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Originally Posted by Maelochs
Responding to: Originally Posted by canamman :
"10 hrs of rain got tedious but: You may have missed the closing stages of the 24 then.
P- 1-2 nose to tail
GTLM - 1,2,3 nose to tail
GTD - 1,2,3 (and I think 4) nose to tail
Ansd here it is. Do people appreciate racing, or are they in it for the adrenaline-rush finish.
This isn't drag racing. Even the micro-race (100 minutes) at Long Beach includes a pit stop. Except for drag racing and maybe Rallycross, racing is about process more than result.
Too many modern fans (seemingly) can only appreciate the amount of action that can fit in a clip on Facebook. Racing is not that sort of sport.
A close finish doesn't make a Bad race ... and it can sort of make up for a bad race for many fans ... But even a multi-lap win doesn't ruin a good race.
People who need "nose-to-tail" finishes maybe should consider other sports.
Plenty of sports don't depend upon adrenaline-inducing risk or close finishes to generate a lot of fans, investment, and profit---think Golf, for instance.
If we constantly demand razor-thin margins of victory, before long we will be seeing one-lap, five-car shootouts ... and the "enduros" will be five laps, but no one will watch.
If the only part of a twelve-hour race that matters to you, is the final 12 seconds ... might I suggest NASCACR (well, the races Seem like they are 12 hours long.)
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Since you are directly calling me out I will respond by saying this is
absolutely the most absurd post I have ever read. "Should consider other sports"? Well that's not gonna happen after going to races for 50 years.
By the way, NASCACR? Oh , I get it , an under handed jab at NASCAR.
Just another spelling error. Trying to assign a guilt trip for enjoying close finishes at the races I attend or watch? Laughable. BTW, I thought the Sebring race was ok. I'd give it a 7.5 out of 10. Hate to think of the guilt
you lob on cycle stage racing. 6 hrs on a flat stage to all come down
to inches at the finish. Fans who like that (like me) should be sooo
ashamed. Oh but wait, you report on that sport, shame!
