Actually, I knew a few drag racers once upon a time. Far from being
WWFesque nonsense (see NASCAR for that), it has an interesting, almost zen
flavor to it. Almost like surfing -- forever searching for the perfect run.
Not my motorsports cup of tea but there is definitely more subtlety to it
than is apparent at first glance.
I also plead guilty to being amused by 4000 hp nitro-burning Chrysler
Hemis...
Regards,
John Rosevear
ps: Shouldn't the "greatest" drag racing event by definition be in
California, where the whole sport started?
pps: The USGP isn't the "greatest event of its kind". I'd nominate Spa for
the track or Monza for the atmosphere. And yeah, I was at Indy last
September. It was fun, but it wasn't Monza. Or Spa. Or Silverstone, for
that matter. Tony's gotta do a lot of work on that infield before the Indy
road course can hope to compete with the classics. IMHO they should have
found a way to run it at the Glen, but nobody asked me.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: APSF1@aol.com [mailto:APSF1@aol.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 28, 2001 10:16 AM
> To: Tombread@aol.com; vintage-race@autox.team.net
> Subject: Greatest Events!!!!!
>
>
> In a message dated 2/28/01 10:00:13 AM, Tombread@aol.com writes:
>
> >Tom Butters
> >The Greens Fork Group
> >Creative communications
> >765.886.5098
> >No City in the history of racing has ever hosted the four
> greatest events
> >of
> >their kind,
> >as we do here with the Indianapolis 500, the US Grand Prix,
> the Brickyard
> >400
> >and the NHRA US Nationals.
>
> Greatest events in the history of racing " the NHRA US Nationals"
>
> Are you kidding! Where's Vince McMan (sic) of the WWF when
> you need him.
>
> Scott
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