NASCAR - Teamspeed Nascar Challenge - News, Banter and Discussion Thread
#41
02-11-2009, 09:13 PM
NASCAR isn't so bad. Here is how I see the pros and cons:
Pros:
- Racing 3 wide on a banked turn at 195 MPH.
- Swapping paint!
- Constant overtaking.
- A bad day qualifying doesn't end your weekend.
- Longer race distance offers more excitement.
- Fantastic live.
- If you live in the U.S. there is likely a race near you.
- TV coverage and production is excellent.
- No Fernando Alonso.
Cons:
- No F1 glitz and glamour.
- Technology not close to F1.
- No "Grid Girls".
- Left turns only and the few road races are all won by Juan Pablo Montoya.
- Drivers are caracitures of themselves (i.e., they reinforce their own stereotypes - but so do F1 drivers).
- Too many NASCAR fans don't know much about racing.
- No Lewis Hamilton.
Pros:
- Racing 3 wide on a banked turn at 195 MPH.
- Swapping paint!
- Constant overtaking.
- A bad day qualifying doesn't end your weekend.
- Longer race distance offers more excitement.
- Fantastic live.
- If you live in the U.S. there is likely a race near you.
- TV coverage and production is excellent.
- No Fernando Alonso.
Cons:
- No F1 glitz and glamour.
- Technology not close to F1.
- No "Grid Girls".
- Left turns only and the few road races are all won by Juan Pablo Montoya.
- Drivers are caracitures of themselves (i.e., they reinforce their own stereotypes - but so do F1 drivers).
- Too many NASCAR fans don't know much about racing.
- No Lewis Hamilton.
#42
02-11-2009, 11:05 PM
I pretty much agree with Barrister. The fact that if I miss qualifying it doesn't matter because there will still be a race is the best part for me. With F1, which I also love, it pisses me off that qualifying is usually the best part other than the first 3 turns...
#45
02-12-2009, 01:09 AM
Go to this site:
ESPN - Stock Car Challenge - Frontpage
You will have to register to join. Then type in Teamspeed as both the group name and password. You will go to the driver pick screen. You have $100 to spend on 5 drivers. They are listed from the most expensive to the least based on their performance projections. If you go over $100 you get no points.
ESPN - Stock Car Challenge - Frontpage
You will have to register to join. Then type in Teamspeed as both the group name and password. You will go to the driver pick screen. You have $100 to spend on 5 drivers. They are listed from the most expensive to the least based on their performance projections. If you go over $100 you get no points.
