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Old 01-26-2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Fowvay
I have watched some old footage and WOW was it some exciting racing. You don't have to go 250mph to have a superior race series.

Look at all the production class racing that is so popular in Europe and a lot of those are even run on city streets.. how cool is that?

Thats what I want to see more of. I want to see a Pontiac GTO and a Lexus IS going door to door thru a corner while I am standing on a street corner. Now thats racing.

Racing isn't just for the drivers but it's also a spectator sport. While it is easy to shoot cars going in circles it makes for much more interesting racing when it is on your street.
NASCAR does have its 2 road course events, Sonoma Sears Point and Watkins Glen, but I get the gist of your comment. You'd like watching the American Le Man series http://www.americanlemans.com/home/index.aspx where they have a sedan class, with BMW's, Minis, Lexus, Honda/Acuras, etc. racing on road coarses around the country. I always liked watching the old IMSA series myself.
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