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Probably Formula 1. By rights it ought to be amazing, and when you consider the technology, the teamwork, the speed, the grip, it really is. I saw a Red Bull car close up at Goodwood a few years ago and it was beautiful, intricate, fascinating. Yet the racing is often a surprisingly boring, robotic, procession. ____________________ '93 Yamaha XJR400 grey import (p-ex’d), '99 Kawasaki ZX6R (nicked), another '99 ZX6R (still got it) and '03 Yamaha YZF-R1 (still got that too.) |
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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. ____________________ "Everybody needs money, that's why they call it money!" |
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Everything except motorcycle racing on road and track.
Some cars hold an interest for me, vaguely. Old Yank muscle cars, nicely sculpted supercars. With the former, it's just the sheer grunt and brute look and sound of a big block V8 I think, and with the latter it's more of an artistic thing. I've enjoyed watching cars at drag racing events, but soon get bored with that too. ____________________ 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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York Raceway is just across the fields from me so I get free entry. This year it closed because Mintex took it over to test brake pads. The quarter mile strip has been in use from the '70s afaik. Anyway, I did used to enjoy watching the bikes and especially the '60s and '70s US V8 stuff race. But I feel guilty for saying this - I did used to get bored after an hour or so. ____________________ "Life is a sexually transmitted disease and the mortality rate is one hundred percent."
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trevor saxe-coburg-gotha wrote: | But I feel guilty for saying this - I did used to get bored after an hour or so. |
Tbh, I'd get bored at any kind of race meet if there wasn't more than just the racing to see. A lot of such events for me are about the overall atmosphere, as far as actual attendance goes. I prefer to watch even bike racing on the telly, where I get a better picture of what's going on, and see much more of it.
I enjoyed Le Mans (24hr bike) despite not actually watching much of the racing itself and not knowing who was who on the track. But the atmosphere (aka alcohol mixed with bike shenanigans) was great. ____________________ 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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chickenstrip wrote: | Tbh, I'd get bored at any kind of race meet if there wasn't more than just the racing to see. A lot of such events for me are about the overall atmosphere, as far as actual attendance goes. I prefer to watch even bike racing on the telly, where I get a better picture of what's going on, and seeing much more of it.
I enjoyed Le Mans (24hr bike) despite not actually watching much of the racing itself and not knowing who was who on the track. But the atmosphere (aka alcohol mixed with bike shenanigans) was great. |
Similar experience to me a few weeks back, i got some weekend tickets for the Snetterton round of BSB, after the Saturday of qualifying and some minor races i was a bit bored of the actual track action, and like you say, its hard to keep track of the race watching from a static position, and not having anyone to cheer on in most of the support classes
Saying that, i'd certainly go again for the atmosphere and off track entertainment alone ____________________ Current Bike: Honda CG125 ES4 // Honda CB600FS Hornet // Triumph Street Triple R |
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Formula 1 - yes, booring
Yank oval racing - I suppose you are waiting for the multiple pile ups.
Speedway - Funny one this. My elder cousin used to take me as a kid to see Ipswich Witches speedway team and I absolutely adored it. I couldn't wait for him to turn up and take me.
Many years on I watched it a few times on telly and wondered why I ever enjoyed it. ____________________ Triumph Trophy Launch Edition |
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Motorsport I don't watch - F1, reasons already detailed by others, Nascar, similar, it's just going round and around and around
Tractor pulling, used to watch it, mainly hoping on an engine failure making the engine launch out of the machine, likewise drag racing.
I've enjoyed rallying over the years, but it's not as exciting as it was.
I always watch the live feeds and youtube videos of Goodwood Revival and Members Meeting each year (not fussed about Festival of sped hill climb)
It's wheel to wheel racing in cars from before I was driving (or born in some cases) costing more than my house on a small, tight circuit. It's what motorsport was and should be. ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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rpsmith79 wrote: | Wonko The Sane wrote: | I've enjoyed rallying over the years, but it's not as exciting as it was. |
I used to love Rallying, but it's hard to follow, and the highlights shows only show the smallest snipets of actual racing action
If you like rallying though, i can highly recommend Rallycross (World RX), |
How could I forget rallycross?
Used to get up early to watch transworld sport on C4 with my brother in the hope it'd be rallycross, Will Gollop in his Metro 6R4 vs Pat Dorran & Mikael Nordström in RS200
Not as keen on the modern incarnation of it that I saw in the X games with the big wooden jumps, but will have to have a proper look into it.
Where I live tv reception is patchy, no cable, sky is affected by the weather and digital through an arial is also weather dependent, we don't actually get all of the ITV channels! So being able to watch things not on the main channels can be problematic, add in a 4 year old who's not bothered about watching the tv unless someone else already is (who will say every 2 mins "this is boring, can I watch cbeebies now please?") I simply don't bother watching much tv! ____________________ Looking to pass your CBT / Bike tests in Bury Lancashire? try www.focusridertraining.co.uk Would recommend.
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Wonko The Sane wrote: |
How could I forget rallycross?
Used to get up early to watch transworld sport on C4 with my brother in the hope it'd be rallycross, Will Gollop in his Metro 6R4 vs Pat Dorran & Mikael Nordström in RS200
Not as keen on the modern incarnation of it that I saw in the X games with the big wooden jumps, but will have to have a proper look into it.
Where I live tv reception is patchy, no cable, sky is affected by the weather and digital through an arial is also weather dependent, we don't actually get all of the ITV channels! So being able to watch things not on the main channels can be problematic, add in a 4 year old who's not bothered about watching the tv unless someone else already is (who will say every 2 mins "this is boring, can I watch cbeebies now please?") I simply don't bother watching much tv! |
According to World RX website, its on a channel called "Freesports", i just know i don't get it with my Virgin TV package, but it could well be on Freeview/sat or whatever, i have no idea
EDIT: Actually i tell a lie, it looks like it is now available on Virgin (possibly a replacement for us losing UKTV channels)
Quote: | FreeSports is available on Freeview HD channel 95, Sky channel 422, Virgin TV, 130/553, FreeSat 252, TalkTalk 95, BT Vision channel 95 & via TVPlayer. |
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All of it, although most are a good cure for insomnia ____________________ Beware what photos you upload, or link to on here, especially if you have family members on them |
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Try Brands Hatch Indy - from a lot of places you can see maybe 80-90% of the track at once. |
I remember Brands events as having a good atmosphere somehow. Don't know why, or what it's like now - haven't been there in years.
I seem to remember finding a spot at Donington where you could see them exit Redgate then all the way down through Craner Curves and a bit further, which at the time, I thought was good. Haven't been there in years either though.
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 5 years, 241 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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