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Pandemic or not I could not for the life of me get into it! It made me really appreciate how gnarly our sport is! What’s your thoughts?
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gt80rider 5/18/2020 10:09am
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Nascar is ridiculous on every level.....

However... Moto is Dern near here!!! Rejoice, pop the bubbly!!! Two SX a week for like a month!!! Can't wait!!
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 5/18/2020 10:26am
5/18/2020 10:26am
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it.



I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to the top of Palomar MTN.... Sure beat sitting in front of a screen.
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crowe176 5/18/2020 10:33am
5/18/2020 10:33am Edited Date/Time 5/18/2020 10:35am
The only time I’ve ever enjoyed watching a stock car race was when Kenny ROGERS had those 6 car thief kids in his pit crew.
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slipdog 5/18/2020 10:36am
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crowe176 wrote:
The only time I’ve ever enjoyed watching a stock car race was when Kenny ROGERS had those 6 car thief kids in his pit crew.
Good flick!
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scootch 5/18/2020 10:52am
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It's a tough watch these days, that's for sure.

Now Nascar in the 80s and prior is a different story. Those guys were gnarly! The racing was fun to watch because it was dangerous as hell and the cars were hand built works of art. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think the element of danger is a huge draw to all forms of Motorsport racing. Cars these days have gotten too safe. Also, computers have reduced the competitive edge down to who has the most $$ to invest into the latest wizbang computer program.
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stillwelding 5/18/2020 10:53am
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Was excited to watch Nascar yesterday........, until I watched it Laughing
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Excaliburbmx 5/18/2020 10:57am
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It has such a low entertainment value now I don’t know who could get excited about it.
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Graybeard 5/18/2020 11:01am
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Posted this in Bobby M's thread: Tried watching the NASCAR race yesterday, but without fans, with everyone in masks, no personal interaction or facial expressions, there was just no atmosphere brought out that makes a race a race. I really hope I don’t have the same feeling Sunday night after the first Supercross, because I’m not real interested in watching anymore NASCAR like that debacle. Maybe I’ve just “moved on” from watching sterilized broadcasts and have better things to go do with my time, we’ll see.
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Ted722 5/18/2020 11:09am
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it. I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to...
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it.



I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to the top of Palomar MTN.... Sure beat sitting in front of a screen.
You made the right call. I was interested until about the 4th commercial. Then, lost interest and switched over to Top Gun on AMC channel...which was also in commercial. Laughing

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mx1313 5/18/2020 11:10am
5/18/2020 11:10am
I can always find something better to do than watch NASCAR. Watch a TV test pattern, stare at the sun, watch fly's fuck...anything.
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 5/18/2020 11:18am
5/18/2020 11:18am
scootch wrote:
It's a tough watch these days, that's for sure. Now Nascar in the 80s and prior is a different story. Those guys were gnarly! The racing...
It's a tough watch these days, that's for sure.

Now Nascar in the 80s and prior is a different story. Those guys were gnarly! The racing was fun to watch because it was dangerous as hell and the cars were hand built works of art. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think the element of danger is a huge draw to all forms of Motorsport racing. Cars these days have gotten too safe. Also, computers have reduced the competitive edge down to who has the most $$ to invest into the latest wizbang computer program.
^^^^ SPOT ON ^^^^^


This is my fear for SX or MX if it "grows" too much.

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JeepnMike 5/18/2020 11:53am
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I don't mind being the uncool guy. I was just thrilled to watch some sort of live TV that isn't freaking news.. Think about it, for about the past 2 months, the only live TV is news, crappy news. I know NASCAR isn't everyone's forte', but it was live sports, I enjoyed it. I agree NASCAR is not as exciting as it used to be, but at least it was some sort of live sport to watch.



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Eric_Johnson 5/18/2020 12:10pm
5/18/2020 12:10pm
I watched it (fearing the worst). I really liked it. I thought NASCAR did a really good job. Even just seeing the cars go around Darlington was worth tuning-in.
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Mossy 5/18/2020 12:16pm
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scootch wrote:
It's a tough watch these days, that's for sure. Now Nascar in the 80s and prior is a different story. Those guys were gnarly! The racing...
It's a tough watch these days, that's for sure.

Now Nascar in the 80s and prior is a different story. Those guys were gnarly! The racing was fun to watch because it was dangerous as hell and the cars were hand built works of art. Probably an unpopular opinion, but I think the element of danger is a huge draw to all forms of Motorsport racing. Cars these days have gotten too safe. Also, computers have reduced the competitive edge down to who has the most $$ to invest into the latest wizbang computer program.
Agreed. Safety is great, but over years, when all the cars look the same, they become “greener”, and the risk isn’t there like it used to be, it just isn’t as interesting.
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bvm111 5/18/2020 1:05pm
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crowe176 wrote:
The only time I’ve ever enjoyed watching a stock car race was when Kenny ROGERS had those 6 car thief kids in his pit crew.
holy shit... i thought i was the only one to ever appreciate that movie... “six pack” was a good movie. I still say randomly “breezy call her breezy!”
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Fox88 5/18/2020 1:18pm
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I halfway watch NASCAR, and generally enjoyed the race yesterday.. but I really like the "turn it up" segment, where the commentators stop talking and you can only hear the car engines.

We need that for SX/MX!!!
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Lightning78 5/18/2020 1:45pm
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it. I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to...
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it.



I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to the top of Palomar MTN.... Sure beat sitting in front of a screen.
Just take a bag of skittles.....pour them into the toilet.....and flush!

Boom! Your very own NASCAR race!

I'll start watching when they start using real street courses like the stuff F1 runs on
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SEEMEFIRST 5/18/2020 2:10pm
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Indian_Dunes_4ever wrote:
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it. I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to...
Concur with gt80rider. If NASCAR was the last sport on Earth, I wouldn't watch it.



I went for 160 mile road ride with some friends to the top of Palomar MTN.... Sure beat sitting in front of a screen.
Lightning78 wrote:
Just take a bag of skittles.....pour them into the toilet.....and flush! Boom! Your very own NASCAR race! I'll start watching when they start using real street...
Just take a bag of skittles.....pour them into the toilet.....and flush!

Boom! Your very own NASCAR race!

I'll start watching when they start using real street courses like the stuff F1 runs on
What is Watkins Glen to you?
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Indian_Dunes_4ever 5/18/2020 3:09pm
5/18/2020 3:09pm
Lightning78 wrote:
Just take a bag of skittles.....pour them into the toilet.....and flush! Boom! Your very own NASCAR race! I'll start watching when they start using real street...
Just take a bag of skittles.....pour them into the toilet.....and flush!

Boom! Your very own NASCAR race!

I'll start watching when they start using real street courses like the stuff F1 runs on


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kkawboy14 5/18/2020 5:10pm
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I was bored after 20 laps and started watching old motocross on youtube
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Mavetism 5/18/2020 5:38pm
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DKmxFAN wrote:
Pandemic or not I could not for the life of me get into it! It made me really appreciate how gnarly our sport is! What’s your...
Pandemic or not I could not for the life of me get into it! It made me really appreciate how gnarly our sport is! What’s your thoughts?
It is basically the same for me everytime I try something non moto. I have a lot of respect for Formlua 1 in general, but I can't watch it for some reason.
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Payup_199 5/19/2020 5:25am
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watching Jimmy Johnson just straight up run into the back of a lap car was a great highlight. Last 1/2 lap of the stage. A nice lead and didn't just lift a little to run a lower line to stay well enough away from a lapper. What a brain fart for sure.

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