Nascar...Do you get racing? And if so.. Whats the attraction?

Question

Hello!
I know alot of people get into the Nascar thing.. I do not get it myself? To me it seems very boring to watch! Now I appreciate that these drivers are really great! But going around and round in circles seems so blah! So.. Do you like it or loathe it? Start your engines!!

Answer 1

I have learned one thing from being a race fan for many years...if YOU don't get it...you never will. I have tried to convert several people but but if they don't get it, nothing can convince them that NASCAR is cool.

The simple answer is that this is competition. People have their favorite drivers, and their favorite teams to root for. I personally think that baseball sucks. But when the Cubs are winning, I can sit down and watch the game.

The thing that I don't understand is the extreme hatred towards the people who enjoy NASCAR from the people who don't get it. I have never seen a person who does not like football hurl stereo types and racial epitaphs at the fans who like football.

I don't consider myself a simple minded hick trailer dwelling sister loving red neck, but if that what you think of me, go toss a Garth Brooks salad music boy! Country sucks.

Answer 2

You know, If NASCAR were to collapse tomorrow, It wouldn't bother me a bit. I've been a fan of NASCAR for over 30 years, but the last few have really gotten on my nerves. It has come to the point that on Sundays, when the NASCAR race is on, I will turn to the CORR race (I can't stand CORR and that frigging Marty Reid, I'd rather watch WSORR, but they don't start airing races till November), just because it isn't NASCAR. If there's no CORR, I watch either ARCA, or WoO Late Models or Sprints. If there's nothing else on, I will watch NASCAR.

It's really a shame that I can't take the time to personally introduce every person that says they hate NASCAR to the world of NASCAR. There's so much more that goes on behind the scenes that make a race that much more interesting. It's not all just a bunch of cars goping around in a circle. There's strategy, timing, and a lot of other things going on. I used to watch every second of NASCAR coverage that was on TV, including qualifying, practice, and RPM2Nite (the origin of NASCAR Now). When race day rolled around, I knew what to watch for, who to watch, who was starting where, who was in a back-up car, and why they were, plus any other info that was pertinent to the race that day.

Answer 3

Well Mr. Music man... either you like it ... or you don't.. you can't be in the middle..

As for me.. you can put me anywhere on the track... and you can bet your sweet ***.. it will be fun till the end !!!

My man is none other than... ( start the drum roll )...thata boy... Mr. Dale Earnhardt Jr..... yupper... you can find that man behind the wheel of the number 8 car.. ( for now that is) next year it will number 88... WOOOO HOOOO....

You ask what makes Nascar so exciting... good lord.. its the start of the engines.. the race to the pit stops.... the rubbin of the bumpers... the cheering of the crowd....to the last five laps where anything can happen.. ..

WHEW !!!! gettin excited just thinking about it...

Hummmm.... so you don't think going around and around in a circle is fun eh.... well how about you join me for a few rounds...and then you can tell me if you find it exciting..

Cmon.. Mr. Music man.... start my engine !!!

Answer 4

i love nascar! there is something about fast cars and the unpredictability of when and who is going to be involved in the wrecks and who is gonna make it to the front. Following a driver makes it about where he is gonna finish and in the grand scheme of things, if he will be in the chase, or not.

Either you have the nascar bug or you don't. it attracts some while it doesn't for others, thats how it is for everything.

Answer 5

i love it...a racing league with the best drivers in the world driving high speeds in the fastest cars in the world on the race tracks in some of the most glamorous parts in the world, and the engine sounds so powerful, not to mention all of the technology that goes into the sport every year....i love formula one

take what i just put up and think the complete opposite and you have nascar, or as i call it.....sleep aid

Answer 6

My advice to you is to jump in head first. Go to an actual race. I hated it before I got married but since my husband loves it I had to learn to love it too. He took me to the Talladega race. There's so much excitement and the fans just feed off one another's energy. Also, Nascar is about the only sport left that hasn't been corrupted by drugs and all that other crap. It's still "pure" in a sense.

Answer 7

I start my engine in my Sportsman class Stock Car every friday & Saturday nites in my home state at 2 different race tracks and I also love Nascar and am a fan of it and other types of racing!!!!

Answer 8

Here's the deal, kid. Thank God there's more than one kind of racing. Thank God again that there are other things that you can enjoy. Because no one asked your permission to enjoy NASCAR. In fact, no one asked your permission to like or dislike anything. Some people really like NASCAR. In fact, it's often a bigger draw than the NFL or MLB. The Angels can't even sell out a home game, but Fontana will pack nearly 100,000 people into the stands to watch a Nextel race. Sometimes I like to watch NASCAR, sometimes I don't. Sometimes they drive on an oval, sometimes they drive a road course. Here's how you should word your question, and any others like it. "I don't care for ______. I know that it is my personal opinion, but I would like to know how other people feel about it." That way, you don't offend so many people.

Answer 9

Dude..you need to go to a race...The sound of the engines, the fans, the drivers, speed, action, its a adrenaline rush...I've been around it all my life, and thats a long time..Once you go. you will be addicted...TV coverage especially now on ABC, totally sucks...Its 100% better in person.. Its a exciting experience you will never forget, and you will not be able to wait till the next race...Like right now...I'm so ready for martinsville this weekend...can't wait...Yep, I'm a Nascar Addict..and loving every minute of it.....

Go Dale Jr & HMS in 2008

Answer 10

I HATE NASCAR also, but IndyCar is freakin awesome!!!!!! They have a lot of road courses (they have a lot of turns) Even though I hate NASCAR, you shouldn't put a question in the NASCAR category saying that you hate it!!! If you want to put it in auto racing, you should have put it in the F1 category, or the IRL category!!!!! And also, it is not just going around in circles!! You try to pass people, which is hard, at 175 to 220 mph!!! Id like to see you do that!!!!!!! There is sooooo much strategy in racing. Most people like you don't even know what ur talking about when you start saying that you hate NASCAR. I hate baseball, but I actually know a lot about it and have gone to many games.