[Wneighbor]

I found it disturbing just now that they had to explain to race fans what a camshaft is. Hmmmm.... I guess there are race fans who wouldn't know... but none I know.

[Overtaxed]

Yeah really. I think the sport has been "dumbed down" since it got so popular.

I was watching a movie I had on video tape yesterday and when it was over, there was a race at Martinsville from 1992 at the end of the tape. *Sigh* The "good ol' days". They didn't need to explain what camber is.

[JenB]

Maybe it's for non-racing people. Every now and then a race shows up on our tv for three minutes until we get bored... guess you have to know the sport to love it, but the only sport I can watch on tv is... actually, none, come to think of it.

Anyway I know people who turn on Nascar because it's "the thing to do" rather than because they like it. Gotta appeal to the lowest common denominator, you know.