My first NASCAR race last night!

[mrplunkey]

Went to the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. A hospital I work with does all the emergency medical care for the drivers so we stayed in one of the boxes upstairs.

I can see the allure of the sport now. Doing 500 laps under those grueling conditions has to be demanding. And yes, it is a sport under the Plunkey definition. Any activity you can do while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer isn't a sport (i.e. golf, bowling, darts, beer pong) -- and NASCAR clearly doesn't fall into that category.

And the whole patriotism angle is fantastic too. Setting aside people's individual views on patriotism, it's incredibly good marketing to boot. I see why it has such an intense following.

 

[Melaina]

I have the utmost respect for all drivers as it's a demanding sport.... but watching a live event bores me to death. I've been to one...my first and last.

 

[mrplunkey]

We walked down to the track and got within about 6 feet of the cars as they ran by (there is a serious wall/fence right there). As they pass, you can feel the wave of shit flying around with the cars (rubber and other loose debris).

It's fun to watch the cars jockey for position and integrating it with pit strategies has to be an art. That's some serious game theory in play.

 

[Smurfy]

who won?

 

[mrplunkey]

who won?

Not sure! We left with 75 laps to go because they lock-down the parking lots for one hour after the races. We had a two hour drive after the event so we didn't want to get home at 4:00 am.

 

[EnderJE]

Really? I can't see the allure of that sport. Or baseball. Or hockey.

 

[-SD-]

Went to the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. A hospital I work with does all the emergency medical care for the drivers so we stayed in one of the boxes upstairs.

I can see the allure of the sport now. Doing 500 laps under those grueling conditions has to be demanding. And yes, it is a sport under the Plunkey definition. Any activity you can do while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer isn't a sport (i.e. golf, bowling, darts, beer pong) -- and NASCAR clearly doesn't fall into that category.

And the whole patriotism angle is fantastic too. Setting aside people's individual views on patriotism, it's incredibly good marketing to boot. I see why it has such an intense following.

how many confederate flags did you count? either as actual flags or on clothing or otherwise

 

[needtogetarmy]

Went to the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. A hospital I work with does all the emergency medical care for the drivers so we stayed in one of the boxes upstairs.

I can see the allure of the sport now. Doing 500 laps under those grueling conditions has to be demanding. And yes, it is a sport under the Plunkey definition. Any activity you can do while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer isn't a sport (i.e. golf, bowling, darts, beer pong) -- and NASCAR clearly doesn't fall into that category.

And the whole patriotism angle is fantastic too. Setting aside people's individual views on patriotism, it's incredibly good marketing to boot. I see why it has such an intense following.

I am not into NASCAR but many people have said once you attend a live race it all changes. I'll need to go to one someday.

 

[stosstruppe]

Really? I can't see the allure of that sport. Or baseball. Or hockey.

Or the female version of any sport!11

 

[needtogetarmy]

Or the female version of any sport!11

They dress in short skirts in tennis.

 

[stosstruppe]

They dress in short skirts in tennis.

& grunt like they're taking a 12in cock in the arse! But ya +1 scantily clad female athletes.

 

[BlueBird]

Cool! I love Nascar. I would have been a great driver, especially road courses.

 

[mrplunkey]

how many confederate flags did you count? either as actual flags or on clothing or otherwise

I really didn't see that many flags, but I did see a lot of southern pride things. All it all, it was in good taste.

I did see one really racist display focused on Barry's attempt to take-over health care. As much as I enjoyed seeing people protesting, I didn't like the fact that they weakened their argument by going racial. That's a credibility-destroying move.

 

[mrplunkey]

I am not into NASCAR but many people have said once you attend a live race it all changes. I'll need to go to one someday.

I completely understand that sentiment. I don't watch sports unless it's a social/political event, but I love playing them. You really appreciate NASCAR as a sport when you see them doing those 16-second laps and realize how much jockeying for position takes place.

 

[Dial_tone]

it's not a sport when guys 30 years apart compete on equal footing. Nevertheless I enjoy watching them fight for position too. Bicycle keirin racing is referred to as NASCAR on bikes sometimes.

