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When I watch events such as speed skating and cross country skiing, I pull for the Americans to win. Why should it be any different when watching an Indycar race?
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What kind of ratings do the US National Cross Country Skiing championships get?Originally posted by Floridian1 View Post -
Well for one thing you have never seen or heard of the Americans or anybody else in cross country skiing before.Originally posted by Floridian1 View PostComment
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Originally posted by cz View Post
Yep.
There's nothing wrong with cheering for Americans. It's an "our best vs. their best"thing. But remove their best and the interest suddenly decreases by a billion percent. Plus in IndyCar, some of "their" guys stick around long enough for us to see their personalities and appreciate their talents, making them "our" guys, too. So there's nothing wrong with cheering for Americans. Or cheering for anyone else.Comment
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I root for whoever has the prettiest wife.
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While as an American, I don't typically find myself "rooting" for American drivers. Perhaps it's because I don't have a favorite driver in general. I've always wondered; anybody else out there not have a favorite driver? I just want to see good battles, interesting story lines, and good racing drama.Twitter: @Chad200
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Seems like we get a thread like this one with the advent of each new Olympiad - and a few others in between. Post #4 deals with the topic and sums it up very nicely."I would really like to go to NASCAR. I really enjoy NASCAR and if I could be there in a couple of years that's where I'd want to be." - Jeff Gordon (after testing a Formula Super Vee)Comment
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H"when you no longer go for the gap, you are no longer a racing driver" Ayrton Senna
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That's pretty much where I've been for some time. Years ago Rick Mears was always the driver I watched most closely. After that it was Paul Tracy followed by Gil de Ferran.Originally posted by IndyCarChad View Post"I would really like to go to NASCAR. I really enjoy NASCAR and if I could be there in a couple of years that's where I'd want to be." - Jeff Gordon (after testing a Formula Super Vee)Comment
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You can cheer for whoever you want to. There is nobody stopping you. I will root for whoever I choose to, and the same goes for everybody else. That's the great thing about sports.Originally posted by Floridian1 View PostAmerica's biggest Scott Goodyear fan.Comment
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You rooted for those guys? Franchitti was quicker than all of them in his prime. When CART dissolved those guys faded. Franchitti took it a step further when those guys fell off the cart.Comment
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I hope they never bring back the Nation's Cup in American open wheel racing. *continues to eat sandwich*Originally posted by Floridian1 View Post"In IndyCar, no one makes money. It's just great, pure racing." - Sebastien BourdaisComment
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I'm the same. I have a handful or so that I maybe want to see win more than the rest and a couple that I don't necessarily cheer for, but I don't root against anyone nor do I get upset if a particular driver wins. I appreciate said person putting their life on the line for my entertainment (and maybe a few dollars for their trouble), as cheesy as that sounds.Originally posted by IndyCarChad View Post
I appreciate the kind words, Spike.Originally posted by Spike View PostComment
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The better comparison would be the Olympics and A1 GP. Just off the top of my head, I can't think of any multi-car IndyCar team that is composed of people from just one nation.
I don't believe that IndyCar needs Americans to win. RHR is a regular competitor but he hasn't put a boost in anything. The only thing I could see is if Graham and/or Marco battle for wins and championships consistently.
I will concede that the Olympics has one thing IndyCar doesn't. NBC.Comment
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I'm an American guy, but yesterday morning I was cheering for Kevin Reynolds because I have thing for small-framed redheads.Comment
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