Forgive me for asking here, but do you actually enjoy anything about motorsport?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
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Forgive me for asking here, but do you actually enjoy anything about motorsport?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Yes, I did see the very first GPM race and thought it was bordering on embarrasingQuote:
Originally Posted by ArrowsFA1
Whether it mattered to them or not, whether it made them happy or not, is irrelevant to me. I am not their son/daughter/wife/mother/girlfriend.Quote:
If you had you might have understood, and seen, the enjoyment on the faces of the drivers taking part. It was not "meaningless" for them. Far from it.
I care only about racing and seeing out of shape 60 year old guys compete in racing, with almost comedic results at times, is not my idea of serious racing.
I would prefer that money be directed towards young racers who are lacking money, but have loads of talent and potential.
Those GPM guys should compete in who has the smallest beer belly and who has gone the least senile.
I don't think that is necessarily a bad thing. The Goodwood Revival proves that races in which the result is essentially meaningless can be immensely entertaining and hard-fought.Quote:
Originally Posted by D-Type
However, I don't think how much fun the drivers had is much of an argument as to why the demise of GP Masters is a shame.
Yes. I love motorsport. I watch many series, starting from DTM and moto GP, to F1. Hell, I love go-karting. I have even myself taken part in rallys.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
But what I dont like is comedy racing.
Please cite the comedic moments in that first GPM race, then.
I suppose it depends on your defintion of comedic, but, well, Rene Arnoux and Patrick Tambay weren't exactly serious about the event.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Alan Jones pulling out due to lack of fitness and being 10 seconds slower in practise was a good one. The whole event was more a circus, than real racing. And I dont want to see money invested in circus.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
That was pretty silly, but it didn't affect the race, which I thought was perfectly good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
Was any of it yours?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker
The race was a showcase of low-level driver, which I had no respect for.Quote:
Originally Posted by BDunnell
Was any of it yours?[/QUOTE]
That money could be used on young drivers with potential to go places, not on never-beens like danner and stuck.
Do you consider the Goodwood Revival — considered by many to be one of the finest motorsport events in the world — to be a similar example, then?Quote:
Originally Posted by Garry Walker