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**DanTheEldest** · 05-10-2007, 04:21 PM

The recent NASCAR threads got me thinking: what's the breakdown of the motorsports fanbase here on XDTalk? What do you like? Why?

ETA: I deliberately left out karting, but if this is your thing, feel free to do a write-in vote.

leeindy · 05-10-2007, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by DanTheEldest

The recent NASCAR threads got me thinking: what's the breakdown of the motorsports fanbase here on XDTalk? What do you like? Why?

motocross and rally racing.

cause there just plain fun to watch, and i own a dirtbike

**DanTheEldest** · 05-10-2007, 04:27 PM

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Originally Posted by leeindy

motocross and rally racing.

cause there just plain fun to watch, and i own a dirtbike

That was quick.

The poll's up now, and you may make multiple selections. Also, fill me in if I missed something.

My own preferences are for open wheel/F1, rallying/cross-country, and the American LeMans series (Corvettes, Vipers, Porsche, prototypes, etc.).

Edit: Doh! I just realized I left out air racing. For all you fans who head to Reno, I apologize.

lobster_roboto · 05-10-2007, 04:52 PM

F1, WRC, Superbike, 1/4 Top Fuel.

Nascar has its merits... but I ultimately start thinking.... these guys are turning left.

F1
watching a open wheeled formula car going 200+ down the straight and zip around the curves is just amazing.

WRC
Driving 80-150 with trees on one side and a cliff on the other....wow...

Superbike
see F1 except on two wheels

1/4 Top Fuel
300mph will always be cool...until 400mph is cool...

cougar_guy04 · 05-10-2007, 05:01 PM

My faves fall in this order:
1.) WRC
2.) NASCAR
3.) Drag Racing
3.) Road Racing (They tie, Drag racing would be a solid third if it weren't for the 10 seconds of racing and 30 minutes of waiting)
5.) IRL/F1/CART
6.) Dirt Track racing

D_Fence · 05-10-2007, 05:03 PM

Rally (World Rally Championship). Those crazy sun of a guns know how to drive.

ROFL XD · 05-10-2007, 05:04 PM

F1 and WRC, although Grand Touring is fun to watch too. I'm thinking about going to the Indy 500 this year just to see what it's all about... $20 is super cheap compared to F1 too.

amishclark · 05-10-2007, 05:24 PM

i like the kind of racing where they turn right too. that, and mx. mx is fun

chrisxd45t · 05-10-2007, 05:48 PM

I like any form of road racing where the cars appear to look factory; especially outlaw because it has less rules and restrictions and you can see mustangs vs porche vs corvette and a lot of others too. My favorite type of racing, though, would have to be vintage/historic.
It's been nice growing up near laguna seca or mazda raceway to some (not me, or any local for that matter), it's one of the better more challenging tracks around. It was way better before the AMA motorcycle crybabies made them change the track to make a couple of turns "less dangerous."

Sirius1963 · 05-10-2007, 06:30 PM

I picked powerboat. Up here in the Pacific NorthWET we like to watch the Hydros run on lake Washington every summer.

They look pretty cool when they flip over, too!

View Poll Results: Favorite motor sports?
NASCAR/"Stock car" local or national/Truck series	32	25.40%
Sprint cars/dirt track	9	7.14%
F1 and all other open wheel	24	19.05%
Rally and cross-country/Baja	41	32.54%
Gimme the drags--1/4 mile and nitromethane	25	19.84%
American LeMans/Sports cars--production based	21	16.67%
Powerboat--drag or lap racing	5	3.97%
Motocross (off-road or dirt track)--include quads	18	14.29%
Superbike (on-track)	17	13.49%
Other (I'm sure I missed something)	7	5.56%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 126. You may not vote on this poll

05-10-2007, 04:21 PM	#1
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,528	Favorite form of motor racing? The recent NASCAR threads got me thinking: what's the breakdown of the motorsports fanbase here on XDTalk? What do you like? Why? ETA: I deliberately left out karting, but if this is your thing, feel free to do a write-in vote. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. Innocent life is cheap--a few hundred bucks for an abortion. Guilty life is expensive--a couple million for appeals, incarceration, and execution. How bass-ackwards is our society? Last edited by DanTheEldest; 05-10-2007 at 04:34 PM.

05-10-2007, 04:52 PM	#4
lobster_roboto XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 1,689	F1, WRC, Superbike, 1/4 Top Fuel. Nascar has its merits... but I ultimately start thinking.... these guys are turning left. F1 watching a open wheeled formula car going 200+ down the straight and zip around the curves is just amazing. WRC Driving 80-150 with trees on one side and a cliff on the other....wow... Superbike see F1 except on two wheels 1/4 Top Fuel 300mph will always be cool...until 400mph is cool... __________________ "Let's go straight to the source and ban crime"

05-10-2007, 05:01 PM	#5
cougar_guy04 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Turn East at Orlando Posts: 1,829	My faves fall in this order: 1.) WRC 2.) NASCAR 3.) Drag Racing 3.) Road Racing (They tie, Drag racing would be a solid third if it weren't for the 10 seconds of racing and 30 minutes of waiting) 5.) IRL/F1/CART 6.) Dirt Track racing __________________ "Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity"

05-10-2007, 05:04 PM	#7
ROFL XD XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Indiana Posts: 300	F1 and WRC, although Grand Touring is fun to watch too. I'm thinking about going to the Indy 500 this year just to see what it's all about... $20 is super cheap compared to F1 too. __________________ USPSA A-58873 _____________ XD-40 XD-9 Tactical

05-10-2007, 05:03 PM	#6
D_Fence XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,355	Rally (World Rally Championship). Those crazy sun of a guns know how to drive.

05-10-2007, 05:24 PM	#8
amishclark XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: pennsyltucky Posts: 1,667	i like the kind of racing where they turn right too. that, and mx. mx is fun __________________ "sin lies only in hurting others unnecessarily. all other 'sins' are invented nonsense." - robert a. heinlein "when fascism comes to america, it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross" - sinclair lewis

05-10-2007, 05:48 PM	#9
chrisxd45t XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Monterey/San Jose California Posts: 1,227	I like any form of road racing where the cars appear to look factory; especially outlaw because it has less rules and restrictions and you can see mustangs vs porche vs corvette and a lot of others too. My favorite type of racing, though, would have to be vintage/historic. It's been nice growing up near laguna seca or mazda raceway to some (not me, or any local for that matter), it's one of the better more challenging tracks around. It was way better before the AMA motorcycle crybabies made them change the track to make a couple of turns "less dangerous." __________________ LEGALIZE FREEDOM

05-10-2007, 06:30 PM	#10
Sirius1963 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Pacific NorthWET (Seattle) Posts: 1,171	I picked powerboat. Up here in the Pacific NorthWET we like to watch the Hydros run on lake Washington every summer. They look pretty cool when they flip over, too! __________________ You don’t win anything in a gunfight, you just get to keep what you have. The loudest sound in the world is a “click” when you need a “bang.” The second loudest sound in the world is a “bang” when you were expecting a “click.”

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