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wild1poet2 · 02-20-2006, 12:33 PM

I wasn't knocking NASCAR or the skills required. It just amazes me that it is so popular!! Man, its bigger than hockey. Hockey, bowling, golf all require skill but they don't garner the fan base NASCAR does. Its not just motorheads. Housewives and their families turn out to make a day of it and cheer for their favorite drivers. Why do all the laundry detergent companies pay for logo placement on their cars. So maybe I get watching it live, but TV coverage? I think you lose something there on TV. A sense of speed and visceral danger. Yet, its big.

Hey, I love hockey. Played it for close to 40 years. It takes skill and split second playmaking. But I don't enjoy watching it on TV. You just have to be there. It doesn't telecast well.

Maybe NASCAR is the "Peoples Race". For the masses. In production lookalike cars American's identify with it and can pretend that they could get out there and bump draft with the best. LOL

02-20-2006, 12:33 PM	#29
wild1poet2 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Boston area Posts: 327	This is interesting in a perverse sorta way I wasn't knocking NASCAR or the skills required. It just amazes me that it is so popular!! Man, its bigger than hockey. Hockey, bowling, golf all require skill but they don't garner the fan base NASCAR does. Its not just motorheads. Housewives and their families turn out to make a day of it and cheer for their favorite drivers. Why do all the laundry detergent companies pay for logo placement on their cars. So maybe I get watching it live, but TV coverage? I think you lose something there on TV. A sense of speed and visceral danger. Yet, its big. Hey, I love hockey. Played it for close to 40 years. It takes skill and split second playmaking. But I don't enjoy watching it on TV. You just have to be there. It doesn't telecast well. Maybe NASCAR is the "Peoples Race". For the masses. In production lookalike cars American's identify with it and can pretend that they could get out there and bump draft with the best. LOL __________________ '04 Black Boxster, 18" Carerra wheels "If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space."