 

[mrplunkey]

it's not a sport when guys 30 years apart compete on equal footing. Nevertheless I enjoy watching them fight for position too. Bicycle keirin racing is referred to as NASCAR on bikes sometimes.

I resent you talking about Bret Farve like that.

 

[pdaddyII]

lol@ considering it a sport. MY bottom line for an activity constituting as a 'sport': Can you be overweight and excel at this?

 

[mrplunkey]

lol@ considering it a sport. MY bottom line for an activity constituting as a 'sport': Can you be overweight and excel at this?

1) Probably wouldn't fit in the car
2) Definitely would have problems getting your brains rattled-out as a fattie.
3) Don't know about heat management -- would you overheat?

The thing that surprised me is when the cars closely by. From a distance it looks like a nice, smooth ride. When you get close to them, you realize what a bumpy ride that has to be. The forces acting on those guys have to be incredible. The temperature has to be an issue as well. The cars carry a wave of heat that has to get old for someone who's buried in the pack.

 

[pdaddyII]

1) Probably wouldn't fit in the car
2) Definitely would have problems getting your brains rattled-out as a fattie.
3) Don't know about heat management -- would you overheat?

The thing that surprised me is when the cars closely by. From a distance it looks like a nice, smooth ride. When you get close to them, you realize what a bumpy ride that has to be. The forces acting on those guys have to be incredible. The temperature has to be an issue as well. The cars carry a wave of heat that has to get old for someone who's buried in the pack.

So would you consider the Finland sauna competitions a sport?

 

[Whiskey]

I hear ya, I never liked nascar, I went to the brickyard 3 years ago, and i've loved it ever since. I still can't watch it on tv, but i'll go to a race any day

Whiskey

 

[mrplunkey]

So would you consider the Finland sauna competitions a sport?

Can you do it while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer? If so, then it's not a sport. That's the definition I use.

 

[PICK3]

Were any Yarises competing?

 

[heavy_duty]

see any blacks, browns or asians there?

 

[mrplunkey]

Were any Yarises competing?

No, the homosexual-only race had been held two days earlier.

 

[mrplunkey]

see any blacks, browns or asians there?

I didn't see many blacks. I did see a few Hispanics and Asians though.

The crowd didn't have that much of a young, crude redneck feel. Sure there were some there, but a lot of the crowd was middle aged and older. It was more like the Friday night Sams/Walmart crowd than it was a bunch of young rednecks.

People there were very polite.

 

[digimon7068]

Went to the night race at Bristol Motor Speedway. A hospital I work with does all the emergency medical care for the drivers so we stayed in one of the boxes upstairs.

I can see the allure of the sport now. Doing 500 laps under those grueling conditions has to be demanding. And yes, it is a sport under the Plunkey definition. Any activity you can do while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer isn't a sport (i.e. golf, bowling, darts, beer pong) -- and NASCAR clearly doesn't fall into that category.

And the whole patriotism angle is fantastic too. Setting aside people's individual views on patriotism, it's incredibly good marketing to boot. I see why it has such an intense following.

you saw the best race of the year. . .late august night, under the lights, 40-plus cars on a track the size of a football field. . .and the way the "stadium" is layed out, all the noise and the smell stays in there so your senses get a full dose. . .you can keep daytona. . .for my money, the august race in bristol is as good as it gets

 

[stosstruppe]

Can you do it while smoking a cigar and drinking a beer? If so, then it's not a sport. That's the definition I use.

You can do both while playing golf. Funnily enough I don't think it's a sport either.

 

[calveless wonder]

driving a racecar is cool

watching them for 3 hours doing the same thing isn't

 

[walliwalibus]

Kyle Bush, he is such a beotch.. pissed and beotches when he loses. Bristol at night is killer

 

[walliwalibus]

Were any Yarises competing?

I think the Yarises are in a league of their own.

 

[mrplunkey]

You can do both while playing golf. Funnily enough I don't think it's a sport either.

Nope. Golf definitely isn't a sport. It's an activity.