Crashing - Sometimes Exciting, Sometimes Deadly

Race fans like crashes. That's a given. Most will tell you, however, that the carnage of motorsports is not their main motivation for attending the races that they do.

But here's a question for you: how many times have you seen the crowd rise to their feet and gasp when a car hits the wall? How many times teh excitment of the race risen as two drivers beat door-to-door on the track?

Well, that is fine in NASCAR, but it is deadly in Formula One. As you can see in the above animated picture, when a Formula Car crashes, the other drivers and fans become very worried....

The Sanctioning Body's Role

Here is a graphical representation of the primary role of a sanctioning body. It is that of Big Brother.

More disucssion of this will come on the next post.

NASCAR: Hero or Zero?

NASCAR is the most watched form of auto racing in America. Why so? It's fast, it's intense, it's easy to understand, and - most of all - it's controversial.

We see drivers fight, we see drivers curse, we see drivers push and shove and pout and even use their cars as weapons. And why is this good? Because it attracts fans.

The best way to describe NASCAR: Reality TV on four wheels at 180 mph. Who wouldn't want to watch that?

The authors of this blog aren't going to say that NASCAR is grotesque, cheap, taxi cabs driving around in circles. You might think this strange seeing we lead the blog off with a high-tech Formula One car, and most F1 fans hold this opinion.

But we don't restrict our tastes. We love all types of racing. NASCAR just caters to a different crowd; one that is VERY large. And that is positive for motorsports in general.

Next week we look at the history of motorsports, and how it relates to the current form of the sport