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Originally posted by myfastse:
I noticed that you think Nascar is old technology. Let me see a F1 car run a 500 mile race with out blowing up. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!!!
Not entirely true. The 4L V10 engine constructed by Engine Developments Inc. is actually a former Yamaha F1 engine. The no.16 Pescarolo used this engine to finish second at Le Mans this year; they completed 368 laps and over 3,100 miles.
Something that will REALLY never happen is a Cup motor turning 19,000 rpm.
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Originally posted by Renee:
I love it when people say "oh, driving around in circles 500 times is not a sport or takes talent".........well buddy, if you think they don't have talent, then why are they making MORE money in a weekend than you'll probably see in your LIFE driving around in circles? I don't see YOU out there doing it.....why? Maybe cause you can't. I wouldn't even try. I can't hold my bladder that long. LOL
It's the same reason that lots of no-talents are making loads of money: Mullet heads that watch TV and buy "official" merchandi$e are an advertiser's wet dream!
-Auto Mak or-
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God, the anti-Nascar people are starting to sound like the democrats on here now. Repeat the same thing over and over, even after its been proven false. Quote:
Most nascar fans are like "champ what?, indy what?, whats a formula 1 car?"
No, most Nascar fans are "race fans". Things have changed since the backwoods days of Nascar, and the sport has grown in a big way over the past few years, namely because of Nextel's sponsorship of the cup. I think you'll find that most Nascar fans will check the Speed channel and stop on just about any race more-so than your average joe.
The "driving in circles" comments always crack me up, too. Ever seen the in-car cameras of what the driver is doing while "driving in a circle"? First, the tracks are not flat, nor does every track have the same surface on top and bottom. Each track has its own personality. (More-so than dubkatz, at least.) The track surface is also not perfectly smooth around the oval, tri-oval, or whatever type of track it is. There are usually big bumps, and even the slightest jolt at 200mph can be nuts on the driver.
Of course, how many people here have driven at 200mph? I can tell you that at 150mph things get real scary, I dunno what it'd be like at 200mph.
In the end, if you don't like it, that's fine. But racing is racing...
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i vote we start 2 threads. one for the anti-nascar crowd so thet can b**ch, moan, whine, cry, complain and berate nascar and its fans to thier hearts content without purposely trying to ruin the pro-nascar threads. the other will be for everybody who wants to talk about whats going on without all of the haters getting in the way with the "i hate nascar because..." chants.
who is with me
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Originally posted by bigMoneyRacing:
Originally posted by myfastse:
I noticed that you think Nascar is old technology. Let me see a F1 car run a 500 mile race with out blowing up. IT WILL NEVER HAPPEN!!!!!!
Not entirely true. The 4L V10 engine constructed by Engine Developments Inc. is actually a former Yamaha F1 engine. The no.16 Pescarolo used this engine to finish second at Le Mans this year; they completed 368 laps and over 3,100 miles.
Something that will REALLY never happen is a Cup motor turning 19,000 rpm.
Learn something new everyday, didn't know about F1 engines lasting that long. Hell, they [censored] and moaned when they wern't allowed to change engines after pratice (Look at all the engines that blew in the first few races after the rule change) . Look at the power bands and you will see why you will never see a Nascar engine turn 19K. F1 motors make all their power at 15-18K. Nascar makes almost that much at 8-9K. Don't get me wrong, we talking about different engines here. I don't expect them to perform the same since we are comparing apples to oranges.
The old saying that Nascar is for rednecks is just flat out ignorant. There are many company VP's that watch these races live and love them. If a company VP's making 6-7 figures is a redneck. I'll be a redneck anyday. What am I talking about, I am a redneck anyway.
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I maybe path914's B**** now, but wait until he needs his clutch done. We will see WHO is WHO's B**** then!
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Originally posted by my csvt:
i vote we start 2 threads. one for the anti-nascar crowd so thet can b**ch, moan, whine, cry, complain and berate nascar and its fans to thier hearts content without purposely trying to ruin the pro-nascar threads. the other will be for everybody who wants to talk about whats going on without all of the haters getting in the way with the "i hate nascar because..." chants.
who is with me
No, I think we should just say to heck with the whole darn conversation. I mean, I asked a simple question and there are "maybe" three posts that are on topic, out of 25.  
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