Comments on: difference between usa europe racing

By: mossimo09

mossimo09 — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 16:56:25 +0000

Ok… so I’m not a NASCAR fan per se, but the origins of the sport stem from the prohibition era. The sport itself is an homage of tradition, especially in the South. Additionally, I’ve a swath of street races under my belt, and I’ve tested my car at a few tracks in Southern California. It’s a physically demanding activity no matter how you cut it.

By: wingnuts

wingnuts — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 21:07:54 +0000

@ storminator.
The GT40 was designed and built by BRITISH engineers in Britain, specifically, Eric Broadley of Lola Racing Cars. Only the engine was American. That’s why all the original cars were right hand drive.
There’s your Fucking European elistists.

By: JamesTuskGeorge

JamesTuskGeorge — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 11:14:12 +0000

Fantasy, you have no idea what you’re talking about. Ferrari pulled out, Ford pulled out, why do you think one would kick the other if they both stayed in? Porsche hasn’t been kicking their ass any more than Porsche has been kicking Ford’s ass, neither have had a team in since it stopped being road cars.

If both teams were still in, Ferrari’s record suggests that they would be the ones winning, they have dominated every type of motorsport they have entered, look at Formula 1, they are the world’s premiere race team.

By: Shanghai_Factor

Shanghai_Factor — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 09:11:18 +0000

“Oh, and anybody who thinks that racing isnÃ¢â‚¬â„¢t a physical sport, has never raced in their life.”

Truth.

By: storminator

storminator — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 03:58:33 +0000

Ford raced LeMans seriously for 5 years. (After the deal for Ford to buy out Ferrari fell through). They won 4 out of 5. Ferrari has been racing LeMans since the 40′s. They won in 1949, 1954, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965. And they never won again… Porsche has been kicking their ass ever since. Once Henry Ford III won LeMans with a 1,2,3 win, and had spent over $1 Billion doing so, he lost interest and never returned. If he had, he would have continued to kick Ferrari’s ass. Nuff Said?

By: JamesTuskGeorge

JamesTuskGeorge — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:20:15 +0000

Ford: 4 Le Mans wins.
Ferrari: 9 Le Mans wins.
Nuf sed.

By: storminator

storminator — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:03:13 +0000

When will all the dummies realize that oval track racing is the answer to the 500 MILE DRAG RACE?? (An All American Idea). If we could have a 500 miles long straightaway, we’d be racing on it, but the logistics are impossible, so we DRAG RACE for 500 miles in a circle. It is the only answer.

I like ALL racing. Off road ralley racing is my favorite. I’d prefer to turn left and right, but I totally understand why we race roundy-rounds. It’s all different, and it’s all difficult. Fucking European elistists.

FUCK ENZO FERRARI. He wouldn’t race the 500 mile drag race because his crappy cars would never finish one of those races. And he KNEW it.

So we kicked his ass with the GT40′s at their precious LeMans… LMAO

Oh, and anybody who thinks that racing isn’t a physical sport, has never raced in their life.

By: zipfer

zipfer — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:52:08 +0000

@Namelis1

Yea Laguna Seca has some insane g forces in that murder turn of theirs. Negative G and positive G at the same time or something. I don’t know the math for it, but it’s pretty wicked.

By: AlecDalek

AlecDalek — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:22:10 +0000

Typical. The Yankees always want it easy.

It’s okay though, this is what happened to the Roman’s before their Civilization collapsed. Heck, the Roman’s even stared for hours at the exact same shape when they went to watch “racing”.

By: chandrielle

chandrielle — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:10:12 +0000

I live in the great hick state of Texas and even I know Formula 1 is bigger than NASCAR.