The hypocrisy of NASCAR

[KC native]

Originally Posted by Saccogoo

My vote goes to the World Rally Cup, but the Formula/Le Mans series is a close second in terms of being "the best" in overall racing skills.

Rally is awesome but impossible to watch. I used to follow it religiously too but Speed doesn't really cover it anymore. I'm still sticking with Formula 1

Originally Posted by Saggysack

They do more than turn left. Anyone that says they just turn left is completely naive of what it takes to turn a 3400lb stock car. A stock car slips and slides all over the place. If you're only turning left, you would never make it around 1 lap. F1 drivers are superior? Hardly. Each driver in F1 and NASCAR are both highly talented. I'm pretty sure Juan Pablo Montoya, multiple F1 winner, Indy 500 winner, CART champion, Rolex 24 winner, who now drives in NASCAR, would highly disagree with you conclusion.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_IfM5X7QIU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmvkXxQySrI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bp5P5rk4Fts

It's hard to imagine where do you guys come up with this nonsense. It simply reeks of naivete of not knowing what the **** you are talking about.

Are the tracks not circles? I don't dog NASCAR like a lot of racing snobs. The drivers are talented however their races are boring. The run two road courses a year and everything else is on an oval track.

I used to watch NASCAR every weekend so I'm not naive as to what it takes for them to run a race. I respect the drivers however I feel their version of the sport is boring. There are too many caution flags (which always seem to come out at opportune times for race leaders or when the leaders get too far out in front of the pack).

Finally, Juan Pablo Montoya sucked in Formula 1. He would compete on occassion but was never an elite driver. Look at Micheal Schumacher, Allonso, or Lewis Hamilton if you want to see a good example of an F1 driver.