MSNBC - Indy 500 is quickly running out of gas
What used to be a great American tradition has now turned to crap. This man is mainly responsible:
Just because he didn't get his way he decided to go create his own racing "league". The shame of it all is that too many Americans think NASCAR drivers are all that exist. From a racing fan perspective that is just sad. NASCAR has 2 races where the drivers have to actually turn right and anywhere from 7-10 drivers who know how to turn right are brought in just for those 2 races. Sure NASCAR has some darn good drivers but even the worst NASCAR driver (see Jimmy Spencer) is more known than the best open wheel drivers.
Want to see some real racing this weekend then watch the Formula 1 Grand Prix of Europe. I'll probably catch a bit of the NASCAR race on Sunday night also.
Posted by Tim at May 28, 2004 03:58 PMYeah...but why watch F1 when I already know who is going to win? And I can tell you who is going to win next week....and the week after that...and...you get the idea. Don't get me wrong, I love F1 (going to Canada Sunday), but it is just rediculous how dominant the other teams have allowed Ferrari to become. Politics aside, the actual racing at Indy this year was more entertaining than F1, IMHO.
Posted by: Josh at June 10, 2004 05:41 AM
