Author Topic: Nascar In Car (Read 553 times)

Pfunk · « **on:** February 15, 2004, 01:48:19 PM »

All I can say is WOW, charter is doing a free preview of the Daytona 500 In Car camera package. I was never a real big race fan but WOW this is the only way to watch races, your choice of 7 drivers, Stewart,Earnhardt,Biffle, and others all with in car audio b/t driver and crew.

Heater · « **Reply #1 on:** February 15, 2004, 03:43:22 PM »

Link please

Pfunk · « **Reply #2 on:** February 15, 2004, 03:51:42 PM »

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Originally posted by Heater
Link please

no link, it is through charter cable

Creamo · « **Reply #3 on:** February 15, 2004, 03:56:47 PM »

Regular coverage is intense enough, man this is great stuff.

Cougar68 · « **Reply #4 on:** February 15, 2004, 04:15:32 PM »

Careful now, the F1/Rally elitists will be along soon to tell you just how much NASCAR sucks when compared to *cough* "real" racing.

Cougar

john9001 · « **Reply #5 on:** February 15, 2004, 04:43:39 PM »

real racing dosn't stop when the track gets a little "damp"

Pfunk · « **Reply #6 on:** February 15, 2004, 04:45:26 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
real racing dosn't stop when the track gets a little "damp"

180-190 mph tire to tire, bumper to bumper, its amazing how often the cars in Nascar bump each other going this fast, with the InCar thing you see it all.

Cougar68 · « **Reply #7 on:** February 15, 2004, 04:48:29 PM »

Real racing doesn't involve a flag that forces a driver to let another pass.

Finishes in real races are decided by tenths or hundredths of a second, not minutes or laps.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #8 on:** February 15, 2004, 07:12:13 PM »

NASCAR sucks, but that is a cool way to broadcast it. I think Bernie is working on something along these lines.

capt. apathy · « **Reply #9 on:** February 15, 2004, 07:25:59 PM »

I can see the apeal to racing, I just can't see the apeal to watching it.

I just don't get the spectator angle, you sit, you watch, you wait, then zoom,zoom,zoom, they fly past and you sit, you watch, you wait.

Cougar68 · « **Reply #10 on:** February 15, 2004, 08:12:34 PM »

I agree with ya. I have no desire to go to a track where you could only see the cars a portion of the time. Now if it's a short track and you can see the whole thing, i wouldn't mind so much. I'd still rather catch from the comfort of my living room couch though. Nothing beats instant replay.

Cougar

MrCoffee · « **Reply #11 on:** February 15, 2004, 08:29:32 PM »

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Originally posted by john9001
real racing dosn't stop when the track gets a little "damp"

Nascar cant race in the rain because its not safe to race oval track when the track is wet due to the very high speeds that Nascar lapps the oval tracks. Indy cars could race in the rain at non oval track events but its up to the race promoters. Indy will race if the rain stops but the track is still wet. F1 will race no matter what rain or shine. I suspect it may be due more to the budgets, expensive logistics of it all. F1 being real an international circus. The only thing that'll stop an F1 rain race are the drivers.

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Real racing doesn't involve a flag that forces a driver to let another pass.

The pass flag is only given to back markers about to be lapped by the lead cars. Its not given to two competing cars.

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I have no desire to go to a track ...the comfort of my living room...

Nothing like being at the track to watch a race.

SunTracker · « **Reply #12 on:** February 15, 2004, 09:18:01 PM »

Racing is one of the most violent things I have seen in real life.

I was at the Salem Raceway in Indiana. Cars were wrecking like crazy. One car won the race, passed the finish-line, and another car rammed him. The car that had just won flew into the air, did multiple 'barrel rolls', and slammed into a wall.

But the only kind of racing I really enjoy watching is foot-racing (running).

Creamo · « **Reply #13 on:** February 15, 2004, 10:27:11 PM »

That's terrific Sun Tracker.

Track and field is very similar to Superspeedway motor sports.

FUNKED1 · « **Reply #14 on:** February 16, 2004, 12:54:10 AM »

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Originally posted by MrCoffee
Nascar cant race in the rain because its not safe to race oval track when the track is wet due to the very high speeds that Nascar lapps the oval tracks. Indy cars could race in the rain at non oval track events but its up to the race promoters. Indy will race if the rain stops but the track is still wet. F1 will race no matter what rain or shine. I suspect it may be due more to the budgets, expensive logistics of it all. F1 being real an international circus. The only thing that'll stop an F1 rain race are the drivers.

I think the biggest thing is the walls. If F1 had walls like on an oval they would probably not run in the rain either.