Re: Formula One

[Ralph Moorhouse <ralfalfa@domain.elided>]

What a load of twaddle!!!  Lets get back to Alfa's

At 01:21 PM 5/14/2002, James Tyson wrote:

>       As for Mr. Smith,in addition to being unctuous you are also 
> uninformed-"whetting the American consumer's taste for a real technology 
> sport"-"the U.S. sports consumer is not noted for sophisticated taste in 
> sporting events..yet"-what a load of crap.First, you apparently are 
> unaware of the crowds that attended the USGP when it was held at Watkins 
> Glen.I went to the GP in 73,74 and 76-each year the attendance was over 
> 75,000.The only reason F1 left the Glen was pure greed.The GP races that 
> were held in Dallas and Las Vegas(on a parking lot!) were further 
> examples of greed overwhelming sport.The US has at least three tracks 
> that would be a proper venue for a GP-Watkins Glen,Elkhart Lake and 
> Laguna Seca.The only reason why the GP is held at Indy rather than at a 
> proper road course is money.The fees charged by Ecclestone are 
> obscene.American racing fans aren't unsophisticated, they just like to 
> root for American drivers.That's why CART is having trouble attracting 
> crowds-very few American drivers.No American has done well in F1 since 
> Mario's success in the late 70's.One other thing,Michael,if I wanted to 
> experience real technology I'd watch space shuttle launches.F1 isn't 
> racing-there are more lead changes on the track in the average NASCAR 
> race than have occurred in ALL of the F1 races held in the last ten 
> years.Going back to the 60's,any knowledgeable F1 fan could tell you 
> before the start of the season which drivers had any chance of winning a 
> race that season.With the notable exception of the 77 season,no more than 
> 3 teams per year ever win an F1 race.No passing and no competition-you 
> can have your technology- the latest carbon fiber,double secret trick F1 
> gizmo is no substitute for RACING,you know, where cars pass each other on 
> the track.In F1 every pass is subject to review by the FIA,unless your 
> name is Michael Schumacher,who is permitted to run over other cars as 
> often as he likes.American race fans like speed and horsepower-that's why 
> drag racing is  so popular  in the US.Hey Michael, have you ever 
> experienced two top fuel dragsters leave the starting line-that's 12,000 
> horsepower-the ground shakes-that's 0 to 60 in less than one 
> second.That's real technology,done on a budget.Oh yeah,I guess that makes 
> me another one of those unsophisticated US sports consumers.
>
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