Good bye F1, hello NASCAR...

[rab]

kung thrill lang naman, MotoGP na siyempre. hehehe.

thrilling din naman ang Nascar mas lalo na sa last 10 laps. from a spectators point maganda manood ng Nascar kasi upo ka kahit saan makikita mo buong action sa race track pwera na lang kapag nasa Watkins Glen at ibang street circuits.

[redorange]

kung thrill lang naman, MotoGP na siyempre. hehehe.

thrilling din naman ang Nascar mas lalo na sa last 10 laps. from a spectators point maganda manood ng Nascar kasi upo ka kahit saan makikita mo buong action sa race track pwera na lang kapag nasa Watkins Glen at ibang street circuits.

Your point is exactly why it's popular you can watch the full race live unlike road courses like Watkins, Laguna Seca, Infeneon Raceway(Sears Point).

[cardo]

How many laps does the average NASCAR race last? 200? 300 laps?

[bardigones]

ovals... :D

[theveed]

Demolition derby padin... hehehe...

Unless mga ala Lightning McQueen nasa NASCAR talaga

[wildthing]

for me WRC is still the best...pero mind you the only stock in the car used here is the body shape...the rest are all modified...

JPM is hardly noticeable in F1 (if not only for his good looks hindi sisikat ng husto yun). Si Schummi walang good looks...he just drives well with a well built car period.

Nascar...if not for the movies and cartoons made with it...hindi ito sisikat.

Try driving the nascar circuit even on the lowly computer games...it gets boring after the 10th lap....

[empy]

i'm not sure why NASCAR is popular - i'm not into it and don't get it - but i can tell you that here in the Southern US it is more a religion than it is a sport. people buy the road versions of their favorite driver's cars, they buy all the gear, go on road trips to follow the races around, even paint the logos on their houses or tattoo them on their bodies.

perhaps NASCAR did a great job of going into smaller markets where there were not a lot of sporting alternatives back then...so it's become the primary mode of entertainment and a way of life for some people here.

and before i hear any stupid comments about rednecks and hicks - it's not just low-income people who follow it...some very wealthy people, business execs, entrepreneurs, etc. that i know like it as well.

[squala]

Probably it's NASCAR's sheer fun that translates to its success. Despite using technology of yestercentury, spectators look for excitement, and the addition of Montoya possibly doubles the sensation. Your loss, F1.

[rab]

another reason why Nascar is successful it's because majority of the drivers have white American sounding names, like Johnson, Stewart, Newman, etc. People shied away from CART because they can't relate to drivers with unfamiliar foreign names.

[redorange]

another reason why Nascar is successful it's because majority of the drivers have white American sounding names, like Johnson, Stewart, Newman, etc. People shied away from CART because they can't relate to drivers with unfamiliar foreign names.

Actually CART was very popular(more than NASCAR) until the fight started between CART and the Indy Speedway owner Tony George and he started the IRL. CART was then changed to Champ Car but it was never the same since they split the drivers and teams in 1996. I remember in 1992 Nigel Mansell won F1 and in 1993 he won the CART championship after he took over Michael Andretti's ride in CART because Andretti went to F1. Mansell is still the only driver to hold both championships at the same time.

[scarab]

....and these white folks love the long and grueling 200-300 lap races. i once watched a NASCAR "shootout" race (30 laps lang siya), konti spectators.

[rab]

gusto nila long races para maenjoy nila yung beer mas matagal habang nanonood sa race track.

[slip-slick]

every sport needs a bad boy (rodman-basketball, maradona-futbol) they add excitement to the mix. i like watching and waiting for what antics JPM will do in his races. just imagine if everyone is a good boy, that would be boring! i for one will miss not seeing montoya in F1.

[scarab]

....ingat lang si JPM sa NASCAR. i was watching a clip sa sportsplus. ibang klase silang magka-initan dun, batuhan ng helmet tapos meron pang hahabulin ka sa gitna ng race track on foot!

[IPSG_SlimShady]

....ingat lang si JPM sa NASCAR. i was watching a clip sa sportsplus. ibang klase silang magka-initan dun, batuhan ng helmet tapos meron pang hahabulin ka sa gitna ng race track on foot!

Not to mention that the wives and girlfriends of NASCAR drivers have a long history of literally fighting it out woman-style sa mismong pit garages.

Here's the latest girl fight at NASCAR:
http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn...ic.php?t=82338

[empy]

the problem is, JP isn't really a "bad boy" of F1. he's more like a "whiny boy" in my opinion

[Driv3er]

nascar = boring

for really exciting racing, check out the BTCC or DTM :D

[jojo_mouth2]

i dont get bored on every motorsports i watch.... may it be F1, wrc, dakar rally (& other desert gruelling races), nascar, indy, euro sedans etc... i love motorsports!

[wrecker]

NASCAR is sooo boring to me.

it's still F1 and WRC for me... of course sarap din panoorin ng D1 and similar events

[mantoy]

i think the whiners in F1 are those boys victimized by jpm's aggresive overtaking maneuvers. i'm not a fan of jpm but i think i will miss his daring moves in f1 that provide excitement for a viewer like me. now who's gonna provide that 'excitement'? kimi? nah. schumi? nah. alonso? nah. heheheheh!