> 1) How was the competition for tenth through twenty second? Must have been
> exciting wondering who was going to drop out of the "race" next.
> 2) I guess two hours is too much time to devote to watching a "race." Why
> spend all that time when all you have to watch in an F1 "race" is the battle
> into the first turn. Then you can turn the "race" off, confident in the
> knowledge that you have just seen the only passing for the lead to occur for
> the entire "race."
Comparing Nascar to F1 is a joke. 1 or maybe 2 Nascar races/year is
more than enough for me. Once you get over the roar of the engines and
the speed shots it's all over. The only reason I see Nascar as being so
successful in the U.S. is because it's the family sedan out there doin
200mph. Same thing here in Aus with the touring cars and the heavy Ford
Vs GM thing. That aside, I'd say Nascar lovers race arcade sims and
F1/Cart lovers are into the proper (very snobby here) sims.
Now, lets have a look at CART Vs F1. Firstly, F1 barely has the
right to call itself F1 anymore. F1 has always meant to me the most open
form of motorsport on planet Earth bar none. Over the last decade we
have seen the clueless rules makers actually seek ways to make the cars
slower and kill inovations like ABS and Active suspension. The only good
thing they have done recently is get rid of that ridiculous traction
control nonsense. Still, to me, F1 is easily the most entertaining form
of motorsport there is. It's just so much more professional than
anything else and the people involved in it are massively dedicated.
Also, F1 drivers are second to none. Mansell goes CART and bingo.
Andretti comes to F1 and is simply outclassed completely. Blundell, a
lower level F1 driver excelling in CART. Jacques takes 3 seasons to get
a F1 title in the best car. Etc. However, CART has a very big thing
going for it - similar machinary and the accompanying test of drivers.
It's very interesting watching ex F1 drivers competing with similar
machinary. Losing Indy was a blow but CART has come a long way from
having Indy as it's centre piece.
All in all, the superiority of F1 is still obvious and the sights
and sounds are brilliant. Also, the characters of the ultra competitive
drivers adds to things dramatically. You can't beat tradition!
Coulthard's actions at the Aus GP made me spew. I was suprised he didn't
give Mika a big sloppy kiss in the post race interview - probably not
ready to come out of the closet yet. There we were, watching in
anticipation to see if Mika could catch and pass Davey poo when Davey
poo decides to move over and let his lover pass. Hopeless! Maybe these
guys are related to the F1 rules makers.
Come to think of it it seems racing is in a slump everywhere. Can't
get a perfect sim! Can't have a perfect F1 series. Modify the tracks or
build new ones and lets see 1500hp race trim turbo F1 cars with ABS,
Active Susp, BIG *** etc and lets see who can build the most awesome
cars and who can drive them! (Shit, did I type all that?)
