[zygoat]

Perhaps its because the cup cars can actually bang and scrape for position. This is exiting to many of us considering the fact that those supercharged go-carts can't even rub tires without disintagrating. I have tried to watch the open wheelers race, but the announcers go into orgasm when one car passes another. Might as well watch airplane racing. As for the poster who thinks the open wheelers are superior drivers, I think a night at Bristol would leave the open wheelers in shock. The fact that Mario won at Daytona years back proves nothing, put him on a short track and wait for the DNF after the smoke clears. Fittapaldi (sp?) was hot stuff in his go cart, what has he done lately? Open wheel racing....blaaah. I'll work around the yard until the real racing begins.

[Final Authority]

If one reviewed Mario's race career one would discover he learned to race on local short tracks in PA like most drivers. Drivers now often start with go-carts, go to a drivers school and start racing on a local short track. I think that is how Jeff Gordon got into racing. If you ever get to see a supermodified race in Oswego NY or Star Speedway in NH you got to go. Alcohol injected big blocks, offset open wheeled chassis with a multi-element wing and tons of stagger. The go like stink, spinning tires down the straight and believe me, they do touch and sometimes bang.