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Nascar Series in General

 
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Newest Review: ... but this is very much the exception not the rule, and these powerful machines often look out of place on a twisty track. Lots of people over here immediately hear the word 'Oval' and suddenly think it means boring! It simply isn't so. I admit, I was sceptical too and initially I expected all races on ovals to be boring. Since then I have watched a lot of oval racing, and it is ... more

 ... certainly no more boring than a normal circuit, infact it can actually be MORE exciting! The action is never going to compare with a thrilling, action packed street course, but on ovals you get consistently good racing - there are no precessions here!! ...more

rob_writer
Premium Review Nascar Series in General: Racing round in circles! (709 words)
by rob_writer - written on 01/08/01 (Very useful, 44 readings)
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Nascar is quite a hard thing to describe. It's an American Racing series, and although there are a number of series and rival competitions, by far the most popular is the series known as 'The Winston Cup'. Nascar?s look a little like Touring Cars, although the similarity between them ends there. Touring Cars are modified road cars, whereas Nascars are pure and simply designed for racing. To put it bluntly they are engines on wheels. The bodywork is rather flimsy and seems to tear off like a paper wrapper every time the cars crash. So, you have a big engine, wheels and a flimsy body shell in the general shape of a normal car. Oh, and did I mention ...

 
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