So you clarified your silly first point with pictures. Good on you - it needed it. Now what about your silly third point?

Originally Posted by bigtea You missed my point.

1) F1 is contested with vehicles in which there is no pretense whatsoever to associate it with a vehicle brand that you would actually purchase. Of course you'd never purchase a true NASCAR ride, but you sure as hell know if your favorite driver is in a Dodge, Chevrolet or a Ford. When was the last time you shopped for a McLaren?

2) NASCAR's heritage was from moonshine days when bootleggers would soup up a stock car, hence the association with the major manufacturers. No one would suggest that F1 drivers have ever been just good ol' boy peasants from France.

3) F1 is essentially unrestricted. Anything with four wheels and an engine. NASCAR has so many restrictions now that its resemblance to F1 is only that they are both very popular auto races.


And now how does this relate to the popularity of Cycling as a sport in Europe? Pictures as proof please - now you have set the benchmark.

By the way Chevrolets are not sold in most of the world. Honda's are. See map.