How much of a race do you watch?

How much of the race do you usually watch

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Alot of people say they don't watch much of the race when they are on...
How much do you watch?

I still watch the whole thing..I DVR my races, so I can watch them Sunday night or monday morning. It's nice to skip the commercials.
 
All of it. I DVR it as well but try to watch it live. Sometimes I go back to review some of the more controversial moments.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
All of it. I DVR it as well but try to watch it live. Sometimes I go back to review some of the more controversial moments.
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poll added. The only time I watch it live is Sat night races, crappy weather or we make plans to watch it with friends or family.....Summers are to short sitting in front of the TV.
 
Bucky Badger said:
Alot of people say they don't watch much of the race when they are on...
How much do you watch?
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Just wondering..... For those that answer anything other than watching all of the race, does this preclude them from participating in the 'Rate the race' threads? :D Never-mind, I already can guess the answer.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Just wondering..... For those that answer anything other than watching all of the race, does this preclude them from participating in the 'Rate the race' threads? :D Never-mind, I already can guess the answer.
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You'd think so but they still do:rolleyes:
 
To be honest, I only watch the first and last 20 laps. All the other time, it's just filler.
 
Depends on the race, if it's a road course I try to watch the whole race, if it's Bristal I just take a nap, same with most Pocono, Vegas races, Daytona 500 I watch the whole race the second race of the season at Daytona not so much, I try to watch all of the Talladega races.
 
dpkimmel2001 said:
Just wondering..... For those that answer anything other than watching all of the race, does this preclude them from participating in the 'Rate the race' threads? :D Never-mind, I already can guess the answer.
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Maybe it should be changed to "Rate The Last 20 Laps" :D
 
I watch the entire race, well, if I am at the race sometimes I need an adult beverage. :beerbang:
 
Usually I just switch back and fourth between the race and Football but mostly the race. If it's off season for NFL I watch all the race.
 
It depends. If it's a good race, the whole thing. If it's not, I usually flip between it and the Orioles or Redskins game. If the Jaguars game and/or the Redskins games are televised in our market, they always always always get priority.

When the Baltimore Ratbirds game is the only other televised sporting event, I watch the NASCAR race in its entirety.

Daytona, Talladega, Pocono, Martinsville, Sears Point, Watkins Glen, Darlington and Atlanta -- these races I usually watch in their entirety.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
It depends. If it's a good race, the whole thing. If it's not, I usually flip between it and the Orioles or Redskins game. If the Jaguars game and/or the Redskins games are televised in our market, they always always always get priority.

When the Baltimore Ratbirds game is the only other televised sporting event, I watch the NASCAR race in its entirety.

Daytona, Talladega, Pocono, Martinsville, Sears Point, Watkins Glen, Darlington and Atlanta -- these races I usually watch in their entirety.
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Andy, I understand what you are saying but how can you tell when something of interest might happen in the race? I know a gazillion people who have told me they can't watch a baseball game on TV because it's so boring. But when do you know what a grand slam will be made? How about a triple play or an outstanding play in the outfield, infield or what ever. Racing is the same. One never knows what will happen on any particular lap...UNLESS one is so inclined to criticize the sport. Racing, like any sport, can turn on a dime.
 
buckaroo said:
Andy, I understand what you are saying but how can you tell when something of interest might happen in the race? I know a gazillion people who have told me they can't watch a baseball game on TV because it's so boring. But when do you know what a grand slam will be made? How about a triple play or an outstanding play in the outfield, infield or what ever. Racing is the same. One never knows what will happen on any particular lap...UNLESS one is so inclined to criticize the sport. Racing, like any sport, can turn on a dime.
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I think it's because in the NFL any play can lead to a 70 yard TD run or a 50 yard TD pass. In Nascar you have a lot of times when no one is really trying to do anything other than make laps. I get your point though both sports have great and boring moments.

