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Death Metal Moe

02-19-2006, 01:59 PM

I NEVER got this fucking hayseed "sport".  Sport my ass.  Rednecks driving around in a circle is gay.Boring shit.  I think the only reason so many people watch it is they're waiting for another wreck.  Do people HONESTLY sit with their pals and say things like "Man did you see that pass he made?!" or "That's the finest acceleration I've seen in years."?  "Nice wheels maaaaan!" Wee wee wee wee boring.

Dirtybird12

02-19-2006, 02:28 PM

what kinda sport STARTS their season with their SUPERBOWL?

Patches

02-19-2006, 02:38 PM

Here is what I don't get about this board- This guy was looking forward to the Daytona 500, and wanted to talk about it a bit- just like someone would be about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Academy Awards.  Nearly every subsequent post is basically about how much NASCAR sucks.  If thats your opinion, fine but shouldn't that be in a "NASCAR Sucks" thread or something?  I wonder if this would have been the response if he had 1000 plus posts...

spot

02-19-2006, 02:45 PM

I like Nascar, and a great finish to the race, today.

If you think it's not a sport, sit in a 120 degree metal box in the sun for four hours and see how you can compete.

Death Metal Moe

02-19-2006, 02:46 PM

Patches wrote: Here is what I don't get about this board- This guy was looking forward to the Daytona 500, and wanted to talk about it a bit- just like someone would be about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Academy Awards.  Nearly every subsequent post is basically about how much NASCAR sucks.  If thats your opinion, fine but shouldn't that be in a "NASCAR Sucks" thread or something?  I wonder if this would have been the response if he had 1000 plus posts... Umm, yea it would because NASCAR sucks.God forbit anyone state their opinion, right Patches?

This message was edited by Death Metal Moe on 2-19-06 @ 6:49 PM

Death Metal Moe

02-19-2006, 02:48 PM

spot wrote: I like Nascar, and a great finish to the race, today. If you think it's not a sport, sit in a 120 degree metal box in the sun for four hours and see how you can compete. Yea, you mean something that's NOT your body?  I find it hard to call anything a Sport that's not using your own body.  You're diving a car.  If NASCAR is a sport then NYC Taxi Drivers are waaay underpaid.

Patches

02-19-2006, 02:52 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Patches wrote: Here is what I don't get about this board- This guy was looking forward to the Daytona 500, and wanted to talk about it a bit- just like someone would be about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Academy Awards.  Nearly every subsequent post is basically about how much NASCAR sucks.  If thats your opinion, fine but shouldn't that be in a "NASCAR Sucks" thread or something?  I wonder if this would have been the response if he had 1000 plus posts... Umm, yea it would because NASCAR sucks.God forbit anyone state their opinion, right Patches?This message was edited by Death Metal Moe on 2-19-06 @ 6:49 PM State away... in fact I agree with you about NASCAR, but that wasn't my point... I just think that everyone shitting on his thread where all he wants to do is talk about the biggest event in his favorite sport isn't really necessary.  But what do I know...

Death Metal Moe

02-19-2006, 02:55 PM

Did I just type God forbit?  Horrible.

badorties

02-19-2006, 03:09 PM

Here is what I don't get about this board- This guy was looking forward to the Daytona 500, and wanted to talk about it a bit- just like someone would be about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Academy Awards.because the majority of the members are ny/nj folks where NASCAR has as much heat as the MLS ... if they ever get the mega-track/complex in staten island, the 'sport' will get a bit more popular and acceptance ...

spot

02-19-2006, 03:10 PM

Like it or don't, it's still a very popular sport..and people can discuss it if they want. That's all I'm saying..

HBox

02-19-2006, 03:14 PM

Curling is very popular in parts of the world. Doesn't make sliding rocks and sweeping any more of a sport.

Death Metal Moe

02-19-2006, 03:15 PM

badorties wrote:   Here is what I don't get about this board- This guy was looking forward to the Daytona 500, and wanted to talk about it a bit- just like someone would be about the World Series or the Superbowl or the Academy Awards.  because the majority of the members are ny/nj folks where NASCAR has as much heat as the MLS ... if they ever get the mega-track/complex in staten island, the 'sport' will get a bit more popular and acceptance ...Yea, that'll shut me up.

spot

02-19-2006, 03:27 PM

Curling Rocks!!

