I just find that when I watch IRL, all I'm doing is waiting for the
crash. And their crashes injure people to often for my taste. So I don't
like to watch IRL, or most other open wheel oval track events.
Brian
At 09:11 AM 10/16/01 -0400, Jeff Warner wrote:
> >> "Brad Eells" <bradlnss@lightspeed.net> 10/15/01 10:37:37 PM >>>
>
>CLIP.......The closest open wheel racing I've seen this year is...and I
>hate to admit it...in the IRL. The event usually ends with all the leaders
>taking each other out after some breathtaking maneuvers.
>
>I think it would be a great thing for the open wheel pro guys to get their
>act together and get on with a good show!
>
>Cheers,
>
>Brad
>62 TR4
>
>
>I can only speak from my own limited personal experience. I have enjoyed
>the IRL races.
>
>I went to the IRL race in Fort Worth at beginning of October and though
>the attrition was rather large by the end of the race, it had one of the
>most exciting finishes I have seen in racing.
>Multiple lead changes, several three wide passes in the corners occurred
>during the race, including the last turn of the race.
>
>The first, second, and third place cars crossing the finish line
>together. The third place car seemed to hit the finish line almost before
>the first place car was finished crossing...GREAT!!!
>
>Fans on their feet screaming during the final 5 laps provided a great
>finish. There was another IRL race last year at Fort Worth which was
>almost equally as exciting.
>
>I could hardly call the Fort Worth CART race exciting, unless I include
>the irate fans the cops where trying to turn away out on the freeway when
>it became an extended parking lot.
>
>I am obviously not a historian of bad blood between CART and IRL... just a
>fan who goes to and watches racing events which are exciting. IRL in Fort
>Worth fills that requirement.
>
>Whichever organization provides the best racing event will get my money
>and support as a fan. I don't care who runs it, owns it, or finances
>it..... it is not like I will be invited over to their homes for dinner
>... so I just focus on whatever racing event I enjoy with multiple lead
>changes, close racing and passes throughout the field and exciting close
>finishes.
>
>IRL in Fort Worth has that. CART and F1 on TV don't anymore.
>
>Jeff Warner
>San Antonio, TX
>Building a Jaguar Mk2 Saloon Racer
>
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