Fw: SPOILER: F-1 results. Complaints, anyone? (Michael Riebs / Audi V8)

[Michael Riebs / Audi V8]

> >First of all, I keep seeing WOB - what exactly does that mean??
> Waste Of Bandwidth

Thanks!

> >Third, how about the GT or Touring (what's that - Trans Am?)
> championships.
> >Now to me, that's really racing, and there IS Audi content there,
> >considering Derek Bell, and (Gallotti? or who?) one other Audi A4 entry.
>
> Fine, but you weren't talking about that series, and I didn't say that
series
> had NAC.  Why not mention the article in the latest European Car profiling
> the Instook/Intrax S4 racing in the GrandAm series?  Why not talk about
> the Abt team's recent DTM win at Zolder?

Yeah, yeah. The point is, I was trying to figure out why these that you
mention, along with the others that "IMHO" require more skill than NASCAR
aren't more popular in the US. Maybe I came off wrong in my posts. I'm
finding out allot lately that I'm not as consice with my language as I think
I am.

The thing is - I was trying to look at NASCAR objectively, and see what the
fascination was with that over all the "real" racing - on a road course -
with cars you can actually buy in the showroom, or at least something
similar. Racing a "beefed up" version of a showroom car, as opposed to a
purpose built steel frame with a skin.

I know you are now going to bite at me about F1 not being showroom, and
certainly being purpose built - but then again - they don't claim to be
"stock cars".

> >My biggest objection to NASCAR is, that if you're going to race "stock
> cars"
<SNIP>
> >From what you first posted, it seemed your objection was based on old,
> overweight drivers who couldn't compete with "*really* fast cars."  Why
not
> point out that they're all Southern rednecks while you're at it?  That
would
> be new one...  If you had voiced your "biggest" objection instead of
> stereotyping the drivers, maybe the reaction would be different.  I am a
big
> fan of the "run what ya brung" style of racing, and I agree that NASCAR
> shouldn't refer to them as "stock cars."

Cool! Why aren't there more like you and me? That's the big question I want
an answer to, and the reason I started to look at NASCAR.