I grew up watching Formula 1 and loved it. But man, ever since I discovered Nascar I’ve never looked back. I realise the danger element, but wow does it result in pure excitement for the fans!
@Ecdysis If you look at compilations of great racing, you may think otherwise. A good finish is one that keeps you on edge, wondering who will win. A great video is “Best Short Track Finishes” by MMCS. The more time you spend looking into it, the more interesting NASCAR becomes.
I watched this video again and I’m amazed at the wrecklessnes of some of the drivers, considering the speed they reach…. I know nothing about nascar but can clearly see that there isn’t enough weight on those tyres at top speeds .. especially being in somebody’s slipstream were the air isn’t pinning the car to the deck.. why don’t the teams develop air fins to help this ? I’m sure they would start to “take off” if wings were fitted .
I was actually at the 2012 Xfinity race, good memories. I remember I had no clue who James Buescher was, and was even looking through my fan vision thing to look who it was
@Dan Koning If everyone was Mark Martin or Chase Elliott, do you know how boring this sport would be? Dale Earnhardt and Kyle Busch make it interesting. They always have something up their sleeve to surprise you with. There’s no good story without a villain.
@Anthony F. // You said it yourself Tony; villains are for stories. This is real life where being a villain isn’t something ppl are supposed to willfully promote, accept, or cheer for. A story has a “happy ending” when the villain is defeated right? Plug your way of thinking into other sports; let a “villain” determine the outcome of NFL, MLB, NBA, games etc, and see what happens long/short term. It wouldn’t be boring. *I’m more interested in an athlete winning with shear talent, and their sense of fair play, than whats up their sleeve.* jmo
@Dan Koning That’s true, but nice guys don’t win races. Unless everybody is a nice guy. Which just saying, won’t happen. When you let everybody just win with talent, it’s usually gonna be the same couple of guys. But when the villain takes himself and the other guy out, somebody else, who you may have not expected wins.
@Anthony F. // “nice guys don’t win races” is situation ethics, and an excuse to do what isn’t done in any other sport. Anyway, its not going to end any time soon, unless a car ends up in the stands, or a driver dies b/c of “the chrome horn” due to blocking, which isn’t allowed in other forms of racing. Edwards/Keselowski came close to making that a reality. Take care.
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Last lap crashes are the craziest
I was pitting at some of these events…seeing dillon hit the fence at Daytona was scary in person
I grew up watching Formula 1 and loved it. But man, ever since I discovered Nascar I’ve never looked back. I realise the danger element, but wow does it result in pure excitement for the fans!
It’s only good when there are huge crashes! Other than that very boring.
@Ecdysis so what your saying here is that you don’t actually like racing, you like carnage…
Now that’s why you don’t like f1
@Rollie Hey f1 has carnage to its just nothing like for example the Earnhardt crash. That was great carnage there (;
I like f1
If you want carnage, I’ll happily send you to Syria
Joke
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Robert C gf2029
man those gen 4 cars had the best sound!
Wut
What!!!
The 4’s were the best! Loved the looks of ’em too.
Yup!
jrfan07 Nice
Front end of a car “severely” torn off? Has there been instances of front ends being torn off that weren’t “severe”?
I still remember Carl Edwards hitting the fence at talledaga
Dalton Mccloud f1
Yes I was there but in the infield
Me too
Jraybay well Regan smith did the year before.
I like how every reporter said “HARVICK!”
Jemms 1 yues mom …….
@Ecdysis If you look at compilations of great racing, you may think otherwise. A good finish is one that keeps you on edge, wondering who will win. A great video is “Best Short Track Finishes” by MMCS. The more time you spend looking into it, the more interesting NASCAR becomes.
@Anthony F. I’ll lay off considering what’s happening now. Hope all are safe.
I watched this video again and I’m amazed at the wrecklessnes of some of the drivers, considering the speed they reach…. I know nothing about nascar but can clearly see that there isn’t enough weight on those tyres at top speeds .. especially being in somebody’s slipstream were the air isn’t pinning the car to the deck.. why don’t the teams develop air fins to help this ? I’m sure they would start to “take off” if wings were fitted .
f preston it’s more exciting for the drivers and spectators if the cars are more difficult to drive.
I was actually at the 2012 Xfinity race, good memories. I remember I had no clue who James Buescher was, and was even looking through my fan vision thing to look who it was
3:12 quality better then some 2017 races
2nd most popular character in the whole canon.
And it was in 2006
I miss Dale Earnhardt
@Dan Koning If everyone was Mark Martin or Chase Elliott, do you know how boring this sport would be? Dale Earnhardt and Kyle Busch make it interesting. They always have something up their sleeve to surprise you with. There’s no good story without a villain.
@Anthony F. // You said it yourself Tony; villains are for stories. This is real life where being a villain isn’t something ppl are supposed to willfully promote, accept, or cheer for. A story has a “happy ending” when the villain is defeated right? Plug your way of thinking into other sports; let a “villain” determine the outcome of NFL, MLB, NBA, games etc, and see what happens long/short term. It wouldn’t be boring. *I’m more interested in an athlete winning with shear talent, and their sense of fair play, than whats up their sleeve.* jmo
@Dan Koning That’s true, but nice guys don’t win races. Unless everybody is a nice guy. Which just saying, won’t happen. When you let everybody just win with talent, it’s usually gonna be the same couple of guys. But when the villain takes himself and the other guy out, somebody else, who you may have not expected wins.
@Dan Koning As in villain, I meant rival. Not an actual bad guy
@Anthony F. // “nice guys don’t win races” is situation ethics, and an excuse to do what isn’t done in any other sport. Anyway, its not going to end any time soon, unless a car ends up in the stands, or a driver dies b/c of “the chrome horn” due to blocking, which isn’t allowed in other forms of racing. Edwards/Keselowski came close to making that a reality. Take care.
3:23 looked like the farther they went the more the smoke would change
Great video. I wish you would have split it into two parts so you could show some replays with it. Thanks for posting!
8:00 what a great camera angle and what a finish
=( no mark no !!
4:15 the incredible fact about that crash is that Wallace could drive that lap after flipping!!!!
3:11 sounds like a laser