RE: Five things we didn't know about NASCAR

[B'stard Child]

Crafty_ said:

Weekend at the British gp have 3 days of racing for £125 so actually a bit cheaper than the above.

Well prices have come down since I last went it seems

[Ozzie Osmond]

Crafty_ said:

Weekend at the British gp have 3 days of racing for £125 so actually a bit cheaper than the above.

....presumably general admission with no seating. Not the same thing at all.

[B'stard Child]

Ozzie Osmond said:

Crafty_ said:

Weekend at the British gp have 3 days of racing for £125 so actually a bit cheaper than the above.

....presumably general admission with no seating. Not the same thing at all.

I have no idea - last time I went it cost me nearly £300 for two days with a grandstand seat and on race day it took me 6 hours to get home (normal journey time would be 2 hours) - I said never again and I've not been back since

[h0b0]

I drove a "NASCAR" a few years ago and I took a truck on the oval last week. If you are ever in the US you have to give it a try. Got taken out by a professional driver first to see how it was done. He was racing on the same course that evening and did not hold back when he drove me. Then, jump in the truck and stick your foot down for 12 laps. The noise is insane.

[tgx]

Turbobanana said:

It's always puzzled me how unstable these things look.

It's worse than it looks. The cars are effectively in a constant drift around the turns.
Juan Pablo once did an interview where he said, "There are no brakes...I mean no brakes."
So apparently hauling down the power is pretty tough as well. I think I read somewhere that the
tires only have like 5psi of air pressure. I have a used tire at my house from Sterling Marlin's qualifying car in 1998's Charlotte race. I don't think the tire weighs more than 10 pounds. I have it hanging on my wall with a coat hook.

These cars are effectively ice skating at 180+ mph.

[tgx]

tenfour said:

NASCAR is an amazing spectacle. Some of the best motorsport I've watched.

I defy anyone not to come away from a big race with the urge to fk their sister and drink piss-water beer

ROTFLMAO...You've been in the Taladega infield.

[B'stard Child]

tgx said:

tenfour said:

NASCAR is an amazing spectacle. Some of the best motorsport I've watched.

I defy anyone not to come away from a big race with the urge to fk their sister and drink piss-water beer

ROTFLMAO...You've been in the Taladega infield.

I've been there....... It's a bit weird