[Spridgets] Good News Regarding Nascar

Larry Macy lmacy at phillymgclub.com
Fri Oct 24 06:45:53 MDT 2008


And that is different from F1, how??

Larry Macy, Ph.D
78 Midget

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On Oct 24, 2008, at 6:57 AM, David Booker <tncarnut1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> --- On Thu, 10/23/08, Ed's Shop <shop at justbrits.com> wrote:
> Just how the Hell do you figure NASCAR is 'orchestrated', David??
>
>
> I say NASCAR is orchestrated because racing should be about the best
> combination of driver and vehicle winning a race.  That is bad for  
> business
> with NASCAR since they're all about selling licensed products as  
> opposed to
> finding out who has the best racing team.
>
> As soon as a team starts winning, they penalize them with weights or  
> other
> restrictions to the point that they are no better than 20 other  
> teams, all of
> which could win on any given day.  That's not racing, that's a movie  
> about
> racing.  Even with technology as old as what NASCAR uses, there  
> realistically
> can't be 20 teams that have it THAT figured out.
>
> I didn't mean they orchestrate a winner, they orchestrate a lack of  
> a clear
> winner, so people all over America can have a reasonale chance that  
> "their"
> driver will be the victor today.  Then they can share in the glory  
> because
> they have bought a bunch of licensed products with those colors and  
> numbers
> and display them on their shirts, shoes, coolers, flags, cars,  
> campers,
> tatoos, etc.
>
> ...Just my humble opinion, I know I'm in the minority on the  
> subject.  I don't
> realistically expect it to go away anytime soon, and we already have  
> SCCA
> racing which is kind of like Touring Car.  Just a shame to see all  
> those
> people flocking to a show instead of a race.  Thought I'd also see  
> if I could
> stir up a good discussion here ;-)
>
> - David Booker
> '71
> Midget
> Long Island
>
>
>
> From: Ed's Shop <shop at justbrits.com>
> Subject: RE: [Spridgets] Good News Regarding Nascar
> To: tncarnut1 at yahoo.com
> Date: Thursday, October 23, 2008, 2:55 PM
>
> <<(I get those two orchestrated "sports" mixed up all the time)
>>>
>
> And you don't HAVE to watch races<G>!!  Especially as much as I do!!
> And it DOES take a THINKING man to follow!!!
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