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Re: F1 at Indy .... Observation

To: Adam Popp <raft321@fuse.net>, Tony Ford <EGFord@mazakcorp.com>,
Subject: Re: F1 at Indy .... Observation
From: Scot Zediker <mx5_1991@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2000 16:52:59 -0700 (PDT)
--- Adam Popp <raft321@fuse.net> wrote:
> Is it me or does it look like that all the Formula 1
> cars are not equal.

Nope, pretty far from it.

> That's pretty rediculous that Micheal Schumacher won
> by 30 seconds or
> so, spun out with a lap or two to go and still won. 

That's the FIA's idea of a "close finish," at least as
it pertains to F1.

> I like watching F1
> racing but most of the races are like this. If they
> want to create the
> excitement in the US or in F1 in general, I think
> they should try to
> make all the cars equal in power, handling, etc. so
> that they can have
> more competitive races and have the races come down
> to the final lap
> like it usually does in NASCAR, instead of haveing
> races dominated by
> Scumacher and others. Hell, even autocrossing is
> more competive than F1
> racing:)  That's why NASCAR is the most watched
> sport now a days,
> because most of the cars are equal and they have
> competitive races. 

I absolutely agree.  I admire the technology in F1,
but the fact is that Winston Cup and CART provide much
better racing (how many lead changes were there at the
Michigan 500 again?  Somewhere around 100, IIRC,
including unofficial changes before the S/F line). 
Coupled with having cable service that doesn't carry
Speedvision (bad on AT&T Cable), that's why I watch
Winston Cup and CART most of the time.

Scot
'91 CS Miata

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