Comments on: Question of the Day: What’s Your Favorite Motorsport?

By: akitadog

akitadog — Wed, 14 May 2008 01:39:57 +0000

In descending order:

1. Formula 1

2. LeMans/American LeMans

3. NASCAR – after the football games are over and I’m half-drunk, looking for something to watch

By: Idaho_Spud

Idaho_Spud — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:48:30 +0000

MotoGP

By: cretinx

cretinx — Tue, 13 May 2008 18:53:54 +0000

NASCAR

They actually pass each other.

By: Matthew Potena

Matthew Potena — Tue, 13 May 2008 16:11:21 +0000

Formula One, by far!

By: osnofla

osnofla — Tue, 13 May 2008 15:17:53 +0000

rallying on or off road, preferably both

By: Johnny Canada

Johnny Canada — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:54:22 +0000

Pinks.

By: joeaverage

joeaverage — Tue, 13 May 2008 14:23:14 +0000

Anybody know if there is a NASCAR clause that says if you show NASCAR you can’t show WRC or F1?

I mean SpeedTV or SpeedVision or the SpeedChannel – whatever theycall themselves these days – seemed to drop the WRC like a hot potato when they picked up NASCAR. As if NASCAR can’t co-exist with anything else beside short circle tracks from BumF***Egypt…

By: Detroit-Iron

Detroit-Iron — Tue, 13 May 2008 13:54:48 +0000

Supercross

ALM

WRC

Any club race. One of the best races I’ve ever seen was an enduro with a bunch of civics, miatas, a golf, and a focus at Summit Point.

By: minion444

minion444 — Tue, 13 May 2008 11:12:20 +0000

Formula 1 of course!

By: naif

naif — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:47:49 +0000

anything but going around in a circle or oval.

By: davey49

davey49 — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:35:08 +0000

All of it, picking one over the other is just wrong.
NASCAR, F1, IRL, ALMS, Monster trucks, lawn mowers, swamp buggys. If it’s got someone in or on a motorized vehicle competing against another someone in or on a motorized vehicle it’s good.
Haters need to lighten up.

By: Andy Carter

Andy Carter — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:25:58 +0000

wow all day and me and Johnny are the only drifting fans…I guess I’m just low brow.

but then again i do laugh at fart jokes.

By: alex_rashev

alex_rashev — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:17:39 +0000

Demolition derby.

By: Hippo

Hippo — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:07:33 +0000

Moto GP and WRC.

Lost interest in F1 when Schumacher retired but was willing to give it a go. When they allowed the fraud by McLaren without proper punishment it was over. I will never again spend a red cent on anything F1 related.

By: jaje

jaje — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:04:05 +0000

Any motorsport in which I’m driving. Just watching on TV is just not as fun.

By: David Holzman

David Holzman — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:47:45 +0000

If I were into motorsports, I’d probably be spending time on relevant websites instead of TTAC. Oh, I’ve been to the car races a coiuple of times, when I lived in DC where one of my friends is a former race driver, and I might even go again one day. And I enjoy hearing about LeMons on here. I guess the motorsport I really love is driving my Accord on the twisties.

But I’m much more interested in Jonny’s cool-looking Volvo than in his performance at LeMons (but congrats anyway on regaining so much ground!). I really love the look of that thing.

By: Robstar

Robstar — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:19:35 +0000

F1 is the best & has been very good this year & last. MotoGP is also excellent.

I used to watch/somewhat WRC But since it’s not on tv anymore…

By: lprocter1982

lprocter1982 — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:11:03 +0000

My favourites: Caravan racing, and demolition derbys. Nothing better than seeing stupid vehicles get the hell beaten out of them.

By: fubar77

fubar77 — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:23:21 +0000

USAC and WoO sprint cars
WRC
Moto GP
Super Bikes
in that order

NASCAR….. ha ha ha

By: kjc117

kjc117 — Mon, 12 May 2008 23:10:26 +0000

F1, I have been to every USGP at Indy before they left. :(

Sometimes when I am bored I will watch some NASCAR only on TV.

I hate Indycar (Honda Racing League).

By: chuckgoolsbee

chuckgoolsbee — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:34:12 +0000

I love Vintage Rallies. Especially challenging Time/Speed/Distance rallies. There is near ZERO risk for accident, as all the driving is on public roads at or near the speed limit. The challenge is in navigation and timing. It sounds boring, but it is actually both a ton of fun, and a huge challenge. Doing it in an old car increases the challenge as instrumentation and mechanical reliability has to be dodgy to really have fun, right? Compensating for odometer drift while watching the Lucas Ammeter wobble uncertainly is way tougher than following your GPS and a digital readout!

The toughest one I do every year is the Monte Shelton. I’ll also be running the New England 1000 again next week.

As for watching stuff on TV? I really only tune into Le Mans for a few hours once a year. Watching motorsport on TV is boring. Especially after you have actually participated in some events.

–chuck
http://chuck.goolsbee.org

By: whisperquiet

whisperquiet — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:11:13 +0000

Most anything not associated with NASCAR racertainment (as they say).

By: JJ

JJ — Mon, 12 May 2008 22:00:23 +0000

1 F1
2 GP2
3 A1GP
4 Euroseries F3, IRL, DTM, MotoGP, World Series by Renault, some WTCC, everything really…

Basically I always watch the F1 races and qualifying, I plan my other activities around them.

I also try to watch the GP2 races if I can. The A1GP is fun, but it’s not what I’d consider racing on the highest level, next year with the Ferrari F1 lights running it might get interesting though…

I watch the Indy 500 every year but the other races not so much, I’ve watched the longbeach grandprix once or twice in the ChampCar malaise era but found it to be very boring…it’s not even racing if you are not allowed to defend your position, no wonder Americans can’t cut it in F1…

The Euroseries F3 has a very high level of talent, but the cars have way too much downforce for the power, making the races as thrilling as an F1 race minus the speed, noise, glamour and the thrill of the highest level…

All the other ones I catch in (TV) magazines.

NASCAR races aren’t aired on TV in Europe in full, sometimes you can catch a brief recap in some sports magazine, but it’s strange and the new car is ugly…not really my thing, although I’d be happy to see the Daytona 500 in full once to give it an honest chance…

By: Facebook User

Facebook User — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:47:59 +0000

I don’t know if I could call it my favorite motorsport, but the local track has the Hornet class races. These are short wheel base cars (lots of Geos and Probes) that have minimal safety-all glass removed, roll cage recommended, helmet required-and more minimal speed going around a 3/8 mile paved oval , usually with some obstacles thrown in. Like the LeMons, the track has the right to buy any vehicle from its owner for $500. I nearly got involved in it, but I couldn’t find anybody to haul my potential Hornet (a $450 MR2 “with body damage”) to and from the track, so I had to give up on the dream.

The reason for the name? One final requirement, a yellow paint job.

By: ljw

ljw — Mon, 12 May 2008 21:47:55 +0000

The Grand-Am Rolex series. At least it was until they stopped going to Phoenix International Raceway. Nothing better than taking a Friday off from work and spending the day wandering through the pits, taking pictures and watching qualifying up close.