Originally Posted by
Campag4life
Completely agree. The ignorant 'purists' who snub NASCAR. They don't have a clue. All the idiots who pan NASCAR would crash and burn in the first turn in traffic and couldn't do a single lap in qualifying at even 70% of qualifying speed. Even 'semi-pro' open wheel guys couldn't do it. People have no idea of the talent of those that are the best at what they do. A side note. There is an analogy between NASCAR and bike racing. Hard to win without some help aka a team or other drivers that will push you. This is why you will never see Danica win. She has talent. But male drivers won't push her to the front at the end of the race. You didn't see her race Indy this year either. I have seen her race open wheel and she had talent at that as well. I believe she quit because of the danger after watching the incredible Wellman die.
Which reminds me RW of the comparison to WWE. Remember Andy Koffman who used to wrestle women as a spectacle? Then he made the mistake of taunting a heavy weight in the WWE. That basically killed Koffman...broke his neck. The pro wrestler picked up Koffman like he was a twig and pile drove his head into the canvas. Broke his neck. For all that think the WWE is fake, you would be an absolute fool to get in the ring with any of those guys. The standard joke in the WWE is dumb guys...from the 41?....wait for the pro wrestlers when the leave the stadium and try and pick a fight because they think its staged and the pros really can't fight. Its staged without question, but the guys that rise in the WWE can fight as all the wannabees find out...lol.
I think it's possible to think something is stupid while appreciating that it's difficult. I mean it's hard to be a pro baseball player too, but fercrissakes, try and watch a game sometimes. Those skinny guys who can eat like 500 hot dogs are professional 'eating champions' or whatever and I sure as heck can't do that, but the whole concept is still dumber than a box of hammers.