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cheesemoney, I hate NASCAR too. I'm from New York, where nobody gives two shits about racing. Then I get stationed in Tennessee. Florida and Virginia for 8 years, and have had this argument about a thousand times with the rednecks I've met. I've been forced to watch a race (as part of a deal where some Billy Bob had to sit through a Yankees-Sox game, with running commentary by me) so we could each understand the other one's sport better. I have to admit, you DO need to be in great physical condition to drive in a race. NASCAR drivers are extremely susceptible to becoming dehydrated during a race. They are routinely subjected to hot in-car temperatures of up to 130 F and usually have a hard time replacing all the fluid and electrolytes they lose through sweat. A NASCAR driver can lose 3 quarts, or 6 pounds of fluid during a three-hour race, or as much as a professional football player can lose during a three-hour practice. I doubt ANY video gamer has ever dehydrated like that.
I agree with gov, much of NASCAR is set up, like Earnhardt Jr. winning at Daytona the year after his father died, the rule changes from race to race designed to keep some drivers down, others up, and the general way NASCAR is marketed.
I don't like NASCAR. I hate it. If it could disappear tomorrow, I'd be willing to give up the NHL in exchange so I'd never have to hear about this driver or see Calvin peeing on a number or Jeff Gordon on the Pepsi machine at the exchange. There are millions of people who agree with me. But that doesn't make it not a sport, cheese.
And please, STOP comparing it to playing video games. In fact, don't mention them again in this thread because it makes you sound juvenile and asinine.
-Mikey
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