Well, while Scott and Popeye was in Indy for F1, I was in Michigan International Speedway on Sunday for NEXTEL CUP NASCAR race with Holly's dad. He works for UPS and got several free tickets. So I went just to say I've done it.

Well well well....yeah I've never seen so many interesting people all in one spot. I am sure I didn't look any different amongst the crowd. They didn't seem to mind Asian presence. But I sure did see alot of confederate flags and drunken people who smokes like a nuclear reactor chimney.

The start of the race was exciting. Listening to all that cars passing at 180+mph was pretty crazy loud. But for the next 4 hours, I was bored and thanked God for the ear plugs and I had more fun staring at people around me.

During the race, they stopped race several times saying that there are debries on the course but I think the part of the reason they call this caution is to have all the cars gather up again for some close races. Because let me tell you, when 40 some cars are spread out around 2 mile oval track, it's not much of racing you see. All you see is cars passing each second at high speed and that gets old pretty quick.

Anyways, I do not see myself attending another other NASCAR event let alone watching it on TV again. But it was cool and I took bunch of photos. BTW, yeah Tony Stewart can drive.

 

Interesting... After the F1 backlash this weekend, I'm hearing a lot of "I'm watching Nascar from now on" refrences...maybe it's the idea that staying close to each other is considered "good racing"?



btw... I went to Nights Under Fire (NHRA race at Norwalk two years ago). I know about the Asian thing...

 

Michigan isn't the greatest track for racing. It's actually too wide and too easy to drive, if that's possible, so it tends to seperate the cars quickly. IRL is really boring there. :yawn:

 

You have to many teeth to be there anyhow!

 

What the hell is that supposed to mean?

I agree with WSB, that track is not the best place to go for a NASCAR event. Try Bristol. They should board up that place and fill it full of water. They could have bass fishing tournys there.

 

I'd be up for going to see a NASCAR race...

 

 

that exciting?

 

I would think if you went camping there it would be better. You could watch the start of the race, then have a cook-out and drink some beers, take a nap then wake up to watch the end.....bahhahhahhaa

 

Try to go to Bristol for a race weekend.