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Nobody asked me but........it's all a matter of personal preference, I guess. For me, and I don't presume to speak for anyone else, the IRL offers cars I hate (euro formula) and people I've never heard of (for the most part). I've always been more into the personalities than the technology of racing. Thus, given the choice of watching Jeff Gordon, Kasey Kahne, Ryan Newman, J.J. Yeley, Mike Bliss and recently Bryan Clauson, Josh Wise, and all the others I've enjoyed following in my genre' of choice (sprint cars & midgets) or the IRL folks (whoever they are) I'll tune in to NASCAR. It's got nothing to do with jingoism. I just have never been one of the 20 or 30 people :wink who attend the sporty car events where most Indy car drivers completed their apprenticeships. Much of IRL racing seems (to me) to be an exercise of riding around at "ludicrous speed" (Spaceballs, anyone?), foot firmly planted on the floor, never driving it in a little deeper, or getting back on it a little sooner, and needing the brake only for pit stops. Requires incredible bravery, but greatly reduces the driver element in the equation for winning.
Again, that's just me. I know folks, especially those with engineering backgrounds, who have orgasms just talking about aero, paddle shifters, and all that other techno stuff. I guess it just wouldn't be good if we all liked the same thing.** :checkered:
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