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Originally Posted by mattdavis11 View Post
I never understood the love affair with F1, Cart, Indy or whatever it's called. I've never seen a car that resembles them on the street, outside of the prowler, and occasional hot rod. What's the point? OTOH, I see drivers wrecked on the road while trying to beat the others to work every day. I also see the Michael Waltrips and Dick Trickles driving in the "groove" congesting our highways. NASCAR can be related to everyday life, making sense of its existence, high horsepower go carts, not so much.
I think it has to do with the technology and pushing the limits of what is possible. F1 cars require real superhuman dexterity (and money!) to operate and Im inspired by the depth of the engineering and innovation that each F1 car exemplifies.

I do enjoy NASCAR however for the drama. It can be terribly uneventful at times, but once I was able to get my head around the "back story" of the season I was able to enjoy more of the racing.
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