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I have to agree with anyone who hates this silly firework thing at some meetings.
I can’t say that this stadium acrobatics with fireworks (stadium cross?) impresses me.
I’ve given up watching F1 now there are sooooo many rules restricting he cars and their power.
These days F1 seems a bit of a procession.
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Non-sports:
Darts, snooker/pool/billiards, bowls, bowling, football, rugby league, wrestling, cage fighting, synchronised swimming, iron man, the list is exhaustive.
Sports:
Motorbike racing and naked women wrestling ____________________ Disclaimer: The comments above may be predicted text and not necessarily the opinion of MCN. |
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The old LC Pro-Am racing was good to watch. Cheap bikes wobbling all over the shop, elbows and knees bashing into other riders, pretty no-holds-barred stuff. People moan about riders in MotoGP who do dodgy passes on their opponents, but isn't that really part of what makes it exciting? I mean, if you knew nobody was ever going to crash, it would take a lot out of the enjoyment of watching, wouldn't it?
Safety. Like it or not, making a race series too safe kills a lot of the fun for spectators. We need some kind of gladiatorial race series
Trouble is, as soon as a new race class becomes popular, the money men move in and more rules get introduced, it all becomes expensive and the fun tends to leach away. Perhaps some sort of race series where the teams' budget is capped, but within that budget, they can do what they want? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Suntan Sid wrote: | Another vote for F1, haven't watched it for over a decade, utter bore fest with too many, convoluted, rules and way too many whinging prima donas!
All the other stuff that OGR mentioned I can have a laugh at, however I simply can't overcome the smug, pompousness of anything and everyone associated with F1.
I think WRC was the last time I watched any 4 wheeled motor sport, which wasn't too bad.
Prior to that I remember watching a European round of some touring cars, absolutely nothing happened after the start! The guy who won pulled half a dozen car lengths on second place, the rest of the field formed an orderly queue and drove round and round and round until the end, not one fcukin' overtake in the whole race. Apparently that's edge of your seat, thrilling, racing. |
Oh... Cheers.
I should say, I've no problem with anyone finding F1 dull to watch. It's been ok this season, IMO, and I quite like watching the race on the TV, but in real life I find it pretty tedious.
I get a ticket to Silverstone in my work benefits, and my wife works at the team too, so off we toddle (on the bikes - who wants to pay £50 to park?). As per my plan, we get there for the Red Arrows and leave before the podium ceremony and I still manage to get bored.
We're off to the Singapore GP later in the year. We paid for it as part of a holiday over in that neck of the woods. I'm hoping that the fact it's a novelty to me will make it interesting. ____________________ Greetings from Shitsville! |
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G wrote: | There's normally bike series along those lines:
Minitwins doesn't have a capped budget, but with a maximum of 72hp and limited modifications, it can't get too silly expensive.
Then stuff like 500s and desmo due are generally even cheaper.
And stricter series like the 675 series that ran where there was only a very limited set of modifications and you all used the same tyres etc too. |
There seems to be limited appeal to the punters though. What's missing? ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Which motorsport leaves me cold? couple of them:
Snowmobile racing and Ice racing.
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Wave2k wrote: | Nascar and Drag racing.
I'm sure both are a decent day out if viewed in person ( even cricket is surprisingly) but my god on TV they are dull. |
Drag racing is definitely better experienced live and in person, especially where top fuelers are concerned. Take ear plugs though! And you can feel the sheer power of those mothers through the shaking ground. Very impressive live. But just watching them tear up the strip all day can get a bit tedious after a while. So you have a look around them, see how they're put together, have a chat with some of the racers about their machines, have a burger, go home.
I suppose it's worth remembering that racing isn't first and foremost about spectators. The point is to do it. ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Re: Drag racing, well RWYB and test&tune days are alot more fun to be at in person instead of the expensive British drag racing championships etc.
Marjay, I could watch Snowmobile racing or drag racing as theres probably at least 50% 2strokes and some pretty tuned ones at that. Then again the engine does not maketh the sport, as Chainsaw racing is dull to me and seems pretty pointless too.
I like the thought of these limited modification bike race series. Personally I've never seen a mini twins race, as it's not really televised? Stuff like this and the old Honda CB500 and CB600 race series sounded fun, and it promotes ordinary everyman Street bikes like I guess Pro Am did before my time. The PS 750 production race series also sounds like fun too. Its pre 1987? 750's and it means only four Japanese bikes are eligible. VFR, GSXR, FZ750, GPX750. Until the series became popular these were (Suzuki excepted) cheap old bikes to buy not yet hit by classic tax. Tyres, suspension, brakes and aftermarket exhausts are the only mods allowed so it keeps the bikes close in performance, and all of these bikes have won races in the series too.
