F1 vs Indycar vs NASCAR vs WRC

mr_m0nks · Post by **mr_m0nks** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:06 pm

which is the most popular here at Shmups??

FIL · Post by **FIL** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:42 pm

Tractor Pull

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 1:58 pm

motoGP

but of the listed WRC or F1..

Post by **Shatterhand** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 2:34 pm

I am a big fan of F1 since I was a kid. Ayrton Senna is a hero.

Nuke · Post by **Nuke** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:20 pm

The only motorsport I watch is the local one http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IiIe1ywMFfg

sven666 · Post by **sven666** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 3:32 pm

Shatterhand wrote: Ayrton Senna is a hero.

agreed, its been a long time since F1 had any real motoring heros now

sadly one of our times bigest motorcyclng heroes recently passed aswell, Martin Finnegan.. RIP
heres an excellent vid celebrating his memory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MDz8MhF0qM

he could truly outride anything, anywhere and at any time, i have a DVD with a onboard footage from a couple of his laps at isle of man.. it is gutwrenching just watching it and i used to race motorbikes myself

Limbrooke · Post by **Limbrooke** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 4:14 pm

Shatterhand wrote:I am a big fan of F1 since I was a kid. Ayrton Senna is a hero.

Ayrton Senna was a pure driver and easily one of the best Formula 1 has ever seen. For my generation, I became interested because of Senna(after Imola '94). Having said that, I think Formula 1 was interesting, until 1999 or so. I think the last couple seasons have been ok with the likelihood of a new winner every-so-often.

WRC is also very interesting as the usage of near retail cars. Group B certainly was an interesting class, but like F1 now, I rarely watch anything.

indstr · Post by **indstr** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:21 pm

Rally of course. Not because I actually watch it (don't care to watch any motorsports), but because the video games are fun. Travelling around mountains and powersliding on dirt and ice and stuff is way more fun than going around in circles on pavement any day!

Plus Richard burns rally had some of the most realistic physics ever. Fantastic game

Vexorg · Post by **Vexorg** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:29 pm

Of the listed choices, I'd have to say that F1 is the favorite in my family (my parents have dogs named Imola and Minardi, if that's any indication,) although I do have to say American Le Mans Series is another of my favorites. I've been to the Utah Grand Prix for two of the three years that it's been run, and I'm currently planning to head down to Laguna Seca for the season finale race there in October. I wrote a post on my Blog not too long ago with a bunch of photos from last year's race. One of these days I'd like to go see an F1 race somewhere in Europe, but I figure that's not going to happen for quite a while.

trivial · Post by **trivial** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 6:40 pm

Rally, I don't watch sports.

VNAF Ace · Post by **VNAF Ace** » Mon Jun 09, 2008 3:05 am

The IndyCar Series.*

No other major racing series in the world challenges its drivers with a balanced mix of oval/road/street racing. The 2008 IndyCar Series comprises of races at 11 ovals, 3 road courses, and 5 street courses. The 2009 IndyCar Series will most likely feature a 50/50 mix of oval racing and road/street racing.

Compared to F1, the IndyCar Series is more of a driver's series instead an engineer's series. And it's more competitive than F1 with much more passing and many more drivers and teams capable of winning races.

* The split in American open wheel racing (that lasted from 1996 - 2007) ended earlier this year with the reunification of the Champ Car World Series and IndyCar Series.

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