RE: alfa-digest V9 #338

["Peter Webb" <webb.p@domain.elided>]

European Touring car, from my observation, has just as much fender banging
as NASCAR.

I'm not a fan of NASCAR.  In fact it bores me to tears.   But as a car
enthusiast any racing is excellent.   Someone here once coined the phrase,
"Its good to go very, very fast".

Now drag racing is another story.   You can't have that much fun in 5
seconds once you get past 18 years old.

-Peter

P.S.  Agreed on the condescending tone of CM Smith.   I'm surprised this is
the first time anyone has noticed.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-alfa@domain.elided [mailto:owner-alfa@domain.elided]On Behalf Of
George Graves
Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2003 4:57 PM
To: alfa@domain.elided
Subject: Re: alfa-digest V9 #338


I agree with you about the condescending attitude displayed in Mr.
Smith's comments, but I must say that I am one American car nut who
simply does not understand NASCAR racing. Its not that the concept or
the rules and strategies escape me, its simply that the point escapes
me. Go fast and turn left? Where's the appeal in that? Add to that the
fact that the cars look like American junker sedans yet have not one
component in common with them (even the headlights are decals) and I
fail to understand the fascination my fellow countrymen have with this
particular form of racing. And while I'm sure that it's exciting and
challenging to compete in these races; from a spectator point of view,
It all seems so incredibly boring (unless there's a wreck - maybe
that's the appeal, the old gladiator-like blood lust). I'm not knocking
it, understand, I just don't understand the fascination. Now, if we
were talking the European Touring Car Championships with Alfas racing
all season, now THAT'S racing! :->

George Graves
'86 GTV-6
now with 3.0 liter 'S' engine
and Power Steering


On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 02:24 PM, alfa-digest wrote:

>
> Date: Thu, 13 Mar 2003 12:56:57 -0800 (PST)
> From: Jerry in Houston <glewis4457@domain.elided>
> Subject: Re: Americans and F1
>
> Again, in his usual inelegant style, Mr. Smith
> proceeds to tell us how stupid Americans are because
> they, in very large numbers, prefer a different style
> of auto racing than he...as if only those who agree
> with his idea of racing style are capable of
> intelligent thought....AND they do not understand F1,
> as if there is some deep inner insight required to
> appreciate F1....and Mr. Smith is our Yoda.  Europeans
> must be getting dumber as US NASCAR racing is now
> syndicated to the Euro TV market...don't know exactly
> where or what parts.  He, on the other hand, is
> certainly knowledgeable of all the ins and outs of all
> kinds of racing thus his pronouncements displaying his
> superior grasp of all things automotive and the
> inticacies of all forms of motor racing.
>
> Jerry in Houston
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