[Shotimes] Camry in Winston Cup 2007

[Ron Nottingham]

F.1 is now more "follow the leader" than any other sport.  Very little
passing, even in the back of the pack.  Nascar now has more lead changes
than any other top tier pro motorsport.  As far as Vintage racing, now there
are more rules about "how" to race than anything else (no passing on
corners, can only pass on straights with enough room ,etc). Vintage racing
is almost an oxymoron, they need to call it a Vintage parade. The best
racing is the non-pro SCCA events.  Don't worry about watching the leader,
as he will usually lead from start to finish.  Watch the "other" guys/gals.
When I go see Trans Am, Grand Am, or ALMS events, I enjoy watching the
support races better.  Some of those racers in the middle and back of the
pack give it 210%!!!  They just screw up all the time, and have some cool
spins and off track forays.

Ron N. - Dalton, GA
90 SHO
(I've had my share of spins and off track forays :-)

----- Original Message -----
From: <BJamesjr@aol.com>
To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 28, 2002 10:28 PM
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Camry in Winston Cup 2007


> >Too many damn rules and restrictions, with F1 being the worst.
>
> Yes, but F1 can be real racing.  The outcome of the race can be in the
hands
> of the driver more than some other races.  I used to watch NHRA but
otherwise
> I'm not a serious racing fan.  I have watched various races including
Nascar
> where the drivers played "follow the leader" around the track.  I have
> watched F1 where the drivers were serious about beating the other drivers.
> At that race you could only see a small portion of the track but I noticed
> that frequently the lead changed with every lap.  I was watching a chicane
> and a corner and could see how the drivers were agressive at trying to
> overtake rather than just following the leader.  The vintage races and
sports
> car races the day before were totally different- just the old "follow the
> leader".
>
> (This F1 race was about 15 years ago, I haven't watched F1 much since.)
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