Is Motor Racing *Really* a Sport?

Posted: June 17th, 2008 under General, NASCAR, Rants.

I recently had a conversation with a couple of newly found friends at a local bar.  NASCAR was on the TV and it was very apparent that my attention was drawn to the boob tube, watching my sport’s heroes chasing each other to the finish line.  One of the guys I was with asked me what I got out of watching “guys driving around in circles”.  Most of the time, I just brush this topic off whenever anyone asks, because in my opinion and experience, trying to explain my racing passion usually falls on deaf ears.  To me, it’s like trying to explain watching golf (which, by the way, I also enjoy).  If you don’t get it, you just don’t get it, and explaining is an exercise in futility.

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    We both know how this works. Just bring them to one race and……

    Comment by Jeff — June 19, 2008 @ 12:03 am

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