Anyone Else Like NASCAR?

Guitar4God · 08-23-2009, 09:53 PM

I watch to see if there are crashes. If none, then I switch channels. I dislike when the stations breakaway when the rescue begins. Also, I do not understand the points system - and that could be because I do not follow the sport.

**scared2mosh** · 08-23-2009, 09:59 PM

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Originally Posted by tmlfan123

I stand corrected.

Actual, it is a big difference. If they were driving in circles, they would never hold the wheel straight at all.

If I had to guess they probably can't turn right as well as they can turn left.

mulletman · 08-23-2009, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by scared2mosh

If I had to guess they probably can't turn right as well as they can turn left.

They can't. The whole car sits crooked on a flat surface. The suspension is set up for only left turns, unless it's one of the two races per year that they turn right....

Those two races are super entertaining, by the way. Watching NASCARs all pile into right hand sharp turns..... hilarious.

penguinofwar · 08-23-2009, 11:19 PM

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**dogfood** · 08-25-2009, 06:21 AM

do they ever race clockwise?

mulletman · 08-25-2009, 09:33 AM

No. They don't.

**redbaron** · 08-26-2009, 12:29 AM

my main problem isn't that it's won by the tactician in the booth high above the track, or that they don't turn right.

Nope, it's the fact that the cars have fewer parts in common with their street going namesakes than the average bicycle.

If they forced manufacturers to at least pretend to build the cars based on their production vehicles we'd see fewer bland FWD family economobiles, and more interesting drivers cars.

Look at the cars of the 70's and 80's in stock car racing compared to today.

mulletman · 08-26-2009, 12:30 AM

Absolutely. Like I said before, actual stock car racing would be awesome.

**redbaron** · 08-26-2009, 02:01 AM

let's start a petition

penguinofwar · 08-26-2009, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by The Phantom Mullet

Like I said before, actual stock car racing would be awesome.

What do you mean by this?

I've never really been a fan of nascar. Actually, most people I know don't like nascar at all. I do think its fun to make fun of though...

**thesteve** · 08-26-2009, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by penguinofwar

What do you mean by this?

I've never really been a fan of nascar. Actually, most people I know don't like nascar at all. I do think its fun to make fun of though...

I'm guessing he's talking about taking cars in their stock forum and racing them, but I could be mistaken.

Also this thread is getting bounced to Sports...where that mod can decide if it fits in Sports or Cars better.

mulletman · 08-26-2009, 09:37 PM

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Originally Posted by penguinofwar

What do you mean by this?

I've never really been a fan of nascar. Actually, most people I know don't like nascar at all. I do think its fun to make fun of though...

See below.

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Originally Posted by thesteve

I'm guessing he's talking about taking cars in their stock forum and racing them, but I could be mistaken.

Also this thread is getting bounced to Sports...where that mod can decide if it fits in Sports or Cars better.

This. NASCAR stands for National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing. Stock = straight from the showroom floor. As it is now, all of the cars used in NASCAR are identical. Every single one. It would be cool if they went back to actually having manufacturers run cars that were truly stock. Meaning, I could run down to my local Chevy dealer and buy that exact model, if I wanted to.