UNdoomed

[aratapuss]

Took some time and watched the "Champ" cars in Mexico Sunday, first race I watched all year. Just could not get "into it". The course was somewhat interesting, but the racing was not interesting to me, so I switched to Nascar at Texas. Man, what an endurance race, need to work on my attention span, as I found it boring.

The point of this little letter is to state I would have a hard time watching either race with friends, and get them to understand my interest in racing. Neither was going to hook anyone into the sport. One can't judge a series by one race, but when the Champ guys started screeching about the "push to pass" computers needing to be reset, and Blah blah blah, it reminded me of the old pop off valve controversies years ago.

I now realize that the IRL has me totally hooked, I enjoy the drivers so much more than the other series, the cars and the race courses satisfy my need for variety also. As I sometimes worry about the future of the IRL, I now realize if the series should meet it's demise, I would not migrate to another series, but spend my time elsewhere doing other things.

Hoping the condensed schedule works next year, I like the theory. A little starved for racing right now, but an appetite is good.

[irlricefan13]

Good post. I fell the same. Only I did not watch the CCWS race but watched the NASCAR show. It wasn't bad but it certainly cannot match Indy cars in terms of the quality of the competition.

[Radny]

I did not even know the Champ car race was on. I watched the last half of the NASCAR race. The end was pretty exciting. Its hard to top the IRL in Texas, though.

[damilt]

Nice post. And I agree whole heartedly.

Just noticed you are in New Haven - home of Breuggeman Lumber.

[spotter]

I never thought I'd see the day that Tony Stewart would turn into a stroker.

[infoxicated]

I now realize that the IRL has me totally hooked, I enjoy the drivers so much more than the other series, the cars and the race courses satisfy my need for variety also. As I sometimes worry about the future of the IRL, I now realize if the series should meet it's demise, I would not migrate to another series, but spend my time elsewhere doing other things.

Absolutely.

Although there's uncertainty over what'll happen with the league, I know I'm going to enjoy it while it lasts, however long that may be. I was a bit downcast to learn that Dan might be leaving, as he's my favourite driver, but I figured that even if he does there are plenty more drivers that I like to watch, be it Vitor, Castroneves, Danica, or any of the other drivers that I've come to know and love over the last few years.

If it all ended tomorrow I wouldn't be watching Champ Car or Nasar, that's for sure - I've tried to watch a few races of both series this year and they just do nothing for me.

[hdolan]

I never thought I'd see the day that Tony Stewart would turn into a stroker.

Stewart wasn't stroking...I was there and listened to his discussions with Zippy all day...the car was great for about ten laps and then it took a dump...happened on just about every restart...after Mark hit him the car simply didn't have it...your imaginging things...btw, isn't this a NASCAR subject...

[aXe]

I did not even know the Champ car race was on. I watched the last half of the NASCAR race. The end was pretty exciting. Its hard to top the IRL in Texas, though.

If you dont have any dogs in the hunt why watch? Nothing wrong about that.
aXe

[SportscarBruce]

Took some time and watched the "Champ" cars in Mexico Sunday, first race I watched all year. Just could not get "into it". The course was somewhat interesting, but the racing was not interesting to me, so I switched to Nascar at Texas. Man, what an endurance race, need to work on my attention span, as I found it boring.

The point of this little letter is to state I would have a hard time watching either race with friends, and get them to understand my interest in racing. Neither was going to hook anyone into the sport. One can't judge a series by one race, but when the Champ guys started screeching about the "push to pass" computers needing to be reset, and Blah blah blah, it reminded me of the old pop off valve controversies years ago.

I now realize that the IRL has me totally hooked, I enjoy the drivers so much more than the other series, the cars and the race courses satisfy my need for variety also. As I sometimes worry about the future of the IRL, I now realize if the series should meet it's demise, I would not migrate to another series, but spend my time elsewhere doing other things.

Hoping the condensed schedule works next year, I like the theory. A little starved for racing right now, but an appetite is good.

[Kaaveh]

I thought the champ car race was interesting...of course, I watched the whole thing. Good duels for top 5 positions all day, and that push-to-pass button and the strategy behind it made for an interesting final stint.

Did I mention the strategies involved with the different tire compounds?

Just out or curiosity, the original poster says this race was boring and turned it off before finishing it. Would you give a movie review after watching less than half of it?

If you're going to criticize champ car, at least be fair about it...

[NoviVespa]

It depends on whether you know the drivers or not. For average Joe, any race is boring. When you have guys to root for, and guys you wish ill, is when your interest is peaked.

[Lee Roy]

I thought the champ car race was interesting...of course, I watched the whole thing. Good duels for top 5 positions all day, and that push-to-pass button and the strategy behind it made for an interesting final stint.

Did I mention the strategies involved with the different tire compounds?

All the push to pass and varying tire compounds makes me think of what the Rodney Dangerfield character did to the golf course in Caddy Shack II.

[Kaaveh]

All the push to pass and varying tire compounds makes me think of what the Rodney Dangerfield character did to the golf course in Caddy Shack II.

As long as it's the same for everyone, who cares? It made for a good race.

[Chitownfan]

As long as it's the same for everyone, who cares? It made for a good race.

So what you are trying to tell us is that paper is right and Panther is swithcing to CC next year?

[Firefox]

Man, what an endurance race, need to work on my attention span, as I found it boring.

Wonder how fast the IndyCars would've run that race in. Some talk about "No Name 200s", as mentioned in an article in another thread, but man....how CAN there be an endurance race for IndyCars, lol? The Indianapolis 5,000, someday, equivalent to the way it was in 1911?