not that Top Gear is all that easy to categorize! :)

[flvegan]

45. I'm honestly addicted.

Love love love that show.

[ReadTomPaine]

47. Check out Fifth Gear also..

not as good but a lot of fun, I esp love the older half hour format.

[givemebackmycountry]

31. Yeah - If it's got wheels...I like it.

I like NASCAR and I watch it when I can.
I know it's corporate and stupid, but I still like to watch it.
Especially the big events.
Talladega, Daytona, Texas, Lowe's, Indy...yeah I dig it.

But, I love the IRL.
The Indy cars to me are fascinating.
220 mph into a corner side by side with open wheels?
Man, that's hot.
Speaking of hot.
Danica.
I love watching that girl race -

[truebrit71]

34. F-1, ALMS the occasional NECKCAR race....

...I used to watch the WRC on Speed until the coverage got pooched...

[90-percent]

36. 2 cents

Been a nitro fan since Don Garlits broke 200 mph in the quarter at Great Meadows NJ in 1964.

Having a short attention span helps make me a good drag fan.

Drag Racing is uniquely American - See the book "High Performance" by Dr. Robert Post for further info.

I also like custom cars and steel bumper Corvettes and street rods.

-90% Jimmy

[frylock]

40. yep. ALMS, DTM, Rolex..

mostly the sports cars, but I do enjoy NASCAR and open wheel racing as well. MotoGP is alright, but boats and planes don't really do it for me.

[CRF450]

60. You dont enjoy the Redbull air races?!?

OMG man, those are so awsome to whatch!!

[CRF450]

46. Motorcross rider here!

For physical demand, its right up their with soccer as the most physically demanding sport! Even if your in decent shape, flying 50+ feet through the air for 20 minutes strait will have your whole body begging for mercy between arm pumps, and stiff legs, and pretty much your whole body feeling after a while. As for gas usage, for how insanly powerful my 450 is, it uses no more gas than a Honda Civic since it has a 4 stroke engine. A couple gallons will last for about 3 hours if I'm trail riding.

Oh yeah, my $6,000 toy.

[knitter4democracy]

57. Sweet.

Those four strokes sound funny to me, though.

[Throd]

48. 1/4 mile door-slammers, baby!

24 hours at LeMans is way cool too.

Hell, I even liked the recent 24 hours at LeMons event.

[knitter4democracy]

55. I only like motocross.

Mostly because we grew up with it, and my brother now runs Cobra Motorcycles, the only American-made dirtbikes and quads (though he only has the kid sizes for now with plans for the 125s and 250s).

[DainBramaged]

58. Yup, avidly, and used to be a crew chief and engine builder in the 70's

One day I'll have to scan some of my photos from then and put them on Photobucket.

Oh, and mine and my partner's car won about seven National events in Super Stock, not just Class, but the category, from 73-76.


I still watch every NASCAR race, and try to watch NHRA but they get bounced all over ESPN now. I enjoy Indy Car a lot, and wish they'd show the dirt cars on ESPN again.


It brings back fond memories of $.99 a gallon 115 octane racing fuel.

[Canuckistanian]

63. People only watch that stuff for the crashes

Ah, the roar of the engines and the smell of the crowd.....