<a target='blank' href= http://www.canada.com/sports/curling/story.html?id=a3f55b00-3802-45ff-aa46-4a63654ca6fc>Link </a>

mendyweiss

02-19-2006, 03:27 PM

HBox wrote: Curling is very popular in parts of the world. Doesn't make sliding rocks and sweeping any more of a sport. The only sport I'm into right now is watching HBOX avatar getting fucked in the ass.

HBox

02-19-2006, 03:34 PM

Hey, the US Women's curling team has some pretty good looking chicks. Not over the top hot like Ice Dancer Tanith Belbin in my avatar, but good looking none the less. Neither is a sport, but I'll watch either way before I'll watch NASCAR. Oh yeah, NASCAR. Umm, yeah. Cars.

MadMatt

02-19-2006, 04:03 PM

OK, who won the race?  Checked it throughout the afternoon, but turned away during a caution flag, started watching a movie and never got back.

spot

02-19-2006, 04:09 PM

Jimmy Johnson won. <a target='blank' href= http://www.nascar.com/races/cup/2006/1/data/results_unofficial.html>link</a>

Bama

02-19-2006, 06:14 PM

I hated on Nascar for a long time but now I'm getting into it. There's a little bit of science and a lot of tough guy attitude.  It's really funny when they are explaining how drafting works and then two minutes later talking about how some guy is trying to run another guy off the track. Tony Stewart rules.

newport king

02-19-2006, 08:16 PM

If you think it's not a sport, sit in a 120 degree metal box in the sun for four hours and see how you can compete. I have no air conditioning in my work truck, in the summer months its about 150 in there, i'm the mother fucking cale yarborough of the phone company.Nascars season is waaaayyyyy too long. i usually watch about 25 laps or so, then nap for an hour then catch the last 20 laps.

Marc with a c

02-19-2006, 08:22 PM

NASCAR is dumb. its not a sport, you dont need to be an athlete to do it.  i dont get it, and dont want to.

PapaBear

02-19-2006, 08:23 PM

I don't give a fuck what people say about NASCAR. I love it. It has been getting worse the past few years, though. They've been making so many changes to make it more safe (even though deaths in NASCAR are EXTREMELY rare) that they're ruining it.BTW... I was actually impressed with Fergie's rendition of the National Anthem. I thought she'd suck.

MadMatt

02-19-2006, 08:29 PM

Last race I saw live I got hit by flying debris.  I was at the All-star in Charlotte last year when there was a major wreck near the finish line.  A piece of someone’s rear windshield hit me in the right leg, scratched my leg, and tore a hole in my pants.  It was amazing, especially since I was about 15 rows up and it missed everybody else on its way to me. 

This message was edited by MadMatt on 2-20-06 @ 12:30 AM

PapaBear

02-19-2006, 09:59 PM

Maybe more people would like it, if there were more drivers like...LEILANI MUNTER<img src="http://homepage.mac.com/dorlando/.Pictures/Blog%20Photo%20Archive2%20:C4/leilani_munter3.jpg" border="0" />Once Leilani Münter was the photo double for Catherine Zeta-Jones in the movie "Traffic." Now Leilani negotiates the traffic on race tracks across the United States.In 2001 she ran a limited schedule in the Allison Legacy Series. In 2002 Leilani relocated to North Carolina, the home of NASCAR. In 2004 she began a stint as a special correspondent for NASCAR.com. She also debuted in the ROMCO Late Model Series June 12, 2004 with an impressive 4th place start and 7th place finish at TMS. FHM magazine, which featured Leilani in their Sept. 2003 issue, was her primary sponsor. <img height="350" src="http://www.espn.go.com/media/radio/2004/0713/photo/munter_i.jpg" width="275" border="0" />

HBox

02-19-2006, 10:03 PM

Yeah, she must look really hot in a driving suit that covers her up more than a Saudi woman inside a car where nobody can see any of her anyway. I'm sorry, not only does this "sport" not appeal to me in the slightest, I honestly can't see how it could appeal to anybody.

Tenbatsuzen

02-20-2006, 01:31 AM

This is a sport where the current champion will loudly complain about how unsafe driving practices (bump drafting) will get someone killed, and invoke the name of the sport's biggest legend (and a man who was killed five years prior) to get his point across. The same champion will then attempt to run a former champion off the track a week later.

Tenbatsuzen

02-20-2006, 01:32 AM

And btw Moe - you got your point across that you don't like NASCAR.  Fine.  Now stop posting in this thread.  Your opinion has been stated.