I like Street Outlaws, despite all the American hard man talk and the staged thugs squaring up to each other talking the biggun, as it's more like a drama of who's car got impounded by the cops for testing on the road, who's motor blew up, and who can't afford the parts to fix their car in time for the next big money race.
This year I'm enjoying BSB far more than moto GP or WSB too. I |
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stevo as b4 wrote: | Re: Drag racing, well RWYB and test&tune days are alot more fun to be at in person instead of the expensive British drag racing championships etc. |
I think RWYB depends on what turns up at any given meet, assuming you're just going there to watch it. I can't see any particular thrill in seeing a bunch of strangers turn up on average road bikes to give it a go.
I got quite interested in them for a time when people like Bill Hunter and Dave 'Buzzard' Ennis were regularly competing, and it wasn't just about watching them run. It was interesting to see what mods they'd done between events, especially following Bill Hunter's GSX1100 go to turbo, then lengthened s/arm and eventually to a Spondon chassis. I got interested to see if he'd ever crack it into the 9s - can't remember if he ever did now, and I think once they got close to that level, they tended to graduate into more specialist classes.
The proper drag racers are worth going to see at least once, but unless you have something invested in it, I don't think it's something I'd go to very often.
Quote: | The PS 750 production race series also sounds like fun too. Its pre 1987? 750's and it means only four Japanese bikes are eligible. VFR, GSXR, FZ750, GPX750. |
That harks back to the Transatlantic meets when Schwantz, Merkel et al scrapped at Brands and Donington, and the British MCN Superstock series of that time. That was enjoyable racing to watch live. And I had a GSXR750 and then the Yam FZ750, which made it more appealing still.
I'd like to see a race series with modern litre nakeds - the sports bikes are catered for in BSB and Supersport 1000, but i'd be interested in seeing things like the BMW s1000R, Honda CB1000R, Yam FZ1 etc going head to head - shades of Spencer and Lawson on CB900s and Z1000s ____________________ Chickenystripgeezer's Biking Life (Latest update 19/10/18) Belgium, France, Italy, Austria tour 2016 Picos de Europa, Pyrenees and French Alps tour 2017 Scotland Trip 1, now with BONUS FEATURE edit, 5/10/19, on page 2 Scotland Trip 2 Luxembourg, Black Forest, Switzerland, Vosges Trip 2017
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Wonko The Sane wrote: | chickenstrip wrote: | Perhaps some sort of race series where the teams' budget is capped, but within that budget, they can do what they want? |
There have been a few motorsports start with that intent, 2CV endurance racing and lawnmower racing being two that spring to mind.
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I don't remember the 2CV championship being that way, certainly when I was involved with it; my last year (91) the team that won it had absolutely the best of everything and was rumoured to have spent £10K on the car, when it was reckoned you could build a car from scratch for less than £2K, including the stupid expensive required roll cage.
Modifications were quite limited and, in those days, the base vehicles were plentiful and cheap (you were best to start with a motor that had done at least 85K, so it was nicely loose) but you could still spend, spend, spend, if you had a mind to.
As for racing that leaves me cold, it's actually mostly bike racing. MotoGP and it's associated series don't do much for me, nor does WSB.
I don't mind watching BSB and I have a love/hate relationship with speedway (I find the GPs quite watchable, but British league racing is so obviously fixed, it's a joke) and I used to spend a bit of time watching club racing, but it's not really my thing.
On the other hand, car racing of most sorts does it for me, probably because I've done a fair bit of it.
I do watch F1, but my favourites are BTCC and historic saloons; I'd be in my element at the Goodwood revival. ____________________ Things get better with age; I'm close to being magnificent........
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I should say, I've no problem with anyone finding F1 dull to watch. It's been ok this season, IMO, and I quite like watching the race on the TV, but in real life I find it pretty tedious.
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I always tell people that are thinking of going to a GP, go on the Friday and Saturday to soak up the atmosphere (which is quite amazing) then go home and watch the race from the comfort of your favourite comfy chair.
Most tracks don't allow you a decent view of more than one or two corners, so even if you have a diamond screen in front of you, it's a stream of cars coming past you every two minutes, which is ditchwater dull.
BTW, how do you feel about your new signing?
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 246 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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