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Is Turn Left really a sport?

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Dominato3r

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It's a motorsport. I don't consider the participants to be athletes.

I'm curious why you're asking about NASCAR specifically instead of all auto racing?
 
Dominato3r said:
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Don't worry, I actually enjoy watching Nascar occasionally.

Despite what people seem too think "just turning left" is not as simple as it seems. If it was as easy as that why wouldn't people just be instantly good at it?

Also, F1 is just a contest of who can throw the most money into a car so its not really a sport either..
 
HAL9000 said:
F1 for example, doesn't involve driving in a circle.....
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Right. The specificity of his question implies that the shape of the track is a deciding factor between sport and non-sport in his mind. I'm asking if that was his intention, or if he meant to ask if auto racing in general is a sport.
 
mugs said:
Right. The specificity of his question implies that the shape of the track is a deciding factor between sport and non-sport in his mind. I'm asking if that was his intention, or if he meant to ask if auto racing in general is a sport.
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I would argue that driving round and round in a circle is a retarded sport. (as is the OP.)
 
HAL9000 said:
I would argue that driving round and round in a circle is a retarded sport. (as is the OP.)
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As you said, F1 is not "driving round and round in a circle"

But have you ever considered the fact that F1 is still just driving around from point A to point A repeatedly? Does the route you take really matter?
 
coxmaster said:
As you said, F1 is not "driving round and round in a circle"

But have you ever considered the fact that F1 is still just driving around from point A to point A repeatedly? Does the route you take really matter?
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I would say so yes, the acceleration in and out of corners, managing the handling etc is what makes it a skill worth watching.
 
HAL9000 said:
I would say so yes, the acceleration in and out of corners, managing the handling etc is what makes it a skill worth watching.
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Thats why I prefer to watch races like the Grand-Am series (specifically the Continental tire series). The conti-series is a group of cars that are 90% STOCK so they actually require skill and tactics to be fast.
 
coxmaster said:
Thats why I prefer to watch races like the Grand-Am series (specifically the Continental tire series). The conti-series is a group of cars that are 90% STOCK so they actually require skill and tactics to be fast.
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Does that go round in circles?
 
coxmaster said:
No. 100% road courses.

Its similar to touring cars
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Oh yeah that's cool too, I love the idea of watching road cars race, it's fun, but at the other end I love watching the fastest vehicles in the world race, the skill involved to think that quickly is amazing to me.

Yeah I'm cool with any motor sport, but I don't get NASCAR, never will.
 
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