PapaBear

02-20-2006, 02:20 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote: This is a sport where the current champion will loudly complain about how unsafe driving practices (bump drafting) will get someone killed, and invoke the name of the sport's biggest legend (and a man who was killed five years prior) to get his point across. The same champion will then attempt to run a former champion off the track a week later.  Yet, so many people here, are obsessed with "professional" wrestling... When racers contradict their earlier statements, it's because they do something that is real. What happens on the track is not choreographed. Drivers can act in ways that could jeopardize their own success, due to the fact that they are performing on pure adrenaline. When a football, baseball, basketball, etc. player does this, the coach can pull them out of the game. This can't be done in a race.As for what people say about racing not "being a sport"...  What the fuck is a sport? Chess is considered a sport. Poker is considered a sport. Fucking GOLF is considered a sport! Oh, yeah... and wrestling.  Watch out folks. In a year or so, REALITY TELEVISION SHOWS will soon be called sport!  Get the FUCK over it. Your lack of interest in something, doesn't make you superior. PS... I hate death metal, but Moe is pretty cool.

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2006, 04:58 AM

Thanks you Papabear.

nevnut

02-20-2006, 05:27 AM

I could care less if any one on this board likes NASCAR or not.It's kind of hard to understand it, but if you sit and watch a few races you start understanding some of the strategies and it gets very fuckin' exciting.It's not my fault you don't have the patience or the knowledge to figure it out!!

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2006, 05:52 AM

nevnut wrote: I could care less if any one on this board likes NASCAR or not.It's kind of hard to understand it, but if you sit and watch a few races you start understanding some of the strategies and it gets very fuckin' exciting.It's not my fault you don't have the patience or the knowledge to figure it out!!IT'S DRIVING.  Believe me, I got it.  Not interested.  There's more excitment taking a Damacus Taxi, believe you me.Don't just assume you're above me because I don't like your stupid races.  I didn't assume I was above you, I just said I don't get it and stated a few things about why I felt that way.Why am I even justifying my opinion to you people.  IT's a fucking messageboard.  You don't like it, lump it.  I drop my opinion all over the place.

TheRealEddie

02-20-2006, 05:53 AM

I'm a huge race fan but I can't get into oval racing. But I'm glad NASCAR did get popular in the US as being a fan of motor racing in any form years ago was somewhat rare here. By rare, I mean relative to other sports. This year there will be an American F1 driver. The FIA (F1 sanctioning agency) is hoping that will increase F1 popularity in the US. Granted I think the biggest problem with F1 is the race times and locations, e.g. its hard to get psyced for the Malaysian Grand Prix which starts at 3:30am eastern time.   

This message was edited by TheRealEddie on 2-20-06 @ 10:54 AM

SatCam

02-20-2006, 03:57 PM

I've been a NASCAR fan for about 10 years now, but it seems every year I'm less and less interested. Yesterday was the first race I've caught in about a year. It doesn't appeal to me much anymore (maybe because of all the rule changes), but I'd still consider myself a fan

Death Metal Moe

02-20-2006, 04:11 PM

Anyone know why my father was all pissed off that whoever won, won the race?  He was spitting and calling whoever won a faggot.

ShelleBink

02-20-2006, 06:02 PM

I got into NASCAR while confined in the hospital two years ago.  And Dale Jr. is yummy.  Yes, that might be disturbing, but God damnit is he some fine eye candy.  That and I've gotten into the whole racing aspect too.   I own more Dale Jr. merch than you could imagine.

