I understand why F1 racing is so popular in Europe.
It's because everybody there has the soccer mentality -- watch for a
couple of hours, maybe there will be a score, maybe not. You get to see
great individual driving, just like seeing Pele doing his thing on the
soccer field, but after the first lap or so, I seem to doze off while
hoping to see two cars actually racing and maybe even passing -- which
of course usually takes place at the back of the field where the cameras
aren't pointing. Yawn.
Let's see -- was it three weeks ago when those two red cars were
battling it out, mercifully bringing some actual excitement, and after
they cut away for a commercial break, it took the announcers a half lap
to figure out that a pass had taken place?
I love the wonderful technical stuff, but it takes less time to read
about it in a technical journal than to learn about it watching on TV,
partly because of the F1 organization keeping the public in the dark
just as much as possible about the wonderful stuff inside the cars. The
epitomy of that was demonstrated in the telecast of the Indy F1 race
last year when the TV announcers couldn't figure out why they had to
plug an air line into a car during a pit stop. The U.S. viewers didn't
know either. Duuuhhh. I'd still like to know how those pneumatic valves
work.
And how about those pit stops? Aren't they just a thrill? I mean,
fifteen people standing around each doing one little thing, like the
workers on the Maytag assembly line. Gimme a break! NASCAR may have
Jurassic Park dinosaur-like technology, but at least it has Jurassic
Park - like action.
Let's see -- is there anybody I haven't insulted yet? Sorry if you feel
left out.
End of rant.
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uncle jack - red, white, and New Blue
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