By the way Nascar IS my favorite sport. I know sometimes it may not sound like that but it is.
 
buckaroo said:
Andy, I understand what you are saying but how can you tell when something of interest might happen in the race? I know a gazillion people who have told me they can't watch a baseball game on TV because it's so boring. But when do you know what a grand slam will be made? How about a triple play or an outstanding play in the outfield, infield or what ever. Racing is the same. One never knows what will happen on any particular lap...UNLESS one is so inclined to criticize the sport. Racing, like any sport, can turn on a dime.
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:beerbang:
 
Oh, I forgot to mention that I watch all the races from start to finish. Don't have much time for the pre and post race, but the race itself is what I'm interested in. Especially those dastardly plate races.

Let me just say this. First and foremost, I'm a fan of auto racing. NASCAR just happens to be the most popular series at the moment. Before that, I was hooked on USAC. And I've been known to even watch swamp races in the past, as well as boat racing. Personally, I don't give a rat's butt who wins the championship. NASCAR has made that way too political, but it's the individual races that keep me hooked. Give me a couple of guys trying to outdo each other with an engine and four wheels, or two wheels or for that matter, a propeller in the water. Give me the roar of the engines, the whine of the engines and the fire belching, 1,000 hp, tires the side of tractor tires, down to even go karts, and I'll watch it. I've felt the feeling of racing and trying my best to beat that next driver and it's a feeling that is hard to beat. I can see that at times on the big tracks and know those guys are having the time of their lives. It's the noise, the smell, the colors. It's racing and I love it.
 
buckaroo said:
Oh, I forgot to mention that I watch all the races from start to finish. Don't have much time for the pre and post race, but the race itself is what I'm interested in. Especially those dastardly plate races.

Let me just say this. First and foremost, I'm a fan of auto racing. NASCAR just happens to be the most popular series at the moment. Before that, I was hooked on USAC. And I've been known to even watch swamp races in the past, as well as boat racing. Personally, I don't give a rat's butt who wins the championship. NASCAR has made that way too political, but it's the individual races that keep me hooked. Give me a couple of guys trying to outdo each other with an engine and four wheels, or two wheels or for that matter, a propeller in the water. Give me the roar of the engines, the whine of the engines and the fire belching, 1,000 hp, tires the side of tractor tires, down to even go karts, and I'll watch it. I've felt the feeling of racing and trying my best to beat that next driver and it's a feeling that is hard to beat. I can see that at times on the big tracks and know those guys are having the time of their lives. It's the noise, the smell, the colors. It's racing and I love it.
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:beerbang::beerbang::beerbang: Well put
 
Depends on the track. Road courses and short tracks I usually watch the whole thing but **** like California I only watch about the first and last 30 or so.
 
AndyMarquisLive said:
It depends. If it's a good race, the whole thing. If it's not, I usually flip between it and the Orioles or Redskins game. If the Jaguars game and/or the Redskins games are televised in our market, they always always always get priority.

When the Baltimore Ratbirds game is the only other televised sporting event, I watch the NASCAR race in its entirety.

Daytona, Talladega, Pocono, Martinsville, Sears Point, Watkins Glen, Darlington and Atlanta -- these races I usually watch in their entirety.
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What happened to hockey? Thought that was YOUR sport of choice?
 
I no longer schedule my life around the race, but I used too. I now dvr it while I watch. Something comes up, it's a nice day or whatever I go and watch it later. Fast forwarding until pits stops/cautions, then watch the last 20 or so laps.

Lifes to short for warm beer, cold wimmins, and boring races,,,,,:beerbang:
 
Even in my days of drastically decreased interest, I still watch the majority of most of the early season races. Then come mid to late April, many of my Sundays are spent fishing.

Come chase time though, I'm about zoned out. I watched zero percent of the chase laps last season. Probably the first time I've ever completely forgone that many races in a row.
 
It depends on the week before, and whats going on. If someone has it "in" for somebody, and they're rolling into a short track or something, i'll tune in. But, if there ain't much in the news, and they're going to a cookie cutter, then I might catch the last 40-50 laps. Maybe....
MoMike
 
I watch the whole race unless I'm gone when one is on and most of the Saturday night races if I'm gone to one of my local short tracks, then I will DVR those and skip through some of the uninteresting sections.
 
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