Tenbatsuzen

02-20-2006, 06:56 PM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Anyone know why my father was all pissed off that whoever won, won the race? He was spitting and calling whoever won a faggot.   For someone who is not interested in the sport, you're certainly Irwin Inquisitive.   I'll bite. Jimmie Johnson, the man who won the race, drives for Hendrick Motorsports, one of the teams in NASCAR.  The big stables in NASCAR are Hendrick, Roush, Joe Gibbs, Richard Childress, and Evernham, forgive me if I'm missing any.  Dale Earnhardt Inc and Bill Davis Racing are two of the smaller stables.Jimmie Johnson's car is owned by Jeff Gordon as part of Hendrick Motorsports.  Jeff Gordon is a very, very good driver on the NASCAR circuit.  He was nearly unbeatable early in his career, but that has tailed off since then.  He's won four championships.  The problem is, Jeff's sexuality is constantly called into question, because of some accusations his ex-wife made during the divorce.  Because of the... ahem... southern flavor of NASCAR, this effect is magnified.Also, Jimmie Johnson's crew chief (think GM and coach of a team rolled into one) is Chad Knaus, who has been cited by NASCAR several times for cheating infractions, for small "innovations" (read: cheating) that gave Jimmie's car a slight illegal advantage over the rest of the field.Knaus was busted for a slight "modification" after Jimmie's qualification time last weekend, and promptly ejected from Daytona.  Because of this, he's looking at a four race suspension. So combine the Jeff Gordon factor combined with the Chad Knaus shenanigans, plus the fact that Hendrick is very much a love them or hate them organization, and you can see why Death Metal Dad was so pissed off.

Greggie44

02-20-2006, 06:59 PM

I'm no big fan but some times it gets me.  When the race comes down to who is running on enough fumes to get the checker, it kicks ass.  My family is from Watkins Glen and I have been to a couple races there.  Not the best track to watch the whole race, but it is a fucking blast.  The time trials are a blast.  A couple-three hundred thou gathered in a town of a few thousand is a sight to see.  Plus, my dad helped build the track with my uncle's family's company way back.  I would like to get up there for some open wheeled racing some time.

PapaBear

02-20-2006, 07:00 PM

Dale Earnhardt Inc and Bill Davis Racing are two of the smaller stablesEarnhardt has 4 cars. I wouldn't call that small.

ShelleBink

02-20-2006, 07:00 PM

Gordon is gay and Dale Jr is still hot.Sorry Matty, I had to.

Tenbatsuzen

02-20-2006, 11:47 PM

PapaBear wrote:  Dale Earnhardt Inc and Bill Davis Racing are two of the smaller stables Earnhardt has 4 cars. I wouldn't call that small.   DEI has two full-time Nextel teams.  Hendrick has five.  By comparison, smaller.BTW, Dale, Truex, and Menard... who is the fourth team?

PapaBear

02-21-2006, 02:15 AM

My bad, Tenbats... DEIinc. has so many racers in their development crew. I tend to get confused. I They have 3 full time drivers in the Cup. They also have a couple of "development" drivers, who will have a chance to prove themselves this season. I'm rooting for Mark McFarland, as he's a local Winchester boy.

Tenbatsuzen

02-21-2006, 03:48 AM

PapaBear wrote: My bad, Tenbats... DEIinc. has so many racers in their development crew. I tend to get confused. I They have 3 full time drivers in the Cup.    No they don't... Menard is not full time, not until 2007.  He's only going to run at the "big" races, the same path Truex followed last year. Only the 8 and 1 will be racing full-time this year.  The 15 will not.

PapaBear

02-21-2006, 05:10 AM

Tenbatsuzen wrote:  PapaBear wrote: My bad, Tenbats... DEIinc. has so many racers in their development crew. I tend to get confused. I They have 3 full time drivers in the Cup.    No they don't... Menard is not full time, not until 2007.  He's only going to run at the "big" races, the same path Truex followed last year. Only the 8 and 1 will be racing full-time this year.  The 15 will not.  You win. I haven't kept up with it in the last few months. I'm still trying to get into the swing of things this season. I'll say this, though...Your comments are so much better than "NASCAR sucks".  At least someone is saying something other than "What's so great about cars going in circles", or "anyone can drive a car". I'm happy to concede defeat to someone who isn't making mind numbing arguments against something they don't understand...  and think it's "cool" to ridicule.

asayresk

02-21-2006, 06:07 AM

Nascar sucks. no reason, just wanted to add on to the abuse.

Furtherman

02-21-2006, 08:47 AM

Death Metal Moe wrote: Do people HONESTLY sit with their pals and say things like "Man did you see that pass he made?!" or "That's the finest acceleration I've seen in years."?  "Nice wheels maaaaan!" Actually, yes... millions of fans do sit with their pals and say things like that.Like it or not, it is the #1 sport in America, and the #1 money-making sport as well.Don't think it is a sport?  Debatable, perhaps... but handling a car going 180+ mph requires some major concentration and skill.I'm not a fan of NASCAR, but I respect its power and prestige in the American market.  But if I was born somewhere else, like a big NASCAR market, there would be a really good chance that I would know who Jimmy Johnson was.