NASCAR, a waste of fuel?

[Roadkill]

I'm up pretty late and I'm stumbled upon NASCAR. After 5 minutes of watching this with an open mind, I was so bored. 500 laps of going around the same oval, same racing line, not much team work, doesn't require any skill whatsoever apart from endurance.

I know that NASCAR probably makes a huge profit but there are better ways of making money without it costing the earth and being completely pointless at the same time.

Now I'm a HUGE F1 fan, I really do support F1 so I'm kind of contradicting myself when I talk about better ways of making money than costing the earth but it is a LOT more worth it. NASCAR run many more races than F1 for much longer, have more cars (heavier cars), more practices (how much practice does it take to go in a damn oval?), longer qualifying, and pointless races that don’t even count for points during the week. In F1 the tracks are different each race, there is a lot more teamwork, a lot of overtaking.

Is NASCAR just a complete waste of fuel?

Personally, I will never watch it again.

:ps: Jenson Button to win this season!

[Hircine]

Yeah and everyone could walk or use a different mode of transportation instead of driving, no more pointless then that.

[Ivan_Solonik]

As pointless as NASCAR is, basically all racing is a "Waste of fuel," as you put it. Using fuel isn't "Costing the Earth." Our planet has more than enough oil to support us for many more years.

[tiderman]

Is NASCAR just a complete waste of fuel?

Nah

[rJCaiG]

NASCAR is incredibly boring, but think of all the jobs that people have, think of the money the stadiums are getting from it, think of the economic plusses that the NASCAR influences.

[The_Wolf]

Is NASCAR just a complete waste of fuel?

No, it is not just a complete waste of fuel.
It is also a waste of:

- Original spare parts for most of the car's models (expensive ones too).
- Waste of experiences drivers with pretty good skill, could be used in a more interesting show.
- Time, the audience's time and the automechanics' time and skill is also being wasted.

I once watched two laps of this and got extremely bored. I watch F1 (not qualifications and trainings, only races) and I am a fan of it, I support the dangerous speeds there and the concentration and stability of drivers and their skills.
Something a lot more exciting than just watching a shitload of cars spinning in a round like idiots...

[Omri]

It's all about entertaining.

[brainiac220]

The major thing i liike Nascar is because the car crashes  they are way cool ....  but the race is boring ...... too much laps to go ....
 Personally i love the F1  there you can see competition , teamwork and cool races  !! 

[NeBizzenzuelleEne]

WRC is muuuch better. At least it requires some SKILLS, unlike F1.

[tiderman]

It's a love/hate thing. Just like everything els

WRC is muuuch better. At least it requires some SKILLS, unlike F1.

So you're saying F1 doesn't require any skills? Are you kidding? + You can't really compare rally with race on track

[Roadkill]

WRC is muuuch better. At least it requires some SKILLS, unlike F1.

I like both WRC and F1. Both require very different skills, both as difficult as each other. I personally find F1 more exciting than any other motorsport.

[Roadkill]

It's all about entertaining.

But lets face it, it isn't really is it?

I know it's my opinion, whatever but I am finding it hard to understand why anyone would find it entertaining.

[Omri]

Trojan, I get your point and in my own view I think its a waste of fuel and can be used for something more important. I just think people find it entertaining when people crash and therefor the Nascar keeps going with so high spectators number.

[Pandalink]

Whilst I find any racing fairly boring, I can't get the idea of NASCAR or indeed F1.
They are both pretty boring to me, whereas some racing like (for example) Rally driving I believe requires much more skill.

[Wash]

It's a waste of time, a waste of cash, a waste of the earth's resources, a waste of life, a waste of energy, a waste of construction work, a waste of car parts, a waste of oxygen, a waste of carbon dioxide, a waste of popcorn, and a waste of clothing.