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Another problem is that these drivers are all corporate vanilla.
Mark Martin was my favorite driver, but for a whole lot of people, NASCAR died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
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Another problem is that these drivers are all corporate vanilla.
Mark Martin was my favorite driver, but for a whole lot of people, NASCAR died on the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500.
Junior Johnson passed away yesterday.
I'm shocked! Hadn't heard anything and there's nothing here or in the auto racing forum.
NASCAR was a lot more interesting to me when folks like Junior and Smokey ruled the roost.
We all must at least like NASCAR a little teency bit if we're here on this forum, right? I am a fan of college and NBA basketball, mlb baseball and college and nfl football. Car racing - man, I'd turn to the channel showing car racing and watch for a few minutes and get bored.
Even shows like Street Outlaws is pretty lame to me.
'Street Outlaws' - I watched it back when I was living in Dodge City, KS, and it was fizzling away by the time I moved to Grandview, MO. It's the characters like Chief and Nova that keep you interested in watching it. Those cars are crazy fast off the line and all the way down the road during those drag races.
Modern design of cars has been influenced by car racing. Friday night at work I turned the TV on just for something to be on in the background. Actually I was looking for some nfl football or nba basketball, but, what did I get? An old Elvis movie with car racing featured! It's an American staple!!
Having said that, I've never been to a car race of any kind and I seriously doubt that I ever will. That's not a putdown, though. If it works for you - go for it and enjoy it. We went to a bar in Thompson Falls, MT, one day. We were shooting pool and they had those old school TV's on showing a NASCAR race. This one woman was either getting tipsy or just plain flat out LOVES NASCAR. All of a sudden she screams at the top of her lungs "He hasn't even got gas yet!!!!"
Ya know when you recognize something about someone you've never met and you know it's deep down in their heart? That woman lived, ate and breathed NASCAR. We all laughed at that and still mention it every now and then to each other. NASCAR really gets in to many American's blood, dudes.
To any of you who have never been to the drags in person vs watching it on TV There is no comparison to say the least.
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