From: "Robert Comer" 

> I don't think artificial or pseudo competition is competition.

That's just it -- the driver's the most important thing in racing to me, so
even if the best driver in the world was driving something other than a
Ferrari this year, he's not going to win many races...

> Even in NASCAR driver skill is only a small part of it.

More than small, but yes, the pit crew makes just as much difference (and
the builders) to wring the most out of very similar cars.

> In those days the best teams ran more cars, and there was even greater
> differential between the fast and average. No seatbelts also helps in
driver
> changeovers...

Yep, that's why you can't do that these days.

- Bob Comer



"Paul Ranson"  wrote in message
news:3dc1a979$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3dc18e28$1{at}w3.nls.net...
> > Shallow spectators?  There was no competition, so what do you expect?
>
> I don't think artificial or pseudo competition is competition.
>
> Spectators expecting a show of competition rather than just a show are
> shallow.
>
> > This is one scenario that would have never happened in NASCAR (or CART
or
> > Indy...), when one tem gets an advantage like that, either them or all
the
> > other teams would get a rules change to even out the cars. (It makes it
> > driver skill rather than the car is the primary means of winning.)  In
one
> > F1 race it even said the top 2 Ferrari drivers tried to finish in a dead
> > heat -- ridiculous for a real motorsport.
>
> Even in NASCAR driver skill is only a small part of it.
>
> > You're forgetting the time it takes to swap drivers -- there better be
> > enough competition that one car isn't in front of everyone that much.
>
> In those days the best teams ran more cars, and there was even greater
> differential between the fast and average. No seatbelts also helps in
driver
> changeovers...
>
> Paul
>
>

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