Nascar press conference

[John Cassidy/Sallyann Mulcahy]

Lawrence,

I am a much bigger fan of F1 and CART than Nascar.  I'm not here trying to
defend Nascar's politics or archaic design.  I agree that Nascar races are
much more similar to bumper cars in their driving "technique".  At on point
in the race, during a pit entrance, Dale Earnhardt rear ended another driver
while trying to hold off another.   Darrel Waltrip, anouncing, mentioned
Dale didn't know how to drive a car without the front end all smashed in.

However, I beg to differ your statement that it is rare for a F! car to
become airborne.  It happens everytime the wheels overlap and touch!  I've
seen it live at Monte Carlo, and many times on the tube.

In addition, in a head on collision with the wall, the driver's feet and
legs legs in an F1 car are almost always crushed.

Just $0.2 worth.

JC