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  Good question ------ to a confusing issue.

  For the most part they are all one and the same in the SIM area.

  CHAMP CARS --------- INDY CARS ---------- CART are the same in sime,
except that terrible waste of time by ABC Interactive last year called
ROAD TO THE INDY 500.  I understand it was so bad and that the powers
that be were so possed, that the entire staff that developed it were
fired on the spot when presented to the "BRASS".

   THOSE were the new Indy cars called IRL ------ which stands for
INDY RACING LEAGUE --------------- they use stocl block but highly
modified engines ------ different chassis --------- and a multitude of
other things compared to CHAMP cars which use TURBOCHARGED special for
racing engines ----------- different chassis from IRL , etc  etc  etc.

  Hope that assist you in clearing up the confusion.

  Believe me -------------- many in the U.S.A. are just as confused by
the political bickering that brought about the TWO separate divisions
in the first place, and s a result ----------- NASCAR racing is the
largest spectator draw when it comes to motor racing in this country.

  Doug

How often do you see Indy cars

I find that there is MUCH more racing in CART (not IRL) than NASCAR anymore.
With restrictor plates and aerodynamic changes every week, the Winston Cup
boys are so equal that no one has more horsepower than anyone else to pass.
I would rather see Zanardi and Andretti sling shotting past each other 4
times a lap at Michigan than Gordon and Jarrett running side by side or in a
train for like 20 laps at a time!! But then that's my own personal taste.

All racers (except trials riders) try to see how much speed they can
get from their mounts...that's why it's called 'racing' and yes, it is
an integral part of the sport...certainly for the teams and drivers
and some of us fans.

Whew, opinionated.

What 'world' would that be?  I know people from other parts of the
'world' who would vehemently disagree.

Mine too :)

Mike

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That's

Oh please, they race on Oval tracks, thats not racing. Turn left, floor it,
turn left, floor it, repeat like 300 times, and go home. You call that
racing?

Ummm, NASCAR is the most popular form of racing in the world?  Only if
you consider that the world begins and ends in the USA. Statistically,
Formula One is the most popular form of racing in the world.

Hehe, for a big part of the American public that's just the case... ;^)

l8er
ronny

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Oh please, they race on Road tracks, thats not racing. Turn
left/right, floor it, turn left/right, floor it, repeat like 300
times, and go home. You call that racing?

or

Oh please, they do dragracing, thats not racing. Floor it, and go
home. You call that racing?

Racing is about being fast as possible, every formula has his
appeal/drawbacks.

Remco

Paul