Speed in Montreal

[moonwise]

Nice to see an American driver back in F1. Scott Speed made his debut as Red Bull's third driver this weekend in Montreal, and he did a respectable job. Not the best out there, but not the worst; ended second practice early with a spin. One hopes to see him in a couple races in a few years.

(He's not related to Lake Speed, for those of you who followed NASCAR in the late eighties.)

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Comments

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Lake Speed? There was someone actually called Lake Speed?

[arafel.livejournal.com]

There was also a driver named Dick Trickle.

Swear to god.

[tiggymalvern.livejournal.com]

Definitely think I'd better stick with F1!

[arafel.livejournal.com]

At what point in that entry did I say I liked NASCAR? :)

Okay, okay. To be fair, I did like NASCAR before I got into F1. My dad was a big Dale Earnhardt fan, and I liked Dale too. Once he died, I wasn't that interested any more.

[arafel.livejournal.com]

In a nutshell - NASCAR is a breed of car racing referred to as "stock car" racing. It's called "stock car" because the cars still bear some resemblance to a car you'd see on the street (hence, "stock.") Formula 1 (and Indy car) is a type of open wheel racing, where the cars are flat to the ground and have exposed wheels. It's all the same aim - go around the course faster than anyone else - but F1 is more an engineer's sport, and NASCAR is all about the show.