LA newspaper slams NASCAR
It is Southern California's turn to host the strangest, would-be athletic event in the country. It's NASCAR, which is so huge it defies mortal logic. NASCAR, which has easily become America's most popular form of auto racing. NASCAR, which is so marketable its sponsors have sponsors. It's a phenomenon and I do not get it. I am absolutely amazed.
Guys drive around a narrow oval in supposed stock cars at ridiculous speeds, trying to squeeze into miniscule openings for hours at a time, and people are stunned when they go bouncing like pinballs?
Where is the great attraction? If you like breathtaking turns and high-speed shenanigans, drive the 405 some evening. NASCAR is the dullest major spectator activity in America. Ever actually gone to one of these goofy things? More at LA Daily News